While the early tradition of the final stage of the Tour were observed, others were not. The team of the Maillot Jaune did not get a chance to ride around in a lap of honor before the racing began. They did ride out of the Louvre and onto the circuit between the Place de la Concorde and the l'Arc Triomphe, but as they hit the Champs Elysees the racing began in earnest. But the real shocker was when Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) went on the attack at the intermediate sprint. And then having gotten the maximum points continued with his attack. His move was covered by the teammate of the Yellow Jersey, Nathan van Hooydnock (Jumbo-Visma). It was funny when Pogacar flicked his elbow to get the Jumbo man to pull through. Naturally, there was no way he was going to help the man in second place try and steal time on his teammate, Jonas Vingegaard, who had the lead. With forty seven kilometers of Champs Elysees laps to go, it isn't enough road to get the kind of gap he would need to take the lead, it does make sure we all know that he is still in the Tour and he still loves to race his bike.
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