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Slovenian secures second consecutive overall title when organizers decided to neutralize the times with 50 kilometers (31 miles) left because of the threat of rain and crashes.
The roads were dangerously slippery after heavy rain. A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Pogačar. Especially considering Sunday's final stage had already been neutralized for safety reasons and he just had to complete the race.
Last year’s Tour concluded outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a scheduling conflict with the Olympics, with the final stage held in Nice. The Champs-Élysées returned this year for the conclusion of the 3,320-kilometer (2,060-mile) race.
PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogačar won his fourth Tour de France title by a comfortable margin after Sunday’s final stage, which he tried to win even though he did not need to. The 26-year-old Slovenian rider won the Tour last year and in 2020 and 2021.
Analysis of the final day of action at the 2025 Tour de France – a 132km stage finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris
Tadej Pogačar is one Tour de France title away from the all-time record, but says that is not his goal, citing fears around burnout from the gruelling cycling calendar.
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Tour de France stage 21: Race nears iconic Champs-Elysees finish but late Montmartre climbs could disrupt sprintersThe Tour de France comes to a close in Paris, but could the late loops of hilly Montmartre tempt Tadej Pogacar to one final stage win?