The Final Stage On The Iconic Champs Élysées! | Tour De France 2023 Highlights - Stage 21

Highlights from stage 21 of the Tour de France 2023. The traditional procession around Paris concludes the 110th edition of the race. Starting in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, this 115.1km stage takes on a solitary categorised climb before hitting the iconic Champs-Élysées circuit for the biggest sprint in cycling.
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[@robertfeuer9523]

I wish there was a domestique award because Sepp Kuss deserves it. Without Kuss, Roglic doesn't win the Giro. Jonas absolutely depended on him as well. Sepp could have had a top-ten TDF but crashed on stage 20. Riding the Giro and TDF back to back is incredible in itself, but helping his team win the top races in the sports is outstanding. Sepp Kuss deserves more attention for what he has done in the last few years.

[@bobstephens5599]

I agree, but I'm not sure how you'd measure that.

[@JustAdelaideRacing]

@@bobstephens5599probably the same way as the ‘most combative’ rider. It’s a discretionary award by the commissaires.

[@jakobpedersen1904]

Can we expect to see Roglic in the Tour de France again - next year?!

[@maximefornasari1634]

There is one, skjelmose won it for this week at least

[@robertfeuer9523]

@@bobstephens5599 It would be difficult to measure it. Maybe sports writers opinions that is how athletes get in the HOF.

[@rickintexas1584]

What a wonderful Tour. I love that the Yates twin’s finished 3 and 4. That is simply amazing. Congratulations to Jonas and Team Jumbo.

[@Kat-zj5kd]

yep Yates brothers did very well. Why they don't put 1 2 3 of the tdf general classification on the podium.

[@bikingandwalkingtour]

Today, I'm rooting for any sprinter except Jasper 😅.

[@maxscriptguru]

Definitely not a fan of dirty jasper after watching him push Van Art into the side and almost causing him to crash.

[@lloydhlavac6807]

Thank you, GCN, for the great daily highlight videos, especially for those of us with limited time who can't watch live. 🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂🚴‍♂👍

[@ksyvrbc]

In my book, GCN is the GC winner & Yellow jersey for Commentary, Content, Visuals, Summary. Thank you for the best 'daily dose of Le Tour.

[@markhumus-js7xz]

Nah, that would be Lanterne Rouge

[@YanuarTriAdityaNugraha]

@@markhumus-js7xz Any of those two except Eurosport :)

[@epincion]

Thanks for all the daily summaries - I did watch most of the race live but looked forward to see what parts GCN Racing would highlight. A great race.

[@Rory426]

Yes! Great ride today for my guy Not Philipsen! I've been really rooting for Not Philipsen this Tour and it was so great to see Not Philipsen take the win!

[@Rizkiduwinanto]

He still won green 😂

[@monsters8730]

Thanks for the excellent recaps, GCN

[@yvesrosenbaum7718]

Belgium making sure to be the country finishing with the most stage wins

[@martinpro4967]

Great tour, glad Philipsen did not win. He is fast no question, probably the fastest, but this borderline aggressive sprints, make him not very likeable.

[@blahblah24304]

Agreed, at Paris Roubaix I was very impressed with him but this Tour has really turned me off him as a fan

[@Kwahntum]

@@blahblah24304 same, I was routing for him up until this TdF. Talented no question but kind of an arrogant bastard.

[@dukeofistria5712]

Not likeable by soyboys like you He's a legend

[@gosato]

He’s too bully to other riders

[@jakeallanic]

I second that

[@ernestom72]

I believe the commentator should stop repeating (since yesterday) that vingegard has won the the tour by "incident or accident" we all have seen what happened and jonas had put on a show to deserve winning this tour by far. He has shown to ride smart and had held pogacar in check during the whole race and with the help of his team, which has done a superb ride on behalf of jonas. He might like pogacar more to win it maybe, but the road puts everyone on their place and jonas has legitimately shown he was the stronger rider and did not need any unfortunate situation from anyone to win this tour.

[@eduardoazeredo6250]

Actually he said Vingegaard could only lose the tour if an incident or accident happened because of the huge gap and the fact that the last stage generally is a festive one in which there is an unwritten rule of not attacking for the yellow jersey.

[@ksduathlete]

Great tour ! No more sleeping on Jonas. He is not only a great climber and time trialist but is very smart !

[@obiseankenobi2056]

big thanks to Meeus for stopping the latest graduate from the Bouhanni School of Sprinting Ethics from getting another stage win ! that was a fun tour.

[@drucejnr]

Yeah the Tour marshals needs a more track cycling approach to sprinters holding their line and actually enforce the rule.

[@TheRealDuckofDeath]

Extra nice that Meeus won it by legally blocking Philipsen from going left, as it looked like he was about to do when Meeus timely closed that option by accelerating a fraction before Philipsen. I think, that is called Karma. 😁

[@mieteksnopowiazaka5359]

Bravo for Vingegaard, bravo for Jumbo Visma. I have great respect for this modest boy from Denmark, he is a real athlete, modest, hardworking, quiet and kind to opponents, this boy does not make himself a star, although he is a star. Denmark can be proud of Jonasa. Greetings from Poland

[@YiHsuanWei]

+1

[@richardcarr6493]

CONGRADULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS EXCEPT PHILIPSON should ve been MARK CAVENDISHs year !! ALSO SHOUT OUT TO THE YATES BROTHERS !! GREAT VIDEOS THANKS

[@ronwhite8503]

Cavendish is as bad as Philipsen.

[@tasty_fish]

And finally, can we go back to a brighter, almost lime green, jersey for the best Tour sprinter? I’m not a fan of this murky dull green, looked too much like Bora Hansgrohe and hard to pick out the wearer.

[@RedshiftDougal]

Absolutely. Was surprised to learn that it’s an intentional move by sponsor Skoda, having changed their own branding/colours to be more “sophisticated”. They even seem to acknowledge that it’s harder to spot in a bunch. :-/

[@abominablesnowman3494]

What a way to end the tour. Congrats to Meeus. Took a huge effort to overcome D.g and J.p.

[@christophergillett162]

The green jersey looks horrible

[@Kat-zj5kd]

Jonas Vengegaard is the best rider and best champion in the world. He is humble and endearing. He is a great family man and his daughter will probable do tdf femmes in the future. French are bitter losers. He is so focused and he upstaged all the favorites and sports analysts. Thie sTDF was his and I wish he gets far more glory than he got he deserves it. I'm just surprised they didn't put him top of all newspaper. Tdf is the toughest sport. Joas is a true sportsman, he won it fair and square. I wd have put the champ on his bike picture on the front page of every newspaper yesterday duh

[@sebeast1]

I’m still devastated that cav couldn’t get that one last win, but what a tour! The GC was so ridiculously close until that one stage where Jonas pulled away. See you all next year!

[@najibnajmudin512]

Tadej is such a character. Very enthusiastic and entertaining. You know very well when looking at his expressions and how he behaves that he LOVES racing and everything involved in it.

[@Grovreicraynth]

This year's Tour has been an absolute treat. Congratulations to Jonas, what a great performance. Screw you Jasper. Thank you GCN for the great recaps. Great production.

[@Upsidestrength]

Agreed

[@fastfreddy9341]

Rob Hatch, thank you for excellent reporting of the Tour de France 2023.

[@philipp-rt8mt]

I loved the pure joy mixed up with a bit of disbelief in the eyes of Meeus and Campenaerts at the podium ceremony. These two very likeable riders were enjoying possibly their greatest moment in their careers!

[@alinapopescu872]

Better than sipping champagne glasses, I bet. ❤

[@Hldocin]

Peter Sagan, we thank you for all your achievements, with which you have brought us great joy for years. You are a legend of legends and what you have achieved will be difficult for anyone to repeat!!!

[@stuffbenlikes]

Saw the final stage in person in 1990. The last time Lemond won. Yeah, a long time ago, but a memory I will never forget.

[@JamesBriano]

I was there in 2021.... first time seeing professional cyclists in person and was stunned by the pace; TV doesn't do it justice.

[@MArk-yn4sp]

Thank you GCN for superb videos of each race day.

[@srenladegaard1773]

Kudos to the TV-presenter for his ability to pronounce non-English names correctly! 🙂

[@urbanjungle9600]

Whilst there’s no free gifts in pro racing, sending Van Hoy across to cover Pogs attack on the Champs Elyseé was such a douchebag move. It showed a lack of class that is all pervasive in JV. There was no need to mark the move with a 7 min deficit

[@graywelz8637]

How in the world do those guys always look so fresh at the end of the stage? Totally awesome coverage

[@barmouthbridge8772]

Best race for years for me. Those Yates boys are amazing. Can't argue with Vingegard. wanted Pidcock to shine but he never quite recovered fresh enough to attack properly this year. more to come from him. Awful lead out on the Champ Elysees for Pederson by Van Der Poel. Cavendish would have smashed these pups with Mark Renshaw doing a decent lead out. When he fumed Thor Hushovd on the same strip it's the singularly most dominant sprint anyone will ever witness.

[@blob2092]

Cav will not win another stage im afraid, guys 38 and well past his prime

[@tasty_fish]

@@blob2092 think the point the OP was making was Cav in his prime was far better than these guys in their prime and it’s hard to argue given his record.

[@briseboy]

Contrafactual ideation is the psychological term for those who wallow in what if, instead of is.

[@mountaindew7190]

@@briseboy I think that dude was wallowing in what was.

[@kgarg92]

Cavendish in his element would smoke every sprinter. Even at this age, he could challenge Philipsen. He is no doubt the fastest cyclist ever.

[@classicgravelbikelover]

Muli Salamat TDF 2023 Congrats to JV and TADEJ for a very exciting ang wonderful battle and exchange of power...especially in the hills...keep safe cyclists🙏🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@edwardlawrence6349]

Congratulation to all tour de france participants...💟💪👍🚴✌

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Disappointing tour for a number of riders: Girmay (really got nothing from this race), van der Poel (surprised he was okay with "just" being a lead out guy), Sagan (not surprising given recent years), etc.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Fun fact: John Degenkolb was in the race but you'd never have known since he was completely invisible.

[@zigzagnemesist5074]

@@oldtwinsna8347The guy is way past his prime. He was in the Kittel, Greipel, Cavendish, Sagan era of sprinters.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

@@oldtwinsna8347 Yeah. I didn't even know that. This was not much of a race for the classics-style riders.

[@TheRevolutionaryMan4614]

Yay 🙌, philipsen lost

[@twraia]

Wait, so we are not getting the Primoz vs Remco at Vuelta now that Jonas is going?

[@tungstenkid2271]

Am i nutty? I keep looking for Cav in the sprints out of habit! I hear he's retiring at the end of the season even though his bosses want him back in the TdF next year, I hope he'll be happy mowing the lawn, helping his wife do the shopping and the dishes, taking doggy for walkies etc and having to put up with continual questions from people asking him why the hell he retired even though he's still got at least two more TdF's in his legs..;)

[@tgjorna]

This commentator is amazing!

[@cornelbacauanu1544]

Amazing TDF 2023 edition.Congratulations everybody for participating and finishing on the bicycle. Great coverage GCN Racing.

[@Sanchellios]

Goodbye, Le Tour🥲...

[@bazmanj]

Thanks for another great journey

[@cornelbacauanu1544]

Congratulations everybody for participating. Great coverage GCN Racing.

[@joeenglert]

how can you win the white jersey when you are a seasoned tour rider? seems to me that they should give that to the rider that has just had his first start in the tdf

[@Gidravlikiukr]

Goodbye, Le Tour de France😢

[@mikefandango294]

Great tour great coverage 👍

[@pixelpotato4874]

Great Cycling News from Global Cycling Network, great job boys and girls

[@senorfunball]

Thanks GCN. Great coverage. Viva le Tour ! 🇨🇵🇺🇲

[@alinapopescu872]

Thank you all for a thrilling, emotional, wonderful Tour! ❤❤❤

[@danexitsstreetview3273]

Great tour this year and sad as always that it's over. Vuelta should be great though in a few weeks. Well done to all of the riders who gave their all to put on a show.

[@johnsall6274]

I’m enjoying the bike so far kzbin.infoUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA My only real complaints are the brakes and the pedals. I feel like a bike designed for bigger people should have much larger pedals and more heavy duty brakes. I’ve only gotten two really good rides out of it, minimal downhill action, and the brakes feel like they’re already going out. A larger person has more momentum, so I think this wasn’t thought through very well. Also, I wear size 13-14 wide shoes. My feet cramp up on these pedals that are clearly made for smaller feet. Since I’m not a pro rider (and I don’t think many are who purchase this bike) I don’t think that the straps on the pedal are necessary at all. None of this takes away from the enjoyment I get from riding, however. I’ll just head to a bike shop to improve on a few things.

[@benchambers6393]

Thanks GCN+ Team, please can you try and negotiate global coverage rights or at least include Australia into your supported regions?

[@bryanjeske6856]

Congratulations to Vingegaard !!! Two victories in a row - Denmark rules the Tour de France !!!

[@fatihkale1007]

Please please please make green jersey great again

[@AlonsoRules]

Thankfully this farcical parade stage isn't happening next year

[@anturagennn]

Yates 🎉😮

[@robertjsmith]

What are peoples thoughts on Mark Cavendish crash ?

[@classic7890]

Pogacar, " I'm going to break away and gain 8 minutes on Jonas !!!" Everyone else, " LOL ! Who do you think you are, Greg Lemond ? "

[@watsonroadster3707]

If Vingegaard is going to race in the Vuelta, does the mean he'll be working for Roglic or the other day around???

[@eduardoazeredo6250]

Vingegaard himself said his objective is winning la Vuelta.

[@watsonroadster3707]

@@eduardoazeredo6250 Cool and interesting...Personally, I find the Vuelta to be the toughest of the grand tours. I wonder how long Roglic is going to stay with Jumbo Visma then??

[@eduardoazeredo6250]

@@watsonroadster3707 I would love to see Roglic somewhere else, like Ineos which is in need of a high-caliber GC athlete. But his contract with Jumbo Visma goes until 2025.

[@teddyparagas3584]

Tadej pogacar 24 years old is not young anymore. so may younger than him

[@SarcasmBing]

Heartiest congratulations to the overall winners in their respective category. Thanks so much Sepp, MVDP, Yates bros, Pedersen, Gall, Mohoric, O'Connor, Kelderman, Benoot, Campenaerts, they all made the tour most interesting. Heartiest congratulations to super Jock Van Aert on his latest creation. And last and most importantly, thanks GCN for bringing these riders into my living room. That's incredible.

[@mark_nz]

What a fantastic tour it was this year.

[@michaeljosian08]

Another great TDF year!🤗

[@thefucrew9865]

Salute to Peter Sagan !!!

[@WilfredoTeodoro-hc6hw]

Team Jumbo Visma Congratulations! Your no. 1 fan here (Philippines) #teamjonasvingegaard (TJV)

[@DanFleming114]

YES!!!!

[@SteveNinetyski]

Never even heard of Meeus ..100% not on my radar. Chuffed for him though...what a sprint to win.

[@contadoralberto433]

고마웠어 젊은 친구들!!!!!^^

[@osimnod]

Can we give a podium placement for this announcers' pronunciation of each rider name, geographic location and historical interest? Well-done, sir.

[@Malik_Sylvus]

Awesome TDF this year, for sure it will be greater next year, we will have triple battles between Pogacar, Vingogaard and Alex Gall.

[@davidc6032]

Dear TDF, please make the green jersey the old green again. That new green is too difficult to see, especially for those of us with color vision issues.

[@davidmathewson1088]

I have not watched a TDF since the American Hero, Lance Armstrong, participated. Great tv coverage and great race to be able get a super casual observer of the sport like me watching it each day.

[@johnpayne2465]

I was there roadside today. It was marvellous. Didn't see you guys though?

[@kenjakjc7878]

Awesome! Congrats JV, Pogacar and Yates!

[@tolitsdterrible4785]

I almost didn't even notice that Sagan was in the tour. What happened to that guy?

[@Xyzabc998]

A lot to like with this Tours and well done to JV. Deserved win.

[@TerriesKalundula]

What an epic tour it was✊🏾. From start to finish, every moment of it was simply amazing to watch 😎. Big ups to all the riders for their participation 👏🏾. Big ups to the winners.

[@Kat-zj5kd]

all the riders who completed the tour deserve an award - they are heroes. The winners are no doubt great champs

[@lawsondasilva8486]

The Champs-Élysées is a busy street...

[@apagunaberlari2929]

Terbaik lah Poggy dan Jonas

[@danielt2738]

Merci à vous. Après le tour de France des Hommes il y a le Tour de France des Femmes.

[@shatillashamsuddin5466]

Hebat👍

[@K020397218]

我第一次看您的影片，看到起雞皮疙瘩，我一直覺得自己好像生病了，但又不捨破壞這個關係，原來不是套路而且被控制了，謝謝您

[@DaveStevenson-q5e]

Sayonara TDF!!! See you again next year!

[@JFomo]

Did the S5 even win any stages?

[@raymondmalan487]

Great Le Tour. Merci. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@ShalomMF]

Best TDF since Contador days

[@ekimov98]

Thank you GCN ❤

[@laggypirates]

Thanks for making these :)

[@catosal0659]

great TDF ever.

[@francisyuweh706]

thank you

[@mountaindew7190]

Kom sa Danmark!!!

[@tasty_fish]

Hold on, Vingegaard finished over 2 minutes behind on this stage, how come Pog was still 7’29” down on GC?! Imagine if they slowed right down to over 7 minutes. Awkward!

[@shammahemmiemensah9595]

Great question, after the 3km mark, same times are recorded for all riders.

[@mateusfrade3261]

3 final kilometers safe zone in Sprint stages, it happens to protect the GC competidors from accidents during the sprint

[@simonjrgensen6761]

Him and his team only slowed down because the race was neutralized. They all finished in the same time.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

​@@shammahemmiemensah9595rubbish! Let them race! It's still a stage of Le Tour. This safety thing is becoming ridiculous

[@tasty_fish]

The 3km rule is only for crashes or mechanical issues and you get the same time as the group you were with. Not for ‘I wuz hangin’ out the back wiv me mates’. Technically, Vingegaard finished about 2’12” down!

[@celebridadespeed1557]

Mi El tocedore ah Jumbo - Visma El Jonas. 👏 Campeon.🚵

[@Carthunder1983]

Bike

[@djogz]

Freaking phillipsen needs to be fined on how he swerves on every last 500m of every sprint course

[@maximefornasari1634]

He did nothing wrong today but haters gonna hate 🤡🤡

[@ultramebiusman]

​@maximefornasari1634 Ya.. that why he didn't win 😂😂😂😂

[@maximefornasari1634]

@@ultramebiusman are you stupid? I meant he did nothing illegal lmao also his sprint was great but meeus' bike throw was just amazing

[@spg77777]

So now instead of two attractive young ladies on the podium with the winner, we have one attractive young lady and a bundle of sticks.

[@phillippitts6294]

Kinda glad Jasper lost , he’s been a jerk all season

[@Dallmayrful]

as a newbie, can someone explain to me why there is no ''fight'' in the last stage?

[@MrVolosong]

tradition

[@whocareswhatmynameis993]

The final stage is considered "ceremonial." Unless, in the rare circumstance, a jersey is up for final resolution. After riding over 2,000 Km, the riders are happy for an "easy" day. That is, until they arrive in Paris and make a show for the fans. Finishing the Tour is quite the honor in itself. In this way, it guarantees the riders actually finish the race.

[@nem3th]

There nothing to fight, only stage win for sprinters. Tradition.

[@Mike0]

Tradition not to attack until after first time through Champs-Élysées Its also a flat circuit stage, so sprint teams are likely going to win

[@mortenrobinson5421]

It's a gentlemans tradition, that only rarely has been broken. In 1989 when the Champs Elysees stage was a time trial, so obviously it made the stage a lot more aggressive than tradition. In fact it made for a much more exciting race, so I don't know why they haven't done it since 1989?

[@raytheron]

Thank you, GCN, for daily great highlights! Thank God I never once had to hear that fellow from Eurosport! 🙂Great TdF for Jumbo Visma, too. And Philipsen being the thug again. I wonder if he's trying to emulate Bouhanni. Du er chefen, Jonas!

[@jm-btt]

Very good stage resume. Congratulations to the team that made it.

[@alexanderdeguzman-yj7rz]

TP is the greater champion, the people’s champ!