Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) confirmed victory in the 2026 Tour de France after a scintillating final stage in Paris where he finished 30th after making the race.
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) won the stage after and Pogačar escaped on the final ascent of the Montmartre climb and escaping. the pair remained at the front of the race into the final 500m with smallest of leads, and while Pogačar was unable to hold on, Van der Poel did, finishing just head of his celebrating team mate, Jasper Philipsen.