Europe 1 with AFP 5:41 p.m., July 22, 2022
Frenchman Christophe Laporte won the 19th stage of the Tour de France this Friday, thus opening the ball for tricolor victories.
The runner won in a sprint on the finish line in Cahors, in the Lot.
Meanwhile, his Danish teammate Jonas Vingegaard keeps the yellow jersey two days from the finish.
Christophe Laporte (Jumbo) won the 19th stage of the Tour de France on Friday in Cahors, the first success for a French rider since leaving Copenhagen.
His Danish teammate Jonas Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey two days before the finish in Paris.
@LAPORTEChristop wins in Cahors!
@LAPORTEChristop wins in Cahors!#TDF2022pic.twitter.com/HrYWhUvAJ4
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2022
Christophe Laporte said he had "difficult to achieve yet".
"We had the objective of securing Jonas (note: Vingegaard) for 3 kilometers and after the team said to me 'Go, it's for you'", told the French rider at the microphone of the Tour de France .
️ @LAPORTEChristop: "I find it hard to realize. It's just amazing!"
Listen to the full interview #TDF2022pic.twitter.com/yHeY6pnfgD
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2022
The cyclist thanked his team.
"It's a great day," he said happily.
"If it makes the public happy, it makes me even happier."