Cycling-Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France title, Van der Poel takes final stage

By Vincent DaheronSun, July 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM UTC

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By Vincent Daheron

PARIS, France, July 26 (Reuters) - Tadej Pogacar won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title on Sunday after safely completing the final stage, won by Mathieu van der Poel.

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The Slovenian joins Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as a five-time champion.

Pogacar's victory was his third in a row, with Belgium's Remco Evenepoel finishing second overall and Mexico's Isaac del Toro taking third.

(Reporting by Vincent Daheron; Writing by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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