Tour De France 2022

This was the first Tour since 1989 in which each of the three podium finishers had made the podium on a previous occasion. The race began in Copenhagen before returning to France. Wout van Aert of Team Jumbo–Visma controlled the lead for much of the first week until Poga?ar seized control of the race and won two consecutive stages. Vingegaard defended and increased his lead through the Pyrenees and the final individual time trial to secure the victory. The race had the fewest number of finishers since 2000, with 17 riders forced to leave the race because of COVID-19, including stage winners Magnus Cort and Simon Clarke, as well as former Tour winner Chris Froome of Israel–Premier Tech. The points classification was won by Wout van Aert with 480 points, breaking Peter Sagan's modern-day record. Vingegaard also won the mountains classification, marking the first time since 1969 that riders from the same team won the yellow and green jerseys as well as the mountains classification. The young rider classification was won by GC runner-up Poga?ar, and the team of Ineos Grenadiers won the team classification. Van Aert was chosen as the most combative rider. The race was followed by the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes, which had its first stage on the final day of the men's Tour. UCI WorldTeams UCI ProTeams In February 2019, it was announced that Denmark would host the Grand Départ of the Tour in 2021. The queen stage took place on Bastille Day, with a replica of Stage 18 of the 1986 Tour to Alpe d'Huez. In the lead up to the event, the top pre-race favourites were Tadej Poga?ar of UAE Team Emirates, and Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Rogli? of Jumbo–Visma. Stage 6 was the longest of the race, with van Aert taking part in the breakaway to extend his lead in the points classification, before eventually being caught and falling off the back losing the overall lead. In the final uphill sprint, Poga?ar out sprinted everyone to win the stage and take the maillot jaune by virtue of the bonus seconds. Stage 7 was the first summit finish of the race at Super Planche des Belles Filles.