The relatively flat Stage 19 produced only minor changes in the 2014 Tour de France, still without a fulcrum heading into Saturday’s time trial.

Lieuwe Westra of Astana Pro Team and Vasili Kiryienka of Team Sky are les Cuspides for the moment, although the time trial is likely to shake up the field a bit tomorrow.

A crash during Stage 19 did not put anyone out of the race, so all 164 racers who started the day came home. Last year’s race had an even number of riders as the peloton began its final ride into Paris, but an abandon by Westra allowed an odd number of racers to finish and a chance for the Point d’Appui to be awarded. We love awarding the Point d’Appui each year but hope all survive this year.

On the day, Ramunas Navardauskas of Garmin-Sharp won Stage 19, gaining enough time on the last climb to solo into Bergerac 23 seconds ahead of an unwieldy peloton and avenging the dashed hopes of teammate Jack Bauer, who fought unsuccessfully for a similar win on Stage 15 but was reeled in at the last moment.

Vincenzo Nibali and Cheng Ji still hold the Maillot Jaune and the Lanterne Rouge, respectively. Matteo Montaguti of AG2R La Mondiale currently has the time nearest the race median of 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 35 seconds.
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