From stage 6 onwards, Pogacar 'never let go' during Tour de France

Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar has won his fifth Tour de France title, joining an elite group of just five riders in cycling history. The twenty-seven-year-old dominated this year's race—France 24 reports he never relinquished the lead from stage six onwards—earning a place alongside Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault.

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