Photos: Scenes from the 2021 Tour de France
The Tour de France wrapped up Sunday. Here's a look back at this year's race.
The group with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, climbs towards Tignes during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.9 kilometers (90 miles) with start in Cluses and finish in Tignes, France, Sunday, July 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Overall leader, best climber and best young rider Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) with start in Mourenx and finish in Libourne, France,Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, rides in the pack during the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) with start in Mourenx and finish in Libourne, France,Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Belgium's Wout Van Aert cools off after the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 30.8 kilometers (19.1 miles) with start in Libourne and finish in Saint-Emilion, France,Saturday, July 17, 2021. (Tim van Wichelen/Pool Photo via AP)
Spectators line the road as they wait for riders to climb Tourmalet pass during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France,Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The pack speeds down Tourmalet pass during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France,Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, speeds down Tourmalet pass during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France,Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, looks back to check if he has enough lead on Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, and Richard Carapaz of Ecuador , as he crosses the finish line to win the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France,Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, looks at his rivals as he crosses the finish line to win the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France,Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Two record 34 Tour de France stage win holders, Britain's Mark Cavendish, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, and Belgian great Eddy Merckx, hug prior to the start of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) with start in Mourenx and finish in Libourne, France,Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Britain's Mark Cavendish, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, and Belgian great Eddy Merckx, who both hold a record 34 Tour de France stage victories, talk prior to the start of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) with start in Mourenx and finish in Libourne, France,Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Stage winner Slovenia's Matej Mohoric breaks away during the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) with start in Mourenx and finish in Libourne, France,Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The pack passes a car with a bicycle mounted on its roof during the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) with start in Mourenx and finish in Libourne, France,Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Spain's Omar Fraile, in focus in white shirt, and Colombia's Sergio Andres Higuita, in pink, speed downhill with other riders in the peloton in rain and mist during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 169 kilometers (105 miles) with start in Pas de la Case and finish in Saint Gaudens, France, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The peloton climbs during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 169 kilometers (105 miles) with start in Pas de la Case and finish in Saint Gaudens, France, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Spectators wear obligatory face masks when watching the riders line up for the start of the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The peloton passes a field with sunflowers during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The pack with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, passes fields with sunflowers during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Sabrina walks her horse Bolshoi as the breakaway group, rear, passes during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The pack speeds down Col de Val Louron-Azet pass during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The pack speeds down Col de Val Louron-Azet pass during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, crosses the finish line ahead of Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, rear, to win the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Stage winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, second placed Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, and third place Richard Carapaz of Ecuador, from right to left, climb Col du Portet pass during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Stage winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, catches his breath after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.4 kilometers (110.9 miles) with start in Muret and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet, France,Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (Tim van Wichele/Pool Photo via AP)
The pack with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, climbs during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.3 kilometers (118.9 miles) with start in Ceret, France, and finish in Andorra-la-Vella, Andorra, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The pack passes under a railway bridge during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.3 kilometers (118.9 miles) with start in Ceret, France, and finish in Andorra-la-Vella, Andorra, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Sepp Kuss of the US celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.3 kilometers (118.9 miles) with start in Ceret and finish in Andorra-la-Vella, Andorra, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Stage winner Sepp Kuss of the US celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.3 kilometers (118.9 miles) with start in Ceret and finish in Andorra-la-Vella, Andorra, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 191.3 kilometers (118.9 miles) with start in Ceret and finish in Andorra-la-Vella, Andorra, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
The peloton with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, climbs during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 169 kilometers (105 miles) with start in Pas de la Case and finish in Saint Gaudens, France, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 169 kilometers (105 miles) with start in Pas de la Case and finish in Saint Gaudens, France, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Australia's Ben O'Connor celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.9 kilometers (90 miles) with start in Cluses and finish in Tignes, France, Sunday, July 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, smiles as he talks with Neilson Powless of the US, left, and Denmark's Mikkel Bjerg, center, during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.7 kilometers (118.5 miles) with start in Albertville and finish in Valence, France, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The pack rides during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.7 kilometers (118.5 miles) with start in Albertville and finish in Valence, France, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A spectator cheers Belgium's Wout Van Aert during the ascent of the Mont Ventoux as part of the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198.9 kilometers (123.6 miles) with start in Sorgues and finish in Malaucene, France, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
German Nils Politt celebrates after winning the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 159.4 kilometers (99 miles) with start in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and finish in Nimes, France, Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
The pack passes vineyards during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The peloton passes fields with sunflowers during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Spain's Peio Bilbao crashes in a corner during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Spain's Peio Bilbao crashes in a corner as Spain's Ion Izaguirre Insausti can't avoid running over his bicycle during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Netherland's Bauke Mollema crosses the finish line to win the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Netherland's Bauke Mollema crosses the finish line to win the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Spectators cheers as Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, bottom right, and the peloton of riders pass during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183.7 kilometers (114.1 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Quillan, France, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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