Wout van Aert denied Tadej Pogacar a prestigious stage win, but Pogacar is still partying in Paris having retained his Tour title. That's his fourth Tour triumph overall... now let's see if he goes for the Grand Tour treble later this year. Until then, it's 'au revoir' from the Champs-Elysees.

A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Pogačar.

There were the usual final-day pleasantries in the first half of the stage: group photos, friendly chats and a pace that any amateur could happily match.

"Battling against Jonas was a tough experience," Pogačar added. "Much respect and much congratulations for his fight. Great race."

Wout van Aert denied Tadej Pogacar a prestigious win on the final stage of this year's Tour de France as the Slovenian secured his fourth Tour title.

“It could have been worse,” he told his colleagues. “I’ve gone through worse before.”