'Only the GC counted' - Felix Gall closes in on fifth overall at Tour de France on final summit finish

Felix Gall on stage 19 at the Tour de France
Felix Gall on stage 19 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

While Tadej Pogačar's overall victory in the Tour de France now looks like a virtual certainty, the final Alpine battle of the race also saw some significant changes in the GC further down the rankings, with Felix Gall making a last-minute move into the top five overall at La Plagne.

Eighth in the 2023 Tour, the same year the Austrian climber won at Courchevel after crossing the Col de La Loze at the head of the field, barring absolute disaster, Gall now looks set for a career-best result in Paris in two days.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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