Denmark’s Magnus Cort denied Australia’s Nick Schultz in a thrilling uphill sprint finale as a large breakaway battled for Stage 10 spoils on the altiport runway in the Alpine ski resort of Megeve. Germany’s Lennard Kamna came within 11 seconds of taking over the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar, who endured a stressful day after another UAE team-mate was forced out with Covid.
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A fine solo break from Bob Jungels saw him become the first rider from Luxembourg to win a stage at the Tour de France since Andy Schleck in 2011. At one stage, it looked as though Thibaut Pinot might soar back as the French fans roared him on, but the Groupama–FDJ faded and eventually finished fourth. Tadej Pogacar looked typically lively in the closing stages to assert himself on his GC rivals.
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Belgian superstar Wout van Aert powered to a second win in Stage 8 ahead of Michael Matthews and Tadej Pogacar after a gripping uphill dual in Lausanne. Third place for pugnacious Pogacar saw the Slovenian strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey despite taking a small tumble early on in the lumpy stage into Switzerland.
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Wout van Aert won the final stage 21 sprint of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées, denying Mark Cavendish a record-breaking 35th stage victory, as Tadej Pogačar retained the Yellow Jersey following a sensational three weeks of cycling.
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Tadej Pogacar navigated the 30.8km time trial to Saint-Emilion with ease to put himself on the cusp of a successive Tour de France overall win. The Slovenian held an insurmountable-looking 5’45” lead over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of the penultimate day of riding and took a risk-free approach to the ITT, finishing eighth on a stage won by Wout van Aert.
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