Who had money on Wout van Aert dropping Pogacar on a climb during this year's Tour? With fans lined ten-deep and hanging out of apartment windows, the stepped and cobbled pitches of the Montmartre ascent looked more like a soaking wet spring Classic than the final stage of the La Grande Boucle.

It's also where the Visma–Lease a Bike rider did the near-impossible by opening a gap on the yellow jersey (and everyone else) with only a death-defying descent and the Champs-Élysées between him and what has to be one of the sweetest wins of his career.

The final episode of this year's Tour de France podcast coverage sees Mike Levy and Peter Cossins talk about whether too many HC climbs hurt the racing, that epic final stage, and why there were so many crashes the previous day. They also recount their favourite moments from a Tour that was never short of excitement.

Further reading

• Emotional Van Aert Paris Win Turns Tour Fortunes Around for Visma
• ‘Highest and Lowest Levels I’ve Had’: Vingegaard Bittersweet on Tour de France
• After Demolishing the Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar Just Wants to Chill: ‘Maybe I Can Burn Out’
• Tour de France Stage 21: Inspired Van Aert Wins in Paris, Pogačar Takes Fourth GC Victory
• Tour de France Prize Money: How Much Did Pogačar Win?