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The Slovenian went full gas from the start ramp in Monaco to the finish in Nice, winning the race against the clock by a huge one minute and 3 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease-a-Bike), with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) a further 13 seconds behind.
In a fitting end, the final stage results mirrored the general classification results, with Pogacar officially winning his third Tour de France title by six minutes and 17 seconds over Vingegaard, Evenepoel finishing third in his debut nine minutes and 18 seconds behind the yellow jersey.
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Pogacar is now the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to win both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the same year, all the more impressive a feat considering the dominant fashion in which he has done so after winning six stages in each.
“I am super happy," Pogacar said post-stage.
"I cannot describe how happy I am after two hard years in the Tour de France, in which we always made some mistakes that cost us the race. This year, everything went to perfection. I’m super happy, it’s incredible.
"These last few years we have been hearing that this is the best era of cycling. If I was not competing, I would say the same. This kind of competition with Remco, Jonas, Primoz [Roglic]… is just incredible. And many young guys are coming, more and more. We have to enjoy this beautiful era of cycling. Next up… I know that Mathieu [van der Poel] looks good in the rainbow jersey, but I want to take it from him.”
On a momentous final day, Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) was the second rider to roll down the ramp in Monaco, soaking up his final ever stage of the Tour de France after breaking the record for stage wins 18 days prior.
And it wasn't just Cavendish who made history in the 111th edition of the race, as Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) became the first black African and Eritrean rider to win a stage, as well as a classification with his victory in the points category.
Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) also took to the podium in Nice as the first ever Ecuadorian rider to take out the King of the Mountains classification after setting his sights on the jersey in the third week of the race.
Jai Hindley (Red Bull BORA-Hansgrohe) finished as the best placed Australian rider in 18th overall, stepping up and riding in multiple breakaways in the third week in pursuit of a stage victory after his team lost leader Primoz Roglic to injury.
Several riders from the men's pro peloton will now represent their countries at the Paris Olympics starting in four days time, before the final grand tour of the year, the Vuelta a Espana kicks off on August 17.
