Jonas Vingegaard finished 2nd to Tadej Pogacar in 2021Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard secured his first Tour de France victory as Jasper Philipsen of Belgium obtained the trot on the closing stage in Paris.
Philipsen used to be a truly easy winner on the Champs-Elysees while Vingegaard, 25, finished alongside his Jumbo-Visma team-mates after three weeks of racing.
He beat closing 365 days’s champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes 43 seconds within the total classification.
Britain’s worn winner Geraint Thomas came third overall.
The 36-365 days-aged Welshman has now finished on the Tour podium thrice in his occupation.
Stage 21 as it took location”Or no longer it is excellent unprecedented. I’ve eventually obtained the Tour,” Vingegaard stated.
“Now nothing can traipse unsuitable any longer. I am sitting here with my daughter. Or no longer it is excellent unprecedented.
“It’s the largest biking flee of the 365 days, the largest one you likely can also purchase and now I the truth is like finished it. No one can have interaction this away from me.”
The runner-up closing 365 days, Vingegaard additionally claimed the polka dot king of the mountains jersey, while team-mate Wout van Aert obtained the components classification green jersey.
Pogacar, 23, had to set up for the white jersey because the absolute most sensible younger rider after his dream of a 3rd straight Tour title used to be ended within the mountains.
Vingegaard, who obtained three levels in all, is Denmark’s 2nd Tour winner after Bjarne Riis’ victory in 1996.
The put the 2022 Tour used to be wonThe 2022 Tour used to be eventually determined on stage 11, as Vingegaard launched a powerful attack on the closing Col du Granon climb to have interaction the total lead from Pogacar.
Pogacar had aged the yellow jersey for 5 levels, and led by 39 seconds, nonetheless Vingegaard took corpulent profit of a rare sophisticated 2nd for the Slovenian to connect a lead of over two minutes to his foremost rival that day.
Pogacar used so as to edge Vingegaard to purchase an tale mountain wrestle on stage 17 – on the opposite hand the Dane’s overall victory used to be all nonetheless confirmed as he extended his lead with a powerful stage 18 victory at Hautacam.
That stage additionally witnessed an very excellent act of sportsmanship from Vingegaard, who waited for and shook fingers with Pogacar after the two-time champion crashed because the pair went head-to-head for the yellow jersey.
It used to be an indication of the extensive recognize between two younger riders who witness location to abilities many extra memorable battles on the Tour for years to come.
“I all the time had the feeling that no longer lower than I could per chance likely fight for the purchase,” Vingegaard stated.
“Nonetheless I have within the terminate when I the truth is began believing used to be after Hautacam. I all the time believed in it nonetheless I was thinking one thing the truth is has to circulation unsuitable after Hautacam.”
Thomas eager to ‘absorb’ third placeGeraint Thomas’ team Ineos Grenadiers obtained the absolute most sensible team awardWelshman Thomas, the 2018 champion and 2019 runner-up, stated he used to be “pleased” after “proving a few other folks unsuitable” along with his performance at this 365 days’s Tour.
The 36-365 days-aged used to be a obvious third-simplest within the support of what he has described as two “famous abilities” in Vingegaard and Pogacar, nonetheless additionally with ease forward of the relaxation of the field.
No longer announce to abilities his success on the Champs-Elysees, Thomas attacked inner the closing few kilometres of the enduring closing stage alongside team-mate Filippo Ganna, forward of Pogacar then loved a brief spell on the front.
Requested about that circulation, Thomas knowledgeable ITV: “We knew we had been all the time up in opposition to it nonetheless you’ve got excellent obtained to like a traipse. I excellent loved racing.”
On sealing one more podium produce, he added: “I can stare I am basic nearer to the terminate of my occupation than the open so I am the truth is making the most of it.
“I excellent want to soak all of it in and abilities days love this because they do no longer come round too commonly.”
Stage 21 results1. Jasper Philipsen (Bel/Alpecin-Deceuninck) 2hrs 58mins 32secs
2. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/Team BikeExchange-Jayco) same time
3. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux)
4. Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Trip-Segafredo)
5. Peter Sagan (Svk/TotalEnergies)
6. Jeremy Lecroq (Fra/B&BHotels-KTM)
7. Danny van Poppel (Ned/BORA-Hansgrohe)
8. Caleb Ewan (Aus/Lotto-Soudal)
9. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra/Team Arkea-Samsic)
10. Fred Wright (GB/Bahrain Victorious)
Closing total classification standings1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 79hrs 33mins 20secs
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +2: 43
3. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +7: 22
4. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +13: 39
5. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-hansgrohe) +15: 46
6. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea-Samsic) +16: 33
7. Romain Bardet (Fra/Team DSM) +18: 11
8. Louis Meintjes (SA/Intermarche-Wanty Gobert Materiaux) +18: 44
9. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Astana-Qazaqstan Team) +22: 56
10. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +24: 52