Paris ¨C Slovenia¡¯s Tadej Pogacar secured a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday after safely navigating the final stage, won by Mathieu van der Poel, to seal a third consecutive crown in cycling¡¯s greatest race.
The ?27-year-old UAE Team Emirates XRG cyclist, affectionately known as ¡°Pogi,¡°?only needed to avoid a race-ending mishap on ?the run ?into Paris to join Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain ?as a five-time Tour champion.
Belgium¡¯s Remco Evenepoel finished second overall, while Mexico¡¯s Isaac del Toro rounded out the overall podium in third.
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