TADEJ POGACAR WON a second successive Tour de France on Sunday as Wout van Aert claimed the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
Pogacar stole in at the 11th hour to win the 2020 edition, but this year he stamped his authority in the first week and will pull on the yellow jersey beneath the Arc de Triomphe as the undisputed champion aged just 22.
Jumbo’s Belgian rider Van Aert stormed past Briton Mark Cavendish to take the 21st stage after also winning a time-trial at Saint-Emilion and a mountain stage at Mont Ventoux.
Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo was a surprising second, while Ineos’ Richard Carapaz was third to follow his 2019 triumph on the Giro d’Italia.
Marking the end of the old era 36-year-old Cavendish narrowly missed out on a fifth win on this edition – and a record 35th ever on the Tour de France – after squeezing onto the roster at the last minute and winning four of the six stages that ended in a mass bunch sprint.
Pogacar “rode between the raindrops” after surviving a litany of crashes as the Tour embarked from the nation’s western tip at the Atlantic port of Brest.
The Slovenian then pulverised his rivals in the first time-trial as the race headed towards the Swiss and Italian border ski resorts where he also held his own.
The UAE Team Emirates leader then produced a pair of joyful mountain victories in the Pyrenees to rubber stamp his status as the best rider on the Tour this year.
He also won the awards for best rider under-25 and the king of the mountains polka-dot jersey, a triple he also achieved on his debut last year.
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Please please please no more Utd articles today.All the usual fools will be here carrying on like schoolkids.Sometimes the mute button ain’t even enough
@j lad: no more united articles well obviously it’s catches your attention so go figure
@j lad: back pass i can’t see your comment.you on my mute list
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Jose installs an inferiority complex in the teams he manages. United have great potential as an attacking unit. Fergie played attacking football with great success. Jose on the other hand sets up against the big teams to park the bus and frustrate like a bottom of the table team would do. United fans are not used to this brand of football.
The is turning into a déjà vu of Jose’s time at Madrid. First the fans turn, then the players , then it’s P45 for Mourinho
My God 42, is this the best you can do ? What’s your obsession with Manchester United and Jose Mourhino ??? It’s relentless, every day, non-story after non-story. When you’re taking your news stories from MEN, you know you’ve hit rock bottom.
@Sandra O’Fucáif: you don’t either so Fucaif
Brillo just brillo !
@wesley: hi Marcus
@wesley: How many email accounts do you have at this stage?