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We have set off on our neutralised start. Tadej Pogačar has just signed Wout Poels’ polka dot jersey while riding. That’s quite skilful.
Of course, Poels is wearing the jersey but Pogačar owns that jersey and has won it, he just needs to finish.
Same can be said for the white jersey which is being worn by Jonas Vingegaard.
Watch out for Qhubeka-NextHash’s special orange helmets and bar tape as they celebrate Mandela Day!
A very special day for the South African registered team.
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Some words from Froome before the start
🎙🇬🇧 @chrisfroome “Cette année, ça a été fantastique. J’ai beaucoup souffert mais c’est tellement bon d’être ici. Je suis incroyablement fier d’avoir terminé ce Tour. Je suis vraiment fier d’arriver à Paris.”#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/h4qx4V9rMaJuly 18, 2021
Jakob Fuglsang has ridden the entire Tour and decides to leave with one day to go to look after his legs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
💠 @LeTour @jakob_fuglsang wont start today’s stage after waking up feeling unwell after yesterday’s ITT. With Tokyo in mind, the decision has been made to prioritize his recovery.Thank you Jakob for all your great work over the last three weeks. #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/R1KbRUnJAsJuly 18, 2021
I’m Tim Bonville-Ginn and I’m going to be taking you through the entire final stage of the Tour de France.
Should be a very interesting stage. Obviously we have the usual parade into Paris before the race explodes into life and the sprinters teams take over to set up the fast men.
The difference this year is that the finish is 400 metres further up the road than usual due to the poor surface on the final corner. Will that play more into the hands of the power sprinters like Wout van Aert? Or is it all set for a Mark Cavendish win?
Some less spoken about news. Dan Martin and Pello Bilbao both share a unique cycling record.
Read more: ‘I’ve set a record no-one is talking about’: Dan Martin has ridden four Grand Tours in 10 months
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Make sure to get voting on our Twitter poll today! Will Cavendish manage to pull off his 35th Tour stage win? It would be his fifth at this year’s race.
Who will win on the Champs-Élysées? Can Cav make history of will a Belgian protect the record from being broken? #TDF2021July 18, 2021
Chris Froome has managed to make it round the race.
Here are his views: Flying pigs, Ineos tactics and unwavering belief: Chris Froome reflects on 2021 Tour de France
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Richard Carapaz will round out the podium with a solid third overall.
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Jonas Vingegaard will finish second at his debut Tour de France. The 24-year-old has announced himself to the world this Tour de France so we spoke to those who know him well to find out more.
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We have made it to Paris! It’s stage 21 of the 2021 Tour de France. All the jerseys are all basically decided except for the points jersey that is still quite tight with Michael Matthews being 35 points behind Mark Cavendish.
However, Cavendish has a date with destiny today. If he wins today he will become the rider who has the most stage victories ever at the Tour. Can he do it? Or will the likes of Wout van Aert and Jasper Philipsen defend their fellow Belgian, Eddy Merckx’s record?
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