Repeat in Paris 🚴

07/24/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

Jonas Vingegaard Wins 2nd Straight Tour de France on Cruise Control in Stage 21

The 110th Tour de France belongs to Jonas Vingegaard! For the second straight year, the 26-year-old Danish rider touted Yellow Jersey in his approach to Paris. Sunday’s finale on Stage 21 was basically a ceremonial ride as Vingegaard was seven-plus minutes ahead of second place. Jordi Meeus won the final stage, but it was Vingegaard’s day on the podium. Second-place Tadej Pogacar, the back-to-back winner from 2020-2021, won Stage 20 but finished 7 minutes and 29 seconds back. Aside from a Stage 18 collapse, Pogacar could’ve ridden Vingegaard’s heels to a dramatic finish. But there was no drama on the final stage in this one.

Back-to-Back History: Vingegaard is just the 21st cyclist to win the Tour de France multiple times. Four riders have won it a record five times, and Vingegaard could have his sights on that mark before his career ends. We might be seeing just the beginning of the Vingegaard (26) and Pogacar (24) rivalry for cycling supremacy.

Final Tour de France Results

1. J. Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) — 82h, 5m, 42s

2. T. Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) — 82h, 13m, 11s

3. A. Yates (UAE Team Emirates) — 82h, 16m, 38s

4. S. Yates (Team Jayco Alula) — 82h, 18m, 5s

5. C. Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) — 82h, 18m, 59s

Final Leaderboard

Other Category Winners

Points: J. Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) — 377 points

Youth: T. Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Climber: G. Ciccone (LIDL-Trek) — 106 points

Team: Jumbo-Visma (247 hours, 19 minutes, 41 seconds)

Watch: Stage 21 Finish: Jonas Vingegaard Repeats as Tour de France Champion

ABC News: Danish Rider Jonas Vingegaard Wins the Tour de France for 2nd Straight Year

Photo: Michael Steele / Getty Images