An emotional Geraint Thomas savours his final Tour de France before the former champion retires at the end of this year.

This year's Tour de France goes through Paris' fabled Montmartre district, mimicking the route employed for last year's Olympic Games.

The Tour de France - one of the world's biggest sports races - is a test of the mind and body. The 112th edition features over 180 riders covering 2,000 miles, ranging from flat surfaces to mountainous climbs,

Defending champion Tadej Pogačar has thus far lived up to his status as a favorite to repeat, but the Tour de France figures to be a battle to the end. Olympic gold medalist Remco Evenepoel won an early stage. Mathieu van der Poel wore the famous yellow jersey multiple days before Pogačar reclaimed it after Stage 7.

Riders competing in cycling's greatest race - the Tour de France - are battling for some serious money, with Tadej Pogacar the frontrunner to claim the iconic, and richly rewarding, yellow jersey

Like Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) last year in Nice, Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was able to claim the third spot on the Paris podium behind Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) as well as the white jersey in his first-ever Tour de France participation.