Jordi Meeus just barely kept Jasper Philipsen from a fifth stage win in this year's Tour de France. Meeus lunged his bicycle across the finish line and won by the width of his front tire.
Meeus in on the right in the above screen capture; Philipsen is on the left. Speeds were quite slow at the start. It's always hit or miss on this stage, and we missed a little today.
- Stage 21: 2h 56' 13" (actual), 2h 45' 23" (prediction), 10' 50" fast (-6.15% error)
After several years with the average speed well over 40 kph (25 mph) on the final stage, last year and this year have been much slower. Check out the winner's average speed.
- Stage 21: 10.89 m/s (39.19 kph or 24.35 mph)
If the past two years turn into a trend, we'll have to dial our power down just a hair! I don't like our error, but the last stage is probably the hardest to predict. I don't have a line in my code for drinking champagne!
Jonas Vingegaard now has two straight Tour de France general classification wins. He and Tadej Pogačar were a joy to watch this year. Unfortunately for Pogačar, Stages 16 and 17 were his undoing. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with being the second best Tour de France cyclist!
Joining Vingegaard and Pogačar on the podium was Pogačar's teammate and third-place finisher Adam Yates. It will be fascinating to see if either Vingegaard or Pogačar gets the hat trick next year. The race won't end in Paris because of the Summer Olympics. Look for the final stage of next year's Tour de France in Nice next year!
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