{"id":5924,"date":"2025-07-27T20:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=5924"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T18:30:55","slug":"van-aert-stage-21-pogacar-yellow-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/van-aert-stage-21-pogacar-yellow-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfc1 Wout van Aert Unleashes Parisian Power as Tadej Poga\u010dar Clinches Fourth Tour de France Title in 2025 Rain-Soaked Finale \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Van Aert conquers Montmartre in solo glory, Poga\u010dar rides into history books with dominant yellow jersey defense<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca5 The Grand Paris Finale: Anything But Ceremonial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 Tour de France didn\u2019t simply end\u2014it <strong>erupted<\/strong> on the cobbled heights of Montmartre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of the usual Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es parade, this year\u2019s <strong>Stage 21<\/strong> gave us a rain-drenched, cobble-infused <strong>classic-style war<\/strong>, turning Paris into a gladiator\u2019s arena. And at the center of it all? Two giants: <strong>Wout van Aert<\/strong>, the Belgian powerhouse, and <strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong>, cycling\u2019s reigning monarch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Aert attacked <strong>on the final climb<\/strong> with the kind of ferocity only he can summon. Rain lashed the streets, tires slipped on glistening stones \u2014 and yet he surged ahead, alone, magnificent, defiant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83e\udd47 <strong>Stage 21 Results \u2013 Paris (Montmartre)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id5924_47e036-a6 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5924_677d7b-f0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Rider<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Wout van Aert<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Visma<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Davide Ballerini<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">XDS Astana<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+19\u2033<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Matej Mohori\u010d<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bahrain Victorious<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+19\u2033<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+19\u2033<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Matteo Jorgenson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Visma<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+19\u2033<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udfc6 Final GC Standings \u2013 Tour de France 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id5924_41646a-fe alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Rider<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Gap<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\ud83d\udfe1 1.<\/td><td><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2.<\/td><td>Jonas Vingegaard<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Visma<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+ 04&#8242; 24&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3.<\/td><td>Florian Lipowitz<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Red Bull \u2013 BORA \u2013 hansgrohe<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+11\u203200\u2033<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4.<\/td><td>Oscar Onley<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Picnic \u2013 PostNL<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+12\u203212\u2033<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5.<\/td><td>Felix Gall<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+17\u203212\u2033<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See all <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2025\/stage-21-results\/\">Final standings after Finale.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Van Aert: 1,100 Days and 10 Victories Later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been a long road back. <strong>Wout van Aert<\/strong>\u2019s last Tour stage win was in <strong>Rocamadour, 2022<\/strong>. But after injuries and setbacks, he\u2019s now a <strong>10-time Tour de France stage winner<\/strong>\u2014joining an elite group of just <strong>37 riders<\/strong> in Tour history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This win\u2026 it means everything. I felt like I had something to prove, and today, I proved it to myself,&#8221; Van Aert said, soaked to the bone and glowing in triumph.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee <strong>Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Reign: Four Titles and No Sign of Slowing Down<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id5924_5f9e27-b1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5924_3ba526-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5924_3ba526-40\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image5924_6743c3-00 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5924_6743c3-00\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pogacar-Reigns-Again.jpg\" alt=\"Poga\u010dar Reigns Again\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5961\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pogacar-Reigns-Again.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pogacar-Reigns-Again-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pogacar-Reigns-Again-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tadej Poga\u010dar didn\u2019t need to win the stage to shine. With calm authority and bursts of brilliance, he <strong>sealed his fourth Tour de France title<\/strong> \u2014 joining legends like Anquetil and Froome in the record books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>just 26<\/strong>, the Slovenian sensation remains undefeated in any Tour he has finished (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025). And though he didn\u2019t claim Paris, he threw punches to the very end, attacking repeatedly and finishing 4th on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was one of the hardest Tours I\u2019ve ever ridden,\u201d Poga\u010dar shared. \u201cBut I\u2019ve loved every second. What a way to finish \u2014 Montmartre, rain, and that crazy final hour!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a1 The Race Within the Race: A Final Stage Full of Drama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the gun, <strong>Stage 21 was no parade<\/strong>. The breakaway shattered early, the peloton splintered, and heavy hitters like Alaphilippe, Mohori\u010d, Jorgenson, and Trentin launched wave after wave of attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then came the Montmartre climb\u2026 not once, but <strong>three punishing ascents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Poga\u010dar attacked.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Jorgenson countered.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Van Aert waited. Then pounced.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the final rise, Van Aert gapped the group and simply flew. Behind him, chaos unfolded \u2014 Pogacar cracked slightly, while Mohoric, Ballerini and Jorgenson scrambled for podium scraps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf27\ufe0f <strong>Paris in the Rain: A Wet, Wild Finale<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wasn\u2019t just a stage win \u2014 it was <strong>redemption<\/strong> for Van Aert. After a winless Tour in 2023 and a family break in 2024, the Belgian beast <strong>returned in full fury<\/strong>, taking his <strong>10th Tour de France stage win<\/strong>, his <strong>second in Paris<\/strong>, and reminding the world why he\u2019s still one of the sport\u2019s most thrilling talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is for everyone who believed in me,\u201d Van Aert said. \u201cI knew I had one big win left in me this Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udfc6 Final Jersey Classifications<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5924_12a7b1-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5924_12a7b1-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5924_12a7b1-cd > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Jersey<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Rider<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\ud83d\udfe1 <strong>Yellow (GC)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\ud83d\udfe2 <strong>Green (Points)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Jonathan Milan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lidl &#8211; Trek<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong>Polka Dot (KOM)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u26aa <strong>White (Young Rider)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Florian Lipowitz<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">RED BULL &#8211; BORA &#8211; HANSGROHE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\ud83e\udd4a <strong>Super Combativity<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Ben Healy<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EF Education\u2013EasyPost<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc10 Tadej Poga\u010dar: Building a Legacy Among Legends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his <strong>fourth Tour de France title<\/strong> now secured in 2025, <strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong> isn\u2019t just dominating the present\u2014he\u2019s carving out a place among cycling\u2019s all-time greats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udcc8 All-Time Ranking \u2013 Career Points<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5924_c873c9-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5924_c873c9-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5924_c873c9-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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data-align=\"left\"><strong>2025 Season Points<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Eddy Merckx<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3,859<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sean Kelly<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2,172.3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Francesco Moser<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2,129.2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Alejandro Valverde<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,910.5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Jacques Anquetil<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,842.2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>1,718<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>315.6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rik Van Looy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,706.4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Laurent Jalabert<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,582.4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd39 At just 26, Poga\u010dar is <strong>ranked 8th all-time<\/strong>\u2014ahead of legends like Van Looy and Jalabert, and closing in on Anquetil and Valverde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc1 2025 Season Snapshot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tour de France champion<\/strong> (4th career win: 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>5 Tour stage wins this year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd in Points Classification<\/strong> (294 pts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>1st in KOM Classification<\/strong> (119 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