Froome Holds Off Rivals In Tough Stage 19

Stage 19 of this year's Tour de France was a golden opportunity for competitors to cut into the lead of Yellow Jersey wearer Christopher Froome. The 204.5 kilometer stage started off with two very difficult unrated climbs, and then finished with two nearly as difficult category 1 climbs -- and while Froome didn't win the stage, he was able to equal the ride of his closest competitors and keep his lead intact. There is only one more mountain stage, and it now looks like Froome will still be wearing yellow in Paris on Sunday. The stage 19 winner was Portugal's Rui Alberto Costa -- his second stage win of this Tour. Here are the stage 19 top finishers and the current standings:
STAGE 19 TOP FINISHERS
1. Rui Alberto Costa (Portugal) Movistar
2. Andreas Kloden (Germany) Radioshack Leopard
3. Jan Bakelants (Belgium) Radioshack Leopard
YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling
2. Alberto Contador (Spain) Saxo-Tinkoff..........5' 11"
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........5' 32"
4. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........5' 44"
5. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) Katusha..........5' 58"
6. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........8' 58"
7. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) Astana..........9' 33"
8. Daniel Navarro (Spain) Cofidis, Solutions Credits..........12' 33"
9. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar..........14' 56"
10. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........16' 08"
11. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........16' 09"
12. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........16' 24"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........380 pts
2. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........278 pts
3. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........227 pts
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........177 pts
5. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........157 pts
6. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain) Movistar..........155 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........104 pts
2. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........103 pts
3. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........98 pts
4. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........97 pts
5. Christophe Riblon (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........93 pts
6. Moreno Moser (Italy) Cannondale..........72 pts
WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar
2. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........10' 36"
3. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........10' 52"
4. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........19' 21"
5. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) Argos-Shimano..........1h 18' 11"
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)
2. Radioshack Leopard (Luxembourg)..........3' 39"
3. AG2R La Mondiale (France)..........7' 37"
4. Movistar (Spain)..........15' 51"
5. Belkin Pro Cycling (Netherlands)..........29' 24"
6. Katusha (Russia)..........56' 11"
7. Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)..........1h 20' 13"
8. Omega Pharma-Quick Step (Belgium)..........1h 37' 02"
9. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........1h 46' 15"
10. BMC Racing (United States)..........1h 46' 24"