Highlights
Report
Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates brought the curtain down on a beautiful three weeks of racing by claiming overall victory at the Tour de France 2021. The confirmation of his victory came on the streets of Paris on the Champs Elysees on Stage 21, won by Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).
The foundations for the victory were laid as early as stage 5 at the Laval time trial which he won by a considerable margin and consolidated with the attacks in the Alps on the 8th and 9th stages, crowned with the Pyrenean successes on the Col du Portet and in Luz Ardiden (18th and 19th stages).
Pogačar finished the Tour de France in 82h36’56”, ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos-Grenadiers) in the overall standings.
Just like the 2020 edition, the Slovenian talent also won the polka dot jersey of best climber and the white jersey as leader of the youth ranking.
Results
Stage
| 1 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma | 2:39:37 |
| 2 | Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix | |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep |
General Classification
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 82:56:36 |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma | 0:05:20 |
| 3 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:07:03 |
| 4 | Ben O’Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroën Team | 0:10:02 |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:10:13 |
| 6 | Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:11:43 |
| 7 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana-Premier Tech | 0:12:23 |
| 8 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis | 0:15:33 |
| 9 | Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Bahrain Victorious | 0:16:04 |
| 10 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo | 0:18:34 |
Points
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 337 |
Mountains
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 107 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates | 82:56:36 |