Paris, July 26 -- The human held out against the aliens - that was how Dutchman Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) described the finale of the sodden and shortened Stage 19 of the Tour de France as the plucky Arensman held on for a second mountaintop win of the race by just two seconds over his extraterrestrial pursuers.
With yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirtaes-XRG) and the polka dot jersey Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) closing in after a series of attacks from the white jersey of Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe), Arensman had just enough left in the tank to add an Alpine win at La Plagne to his Pyrenean success at Superbagneres last weekend.
For the first time in the 112th edition of the Tour, Denmark's Vinge...