Pogacar Wins Record-Tying Fifth Tour de France Title
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- Tadej Pogacar won a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday, joining Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil, and Bernard Hinault as the only five-time winners in race history.
- Remco Evenepoel finished second in the overall standings, 6 minutes 26 seconds behind Pogacar, while UAE Team Emirates XRG teammate Isaac Del Toro took third at 9:42 back on his Tour debut.
- Pogacar won five stages at this year's race, bringing his career stage-win tally to 26, and celebrated on the Champs-Élysées by holding up five fingers alongside his teammates.
- Mathieu van der Poel claimed victory in Sunday's 21st stage, a 55-mile Paris loop that featured three ascents of the Montmartre climb — his second stage win of this Tour and fourth overall.
- The final stage was 'mostly processional' but more selective than usual thanks to the Montmartre uphill, which proved too steep even for Pogacar, who tried but couldn't match Van der Poel in the closing sprint.
Why it matters: Pogacar ties the all-time Tour wins record at just 27 with 26 career stage wins, leaving significant room to extend the mark. His team locked out two of the final podium spots (1st and 3rd), underscoring UAE Team Emirates XRG's dominance at a race where Pogacar won five stages outright.
