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Pogacar makes history with record-equalling fifth Tour de France title

Team Emirates-XRG cyclist Tadej Pogacar has won the 2026 Tour de France, securing a record-equaling fifth overall title.

The 27-year-old Slovenian completed the 21-stage race in 73 hours, 56 minutes and 26 seconds after crossing the finish line on Paris’ Champs-Elysees.

Pogacar claimed his third consecutive Tour de France victory and fifth overall title, having also won cycling’s most prestigious race in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025.

He joined Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the male riders with the most Tour de France titles.

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel finished second in the general classification, 6 minutes and 26 seconds behind Pogacar, while the Slovenian’s Mexican teammate Isaac del Toro took third at 9 minutes and 42 seconds.

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