⁍ Tadej Pogacar becomes the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France.

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⁍ The 22-year-old retained the yellow jersey in the 21st stage on Sunday.

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⁍ Pogacar also won the white jersey for the best Under-25 rider and the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification.

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– Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar has become the first rider from his country to win the Tour de France since 1904. The 22-year-old, who took the yellow jersey after Saturday’s time trial, also won the white jersey for the best Under-25 rider and the polka-dot jersey for the mountains, reports Reuters. Primoz Roglic of Croatia finished second and Australian Richie Porte third. Pogacar, who will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Monday, is the youngest man to win the race since Henri Cornet in 1904. “This is an incredible feeling, standing here in Paris on the top of the podium. It was an amazing three weeks, an incredible journey,” said Pogacar after the first one-two for one country since Bradley Wiggins finished ahead of fellow Briton Chris Froome in 2012. “I want to thank all those who made it happen. It was three memorable weeks on the French roads, with incredible crowds. I won’t find the words to express my feelings.” Pogacar also won three stages in one of the most brilliant individual performances in recent Tour history, leaving Roglic’s dominant Jumbo-Visma team wondering what went wrong. “We didn’t see it coming,” said Roglic’s team mate and former Tour runner-up Tom Dumoulin. Bennett became the first Irishman since Sean Kelly in 1989 to win the green jersey for the points classification, ahead of Peter Sagan, who was looking to claim it for a record-extending eighth time.