Pogacar, who will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Monday, is the youngest man to win the race since Henri Cornet in 1904 (Cornet won after the first four finishers were disqualified for unspecified cheating. The 19-year-old Frenchman rode 21 miles with a flat tire during the last stage after spectators reportedly threw nails on the road.) Pogacar is also the first debutant to win since Frenchman Laurent Fignon in 1983.
Countryman Primoz Roglic , who wore the yellow jersey for nearly two weeks before ceding it after Saturday’s epic time trial, embraced Pogacar after a tearful defeat Saturday and again during Sunday’s stage.
Richie Porte , who moved from fourth place to third on Saturday, made his first Tour podium. Richie Porte has become the first Australian since Cadel Evans in 2011 to make the podium in the Tour de France’s general classification after crossing the line to secure third place for Trek–Segafredo in Paris.
The age range on the Paris gloaming podium was more than 13 years.
