TOUR’23 Stage 21: Jordi Meeus Takes Paris – Jonas Vingegaard Takes France!

Tour Stage Report: After the celebrations for the leaders and the entire peloton, it was the same old motion within the centre of Paris. After many assaults, together with Tadej Pogačar, the loopy dash went to Jordi Meeus. However the day does to Jonas Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma.

The ultimate Okay of stage 21

Jonas Vingegaard received the Tour de France for the second time in a row. The Dane stayed out of bother within the closing stage on Sunday and gave Jumbo-Visma the second total victory in a Grand Tour of 2023. The festive closing stage to Paris noticed Tadej Pogačar put in an assault, however the closing dash was surprisingly received by Jordi Meeus who held off Jasper Philipsen and Dylan Groenewegen.

The chief’s jerseys and Pinot firstly

Christian Prudhomme on stage 21: “The contenders for the race’s final bouquet must be in Olympic type on a course that’s been designed in a nod to the 2024 Paris Video games, throughout which the occasions for all biking disciplines shall be held largely within the Yvelines. The sprinters shall be trying to check themselves within the vertiginous area that’s the Champs-Élysées.”

Stage 21 profile

After the beginning from the Olympic biking monitor in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, there have been the same old traditions of the ultimate stage of the Tour de France. Pictures and champagne. Victor Campenaerts celebrated his most combative rider of the Tour by attacking from the gun, however that didn’t final lengthy.

Girmay had his fan membership firstly

We received’t have a repeat of this subsequent yr as due to the Olympic Video games in Paris, the Tour will end in Good. And never with a flat stage for the sprinters, however with a person time trial from Monaco to Good. The 2024 Tour de France may very well be selected the ultimate stage.

On the assault early once more – Victor Campenaerts

The jersey wearers

Jumbo-Visma took the lead about 70 kilometres from the end, this lifted the velocity and there was a slight likelihood they’d flip onto the Champs-Élysées in time. The Tour peloton arrived at 6.30pm, with the yellow-black crew on the entrance. The primary passage over the end line was the sign that the race may actually begin, it instantly rained assaults.

The general chief and his Jumbo-Visma crew

Within the first lap no person received away, however within the second there was success. It was Tadej Pogačar who received away. The second positioned rider total confirmed himself as soon as once more and was accompanied by Vingegaard’s guard canine Nathan Van Hooydonck. The Belgian left many of the work to Pogačar, who took a 15 second lead over the peloton.

Time for the champagne

Quickly after a gaggle of Nils Politt, Michal Kwiatkowski, Mattias Skjelmose, Alberto Bettiol, Yves Lampaert, Fred Wright, Alex Edmondson and Harold Tejada managed to leap throughout, however the peloton was not far behind and caught them with 30 kilometres to go. Pogačar didn’t cease there, as a result of he additionally tried to go together with the subsequent assault try, which additionally failed.

Jumbo-Visma introduced the peloton onto the circuit

Frederik Frison, Nelson Oliveira and Simon Clarke have been subsequent to ‘give it a go’. At one level they’d a lead of 20 seconds and behind them the sprinter’s groups had issue in closing that hole. Gentle rain made the ultimate on the slippery stones of the Champs-Élysées much more harmful, the race jury determined to take the time firstly of the ultimate lap.

All yellow for Jonas Vingegaard

At 10 kilometres from the end; Frison, Oliveira and Clarke have been caught, after which it needed to be Victor Campenaerts on the assault. He went firstly of the final lap, however received nowhere. Bettiol and Rémi Cavagna additionally attacked, however their try additionally failed. After that it was as much as the sprinter’s groups to do their lead-out work.

The peloton takes within the Arc de Triomphe

Alpecin-Deceuninck had the very best lead-out for Jasper Philipsen with Mathieu van der Poel, however it was Dylan Groenewegen who was the primary to dash with Mads Pedersen at his facet. Philipsen was briefly engulfed, however nonetheless discovered the area to get by way of. However there was a quick ending Jordi Meeus, who stunned and took the stage victory by a tyre width.

Pogačar was on the assault

The Arc once more

Behind Meeus, Philipsen got here second and Groenewegen third. Mads Pedersen was fourth and Cees Bol made the highest 5.

Pogačar needed some enjoyable on the ultimate day

Simon Clarke additionally tried

The ultimate total victory of the Jumbo-Visma chief, Jonas Vingegaard, was not in any hazard on the Champs-Élysées. He completed within the peloton and was (ultimately) on the rostrum for the general winner’s trophy. Tadej Pogačar and Adam Yates, two males from UAE Emirates, stood subsequent to him on the rostrum.

Meeus, Pedersen, Groenewegen and Philipsen – take your choose?

It was one other shut dash – Jordi Meeus took it

The opposite classifications have been received by Jasper Philipsen (factors), Giulio Ciccone (KOM) and Pogačar (greatest younger rider). Victor Campenaerts was voted probably the most combative rider of the Tour and Jumbo-Visma received the crew classification.

It was an enormous win for Meeus

Stage winner, Jordi Meeus (BORA-hansgrohe): “That is undoubtedly the best day in my sporting profession. Today I noticed my outcomes may enhance… I’m blissful to tug it off. I felt fairly good all day. The start was simple and, from the second we went full fuel, my legs felt good. Marco Haller did nice job at positioning me. I sat on Pedersen’s wheel after which got here off his slipstream to pip everybody on the road. It’s unbelievable I received to win right here, in my first Tour de France.”

Jonas Vingegaard and his Tour successful bike

Closing total winner, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): “It’s a feeling of being proud and blissful. We win the race for the 2nd time now. It’s actually superb. With all of the spectators, all of the Danish individuals right here, it has been actually superb. Thanks not solely to my crew and my household – however to all Denmark. They’ve supported me enormously. It’s been an extended journey, but it glided by so quick. Day after day, it was a brilliant onerous race with a brilliant good combat between me and Tadej. I’ve loved on daily basis. I hope to come back again subsequent yr and see if I can take a third win – or not less than strive! That’s my plan.”

The blissful Vingegaard household

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Tour de France Stage 21 Consequence:
1. Jordi Meeus (Bel) BORA-hansgrohe in 2:56:13
2. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jayco AlUla
4. Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek
5. Cees Bol (Ned) Astana Qazaqstan
6. Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
7. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis
8. Søren Wærenskjold (Nor) Uno-X
9. Corbin Sturdy (NZ) Israel-Premier Tech
10. Luca Mozzato (Ita) Arkéa Samsic.

2023 Tour de France Closing General Winner:
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma in 82:05:42
2. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Workforce Emirates at 7:29
3. Adam Yates (GB) UAE Workforce Emirates at 10:56
4. Simon Yates (GB) Jayco AlUla at 12:23
5. Carlos Rodríguez (Spa) INEOS Grenadiers at 13:17
6. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain Victorious at 13:27
7. Jai Hindley (Aus) BORA-hansgrohe at 14:44
8. Felix Gall (Aust) AG2R Citroën at 16:09
9. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ at 23:08
10. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis at 26:30.