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It was supposed to be Mark Cavendish's magical night but Wout van Aert spoiled the party in Paris, as the Belgian charged to victory on Stage 21 of the Tour de France.
If it had been Cavendish rumbling down the Champs Elysees with his arms in the air, the veteran would have snatched . Instead, he completes the race with the green jersey, four victories and deadlocked with Eddy Merckx in the history books.
A perfect lead-out by Jumbo-Visma team-mate Mike Teunissen launched Van Aert to his third victory of the Tour, as Tadej Pogacar rolled in behind to seal back-to-back overall victories.
Wout Van Aert took victory on Stage 21 of the Tour de France, beating Mark Cavendish (right)
'Cav' couldn't grab his record 35th stage, but joined Tadej Pogacar on the podium to collect the green jersey after the Slovenian dominated the yellow jersey race
The Slovenian sensation mauled his weakened competition this summer, finishing the three weeks five minutes and 20 seconds ahead of Jumbo-Visma's Jonas Vingergaard, with Ineos
