Tour De France 2016: Full Standings and Highlights After Stage 19 Results

AG2R's Romain Bardet gave the local fans plenty to celebrate on Friday during Stage 19 of the 2016 Tour de France, taking the stage win and cracking the top three of the general classification after a great solo effort.

Team Sky's Chris Froome easily stood his ground, keeping hold of the yellow jersey, but both Bauke Mollema of Trek-Segafredo and Orica-BikeExchange's Adam Yates lost time, allowing Bardet to move up in the standings. The 25-year-old became the first Frenchman to take a stage this year. 

Here's a look at the results from Stage 19, per the Inner Ring:

The general classification:

Recap

Friday's stage was short but intense, featuring several categorised climbs that were expected to do some real damage. The threat of rain made the long, technical descents even more of a challenge, and while Froome's position at the top of the standings appeared safe, there were bound to be changes in the top 10.

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A group of 20 riders broke away from the peloton during the opening climb, featuring some big names. Rafal Majka of Tinkoff joined the group to protect his polka-dot jersey, while AG2R's Alexis Vuillermoz, Cannondale's Pierre Rolland and Rui Costa of Lampre also tried their luck.

In the peloton, Astana increased the pace, likely to try to tire out some of Fabio Aru's competitors, but not all of the members of the team were happy. As shared by Eurosport's Felix Lowe, Diego Rosa and Andriy Grivko shared this odd moment:

Movistar's Winner Anacona joined in, pushing the pace in the peloton even harder, and crashes appeared inevitable. The first major crash of the day immediately claimed a victim, as Giant-Alpecin's Tom Dumoulin couldn't clip out in time and landed hard on his wrist.

As shared by Radio Tour, the Dutchman abandoned with what appeared to be a serious injury, a nightmare scenario just weeks before the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro:

Yates had to change bikes and spent a lot of energy returning to the peloton, which kept the gap with the leaders below five minutes. Tejay van Garderen of BMC couldn't keep up with the pace and was dropped, while at the front, Rolland and Costa distanced their fellow leaders.

But just as the rain returned, disaster struck for the Frenchman, who has suffered his fair share of setbacks already during this event. During the descent, he lost control of his back wheel and slid across the road and off the course.

Lowe pointed the finger at the rain for the crash:

The rain quickly became a minor storm, soaking the riders, and the peloton quickly caught the main chasing group, leaving Costa on his own.

Greg Van Avermaet helped BMC team-mate Richie Porte back to the peloton, which had been almost decimated entering the final climb. Bardet attacked before the base, while another crash in the chasing group slowed down Mollema and left Cofidis' Daniel Navarro stranded.

Froome also went down, hitting the asphalt hard, and he had to choose between starting the final ascent on a team-mate's bike, which was far from ideal, or losing even more time with a bike change. The Inner Ring also noticed the fall did some damage:

The maillot jaune opted against a bike change, but with over eight kilometers left to ride, his main rivals decided against attacking. Mollema couldn't bridge the gap, while Bardet made contact with Costa at the front. The move left him virtually in second place in the GC, but there was plenty of racing still to come.

Porte finally attacked with less than five kilometers to go, and Movistar's Nairo Quintana found his wheel. Team Sky handled it nicely, and when Etixx-Quick-Step's Daniel Martin launched his attack, they were happy to let the Irishman ride and keep an eye on their rivals.

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Yates finally cracked with three kilometers to go, while Mollema kept losing ground, boosting Bardet at the front. Porte and Quintana found a gap, as did Aru, but the chasing group easily stood firm.

At the front, Bardet survived, drawing praise from ITV's Simon Warren:

Per the Inner Ring, Bardet told reporters he didn't plan his attack at all:

Saturday's stage will be the last before the traditional flat ride to Paris, and in many ways, the short ride to Morzine is similar to Friday's stage. Four categorised climbs litter the course, and the final descent will see the riders take plenty of chances in the hope of gaining a few spots in the classification.