Pogacar, UAE Team cyclist, is crowned Tour de France champion for the fifth time

Slovenian Tade Pogačar, rider of the Emirates Team –

Pogacar won the title after the conclusion of the 21st and final stage in the French capital, Paris, which was won by Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, while the UAE team rider finished the tour leading the overall standings, 6 minutes and 26 seconds behind Belgian Remco Evenepoel, and 9 minutes and 42 seconds ahead of his Mexican teammate Isaac del Toro.

With his fifth crown, Pogacar equaled the achievement of the Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Eno, the Belgian Eddy Merckx, and the Spaniard Miguel Indurain, as the most crowned riders with the Tour de France title.

The 27-year-old Slovenian cyclist continued to write history after he became the youngest rider to win five Tour titles, and he also maintained his presence on the podium for the seventh year in a row, which is an unprecedented achievement.

The current edition witnessed clear dominance by Pogacar, who won five stages and wore the yellow jersey since the sixth stage in the Pyrenees, before confirming his superiority in the last two mountain stages leading to the ascent of Alpe d’Huez.

Pogacar also raised his tally to 26 wins in the Tour de France stages, moving him to fourth place on the list of riders with the most victories in the stages of the race, behind Briton Mark Cavendish (35), Belgian Eddy Merckx (34), and Frenchman Bernard Inoue (28).