Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for second year in a row – live reaction
by Niall McVeigh from World news | The Guardian on (#5MAYY)
Tadej Pogacar took the title for the second year in a row after a dramatic late sprint in Paris
6.23pm BST
Behind all the mayhem, Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates) rolls over the line to win his second Tour de France. He has been the dominant rider for almost the entire race, winning by more than five minutes. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos) finish a distant second and third.
6.21pm BST
It's not to be for Mark Cavendish, boxed in by an extraordinary late charge from Wout Van Aert! He'll have to settle for the green jersey and a share of Eddy Merckx's record - for now.
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