Chris Froome will carry a lead of two minutes 38 seconds into the final competitive Tour de France stage after tracking Nairo Quintana's late attack.
Colombian Quintana went clear of the Briton on stage 19's last climb to cut the gap by 32 seconds, but has it all to do to snatch yellow on Saturday.
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali rode clear to win the stage but the Italian is too far back to challenge overall. Froome's Team Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas finished well behind the pack.
The Welshman began the day fourth overall but slid down to 15th as he came home 22 minutes adrift with the effects of his previous hard work and a crash on stage 16 catching up with him.
A relatively short, but gruelling, final day in the mountains remains on Saturday - culminating in the fabled climb to L'Alpe-d' Huez - before Sunday's procession to the sprint around the Champs Elysees.
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