Summary

  • Final stage of 2023 Tour de France

  • Stage 21 - 115.1km from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris

  • Ceremonial stage will end with bunch sprint on Champs Elysees

  • Jonas Vingegaard in leader's yellow jersey and set to be crowned champion

  • Tadej Pogacar second overall, seven minutes and 29 seconds behind

  • Britain's Adam Yates third and set for podium finish

  1. Goodbyepublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    We won't get a 50th finish on the Champs Elysees next year - the race will end in Nice instead, because Paris will be preparing for the 2024 Olympics, but Jordi Meeus made sure this year's sprint was one to remember and, of course, the 2023 Tour belongs to Jonas Vingegaard.

    You can scroll back to see how the final stage of this year's Tour was won, or check out our developing report but the 110th Tour de France is officially done and dusted.

    TourImage source, EPA
  2. Vingegaard's biggest fanspublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Vingegaard is waiting to be called up to the podium but he has already met up with his family - wife Trine Marie Hansen and their daughter Frida.

    TourImage source, EPA
  3. What next?published at 19:05 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Another Grand Tour is the target for Jonas Vingegaard. He is off to try to win the Vuelta Espana next. It starts on 26 August.

    First things first, though, because he is about to hop on to the top step of the podium in Paris.

  4. Three in a row?published at 18:58 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Jonas Vingegaard will be on top of the podium soon, but here he is celebrating with his bike. He's just thanked his team, his family and the whole of Denmark for their support.

    "It's been a super hard race and a super good fight between me and Tadej (Pogacar)," he says. "I really enjoyed it."

    His plan is to come back to try for a third win next year.

    VingegaardImage source, EPA
  5. The top 10published at 18:54 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    No change to the top of the race today, we already knew who would be on the podium - but what an effort by the Yates brothers, to be next best after Vingegaard and Pogacar.

    General Classification - final standings

    1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Jumbo - Visma 82:05:42

    2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates +7:29

    3. Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates +10:56

    4. Simon Yates (GBR) Team Jayco - AlUla +12:23

    5. Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) INEOS Grenadiers +13:17

    6. Pello Bilbao (ESP) Bahrain Victorious +13:27

    7. Jai Hindley (AUS) BORA - hansgrohe +14:44

    8. Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R - Citroën Team +16:09

    9. David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama - FDJ +23:08

    10. Guillaume Martin (FRA) Cofidis +26:30

  6. A four-man race to the linepublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    I've just watched a replay of the sprint - Meeus was on Mads Pedersen's wheel in the final few metres, on the left-hand side of the road, and then burst forward. It was just enough to edge out Jasper Philipsen who had gone past Dylan Groenewegen on the right ...but none of them knew who had won when they crossed the line.

  7. 'Everything went perfect'published at 18:49 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    "Everything went perfect," Meeus says afterwards. "I am super-happy. From the moment we went full gas, my legs felt really good."

    He denied Philipsen a fifth-stage win of this year's Tour and stopped him from back-to-back triumphs on the Champs Elysees.

  8. A day to rememberpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    This is definitely the biggest win of Jordi Meeus's career. The 25-year-old Bora-Hansgrohe rider was riding in his first Tour de France

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  9. Jonas Vingegaard wins the 2023 Tour de Francepublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    He holds his bike aloft at the finish line. What a ride, to see off Tadej Pogacar and secure back-to-back Tour triumphs.

  10. Top five on stage 21published at 18:40 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    These were the first five riders over the finish line - the first four were basically in a straight line, spread across the Champs Elysees.

    1. Jordi Meeus

    2. Jasper Philipsen

    3. Dylan Groenewegen

    4. Mads Pedersen

    5. Cees Bol

  11. Postpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Four riders lunged for the line and from the TV camera angle, it looks like Philipsen took it... the photo shows that Meeus got it though - that's the first Tour stage win for the Belgian and what a place to get it. Dylan Groenewegen and Mads Pedersen were also left shaking their heads.

  12. Jordi Meeus wins stage 21published at 18:38 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Wow, that was close!

  13. Here comes Jonaspublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Here comes the man in the yellow jersey, Jonas Vingegaard rides over the line with his Jumbo-Visma team-mates, saluting the crowd. We know he's won the Tour, but who took the stage?

  14. Who won?published at 18:36 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Jordi Meeus might have nicked it.

  15. 200m to gopublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Dylan Groenewegen is right there with Jasper Philipsen, it's a photo finish...

  16. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    Mathieu van der Poel is leading Philipsen out from a long way.

  17. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    500m to go

    Dylan Groenewegen is on Philipsen's wheel

  18. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    1km to go

    Mads Pedersen is trying to protect his spot near the front. Philipsen and Mathieu van der Poel are still there, behind a team-mate.

  19. Postpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    1.2km to go

    Alpecin-Deceuninck are well placed, Philipsen must be favourite from here.

  20. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 23 July 2023

    2km to go

    Fred Wright is up there too. The lead-out trains are in place.