The 2024 Tour de France concluded with its 21st and final stage, a 55-mile ride from Thoiry to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, where 122 riders crossed the finish line simultaneously, clocking a time of 1 hour, 58 minutes, and 49 seconds. The final stage marked the end of this year’s grueling cycling event, with notable performances from a range of international competitors.
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar, riding for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, secured overall victory after completing the race in a cumulative time of 73 hours, 56 minutes, and 26 seconds. Pogacar was followed by Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, who finished nearly six minutes behind at 74:02:52. Third place went to Mexico's Isaac Del Toro Romero, also representing UAE Team Emirates-XRG, completing the race in 74:06:08.
The top ten overall included several rising talents and seasoned riders: France’s Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA CGM Team placed fourth with a time of 74:08:22, narrowly ahead of fellow Frenchman Lenny Martinez of Bahrain Victorious (74:09:28). Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose, Spain’s Juan Ayuso, Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock, and France’s Jordan Jegat rounded out the top ten, all finishing within roughly 33 minutes of the race leader.
American cyclists had a visible presence throughout the event. Sepp Kuss, representing Team Visma 'Lease a Bike', achieved the highest American finish at 13th overall with a time of 74:58:49. Other U.S. riders included Quinn Simmons of Lidl-Trek, finishing 18th at 75:31:54; Sean Quinn of EF Education-EasyPost placed 19th with a total time of 75:43:31; Matthew Riccitello of Decathlon CMA CGM Team secured 24th place at 76:07:35; and Matteo Jorgenson of Team Visma 'Lease a Bike' finished 30th with a cumulative time of 76:29:55.
In the final stage itself, Matteo Jorgenson made a notable impact among the American contingent by placing 49th with a finishing time of 2:00:59, followed by Sean Quinn in 70th at 2:06:39 and Matthew Riccitello and Sepp Kuss both finishing in 107th and 124th positions respectively, timed at 2:09:43.
The 2024 Tour de France demonstrated once again the international caliber of the sport, with emerging young talent and established stars competing across diverse teams and countries, culminating in a closely contested race with Pogacar reaffirming his status at the top of professional cycling.
