Jasper Philipsen wins final Tour de France stage as Jonas Vingegaard is crowned Tour de France winner

The Tour de France has been completed. Jasper Philipsen won the final stage as the riders reached Paris, the second win of the race for the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, as Jonas Vingegaard saved his yellow jersey and conquered the Tour.

The final day of racing saw the traditional celebrations early on in the day, as all riders who reached Paris had some hours to relax and feel the achievement of having completed the 2022 Tour de France. The race started, as traditional, in the entrance of the circuit on the Champs-Élysées.

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Several riders tried escaping early in the stage making for a very complicated race for some, as the pace was pushed to the limit throughout a long time. Antoine Duchesne, Olivier Le Gac, Max Schachmann, Owain Doull and Jonas Rutsch had a go at the front, caught inside the final 10 kilometers.

With six kilometers to go Tadej Pogacar himself launched an attack off the front, having Filippo Ganna in the wheel in a last big to escape the peloton, however with too many riders having the legs to follow the wheels which saw the peloton gaining back it's volume.

Team BikeExchange - Jayco had the leadout dialed for the finale at the French avenue, however with Dylan Groenewegen being put in the wind too early. Jasper Philipsen took the opportunity to cross the line first with a dominant win, with Dylan Groenewegen and Alexander Kristoff completing the podium.

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