The 2025 Tour de France is over, Tadej Pogačar's fourth overall victory in six years is securely in the bag, and the final barricades were cleared away from the Champs-Elysées this morning. Yet the debate about what happened, where and why, as Pogačar forged his way to another crushing win over Jonas Vinegegaard and the rest of the peloton will endure amongst fans for days and weeks to come.
Here - in no particular order - are Cyclingnews' eight conclusions about the key events in the biggest bike race of the year, as we look back at the rain-soaked stages of northern France, he epic breakaway battle across the Massif Central and the mountain showdowns of Hautacam, Ventoux and Col de la Loze,
