Back-to-back for Pogacar

This time, there was no drama for Tadej Pogacar who repeated as the Tour de France champion with his victory all but a foregone conclusion coming into Sunday’s final ride down the Champs Elysees in Paris. Last year, he was the youngest winner in the Tour’s history. This time, the 22-year-old rider from Slovenia showed that he may well be one of the sport’s greats. The finish was essentially secured after 10 days, when he left Primoz Roglic, perhaps the most serious threat to a repeat, behind. Roglic, last year’s second-place finisher, abandoned the race after a fall. Jonas Vingegaard of Team Jumbovisma finished second ahead of Richard Carapaz, who rides for the formerly dominant Ineos team.