2022 Tour de France wraps up with new winner, smallest finishing field in years
After finishing second in 2021, Jonas Vingegaard made good on his promise this year, winning the 2022 Tour de France.
After finishing second in 2021, Jonas Vingegaard made good on his promise this year, winning the 2022 Tour de France.
After three years of close calls, Bob Jungels has claimed his first Tour de France stage win, staying away from the pack in a 60-km long solo breakaway after he escaped from a group formed at the initiative of Thibaut Pinot.
Wout Van Aert did not survive a break attempt, and ended Stage 6 of the 2022 Tour de France more than seven minutes out of contention. UAE Team Emirates made the move of the day and moved Tadej Pogacar into the maillot jaune.
As expected, Stage 3 of the 2022 Tour de France came down to a spring and it was Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange Jayco) that came out on top in a four up photo finish.
Yves Lampaert stormed to victory on stage 1 of the 2022 Tour de France, a flat but rain-soaked 13.2km individual time trial, beating a host of specialists on his way to the prestigious Tour de France yellow jersey and making it five years in a row that a Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider has worn the iconic tunic.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has won Stage 4 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico, 202km between Cascata delle Marmore and Bellante and becomes the new General Classification leader.
The 2021 Giro di Lombardia, the final monument of the year, will take place on October 9.
Brit Mark Cavendish will have to wait until tomorrow’s laps on the Champs-Elysees for his chance to add on more Tour de France victory to his palmares and break Eddy Merckx’s stage win record at the race.
Tadej Pogacar stands to be confirmed as Tour de France champion for the second year in a row after Wout Van Aert won the stage 20 time trial in Saint-Emilion on Saturday.
It’s been a Tour de France that has shown records matched (and hopefully eclipsed), and today, Tadej Pogačar made his own little bit of history by becoming the first rider ever to win back to back summit finishes in the yellow jersey