Tour de France 2019: Stage 13 Route, Live-Stream Schedule, TV Info for July 19

Julian Alaphilippe continues to lead the general classification of the Tour de France, with the race heading into Stage 13 on Friday.

An individual 27.2-kilometre time trial awaits the riders in Pau, France, before the major mountain stages commence.

Simon Yates won Stage 12 on Thursday for his first-ever Tour stage, and the Mitchelton-Scott rider now has stage wins in all three Grand Tours—the Giro D'Italia, Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana.

Alaphilippe leads defending champion Geraint Thomas by one minute and 12 seconds, with the Team Ineos star second overall. Peter Sagan continues in the green jersey at the top of the sprint points classification.

Date: Friday, July 19

Time: 2 p.m. local, 1 p.m. BST, 8 a.m. ET

Route: Pau TT (27.2 kilometres)

TV: Eurosport, ITV (UK), NBC (U.S.)

Stream: Eurosport (via Sky Go), ITV Hub, NBC Sports

Preview

Alaphilippe's extended run with the maillot jaune on his back has caught many by surprise, but he could be under threat in today's time trial.

Thomas is one of the favourites to win the stage and will be looking to cut into Alaphilippe's lead before the action reaches the dramatic gradients of the Pyrenees.

Cycling journalist Will Newton provided profile information about the next stage:

Team Jumbo-Visma claimed victory in the team time trial on Stage 2. Wout van Aert was a part of that group, and he is the clear betting favourite to win the the individual time trial, per Oddschecker.

Thomas is well aware that Van Aert will be tough competition, per CyclingNews.com: "I'll go all out and see where that puts me. It would be great to win the stage, but Wout van Aert is my favourite."

Alaphilippe will go out last during the TT, with the race leader aware he will have to be at his best to retain his position:

Christophe Ena/Associated Press

Oddsmakers still expect him to be surpassed for the overall lead eventually, with Oddschecker listing Thomas as the favourite to retain his crown, followed by team-mate Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana of Movistar.

The latter duo will be expected to do their damage in the mountains, though, leaving Thomas as the main general classification threat to Alaphilippe on Stage 13.

The Welshman finished third in last year's individual time trial, in which Alaphilippe finished three minutes and 23 seconds behind in 58th. This year's leader has had some recent time trial success, however, winning against the clock over 12 kilometres at the Vuelta a San Juan in January.