2019 Tour de France Stage 21 Results & Recap
Stage 21 of the 2019 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Ewan wins final stage\nBy Clara Beard\nAt the end of three weeks of racing through France, Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) has become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France. The 22-year-old is also the youngest rider to win the overall in the modern race and picks up the best young rider as well.
“It’s incredible, I don’t know what to say,” Bernal said. “I’ve won the Tour but I don’t manage to believe it. I need a couple of days to assimilate all this. It’s for my family and I just want to hug them. It’s a feeling of happiness that I don’t know how to describe it. This is the first Tour for us, Colombians. Many Colombians have tried before, we’ve had great cyclists in the past. But I’m the first one to win the Tour! Colombia deserves it.”
Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) seals the king of the mountains jersey and Peter Sagan (Bora – Hansgrohe) takes home a record-breaking seventh green jersey for the points jersey.
“I’m very happy about this seventh green jersey,” Sagan said after the final stage. “I’m also surprised. Every year I come back to try my best. The first green jersey was a big surprise because I came to win some stage but the green jersey came together with the wins. The second time it was the 100th Tour and I had the green jersey again. After that, it started to be easier or let say more under control. I’m glad I’m making history in the Tour de France with the green jersey. My best moment this year was when I won stage 5. The other best moments were when the mountain stages were shortened. That was very good news for me. When I crossed the finishing line here in Paris, it was another great feeling.”
After an aggressive performance throughout the three weeks, Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) won the most combative prize of the Tour de France.
On the final stage of the 106th Tour de France, the traditional celebration on the way to Paris was especially unique, as Bernal and Team Ineos celebrated as the first Colombian ever to win the Grande Boucle. However, when the race reached Paris, Omar Fraile (Astana) and Tom Scully (EF Education First) were the first to attack and joined by Jan Tratnik (Bahrain-Merida) and Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin). The four were allowed an advantage of 20 seconds on the build up to the finish, but were eventually caught with one lap to go.
From there, it was business as usual for the sprinters, and Soudal Lotto pulled together one last perfect lead out for their Australian pocket rocket. \n
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