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Le Tour 2022 – Stage 21 et fini

Tour de France Paris La Défense Arena > Paris Champs-Élysées

Distance: 115.6 kilometers.

A Flat stage with one Category climb It ends with a mass sprint of eight laps of an oval course on the Champs-Élysées. Winning the sprint in Paris is a separate race and prestige event for sprinters.

  • Côte du Pavé des Gardes 43.3 km (Cat 4: 1.3km @ 6.5%)

The intermediate sprint is at 75.6 km at Paris – Haut des Champs-Élysées (3rd lap).

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 79h 33′ 20″
Green Jersey Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 480 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Polka Dot] 72 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 105)
Super Combative: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016 ) [Red numbers]
La Lanterne Rouge: Caleb Ewan (LTS – 161) + 05h 40′ 42″ Φ
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Three more riders missed the start on the final stage: Gorka Izagirre Insausti (MOV – 063), Guillaume Boivin (ISN – 192), and Michael Woods (ISN – 198). . Covid has taken a toll on this Tour. Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 105) has to be very happy with his race: two stage wins that include Paris.

Jonas takes Yellow and Polka Dots. Wout takes Green and Super Combative. Jumbo-Visma team did very well for itself.

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July 24, 2022   2 Comments