The Belgian from the team Alpecin-Deceuninck won the bunch sprint on the Champs-Elysees very clearly ahead of Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange) and Alexander Kristoff (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) through.
Vingegaard brings yellow jersey safely to the finish
As expected, there were no more shifts in the overall standings on the final stage of the day. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) brought the yellow jersey safely across the finish line. Last year's winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) took second place in the final standings, 2:43 minutes behind Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers/+7:22) completes the podium.
The green jersey of the Tour de France goes to Vingegaard's team-mate Wout van Aert, who no longer sprinted on the final stage, but crossed the finish line arm in arm with his team-mates.
In the mountain classification Vingegaard had beaten Simon Geschke (Cofidis) took the best climber's jersey on the way to Hautacam and kept it until Paris - leaving the German in second place. Tadej Pogacar once again secured the junior classification, while Ineos Grenadiers took the team classification.
Peloton pays tribute to Geschke
The final stage started with the traditional Tour d'Honneur, where the riders posed for photos and were celebrated for their achievements. There was a remarkable scene at the only mountain classification of the day (4th category) The peloton paid tribute to Simon Geschke's performance and the German rode over the mountain classification alone in front of the peloton.
The race then really picked up speed on the final laps of the Champs-Elysees - with the German riders right in the thick of it. Nils Politt, Maximilian Schachmann (both Bora-Hansgrohe) and Jonas Rutsch (EF Education EasyPost) tried their luck in breakaway groups, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
Pogacar attacks on the Champs-Elysees
Even overall runner-up Tadej Pogacar launched another attack, which was quickly countered by the peloton - just like the attempt by Team Ineos Grenadiers with Geraint Thomas in third place overall and time trial world champion Filippo Ganna.
Led by Team BikeExchange, the riders raced onto the finishing straight, with Groenewegen opening the sprint. However, it quickly became clear that Philipsen had the best legs on the day and could not be beaten.
The Belgian thus secured his second one-day victory at the 2022 Tour de France, having already won the stage to Carcassone had won.
