Pogacar Clinches Historic Giro d'Italia/Tour de France Double

Tadej Pogacar triumphed in both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, becoming the first to do so since 1998. He won his third Tour title and the final stage, cementing his dominance. Other notable performances came from Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Biniam Girmay, and Richard Carapaz.

Tadej Pogacar became the first rider to achieve the Giro d'Italia/Tour de France double since 1998, claiming his third Tour title on Sunday by winning the final stage and his sixth stage success overall.

The Slovenian rider outpaced defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, who finished second and third respectively in the overall standings and the final stage. Eritrea's Biniam Girmay took home the green jersey for the points classification while Richard Carapaz of Ecuador was awarded the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification.

Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates secured the team's classification victory, and Evenepoel, who won the white jersey for the best young rider in his debut Tour appearance, also triumphed in stage seven, the other time trial stage.

(With inputs from agencies.)