Overview

• Evenepoel finished second and 19-year-old French rider Paul Seixas claimed bronze in Guilherand‑Granges.
• Pogacar attacked on the steepest pitches of the Côte de Saint‑Romain‑de‑Lerps, then maintained his advantage on the 202km route to the finish.
• Jonas Vingegaard was distanced with more than 100km remaining and abandoned the race on the punchy terrain.
• The victory adds the continental jersey to his defended world title a week earlier and his fourth Tour de France won in July.
• He is expected to end his season at Il Lombardia on Oct. 11, and the race featured reported spectator misbehavior including stickers slapped on his back and a spectator exposing himself.