Stage 19 from Aubre to Saint-on-de-Provence and what a race it was.

It's one thing to be a race favourite, it's quite another to step up and to justify their favouritism.

Team Dimension Data, Sean of Mark Cavendish and with with a Steve Cummings who has misfired so far,

have found their answer.

And it has the shape of Edward Bersenhagen.

His margin of defeat has been so slight, it's been painful to watch,

but this was a trouncing.

Step up and take the win, Edward Bersenhagen.

Nicky as Arn, that's great, but you are beaten into second place.

And this, I'm afraid, for everybody else in the breakaway,

is simply the battle for third place.

And it's going to go to another Belgian.

It's going to go to Jens Picolera.

Is it just edging out Thomas de Gensch,

with Silvan Chaventel, Danieli, Bernati, All vying for the minor placings. That was emphatic and brilliant from a rider who has rediscovered himself at this Tour de France.

Edmobosson-Huven.

I think you've got to widen your repertoire.

Well, that wasn't a very good Matt Rennel impression, but then again it's stage 19 of the Tour

of the Tour de France and so it wasn't a very good anything except it was quite a good bike race in the end

I think we're expecting a slightly more stale affair than what we actually got in the end Chris Bourbon

well it was slightly soft wasn't it was brilliant for the last what 40ks or so I think it was good

incredibly tactical I mean I was I was amazed at Edward Bosnag and what a to be able to hold that together when everybody's trying to get rid of you was pretty cool, I thought.

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