Pogacar Secures Third Tour de France Title

Tadej Pogacar secured his third Tour de France title and achieved the rare Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double, the first since Marco Pantani in 1998. Pogacar's victory was cemented with a dominant performance in the Stage 21 time trial from Monaco to Nice, finishing 63 seconds ahead of runner-up Jonas Vingegaard and 1:14 ahead of third-placed Remco Evenepoel. This victory extends Pogacar's overall lead to 6:17 over Vingegaard and marks his sixth stage win of this year's Tour. The race concluded outside Paris for the first time since 1903 due to preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Eritrea's Biniam Girmay and Ecuador's Richard Carapaz also made headlines by winning the green and polka dot jerseys, respectively. Legendary cyclist Mark Cavendish announced this Tour would likely be his last, following his record 35th stage win earlier in the competition.