Tadej Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France

Pogacar will now join Jacques Anqueil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the only men with five Tour titles to their name.

It was a result known for two weeks, ever since Tadej Pogacar raised his arms atop the Tourmalet and smiled at the heavens, seizing the yellow jersey on stage six.

Pogacar had just all but wrapped up his record-equalling fifth Tour crown at the end of the brutal Queen stage on the penultimate day of the 113th edition of the world's toughest cycle race.

He crossed the finishing line on Saturday in fourth, arm-in-arm with team-mate Isaac Del Toro, who had done enough to ensure third place overall and victory in the best young rider's white jersey category ahead of French teenage ace Paul Seixas.