Tour de France Stage Report: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Workforce Emirates) stated he would benefit from the closing time trial stage to Good from his dwelling city of Monaco, however he celebrated in the very best means by successful the stage and by 1 minute over Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike). Anticipated stage winner, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Fast-Step), was third at 11 seconds to the Dane. Clearly Pogačar has gained the 2024 Tour de France.
Stage 21 finale
After the Giro d’Italia, Tadej Pogačar additionally gained the 2024 Tour de France. A novel double we’ve not seen for over 30 years. Within the closing time trial of simply over 33 kilometres from Monaco to Good, there was no pressure on the high of the general standings. The battle for the stage victory between the highest 3, Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel can be fascinating. In the long run, Pogačar left nothing to probability. With nice energy, the Slovenian took his sixth stage victory of this Tour.
Ultimate stage and closing total for Tadej Pogačar
Christian Prudhomme, Tour de France common director: “Everybody remembers the final event the Tour completed with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Élysées in 1989, by simply eight seconds. Thirty-five years on, we will however dream of the same duel, involving two or three riders, an genuine athletic confrontation whose consequence would decide the ultimate podium of the 111th version, and the primary to complete removed from its acquainted Parisian setting, the final word finale destined for Place Masséna, only a few pedal-strokes from the Promenade des Anglais.”
Stage 21 profile
The Tour winner with champagne, the highest group and the jersey winners all posing for photographs after which the ultimate dash on the Champs-Élysées, not this 12 months within the Tour de France. In 2024 a time trial will shut the French behemoth on the street between Monaco and Good, all as a result of the Olympic Video games begin just a few days later in Paris. There are two climbs on the ultimate day time trial of 34 Kilometres. The primary comes after 4 flat kilometres by way of the streets of Monaco. The riders climb to La Turbie (8.1km at 5.6%) on the D53. The climb is stead and never technical. From the highest there’s a quick descent to the beginning of the Col d’Éze (1.6km at 8.1%), which is brief and steep and the ultimate climb of the 2024 Tour de France. From the summit, the route descends to the Promenade des Anglais in Good and the end subsequent to the Mediterranean. The route goes previous the end in direction of the airport for a U-turn that brings them again to the town centre. The end line is on Avenue Jean Médecin on Place Masséna.
Albert II of Monaco was on the beginning ramp to see the primary man begin the ultimate stage – Davide Ballerini
The F1 street out of Monaco
On the course unveiling, folks hoped for a battle like in 1989, when Greg LeMond who took the Tour from Laurent Fignon by 8 seconds. However that wasn’t going to occur immediately, as Tadej Pogacar was heading for a historic double. After successful the Giro d’Italia earlier this 12 months, he had a lead of 5:14 over Jonas Vingegaard and eight:04 on Remco Evenepoel.
Mark Cavendish ending his final Tour de France stage
Factors competitors winner Biniam Girmay
At 2.40pm Davide Ballerini was the primary to start out, adopted by teammate and historical past maker Mark Cavendish, for whom it was his final stage ever within the Tour de France. We needed to wait till after 4p.m. for the primary severe goal instances on the end. The highest-10 riders didn’t begin till after 6:30pm, making it an extended wait for everybody.
Early chief – Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ)
No TT bike for sprinter Jasper Philipsen
Lenny Martinez’s closing time of 48:24 was an actual goal, as a result of Kévin Vauquelin and Victor Campenaerts couldn’t get close to that point. Harold Tejada (48:14, common 41.9 kph) surprisingly went quicker by 9 seconds, however wouldn’t matter later. Wout van Aert took it simple every week earlier than the Olympic time trial and conceded greater than 5 minutes to the quickest instances.
Mathieu van der Poel additionally on a street bike
Victor Campenaerts caught the person in entrance of him and set an excellent time, however not quick sufficient
Many skilled riders used the time trial to Good to say goodbye to the Tour de France and the French public. This chrono was the final Tour stage of their careers for Simon Geschke and stage winner and yellow jersey wearer Romain Bardet.
Native to Monaco – Michael Matthews
The end in Good – A pleasant sight for a lot of
In the long run, all eyes have been on the highest of the GC. As a result of giant variations within the rankings, it was questionable whether or not Evenepoel, Vingegaard and Pogačar would all take dangers. Additional on within the high 10, each second was fought for: Carlos Rodriguez was just one second behind Adam Yates in sixth place, and there was lower than 2 minutes between eighth place, Matteo Jorgenson and eleventh place, Santiago Buitrago. Derek Gee and Giulio Ciccone have been additionally amongst them.
New chief with a time of 48:14.53 – Harold Tejada
trip kind Wout van Aert, however not ‘full fuel’
At La Turbie (intermediate level after 11.2km), Derek Gee was the primary to dip beneath Lenny Martinez’s high time, however that was nothing in comparison with the instances of the large hitters. Evenepoel clocked 20:36 on the first intermediate level, however Vingegaard had ridden a powerful climb and was already 19 seconds quicker than the Flemish rider. After which Pogačar nonetheless needed to come. The yellow jersey set a time of 20:10, making it 7 seconds quicker than Vingegaard and 26 seconds quicker than Evenepoel.
Geraint Thomas’ final Tour?
Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich-PostNL) trying again on his final Tour
After a quick descent, the Col d’Èze adopted (intermediate level after 17.1km) and there Pogačar confirmed his dominance. Though Evenepoel was 46 seconds quicker than Derek Gee, Vingegaard was 26 seconds below Evenepoel’s time on the high. Nonetheless, they proved to be no match for the yellow jersey, who recorded 28:39 and elevated his lead over Vingegaard to 24 seconds. Evenepoel adopted inside 51 seconds.
Richard Carapaz blissful to complete in his KOM jersey
The stage win wasn’t to be Remco Evenepoel’s
On the final intermediate timing level when getting into Good (after 28.6km), after the quick and technical descent, Vingegaard and Pogačar confirmed that they have been nonetheless on the restrict, however each didn’t crash. The Slovenian was even additional forward of the remainder, after which there was solely 5 flat kilometres to the end. Nothing stood in the best way of a sixth stage victory for Pogačar.
Jonas Vingegaard beat Evenepoel, however…
It was not for Remco Evenepoel, who finally misplaced greater than a minute to the general chief and needed to accept third place on the stage outcomes. Vingegaard was nonetheless quicker than the Belgian, however as soon as once more needed to acknowledge the prevalence of a cruel Tadej Pogačar. It’s his third total victory within the Tour de France after his victories in 2020 and 2021.
Tadej Pogačar doing what he does finest – Successful
Stage winner and closing total Tour winner, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Workforce Emirates): “I’m tremendous blissful. I can not describe how blissful I’m after two arduous years within the Tour de France, by which we at all times made some errors that price us the race. This 12 months, every little thing went to perfection. I’m tremendous blissful, it’s unbelievable. That is the primary Grand Tour on which I’ve been completely assured daily. Even on the final Giro I had one dangerous day – I gained’t say which one. This Tour de France has been superb. I’ve loved it from day one till immediately. At present I began with an excellent vibe. It was beautiful to start out from the F1 grid of the very best F1 circuit ever! I used to be solely listening to my instances in comparison with Remco. I used to be feeling tremendous good excessive of the primary climb. In my head, I had my girlfriend Urska’s phrases – that she hated me as a result of I at all times did this street on coaching. But it surely was not wasted time, because it was helpful immediately. These previous few years now we have been listening to that that is the very best period of biking. If I used to be not competing, I might say the identical. This sort of competitors with Remco, Jonas, Primoz… is simply unbelievable. And plenty of younger guys are coming, increasingly. Now we have to get pleasure from this lovely period of biking. Subsequent up… I do know that Mathieu appears to be like good within the rainbow jersey, however I need to take it from him.”
The UAE group have been ready to have fun
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Tour de France Stage 21 Consequence:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Workforce Emirates in 45:24
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 1:03
3. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal-Fast-Step at 1:14
4. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma | Lease a Bike at 2:08
5. João Almeida (Por) UAE Workforce Emirates at 2:18
6. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech at 2:31
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal Fast-Step at 2:41
8. Harold Alfonso Tejada Canacue Astana Qazaqstan at 2:50
9. Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious at 2:53
10. Adam Yates (GB) UAE Workforce Emirates at 2:56.
Tour de France Ultimate General Consequence:
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Workforce Emirates in 83:38:56
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 6:17
3. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step at 9:18
4. João Almeida (Por) UAE Workforce Emirates at 19:03
5. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal Fast-Step at 20:06
6. Adam Yates (GB) UAE Workforce Emirates at 24:07
7. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa) INEOS Grenadiers at 25:04
8. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma | Lease a Bike at 26:34
9. Derek Gee (Can) Israel-Premier Tech at 27:21
10. Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious at 29:03.
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