By its final week, the 2025 Tour de France had devolved into a meander through Whine Country—this edition was too long, too hard, too wet, too unlucky with injuries and illnesses to be compelling in the way the sport’s grandest competition habitually was.

The roads were dangerously slippery after heavy rain. A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Pogacar. Especially considering Sunday’s final stage had already been neutralized for safety reasons and he just had to complete the race.

Tadej Pogačar is a Tour de France champion once again. The 26-year-old Slovenian star won his fourth Tour de France title on Sunday, completing the race in 76 hours and 32 seconds. Jonas Vingegaard finished in second place, four minutes and 24 seconds behind Pogačar. Florian Lipowitz finished in third place, 11 minutes back from Pogačar.