Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line on stage 21 of the Tour de France in Paris, 51 seconds behind stage winner Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) and the main group, with teammate Jumbo Visma, 2022 Tour de France champion.

Vingegaard was unable to close the gap to second-placed Tadey Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates), who took the yellow jersey by 2:49.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) finished third overall, 7:28 behind Vingegaard.

Aside from Jumbo's split finish, the rest of the overall standings are exactly the same as after the decisive time trial on stage 20.

Indeed, the day before, stage 20 was the last dance in the overall race in the 2022 Tour de France, and Pogachar's last gasp for the yellow jersey.

Vingegaard showed no weakness at all, finishing second in the time trial, just 19 seconds behind teammate and stage winner Wout Van Aert and eight seconds ahead of Pogachar.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), who secured a place on the podium, moved into fourth place on stage 20, 12 seconds ahead of Vingegaard.

Alexandre Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) finished 2:46 behind Van Aert and moved up to fifth overall, ahead of Louis Meintjes and Nairo Quintana.

Trailing these two was Romain Bardet, who showed his fighting spirit in the TT on stage 20, finishing in 25th place, 3:10 behind Van Aert. The Frenchman moved up from seventh to eighth place, making it a bad day for Meintjes, who was 5:48 behind in the time trial.

After the finish, Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Kazakstan) and Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) were in the top 10, with Lutsenko in ninth and Yates in tenth, and although their positions did not change after the TT on stage 20, the gap to Yellow widened significantly The top 10 were in the top 10 after the stage 20 TT, with Yates in 10th. After stage 20, the top 10 were 25:43 ahead going into Sunday's final stage.

Vingegaard's victory story spans many stages, but his big win came on stage 11, the Granon Pass. A week later, on stage 18, he dashed Pogachar's hopes for the yellow jersey on the climb of the Autacam, winning the stage by more than a minute over the Slovenian.

Of course, this was in parallel with the fine gain battles of the day and Pogachar's daring attack. Veeneggergaard finished the Tour as a worthy winner, setting the stage for dramatic GC battles for years to come.

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Yellow jersey / maillot jaune - worn by the overall leader who finishes the stage with the lowest cumulative time.

Green Jersey - The green jersey is a points award. Points are awarded for one of the two intermediate sprints during the stage and for the stage finish, and the rider with the most points leads the ranking.

Polka Dot Jersey - The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain prize. During the Tour de France, points are awarded to the first rider over certain hills and climbs, and the most difficult the mountain, the more points are awarded. Once again, the rider with the most points leads the rankings.

White Jersey - The white jersey is the Best Young Rider award. The mechanics are the same as the yellow jersey, but only riders under the age of 25 are eligible.