Tour de France 2025 Stage 21 live: Result, standings and updates as Wout van Aert seals thrilling solo victory in Paris

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Tadej Pogacar celebrated his fourth Tour de France title in Paris but was denied what would have been a stunning final stage victory as Wout van Aert rode away on the wet cobbles of Montmartre to win on the Champs-Elysees.

Pogacar looked keen to take what could prove to be a unique opportunity to win in yellow in Paris as the introduction of three ascents of the climb to Montmartre reshaped the usual final day procession, but Van Aert broke clear on the last time up to take the glory.

Although the general classification times had been neutralised in the soggy conditions, Pogacar still had to finish to secure his title yet was willing to risk it all on the greasy cobbles in pursuit of a fifth stage win of this Tour.

The Slovenian attacked each time up the narrow climb to whittle down a leading group to just a handful of riders, but had no response when Van Aert made his move 400 metres from the summit of the final ascent, winning solo by 19 seconds from Davide Ballerini.

1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) in 76:00:32
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma - Lease a Bike) +4:24
3. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe) +11:00
4. Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL) +12:12
5. Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +17:12
6. Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) +20:14
7. Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea - B&B Hotels) +22:35
8. Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe) +25:30
9. Ben Healy (EF Education - EasyPost) +28:02
10. Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) + 32:42

“I’m still not getting used to this, I’m still not comfortable talking to so many people,” Pogacar begins his winner’s speech. “It’s an honour and a pleasure to stand on the podium with the two best opponents.”

He thanks the race organisers, all the staff, and the “amazing fans, so many kids cheering for everybody, it was really something amazing to see and to live”.

“It was one of the toughest Tour de Frances I ever did... What else can I say? Maybe I’ll be back,” he grins, and with relief puts the microphone back on its yellow cushion.

Tadej Pogacar has won the 2025 Tour de France, finishing on the podium for the sixth successive year and winning his fourth crown in Paris at the age of just 26.

The defending champion became the youngest rider to reach 21 Tour de France stage wins with his victory atop the Peyragudes category-one climb, and ultimately finished 4’24” ahead of Vingegaard, with German 24-year-old Florian Lipowitz finishing third and sealing the best young rider’s classification at 11 minutes back.

Britain’s Oscar Onley, riding just his second Tour de France and only 22, finished fourth overall at 12’12” down on Pogacar.

Tadej Pogacar can also relax now, and he speaks in his post-race interview. “In the end I find myself in the front even though I really didn’t have the energy to motivate myself to race today, but in the end I was really happy they neutralised the times on GC, then it was more relaxed to race. You just had to have good legs to be in front. Hats off to Wout, he was incredibly strong, it was a really nice race in the end.

“Just speechless, to win the fourth Tour of France, six years in a row on the podium, this one feels especially amazing. I’m super proud that I can wear this yellow jersey.”

How did he win it? “We had great spirit, we went fighting from day one, after stage five on the Mur de Bretagne, I knew I had good legs to compete for the vicotry. The second week was the decisive moment to take advantage and go more comfortably into the third week.”

And Jonas Vingegaard? “We talked after we start the race, we raised the level of each other much higher, and we push each other to limit to try to beat each other. Battling against Jonas was a tough experience but I must say to him, respect and a big, big congratulations for his fight and incredible race.”

A much smilier than usual Oscar Onley, finally allowed to relax, has a chat with ITV4. “That was a pretty crazy circuit, it’s a good job the times were neutralised, I think. It was really nice, last time up Montmartre I could soak it in a bit which was quite cool. Coming onto the Champs-Elysees, it was pretty special. It’s been a really special three weeks with the whole team, it’s been nice.”

Asked about his battle with Lipowitz earlier in the stage, he laughs and says, “To be fair, that was more, I was just told to follow some moves to cover for Toby [Tobias Lund Andresen, Picnic PostNL’s sprinter], I saw Quinn Simmons go and he’s a dangerous guy, and Lipo just came over the top of me and I had nothing left. But it was good fun.

“This is a really big moment in my career, I don’t really realise it yet, but just from talking to other riders in the bunch, going forward we have something to build on and an exciting project for the future, and it’s sparked a bit of a dream, I guess. I’ve never thought about a top five in the Tour before so to get it on my first try [aiming for GC] is quite something.” He’s had a phenomenal Tour and is a real one to watch.