LIVE Tour de France 2023 | Victor Campenaerts can’t resist and attacks, peloton drives towards Paris | Tour de france

With Jonas Vingegaard in the yellow jersey it’s time for the last stage in the Tour de France today. The chance of a bunch sprint is huge, but who will take the win on the Champs-Élysées? Follow the final stage in full in our live blog.

• Surprise: Vingegaard participates in Vuelta
• Lotte Kopecky wins opening stage Tour de France Femmes
• Victor Campenaerts is the most combative rider
• The finish is expected around 7.40 pm

Live blog

4:48 pm

Photo opportunities

In the next hour and a half little happens in the sporting field. Photos are mainly taken, such as now of the Australian participants. We will undoubtedly see a toasting photo of Jumbo riders soon.

Luke Durbridge, Simon Clarke, Jai Hindley, Ben O’Connor, Jack Haig and Chris Harper. © AP

4:40 pm

Another 114 kilometers

Just a little joke Campenaerts, who quickly takes half a minute but now keeps his legs still. The Belgian was declared this morning most combative rider of this Tour.

16:39

Start!

The stage is underway! And of course Victor Campenaerts attacks according to tradition.

16:27

Carlos Rodríguez is back

Respect for the Spaniard, who crashed hard on Saturday. He will finish the Tour fifth.

AP
© AP

15:59

Lotte Kopecky conquers yellow in Tour Femmes

Lotte Kopecky is the first leader in the Tour de France Femmes. The Belgian champion of Team SD Worx went solo in the closing stages of the opening stage and held on. She won the stage and takes the yellow jersey. Lorena Wiebes, Kopecky’s teammate, sprinted to second place in more than half a minute. The Dutch also stranded in third place (Charlotte Kool) and four (Marianne Vos).

photo: Cor Vos
© photo: Cor Vos

15:58

Surprise: Vingegaard rides the Vuelta

Striking news on the final day of the Tour: Jonas Vingegaard is participating in the Vuelta. With this, Jumbo-Visma has an extra leader in addition to Primoz Roglic, and what kind.

ANP/EPA
© ANP/EPA

15:56

All leaderboards

Is there anything at stake today? Not except for the stage win, no. The green is already from Jasper Philipsen, the yellow from Jonas Vingegaard, the bulbs from Giulio Ciccone and the white from Tadej Pogacar. The team classification is also not exciting anymore; Jumbo Visma is the best.

View all ranks and positions here.

BELGA
© BELGA

15:54

The profile

The 21st stage starts at 4:40 pm in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, where track cyclists will compete for Olympic medals next year. After 58.9 kilometers, the riders reach the local circuit and nine laps on the Champs-Élysées await. Between 7:28 and 7:47 p.m the finish is expected.

Profile stage 21
Profile stage 21 ©ASO

3:50 pm

Welcome

Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog. Still 115.5 kilometers to go and the Tour de France 2023 is over after three beautiful weeks. After the well-known photos and ceremonies along the way, a royal sprint on Champs-Élysées is likely to await tonight. Will Dylan Groenewegen win just like in 2017 or will Jasper Philipsen strike this Tour for the fifth time? Follow it here!

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.
Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. © REUTERS

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