79 km: category 4 slope on approach
The runners approach the Côté du Pavé des Gardes. Only real slope of this stage. On the program, a climb of 1.4 km at 6.5%. The peloton is near the famous Palace of Versailles.
82 km: no attack yet
It’s still just as calm in the peloton. Still no attack soon 80 km from the finish.
88 km: the green jersey poses with his teammates
They are 7 including the green jersey Jasper Philipsen with the Alpecin-Fenix team to ride in this last stage. Their turn to gather and strike a pose.
92 km: it’s party time for Jumbo-Visma
The Jumbo-Visma riders gather and raise their glass of champagne for this last stage which will see a member of the team take the overall victory.
94 km: Danes rally
Running pace still quite calm. The runners exchange a lot with each other. The Danes took the time to gather at the front of the peloton. Among them obviously the future winner Vingegaard.
101 km: the peloton still well grouped
The peloton is still well grouped in the Yvelines. We will have to wait a little longer before seeing one or more riders really break away.
104 km: the image of the runners of Uno X Pro
New beautiful image of this last stage with the entire Uno X Pro team finishing this Tour de France.
107 km: Vingegaard, Pogacar, Ciccone and Philipsen pose
The front of the peloton is currently occupied by Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). The four runners take the opportunity to strike a pose.
108 km: no attack yet but a great atmosphere
No attack since the peloton caught Campenaerts. Note the beautiful atmosphere on the side of the roads for this last stage.
110 km: Vingegaard and Pogacar at the head of the peloton
Two riders are leading the peloton. The famous Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
112 km: the peloton catches up with Campenaerts
Victor Campenaerts has just been caught by the peloton. Fairly calm start to the stage.
113 km: Campenaerts takes the lead
Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny), designated super combative is the first rider to get ahead of the peloton. He has a gap of 44 seconds with the big group behind.
The final stage begins!
Let’s go for this last stage of the Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard is now hours away from final victory.
Victor Campenaerts named super combative
The Belgian Victor Campenaerts was elected by a supercombative jury of this Tour de France. Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot were notably among the candidates but the Lotto-Dstny rider showed himself regularly on the attack, culminating in this 18th stage this Thursday where he sacrificed himself for his teammate Pascal Eenkhoorn (finally second behind Kasper Asgreen).
The course
As usual since 1975, the Tour de France will end this Sunday on the avenue des Champs-Élysées. This final arrival, scheduled for early evening (7:30 p.m.), will crown Jonas Vingegaard for the second year in a row.
Hello everyone
Welcome to RMC Sport to follow the 21st and final stage of the Tour de France 2023 live, between Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Paris Champs Elysées, 115 kilometers long. Winner four times in the sprint this year, Jasper Philipsen looks like the big favourite.
For his part, Jonas Vingegaard is heading for a second rank victory, ahead of Tadej Pogacar and Adam Yates, the teammates of the UAE Emirates team. The fictitious start will be given at 4:30 p.m.