Jasper Philipsen has won the final sprint in Paris as Jonas Vingegaard claims his first Tour de France
Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the final sprint stage on the Champs-Elysees as Australian star Caleb Ewan once again missed out on a stage win, finishing eighth after never being in the right position.
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar and 2018 winner Geraint Thomas filled out the podium in the general classification.The 25-year-old Vingegaard became the first Danish rider to win cycling’s biggest race since Bjarne Riis in 1996. He finished 3 minutes, 34 seconds ahead of second-place Pogacar.
Yet, perversely, the 28-year-old Sydneysider’s battle to even get to Paris is worth saluting. After all, 38 riders didn’t even make it to the 21st and final stage after this most brutal of Tours.Yet despite all his misfortunes and his fears that he’d never make the time limit on the brutal final-week mountain stages, Ewan soldiered on.
Arriving at the Champs-Elysées on Sunday, took the Sydneysider almost six hours longer than yellow jersey Vingegaard, having endured more than 80 hours in the saddle. Ewan – who has 11 grand tour stages to his name – may become the most distinguished of all lanterne rouge winners and would only be the second Australian to achieve the feat – 91 years after Melbourne rider Richard Lamb finished last out of 35 finishers.
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