Tadej Pogačar 'speechless' After Winning Fourth Tour De France

Tadej Pogačar blasted his measurement to a 4th Tour de France triumph connected Sunday, besting rival Jonas Vingegaard by 4:24 crossed nan famed Champs-Élysées decorativeness line.

Billed arsenic a conflict betwixt 2 titans, this year’s title was filled pinch ghosts of Pogačar’s past, including nan Hautacam, Mont Ventoux and nan Col de la Loze climbs wherever he had mislaid important clip successful erstwhile Tours to Vingegaard.

This year, Pogačar, of UAE Team Emirates XRG, conquered them all.

“Just speechless to triumph nan Tour de France, this 1 feels particularly amazing,” he said. “Just ace proud that I tin deterioration this yellowish jersey.”

Vingegaard, of Denmark, suffered important clip losses early successful nan title opening pinch his botched capacity during nan Stage 5 clip trial. He crossed nan decorativeness 1:20 down Pogačar, who continued to build a dependable clip spread that yet became excessively ample for Vingegaard to overcome.

Despite launching onslaught aft onslaught and maintaining an upbeat cognition during interviews, Vingegaard, of Visma–Lease a Bike, proved to beryllium a specified mortal compared to Pogačar’s superhuman prowess.

“Battling against Jonas was a reliable experience, but I must opportunity to him respect and big, large congratulations to him for his conflict and unthinkable race,” Pogačar said.

Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, left, during Stage 18 of nan 2025 Tour de France successful Col de la Loze, France, connected Thursday.Tim de Waele / Getty Images file

As of Sunday, two-time Tour victor Vingegaard has vanished runner up to Pogačar 3 times. He will adjacent return connected nan Vuelta a España, Spain’s expansive tour, successful August.

His teammate, Belgian rider Wout van Aert, won Sunday’s rainy shape that featured 3 climbs astir Montmartre alternatively of nan accepted ceremonial thrust into Paris. Van Aert stunned onlookers successful nan past kilometer astir nan hill, known for its creator history and nan Sacré-Cœur basilica, arsenic he dropped Pogačar successful a last onslaught connected nan steepest section.

“We came to this circuit pinch ambition to besides triumph nan yellowish jersey but nan strongest rider successful nan title and biggest rider connected nan roadworthy won,” said van Aert. “I’m proud of really we raced arsenic a team, really we kept trying each day.”

German climber Florian Lipowitz, of Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe, vanished 3rd successful nan wide classification, coming successful 11:09 down Pogačar, and taking location nan achromatic jersey for champion young rider. His podium decorativeness is each nan much awesome considering this was his Tour debut. He was meant to beryllium riding successful a supportive domiciled for teammate and Tour seasoned Primož Roglič from Slovenia.

But successful nan end, Lipowitz, who is 11 years younger than 35-year-old Roglič emerged arsenic nan stronger rider. And Roglič, who has collapsed retired of respective expansive tours successful caller years, appeared happy to conscionable decorativeness nan race.

Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar, wearing nan wide leader's yellowish jersey, speeds down Col de la Madeleine during nan 18th shape of nan Tour de France connected Thursday.Thibault Camus / AP

Indeed, this year’s Tour was filled pinch unforgettable performances by nan adjacent procreation of emerging talent.

Few group could person predicted nan emergence of Irish climber Ben Healy, who wore nan yellowish jersey for 2 days early successful nan title aft launching beardown attacks based purely connected instinct. His team, EF Education-EasyPost, came into nan title without its squad leader, Richard Carapaz, but Healy quickly stepped into nan role. He took nan Stage 6 triumph and was awarded pinch nan Tour’s “Super Combative” prize for what his squad described arsenic “exploits” connected nan road.

“It is 1 point to execute what you group retired to achieve; it is different to do it pinch a smile,” squad sports head Charly Wegelius said successful a statement.

Italian sprinter Jonathan Milan, of Lidl–Trek, dominated successful nan greenish jersey for overmuch of his Tour debut. The title for points classification appeared to unfastened successful Stage 3 erstwhile nan reigning champion, Jasper Philipsen, of Alpecin–Deceuninck, was thrown complete his handlebars during an intermediate sprint. The Belgian fastman was forced to wantonness pinch a fractured collarbone and astatine slightest 1 surgery rib.

Milan and teammate Quinn Simmons, from Durango, Colorado, soon began a relentless run to champion nan remaining sprinters and succeeded. Simmons, donning his iconic handlebar mustache and American emblem roadworthy champion's jersey, was seen astatine nan beforehand of nan peloton astir each time for 3 weeks. He proved to beryllium nan cleanable lead retired man for Milan, who wouldn’t fto rainfall aliases crashes slow him down.

In nan end, Milan edged retired Pogačar successful nan last points classification and Simmons projected to his woman — she said yes! — aft crossing nan decorativeness line.