Postpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 21 July 2019
Here comes Thibaut Pinot and Mikel Landa...
Simon Yates wins second stage of 2019 Tour
Thomas gains time on leader Alaphilippe
Pinot second, Landa third - 33secs behind
Mountainous 185km route from Limoux to Foix, Prat d'Albis
First time Prat d'Albis has been used in Tour
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Here comes Thibaut Pinot and Mikel Landa...
A tremendous panache-tastic ride by Simon Yates.
The Briton left Simon Geschke with 8.6km to go and powers his way up the Prat d'Albis to take a fine solo win.
A second stage win in the Tour just days after his first.
Simon Yates just needs to keep it steady. A second stage win awaits.
Buchmann and Bernal are riding well together and eating into Pinto's advantage slightly now.
Simon Yates is going to win the stage.
This is stunning racing on the Prat d'Albis.
Steven Kruijswijk responds and gets on Geraint Thomas' wheel.
Julian Alaphilippe is finally showing weakness in this Tour.
Now Geraint Thomas goes!
And Julian Alaphilippe has cracked!
Alaphilippe is sitting on the wheel of Porte as the back of the group containing Thomas.
Poels on the front, Kruijswijk and Valverde make up the group.
Pinot is about to catch Landa and will probably kick straight past the Spaniard.
Thibaut Pinot is up to virtual third and is closing in on Geraint Thomas in second.
Simon Yates still looks supreme off the front with 2km to go to the summit.
Emanuel Buchmann has found a second wind and got himself back onto the wheel of Egan Bernal.
Steven Kruijswijk is the first to try to take time on Julian Alaphilippe.
Wout Poels responds for Geraint Thomas.
Thibaut Pinot has moved up to virtual fourth and needs just two seconds more to overtake Egan Bernal.
Egan Bernal is limiting his losses pretty well.
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Simon Yates is going to win this stage, barring a collapse.
He leads Mikel Landa by 1:08 still.
Thibaut Pinot is just eight seconds off Landa now!
Geraint Thomas has caught Julian Alaphilippe thanks to some tremendous work by Wout Poels.
Steven Kruijswijk is there too.
Can they drop Alaphilippe now?
Thibaut Pinot goes again! And Egan Bernal can't keep up this time.
Pinot could be taking masses of time on GC here.
Thibaut Pinot is starting tor ride away from Egan Bernal.
The young Colombian responds.
Just Thibaut Pinot and Egan Bernal left up the road from the yellow jersey.
Bernal is sitting on the Frenchman's wheel and can't come round him to work.