Denmark's Soren Kragh Andersen claimed his second audacious solo stage win of the Tour de France on Friday with a perfectly timed attack late in the 19th stage, an undulating 166.5-km ride from Bourg en Bresse to Champagnole.

The Sunweb rider, who also won the 14th stage in Lyon with an instinctive move in the finale, jumped away from a group of late breakaway riders to give his team their third stage win this year after Marc Hirschi's victory in the 12th stage.

"The victory in Lyon gave me confidence because I had proven myself on the biggest race in the world," Andersen told a news conference.

"That's why I went for it today. I was suffering but I knew that in that case the others were suffering as well."

Job not done yet, says Tour's overall leader Primoz Roglic

Primoz Roglic is taking nothing for granted despite holding a comfortable 57-second lead in the yellow jersey.

The Jumbo-Visma rider is in complete control of the race after extending his overall lead over fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, with one mountain stage and a partly uphill time trial to come.

"I don't think the job is done. There are still some hard stages to come and Tadej Pogacar is a great climber," Roglic told reporters.

"I felt really good on the climb, but you can't compare these last 4-5 kilometers to anything else. I'm glad this stage is behind us."

Team says Roglic's bike damaged during official check

Team Jumbo-Visma said on Friday an International Cycling Union (UCI) official had damaged the bike of their overall leader Roglic during an inspection, which had prompted an angry response from the team's sports director.

Merjin Zeeman was excluded from the race for intimidating and insulting a member of the UCI at the end of Thursday's 17th stage.

"I got upset when the commissioner dismounted the crankset from Primoz's bike," Zeeman said in a team statement on Friday.

"The bike was damaged and the crankset had to be replaced afterward," the team said, adding, "the bike of leader Roglic was in accordance with the regulations."

The UCI checks several bikes after a race or a grand tour stage as part of efforts to fight "mechanical doping."

"We stand for a fair sport and that includes checks, but that must be done in a reasonable way. Despite that, I should have kept myself cool and approached the UCI commissioner in a more respectful way," said Zeeman.

According to the daily race jury report, Zeeman was fined 2,000 Swiss Francs (2,201.67 U.S. dollars).

Limited spectators allowed onto Champs-Elysees for final stage

Only 5,000 spectators will be granted access to the Champs-Elysees to watch Sunday's finale of the Tour de France due to health protocols that have been put in place to control the spread of COVID-19, local authorities said on Thursday.

"The access to the Champs-Elysees will be forbidden once the tally of 5,000 people will be reached," authorities said in a statement.

The world's biggest cycling race has finished on the Champs-Elysees since 1975. The final stage is generally won by a sprinter, without any impact on the general classification.

Tour de France's general ranking of top 5 cyclists after stage 19

1. Primoz Roglic of Team Jumbo-Visma 83 hours 29 minutes 41 seconds

2. Tadej Pogacar of Team Emirates +57 seconds

3. Miguel Angel Lopez of Team Astana + 1 minute 27 seconds

4. Richie Porte of Team Trek-Segafredo +3 minutes 6 seconds

5. Mikel Landa of Team Bahrain McLaren +3 minutes 28 seconds

(With input from agencies)