Jonas Vingegaard is going to win the 2023 Tour de France, but Tadej Pogačar claimed a second stage win ahead of the official coronation. Pogačar finished with a time of 3 hours, 27 minutes, 18 seconds and edged out Felix Gall and Vingegaard to claim victory in Stage 20.
Vingegaard and Gall finished in a virtual tie, and so he heads into the final stage of the 2023 Tour de France with a 7 minute, 29 second lead on Pogačar for the yellow jersey. The race wraps up on Sunday with the traditional race to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Stage 21 runs 115.1 kilometers and is a flat course. It’s unlikely we see Pogačar push Vingegaard too hard with a comeback all but impossible.
Pogačar has effectively clinched the white jersey for best young rider, with a 5:28 lead on Carlos Rodriguez. Giulio Ciccone clinched the polka dot jersey best mountain cyclist. There’a 1.3-kilometer categorized climb on Sunday, but it’s not enough for second-place Gall or third-place Vingegaard to overtake Ciccone.
Below are the top finishers from Stage 20.