It was the fourth time he had to do it, but Tadej Pogačar was still not totally at ease as he took to the podium – and the microphone – to speak as the winner of the 2025 Tour de France.
After an evening of heavy rain, the downpour abated just in time for the end of stage 21, for riders to greet their families, for champagne to be popped at buses, and for the top three to stand atop a stage in the middle of the Champs-Élysées.
