Champion Pogacar hails 'incredible Tour de France adventure'

Pogacar is tough as nails and those mountain stage victories were tremendous. Too bad for the Missile though, but maybe he comes back and gets the stages title next year. Great Tour.

Pogacar was imperious in the GC, but there were lots of great contests in the other stages which made this a Tour to remember. Lots of great stories.

I dunno if they are up for it, but Pogacar vs. Bernal in the Vuelta might be more of a contest. To win, Bernal would have to crack him on a big steep climb like the Angliru. Ineos have the team to set him up. If the parcours has little time trialling, there could be a way to win.

An incredible adventure, indeed! Great ride from Tadej.

Jumbo Visma's Wout van Aert wins a TT, the hardest climb and the final sprint, yet is not a contender for the GC. That shows the incredible difficulty in taking yellow to the podium, and for him, his position on his strong team.

So many great individual performances and breakaways. Tough accidents and polar opposite weather difficulties, along with the lessened effect of super team Ineos beating individuals make this a defining great year. The Grenadiers did not take a single stage win, and how refreshing to see the usual peloton control in chaos with the status quo lagging behind the champion and the runner up.

The new lions: Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. All hail!