Wout van Aert was the only rider on the final day of the Tour de France who was able to drop Tadej Pogacar during the three-week race in France. The Belgian from Visma | Lease a Bike pulled away from the Slovenian yellow jersey wearer on the final climb to Montmartre and won the final stage in style.

On a final stage of the Tour de France designed for a rider like Wout van Aert to win on, it was indeed Wout van Aert who won. The Belgian conquered the punchy course, dropping the world champion and yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar in the process,

It's a mark of the great champions to raise their game when the challenges are at their toughest, and on a dauntingly technical and difficult final stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, Wout van Aert proved his star status is still fully justified with a spectacular solo victory over a rival of the calibre of Tadej Pogačar.