Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar led the peloton on a novel route up Montmartre and past the Sacré-Cœur en route to winning the Tour de France for the fourth time.

Analysis of the final day of action at the 2025 Tour de France – a 132km stage finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris

Wout van Aert brilliantly won the 21st and final stage of the Tour de France. The Belgian rider from Visma | Lease a Bike had gone all out on the last stage of the Tour and succeeded, beating none other than Tadej Pogacar on the cobblestones to Montmartre and crossing the finish line on the Champs-Elysées solo.

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.