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, and soloed to victory, the second time in his career he has won in Paris.
Few would begrudge the Belgian the victory, given the amount of times he has tried to make something happen at this Tour, or the amount of work he has put in for his team leader, Jonas Vingegaard.
