The 2025 Tour de France concluded with a triumph for Tadej Pogačar, who earned his fourth career Yellow Jersey in Paris, catching Chris Froome and confirming his dominance of this edition. Despite the rain and a spectacular final stage featuring three passes up the Montmartre climb, the Slovenian rider from UAE Emirates controlled the race with authority from start to finish. The stage victory on the Champs-Élysées went to Wout van Aert, who launched the decisive attack in the final kilometers, leaving Davide Ballerini and Matej Mohoric in his wake. Pogačar finished fourth, controlling the situation until the finish.
The final podium saw Pogačar lead Jonas Vingegaard, over four minutes behind, and the young German Florian Lipowitz, who also took home the White Jersey as best young rider. The Green Jersey, the prize for the points classification, returns to Italy after 15 years thanks to Jonathan Milan, the protagonist of an extraordinary Tour that established him among the world’s best sprinters. Pogacar completed his dominance by also winning the mountains classification, while Visma | Lease a Bike took the team classification.
Stage 21 was affected by rain, with the times neutralized 50 km from the finish for safety reasons. From then on, it was a battle for the day’s glory, with a thrilling finale on the Parisian climbs. The riders put on a show, but nothing could change the hierarchies consolidated over the three weeks of racing.
The Tour’s outcome is clear: Pogacar took four stage wins, dominated the overall standings, and confirmed his position as the absolute benchmark for world cycling. 2026 could be the year of a fifth crown, while the future of international cycling is enriched by Milan’s new star, Lipowitz’s progress, and Vingegaard’s consistency. A hard-fought, spectacular, and rain-soaked edition, but one that ended with the confirmation of a king and the birth of new ambitions.
