Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates became the youngest rider to win the Tour de France twice, which was held from June 26 to July 18. He built his advantage with victory in the stage 5 time trial and took the yellow jersey in stage 8.
Pogacars dominance meant that he could ride defensively in the second week of the competition before going on to win the mountaintop finishes in the third week.
Apart from winning back-to-back Tour de France titles, Pogacar also won the mountains and young rider classifications for the second consecutive year.
Pogacar and his teammates rode at the front of the pack together as they reached the Champs-Elysees, and the Slovenia champion raised his fist in the air in celebration.
Pogacar’s gesture acted as a signal for those fighting for a prestigious stage win as the first accelerations took place. But the attackers’ efforts did not pay off and the stage ended in a mass sprint.
Cavendish, who consoled himself with the best sprinter’s green jersey, banged his handlebar in frustration after van Aert edged Jasper Philipsen to the line. Cavendish was third.
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