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What last legendary step! After a day marked again by the rain and after making the yellow jersey bend in person, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), in the last visit to the top of the Montmartre Butte, it is the Belgian Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease A Bike) which won solo on the avenue des Champs-Élysées, something that had not been done since Alexandre Vinokourov in 2005. The Belgian won ahead Davide Ballerini (XDS astana team) and Matej Mohoric (Team Bahrain-Victorious). Already winner on the Champs-Élysées in 2021, the 30-year-old rider spoke to the microphone of the organization on this legendary victory.

“It was a special day …”

“It was a special day”begins the winner of the day. “It is really special to win here on the Champs-Élysées, once again, and of course for this first where we also climbed Montmartre. It has another flavor to do so on this incredible course and in difficult conditions. The rain made the race quite perilous, but I managed to stay on my wheels, with the total support of my teammates. Even today, they were there. To believe it, I was able to do it. We have won two stages, Jonas (Vingegaard) finished second in general, and we win the team ranking, so we can be proud “concludes Wout van Aertat the microphone of the organization.

Tour de France – ranking of the 21st stage

Tour de France – General classification

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