(Sportcom) – That’s it, 110 cyclistsH Tour de France set foot on the Champs-Elysées. Dane Jonas Vinggaard was crowned for the second year in a row without the slightest surprise, while Kipkers Hugo Holly and Guillaume Boivin crossed the finish line in Paris, unlike last year.
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Wearing the yellow jersey since the end of stage six, Vingegaard and his teammates from the Jumbo-Visma squad quietly celebrated on the 115km course as the sprinters battled for their position at the front, all set to win 21H platform.
Once again, Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who had already made sure of the green jersey in the points classification, deserved Mathieu Van der Poel’s help in the red flame. But compatriot Jordi Meus of Bora-Hansgrohe accelerated and slid down the left in the dying moments. He pulled his bike in order to outdo Philipsen himself and, at the same time, deny him a fifth Grande Boucle victory.
In Israel-Premier Tech, Australian Simon Clarke removed the peloton about thirty kilometers from the finish, accompanied by Belgian Frederic Frisson (Lotto Destiny) and Portuguese Nelson Oliveira (Movistar). The trio was picked up at 9 km to make way for the sprinters.
Hugo Hall finished 39th at the same time as the winner and Boivin who finished 21stH Last year’s Tour stage, ranked 66th, 41 seconds behind the leading group.
Hall, who was among the five competitors with the most time in splits in this round, finished 38th.H in the general classification. Guillaume Boivin points to 126H place. Belgium’s Dylan Theones was the highest-ranked sprinter for Israel-Premier Tech, with a 35H rank.
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With an amazing experience on Tuesday followed by the 17thH The deciding stage the next day, Jonas Vinggaard won by 7 minutes 29 seconds over his rival Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). The latter concluded with the white jersey for the best young player for the fourth year in a row.
Britain’s Adam Yates, Pogacar’s teammate, was third (+10min 56sec), ahead of his brother Simon, of the Jayco AlUla team (+12min 23sec).
