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Pogacar Poised for Fourth Tour de France Win After Groves’ Rain-Soaked Stage 20 Victory

His commanding margin sets up a potentially contested final stage on the Champs-Élysées featuring three ascents of Montmartre.

UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates his overall victory as he cycles to the finish line of the 21st and final stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 132.3 km between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris Champs-Élysees, on July 27, 2025.
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Tadej Pogačar won four stages in this year's race.

Overview

  • Tadej Pogacar retains a 4-minute 24-second lead over Jonas Vingegaard in the general classification after Stage 20, putting him on the brink of a fourth Tour de France title.
  • Kaden Groves secured his first Tour de France stage win by launching a solo attack with 17 kilometres remaining on the rain-soaked 184.2 km Stage 20.
  • Frenchman Romain Grégoire and Spaniard Iván Romeo crashed on a slippery descent 21 km from the finish but remounted to complete the stage.
  • Sunday’s 132.3 km final stage from Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris includes three ascents of Butte Montmartre before the traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées.
  • Pogacar, who has already claimed four stage victories this year, needs only to finish safely to tie Chris Froome’s record of four Tour de France wins.