Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for third time

Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the 21st stage (Daniel Cole/AP)

Tadej Pogacar secured his third Tour de France title with another show of strength, bossing the closing time trial to claim a sixth stage win of this year’s race and his third in as many days.

Pogacar’s lead of more than five minutes starting the day left him free to take it easy on the 34km route between his adopted home of Monaco and Nice, but the Slovenian’s insatiable appetite for success showed in the risks he took on the descent off the Col d’Eze to beat his great rival Jonas Vingegaard.