Lease a Bike may have hoped for more, but after the last stage in Paris, the Dane finished second on the grand podium. The Dutch team won a stage on day 10 with Simon Yates, and Wout van Aert triumphed on the Champs-Élysées on day 21.

The 26-year-old Slovenian cyclist claimed victory in the race on Sunday for the fourth time in his career. He finished over four minutes ahead of his rival Jonas Vingegaard in the overall standings, with the Dane unable to threaten his lead.

Tour de France overall leader Tadej Pogacar suffered a big scare on Thursday when he bumped into the team car of his chief rival Jonas Vingegaard before the start of the 18th stage, a brutal mountain trek from Vif to the Col de la Loze.

Lease a Bike, to break the front of UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Pogacar, but never succeeded. The only one who managed to shake him off was Wout van Aert on the final day in Paris. For Plugge, this is a much more solid foundation than you might think.

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