‘He can climb with the best guys in the world’ – Oscar Onley misses out on Tour de France podium, but without disappointment

In the end, it was a bit of an anti-climax. Oscar Onley came into stage 19 of the Tour de France just 22 seconds off the podium, raising hopes that there would be a final GC twist in this race, a first British white jersey since Adam Yates in 2016.

In the end, it was not to be. Picnic PostNL’s Onley strengthened his position in fourth, with a gap of five minutes on Felix Gall in fifth, but he lost time to Florian Lipowitz in third, with that brief podium dream disappearing. It should not be seen as a disappointment, though.