Friday's Stage 19 of the Tour de France has been shortened after an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis in cattle near the Col des Saisies forced authorities to cull livestock and restrict access to the area,

The mountains are over and it’s onto the penultimate stage of the Tour de France, a 184.2km route from Nantua to Pontarlier

Stage 19 of the 2025 Tour de France is being shortened due to a contagious outbreak in a local cattle herd along the originally planned route.

Tour de France organizers have shortened Stage 19 of the competition to avoid a herd of cows which have suffered an outbreak of disease.

New route map and profile revealed after race altered to avoid cow culling - Tour de France organisers have trimmed the stage from 130km to only 95km and removed two significant climbs due ‘the distre

The cattle were culled after an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis was discovered in a herd on the slopes of the Col des Saisies.

Stage 20 of the 2025 Tour de France is Saturday, offering breakaway riders one final shot at glory before the race heads to Paris for the grand finale.

An exhausted Tadej Pogačar reacts to the conclusion of Tour de France Stage 19, saying he's happy it's over — and looking forward to the final two stages as he closes in on the title over Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard.