The Ineos Grenadier escaped the GC duo on the climb to La Plagne and held them off on the line by just two seconds

The 26-year-old is well on his way to a fourth Tour de France title, pedaling himself into the rarefied air occupied by the sport’s all-time greats.

It was O'Connor's second stage win at the Tour, four years after his victory in Tignes. The team Jayco AlUla leader dropped his last breakaway companion, Einer Rubio, with 16 kilometers to go and then held off the return of the main contenders.

Stage 19 result and standings as Thymen Arensman holds off Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar on La Plagne - The Tour de France comes to a head with one final Alpine stage - and it’s now or never for

Tadej Pogacar safely completed the seventeenth stage on Wednesday, which was won by sprinter Jonathan Milan, bringing him one day closer to the finish in Paris. Thursday and Friday will be crucial days for the yellow jersey wearer,

Pogačar did not deliver any last-minute fireworks as the rain and hail teemed down at La Plagne, his one attack halfway up the climb reducing the front group to the four top names on the GC, after which he seemed content to lead at a steady but not relentless pace ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).

The Tour de France comes to a head with one final Alpine stage - and it’s now or never for Jonas Vingegaard to seize Tadej Pogacar’s crown

Tejay Van Garderen and Brent Bookwalter break down Jonas Vingegaard's strategy against Tadej Pogacar in Stage 19, discussing why they expected more out of the Danish climber.