Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for a record-equalling fifth time

The Tour triumph marks the Slovenian’s third win in a row and draws him level with four others on the all-time listPublished On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar secured a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday after safely navigating the final stage, won by Mathieu van ⁠der Poel, to seal a third consecutive crown in cycling’s greatest race.The 27-year-old UAE Team Emirates XRGcyclist, affectionately known as “Pogi”, only needed to avoid a race-ending mishap on the run into Paris to join Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and ⁠Miguel Indurain as a five-time Tour champion.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Formula One returns to Malaysia as Sepang circuit hosts Bahrain Grand Prixlist 2 of 3India win second T20 in Zimbabwe to take series as Kishan and Varma shinelist 3 of 3F1 needs better balance between business and sport, says Norrisend of listBelgium’s Remco Evenepoel finished second overall, while Mexico’s Isaac del Toro rounded out the overall podium in third.“Thank you to all the fans and to all of France for hosting this great race,” Pogacar said.“Thank you to my competitors for putting on a great show. We fought hard over the...