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Wout van Aert proved his supreme confidence and ability by escaping from the inside to win the final stage ahead of Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish and, more importantly, to gain the 10-second time bonus to edge into the GC lead. Ethan Hayter although in the mix in the last hundred metres finished 11th, a slightly forlorn figure as soon as he saw van Aert sprint to the line. Still, it was an excellent Tour for the top British rider who also won the Points competition. He also won a Silver Medal in the Tokyo Olympics in the Madison, so it's been a good year and he still has the World Championships to come.

Another Briton, Jacob Scott, won the Sprint and KOM competitions at a canter. Deceuninck Quick-Step won the Team competition by 23 seconds from Ineos Grenadiers.