Slovenian Primoz Roglic won the 19th stage of the Tour de France on the final day in the mountains on Friday, with Britain’s Geraint Thomas finishing second.

Roglic moved up to third in the general classification, two minutes and 24 seconds behind Team Sky’s Thomas, the race leader.

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin is in second place, at 2:05, with the defending champion, Britain’s Chris Froome, slipping to fourth at 2:37.

‘I am really happy with this victory. It’s a really nice feeling to win again in the Tour,’ said Roglic, who won a stage in the Alps last year.

‘I felt really good. I tried several times [to attack] on the Aubisque and I finally got away in the descent. It’s perfect.’

Thomas told BBC Sport: ‘I’m certainly in a good position but I’m still trying not to get carried away and think about winning the yellow jersey.

‘As soon as you take your eye off the ball, you can slip up. I’ve got a two-minute advantage but still need to ride well on Saturday. I hope it’s enough.’

Stage 19 result:

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Team LottoNL-Jumbo) 5hrs 28mins 17secs
2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) +19secs
3. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) same time
4. Daniel Martin (Ire/UAE Team Emirates)
5. Rafal Majka (Pol/Bora-Hansgrohe)
6. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Sunweb)
7. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar)
8. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky)
9. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Lotto NL-Jumbo) +31secs
10. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha-Alpecin) same time

General classification after stage 19:

1. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) 79hrs 49mins 31secs
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Sunweb) +2mins 05secs
3. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Team LottoNL-Jumbo) +2mins 24secs
4. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) +2mins 37secs
5. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Lotto NL-Jumbo) +4mins 37secs
6. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar) +4mins 40secs
7. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +5mins 15secs
9. Daniel Martin (Ire/UAE Team Emirates) +6mins 39secs
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar Team) +10mins 26secs
10. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha-Alpecin) +11mins 49secs