Egan Bernal sets up Tour de France 2019 win as Vincenzo Nibali takes stage 20

Julian Alaphilippe cracked early and slipped down the overall classification, despite battling to the end

Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas finish stage 20 of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) won his first Tour de France stage in five years as he survived from the breakaway on the reduced stage 20 to Val Thorens.

The Movistar pair of Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa jumped from the GC group with 800m to go to finish second and third and sweep up the remaining bonus seconds on offer.

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