Today's 19th Stage of the Tour de France is the penultimate day of action in the Alps before Sunday's finale in Paris.

Yellow jersey holder Chris Froome started the day over three minutes clear of his closest rival, but the Team Sky leader has been put under severe pressure today as the riders make their way up to toughest of today's four categorised climbs.

And that climb also featured this 'touching' moment between Froome and an irate roadside observer:

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— Off The Ball (@offtheball) July 24, 2015