Tour de France Stage Report: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) stated he would benefit from the last time trial stage to Good from his residence city of Monaco, however he celebrated in the absolute best manner by profitable 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 received the 2024 Tour de France.
Stage 21 finale
After the Giro d’Italia, Tadej Pogačar additionally received the 2024 Tour de France. A singular double we’ve not seen for over 30 years. Within the last time trial of simply over 33 kilometres from Monaco to Good, there was no pressure on the prime of the general standings. The battle for the stage victory between the highest 3, Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel can be attention-grabbing. Ultimately, Pogačar left nothing to probability. With nice energy, the Slovenian took his sixth stage victory of this Tour.
Closing stage and last 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 an identical 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, just some pedal-strokes from the Promenade des Anglais.”
Stage 21 profile
The Tour winner with champagne, the highest staff 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 highway 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 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 brief 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 highway out of Monaco
On the course unveiling, individuals 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 in the present day, as Tadej Pogacar was heading for a historic double. After profitable 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 begin, 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 critical goal occasions on the end. The highest-10 riders didn’t begin till after 6:30pm, making it a protracted wait for everybody.
Early chief – Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ)
No TT bike for sprinter Jasper Philipsen
Lenny Martinez’s last 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 sooner by 9 seconds, however wouldn’t matter later. Wout van Aert took it straightforward every week earlier than the Olympic time trial and conceded greater than 5 minutes to the quickest occasions.
Mathieu van der Poel additionally on a highway 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
Ultimately, all eyes had been on the highest of the GC. Because of the massive variations within the rankings, it was questionable whether or not Evenepoel, Vingegaard and Pogačar would all take dangers. Additional on within the prime 10, each second was fought for: Carlos Rodriguez was only 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 had been additionally amongst them.
New chief with a time of 48:14.53 – Harold Tejada
trip kind Wout van Aert, however not ‘full gasoline’
At La Turbie (intermediate level after 11.2km), Derek Gee was the primary to dip beneath Lenny Martinez’s prime time, however that was nothing in comparison with the occasions of the massive hitters. Evenepoel clocked 20:36 on the first intermediate level, however Vingegaard had ridden a powerful climb and was already 19 seconds sooner than the Flemish rider. After which Pogačar nonetheless needed to come. The yellow jersey set a time of 20:10, making it 7 seconds sooner than Vingegaard and 26 seconds sooner 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 sooner than Derek Gee, Vingegaard was 26 seconds beneath Evenepoel’s time on the prime. Nevertheless, 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 pleased to complete in his KOM jersey
The stage win wasn’t to be Remco Evenepoel’s
On the final intermediate timing level when coming into Good (after 28.6km), after the quick and technical descent, Vingegaard and Pogačar confirmed that they had been nonetheless on the restrict, however each didn’t crash. The Slovenian was even additional forward of the remaining, 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 sooner 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 – Profitable
Stage winner and last total Tour winner, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates): “I’m tremendous pleased. I can’t describe how pleased I’m after two onerous years within the Tour de France, by which we all the time made some errors that value us the race. This 12 months, every little thing went to perfection. I’m tremendous pleased, it’s unbelievable. That is the primary Grand Tour on which I’ve been completely assured day by day. Even on the final Giro I had one dangerous day – I received’t say which one. This Tour de France has been superb. I’ve loved it from day one till in the present day. In the present day I began with an excellent vibe. It was pretty to begin from the F1 grid of the very best F1 circuit ever! I used to be solely listening to my occasions 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 all the time did this highway on coaching. Nevertheless it was not wasted time, because it was helpful in the present day. These previous couple of years we’ve been listening to that that is the very best period of biking. If I used to be not competing, I’d say the identical. This type of competitors with Remco, Jonas, Primoz… is simply unbelievable. And plenty of younger guys are coming, increasingly more. We have now to take pleasure in this lovely period of biking. Subsequent up… I do know that Mathieu seems good within the rainbow jersey, however I need to take it from him.”
The UAE staff had been ready to have fun
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Tour de France Stage 21 Outcome:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Crew 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 Crew 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 Crew Emirates at 2:56.
Tour de France Closing Total Outcome:
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Crew 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 Crew Emirates at 19:03
5. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal Fast-Step at 20:06
6. Adam Yates (GB) UAE Crew 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.