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A history of Australians in yellow at the Tour de France

Taking a closer look at the eight riders from the nation who have worn the maillot jaune, from Phil Anderson to Jai Hindley

Australians are rather accustomed to waking up in the morning to the news that one of their compatriots has taken a stage victory at the Tour de France , in fact there's only been one edition in the last ten years where there hasn't been at least one stage victory for the nation to celebrate. The yellow jersey, however, is another matter entirely. 

The last time an Australian rider pulled on the maillot jaune was in 2015, but then on Wednesday Jai Hindley grasped an unexpected opportunity on stage 5 and rode away not only to stage victory, but also right to the top of the overall leaderboard.

Only one Australian, Cadel Evans, has worn yellow on the Champs-Élysées but, while Hindley was always seen as a podium contender behind the clear-cut favourites of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), his efforts on the first day in the Pyrenees also delivered a day in yellow.

No matter the outcome in Paris in the first week the 27-year-old has already delivered on two monumental achievements at his debut Tour, taking a stage victory and becoming the eighth Australian in the history of the race to wear the maillot jaune.

We take a look back at each of those eight who have donned the yellow jersey , right from when Phil Anderson began to pave the way in 1981.

Phil Anderson, 1981 and 1982

• Days in yellow - 1 day in 1981, 9 days in 1982

Phil Anderson never expected to be in yellow when he lined up to race his very first Tour de France for Peugeot-Esso-Michelin in support of the team's French leader Jean-René Bernaudeau. In fact, he really wasn't sure what he was getting into, given that at that stage very little news from the Tour de France filtered back to Australia. However on stage 3 the then 23 year old found himself riding in the front group on stage 5 in the Pyrenees between Saint-Gaudens and Saint-Lary-Soulan in a group including Bernard Hinault. The only problem was that his team leader Bernaudeau wasn't up there as well.

"I think I just got wrapped up in the emotion of it all," Anderson told  Cyclingnews in 2011 in a feature celebrating the 30th anniversary of that day . "I didn't play the role I was meant to but I was reminded by that time it was too late. The team possibly would have preferred that it wasn't me; that they had Bernaudeau in my place but for me it was certainly a coup for my young career."

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That day Anderson became not just the first Australian to wear the maillot jaune but also the first non-European. Even though he spent just one day in yellow, as Hinault took it for good on the next stage, it was a landmark day that opened the eyes of a whole new raft of potential contenders. Also, he impressively maintained a strong position on the GC right through to the end, finishing in tenth, while his team leader Bernaudeau came sixth.

What's more, Anderson's day in yellow in 1981 wasn't his last. He returned to the Tour de France in 1982 and stepped into the jersey for an impressive 9 days before again losing it to eventual winner Hinault in an individual time trial. Still this time he was the top finisher for his team at the end of the 21 stages, coming fifth overall and securing the white jersey of the best young rider classification while his teammate Bernaudeau finished 13th.

Anderson went on to ride 13 editions of the race, his last in 1994 but by then a new group of riders who he had broken the ground for were starting to come through. 

Stuart O'Grady, 1998 and 2001

• Days in yellow - 3 days in 1998, 6 days in 2001 

Stuart O'Grady was the first in what turned out to be an era of riders who preferred the flat, rather than the mountains, but clinched yellow in the early stages of the race. O'Grady stepped into the coveted jersey on stage four to Cholet in 1998 thanks to the bonus seconds he accumulated throughout the stage. He was the fourth rider to wear the jersey in as many days, but then held firm at the top of the overall standings through to the Individual time trial on stage 7, when Jan Ullrich – who ultimately finished second behind Marco Pantani – moved to the top of the results table. O'Grady went on to take a victory on stage 14 to Grenoble and was also runner up in the green jersey competition for the first of four times. His Tour de France results of that year, however were tainted by the admission, just as he was heading into retirement approximately 15 years later, that he had used EPO ahead of the 1998 edition of the race.

There were plenty of podium places for O'Grady at the Tour de France over the next editions of the French Grand Tour and in 2001 he again stepped into yellow, also in the early stages before there was a sniff of the high mountains. He took the leader's jersey on stage 3 in Belgium and held it right through to a lumpy stage 7 where Jens Voigt, who had broken away, claimed it along with second on the stage. O'Grady however, still wasn't far from the top of the results table in third and wrestled back yellow on stage 8, holding it for two days before an Alpe d'Huez finish on stage 10 meant he gave it away for good. That was the last time O'Grady would wear the maillot jaune but he went on to win another stage in 2004 and compete in 17 editions of the race, his last Tour de France being in 2013.

Bradley McGee, 2003

• Days in yellow - 3 days in 2003

It was no accidental yellow for Bradley McGee, who was one of seven Australian riders on the start list in 2003, the biggest contingent to that point. La Française des Jeux had planned to make an impression right from the start. 

"I've just been a good prologue rider during my whole career, and when I heard this stage would be really short and pretty flat, I just knew it would suit me well," said McGee at the time . 

The Australian, who has also won Olympic Gold on the track, overcame a season start that had been stymied by injury to take the victory on the opening day in Paris, in the tightest of finishes with David Millar finishing just a fraction of a second behind. 

"As I enter my first diary entry I am sitting here wearing the coveted Yellow Jersey of the centenary Tour de France," McGee wrote in his Cyclingnews 2003 Tour de France diary . "Winning stage 7 last year was incredible, winning the prologue of this very special race is almost too hard to describe. My mind has been racing all day."

McGee held the jersey through till the end of stage 3, happy to have held it that long as with a short prologue and then two sprint stages the margins were extremely tight.

Robbie McEwen, 2004

• Days in yellow – 1 day

Robbie McEwen 's appearances on the 2004 podium of the three opening sprint stages, once on each step, meant that by stage 3 he'd also stepped into the leader's jersey. Green was the colour he was more accustomed to, in 2004 taking out the points jersey for the second of three times. The competitive drive that ultimately delivered 12 Tour de France stage victories was clear in his post stage comments as while he may have taken the race lead, he clearly wanted the stage as well. 

"I'm really happy to have the maillot jaune, as it's the first time I've had the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour, but I really wanted to win the stage! If I won the stage I would have had it anyway," said McEwen in the Cyclingnews stage 3 report after coming third on the day. "I was a little bit far back with a kilometre and a half to go and when I finally found a gap I just decided to go. In the end it was a little bit too far..."

Regardless of whether he won that stage or not, it would always have been a one-day stint in the jersey because it was the team time trial on stage 4. That meant McEwen plunged down the overall rankings while a heavy helping of US Postal team riders shot to the top.

Cadel Evans, 2008, 2010 and 2011

• Days in yellow - 5 days in 2008, 1 day in 2010, 2 days in 2011

By the time Cadel Evans entered the arena, Australians had become accustomed to seeing a rider from their nation in yellow from time to time but seeing one who could potentially hold it right through to the end was a completely different ball game. The numbers of yawning cycling fans grew – with the race taking place in the middle of the night for the Australian audience – as this bona fide contender emerged.

In his opening Tour de France appearance in 2005 the one time mountain biker had already lept into the top ten, with eighth overall and then it was fourth in 2006 and second in 2007. That meant hopes were high when on stage 10 in 2008, which included the Col du Tourmalet and then a Hautacam finish, he rode his way into yellow despite being bandaged up after a stage 9 crash

"Yesterday was terrible. I suffered a lot. My entire left side is damaged, my helmet was destroyed. I thought my Tour was over," said Evans in the Cyclingnews race report . "Now, I only think of the general classification." Evans held yellow through to stage 15, a day that was won by fellow Australian Simon Gerrans, and ultimately the rider would finish 2008 as runner-up again.

The 2009 Tour de France was one to forgot, though a Road World Championships victory made it a brillant season nonetheless, and while he wore yellow again in 2010  but fractured his elbow, ultimately finishing in 24th place.

Though in 2011 Evans was in yellow when it really counted. The two-time runner-up had sat near the top leader board right from the very first stage, wavering between second and third until slipping to a low of fourth on stage 18 when both Andy and Frank Schelck put on the pressure and a yellow clad Thomas Voeckler delivered the performance of his life. However, Voeckler slipped away from the lead on Alpe d'Huez on stage 19 as Evans clung on determinedly, despite bike problems and the unrelenting digs from the Schleck brothers. That meant it all came down to the stage 20 time trial, where Evans had a simple strategy, ride fast .

And ride fast he did, not only pulling back the four seconds he needed on Frank and 57 seconds on Andy, but ultimately turning his deficit into a buffer of 1:34. Evans rode into Paris in yellow and became the first, and still only, Australian to win the Tour de France .

Simon Gerrans, 2013

• Days in yellow - 2 days in 2013

Simon Gerrans took the second Tour de France stage win of his career on stage 3 in 2013 as Corsica's sinuous coastal roads shook off the pure sprinters and the Australian then launched from a superb lead out from Orica–GreenEdge teammate Daryl Impey to hold off a closing Peter Sagan. That was enough to put him third overall and set the scene for a move into yellow the following day.

The Australian squad's victory in the team time trial in Nice on stage 4 put Gerrans at the top of the results table.

"The big thing I achieved yesterday was to open the flood gates," said Gerrans after the team trial victory. "The first win is always the hardest to get and I was sure they were going to come thick and fast after that but never in our wildest dreams did we think it would come already today."

"It's the pinnacle of the sport to get the yellow jersey, so few guys have had that honour. There's every opportunity to keep it for the next couple of days and we'll do our best."

The Australian squad's victory in the team time trial in Nice on stage 4 put Gerrans at the top of the results table. With a sprint the next day, Gerrans held firm on the overall, but then on stage 6 he was caught on the wrong side of a bunch split, however the yellow jersey still stayed within the ranks of the Australian team for another two days as South African rider Daryl Impey took over.

Rohan Dennis, 2015

• Days in yellow - 1 day in 2015 

In 2015 Rohan Dennis ' two time trial world championships were still years away, but the rider had certainly already made it abundantly clear that he was a force to be reckoned with when it came to a race against the clock.  However, his win in the 13.8km prologue with a five second advantage to a second placed Tony Martin on a hot and windy afternoon was an upset. Fabian Cancellara, with his stellar record a clear favourite, walked away with third and another of the top picks, along with Martin, was Tom Dumoulin who came fourth. 

"There's a little bit of shock," said Dennis after the stage . "We've worked with the team and came out here about a month ago to check and recon the course. It's the Tour de France and the yellow jersey. I've always dreamed of being in this position and now I am. It started to sink in when I saw the big threats come in behind me. It was surreal but a few emotions came out."

Dennis held yellow for a day, with Cancellara claiming it on stage 2 as the winds continued to wreak havoc, splintering the field. The Australian, who was riding his second Tour de France, however got to taste more success in that edition of the race with his BMC Racing Team also taking out the stage 9 team time trial.

Jai Hindley, 2023

• Days in yellow - 1 day so far in 2023

There have been a long list of Australian stage wins in the eight years since Dennis wore yellow, and Richie Porte also stepped onto the overall podium, climbing onto the third step in 2020. Still it has been a long gap between yellow jerseys and an even longer wait to see one on a serious overall contender that hails from the nation.

Of the 12 Australians lining up at the Tour in 2023, three have serious GC clout with Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) taking fourth at the race in 2021, Jack Haig having come third in the Vuelta a España in 2021 and then there is 2022 Giro d'Italia winner Jai Hindley , who has been right at the top of that list since the outset.

"If Jai is as good as he was in the Giro last year, I really feel that he can be one of the factors in the Tour this year," Porte told Cyclingnews before the start of the 2023 Tour de France.

Already, Hindley has been a factor and made it a Tour to remember by taking advantage of what was an admittedly unexpected opportunity on the first mountain stage of the race. Still, once in the break he played it to absolute perfection, both taking the win in Laruns and pulling out time on the overall so he could step into yellow with a 47 second buffer to defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).

It may have been a surprise jump to the top of the leaderboard on stage 5, but was one that quickly raised the question of whether or not the 27-year-old Bora Hansgrohe rider would try to defend the maillot jaune. 

"I'm here to ride for GC and I still am. For me it doesn't change that. I'm not putting too much expectation on myself but I'm here to be competitive," Hindley said in the post-stage press conference . "I tried really hard to be here in as best shape as possible and we still have a long way to go in the race." That also immediately included another tough day in the Pyrenees, and it turned out to be a day that ended this stint in yellow for the calm Australian. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) claimed the jersey and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) the stage win, with both shifting above him on the leaderboard, but Hindley still maintained third place.

“What can I say, [it] was just an epic day rolling around in the yellow jersey doing some mythical climbs. And to be honest, I got my ass handed to me, but I really enjoyed it,” Hindley told  Eurosport/GCN  at the finish. “I knew I just wanted to ride my own race and if I could hang onto the two big favourites then I would do my best and I did. Gave it a red hot crack so that’s all I can do.”

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Starting the day trailing Andy Schleck by 57 seconds, the Australian produced a masterful performance in the 42.5km time trial in and around Grenoble to seize a one minute and 34 second advantage.

Evans finished second in the time trial, just seven seconds behind GermanTony Martin with three-time champion Alberto Contador third.

The Australian poured praise on his coach Aldo Sassi, saying it was the Italian who inspired him to go on and create a defining moment in Australian sporting history.

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"He who believed in me from October 2001 and never for one day (did) he doubted my abilities," an emotional Evans said.

"He never gave up in me through good and bad.

"I've had some bad moments in the last 10 years (but) that just makes the good moments even better."

The last stage to Paris is traditionally a procession for riders in the overall classification with the main action coming from the sprinters on the Champs Elysees.

"We've still got to cross the finish line in Paris," he said.

"That's my main fine focus right now, actually, getting through there without any trouble."The 34-year, from Victoria, scorched around the undulating course in the heart of the French Alps in HH minutes and HH seconds in overcast conditions.

After near misses in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the Tour de France , Evans's triumph is a massive moment for the sport in Australia.

The victory makes the 34-year-old the oldest winner of the Tour in the 88 years since Henri Pelissier finished on top in 1923.

Such has been the dominance of Europeans at the Tour, Evans is only the third champion to have come from outside the continent's clutches.

Evans's performance also ticks one of the few remaining boxes on Australian sport's to-do list.

The weight of the achievement must be considered up there with the nation's finest sporting moments such as Australia II winning the 1983 America's Cup in New York.

It completes a remarkable journey after growing up in the Northern Territory and almost being killed at the age of eight after being kicked in the head by a horse.

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Evans moved to Victoria in his teenage years and made his name as a mountain biker before transferring his talents to the road.

After being less than a minute away in 2007 and 2008 from capturing cycling's holy grail, Evans struggled with favouritism in 2009.

However only months after his disappointing 30th finish, he became the first Australian to win the men's road race world title.

He changed teams in late 2009 and went to BMC, a fractured elbow from a crash at last year's Tour ruining his chances of challenging the leaders.

On this year's tour, he has not had as much pressure on himself and stage 20 was the first day that he had worn the yellow jersey.

He had been happy to mark his time before the time trial with spirited pursuits of lead groups in the final two mountain stages proving pivotal to his success.

Brian Kirkham was the first Australian to ride in the Tour in 1914 with the legendary Hubert Opperman participating for the first time in 1928.

But it wasn't until 1981 that an Australian slipped on the yellow jersey for the first time in Phil Anderson.

Since then several Australians have worn the famous jersey but only Evans has threatened to climb to the top step on the Champs Elyses with it on. His dream will be realised on stage 21.

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Stage 18: Breakaway Artist Victor Campenaerts Takes His First-Ever Tour de France Stage Win

Known for spearheading many breakaways over the years, the Lotto Dstny rider finally solidifies his place in Tour history.

Stage Winner: Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) GC Leader: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)

Following a quick descent, the race would face another Category 3, a sprint segment, and a trio of Category 3s before the day ended with a slow uphill grade over its final thirty kilometers.

It was up and down all day, giving plenty of opportunities for the kind of attacks that made yesterday’s stage 17 one of the most exciting of this year’s Tour de France.

And just like stage 17, today was full of charging chances at the front of the day’s two pelotons (sorry, I’m not calling a group of nearly forty riders a “breakaway”).

With riders that included Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers), Victor Campanaerts (Lotto Dstny), and Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla), the large front group established itself early, with some of the race’s punchier, one-day specialists taking the fore.

As all three of today’s climbs were Category 3s, there was little chance or reason for any GC or KOM competitors to launch wholehearted attacks. Those would be held for the coming stages, which feature mighty climbs such as the Col de Vars, Cime de la Bonette, Isola 2000, Col de Turini, and the Col de La Couillole.

Eventually, that large front group whittled down to twenty-eight riders, eventually building up a lead of eleven minutes over the second group, which included all four jersey classification leaders.

As the first group reached the bottom of the final climb, a seven-rider group, including Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers) and Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost), broke away, quickly gapping the other riders. Shortly before the peloton swallowed that group, INEOS Grenadiers’ Michaeł Kwiatkoski launched a solo attack on the descent of the day’s final climb, the Côte des Demoiselles. Campanaerts and TotalEnergies’ Mattéo Vercher soon fought back to his wheel, creating a three-man lead group that wound down the mountain’s switchbacks.

Soon, their lead stretched to nearly a minute, giving the trio enough cushion to play a bit of cat-and-mouse as the kilometers ticked down.

Vercher launched with more than eight hundred meters to go, quickly abandoning his attack and allowing the trio to regroup. Finally, Campanaerts attacked after the day’s final turn, easily besting the other two over the day’s final two hundred meters. Vercher finished second, and Kwiatkowski third.

More than fifteen minutes later, the peloton crossed the line without changes the overall standings.

“Winning a stage in the Tour de France is everybody’s dream,” Campanaerts said, fighting back tears.

“I’ve been dreaming about this for a very long time. After the Classics, I had a very difficult time. I got ignored for a long time. But my girlfriend was there; she supported me every day. Then, I became a father and it was only blue skies. Then, I started to feel very good on the bike. We’re going to celebrate tonight.”

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The Slovenian clinched stage 15 by over a minute against general classification rival Jonas Vingegaard and extended his overall lead to more than three minutes.

The Sporting News is tracking the results from the 2024 Tour de France. Follow along with the stages below.

Tour de France standings 2024

General classification through stage 17.

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Tour de France 2024 winners, results by stage

The 2024 Tour de France begins Saturday, June 29, in Florence, Italy, and lasts until Sunday, July 21, when it finishes Nice, France.

July 8 and July 15 are the riders' only rest days during the mammoth task of completing the 3,492km (2,170-mile) race.

Follow along with the winners for each stage below.

What do the Tour de France jerseys mean?

There are four jerseys given to riders during the Tour de France, marking overall leaders and winners of certain classifications.

Yellow jersey

The yellow jersey is worn by the aggregate time leader at the beginning of a stage. For example, if one rider has the best time through three stages, he will wear the yellow jersey for the fourth stage. That means the winner of the Tour de France after all 21 stages always receives the yellow jersey, or the maillot jaune.

Polka dot jersey

The polka dot jersey is awarded to the rider who performs the best on the race's grueling climbs. Known as "King of the Mountains," the rider receives the jersey based on finishing with the highest number of points assigned from mountaintop checkpoints.

Green jersey

The green jersey is awarded to points classification winners. It's considered the sprinter's jersey, as more points are awarded in this case for flat stages. The winner of a flat stage will receive 50 points, whereas the winner of a "hilly" stage receives 30 and the winner of a "high mountain" stage receives 20. The top 15 finishers are traditionally awarded points, and points also can be accumulated during intermediate sprints in the middle of stages.

White jersey

The white jersey is awarded to the best finisher among riders aged 25 or younger. That means riders can win both the white jersey and the yellow jersey, and that's exactly what Tadej Pogacar did in both 2020 and 2021.

Tour de France results, standings: Tadej Pogačar extends lead with Stage 14 win

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates extended his general classification lead with a 39-second victory during Stage 14 of the 2024 Tour de France . 

Pogačar seized the top spot in the standings after his similarly dominant Stage 4 victory and has not looked back. Two-thirds into the competition, Pogačar seems poised to win his third Tour de France title and become the first man in the 21st century to win the Tour and the Giro d'Italia in the same season. 

After a steady ride through the French Pyrenees , Pogačar made his decisive move up the final mountain climb with approximately three miles to go. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard — the 2022 and 2023 Tour de France winner — of Visma-Lease a Bike tried to follow but didn’t have enough left in the tank to keep up with the yellow jersey wearer. Pogačar’s 39-second lead on his top rival marks the largest lead the Slovenian has ever gained against the Dane in a Tour summit finish.

Vingegaard was, however, rewarded with a runner-up finish that led him to overtake Remco Evenepoel of Soudal-QuickStep in the general classification standings. Evenepoel was next to finish after Vingegaard and now sits in third place in the general classification standings. 

“About Tadej and Jonas, they have more experience and more power than me,” Evenepoel said after the stage. “I will continue to fight for the podium. With Jonas, you never know, he is not that far away and must have also felt that Tadej was too strong, so he will perhaps go on the defensive and there will be some moves for us to make.”

Pogačar now leads Vingegaard in the yellow jersey standings by one minute and 57 seconds, with Evenepoel a further 25 seconds behind. 

Tour de France Stage 14 results

TOUR DE FRANCE: Recap, results and standings after Stage 13

Tour de France general classification standings after Stage 14

Tour de france jersey standings after stage 14.

• Yellow ( general classification ) : Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Green ( points classification ):  Biniam Girmay (Intermarché - Wanty)
• Polka dot ( mountains classification ):  Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates); worn by Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) in second place
• White (young rider classification ):  Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep)
• Yellow numbers ( teams classification) :  UAE Team Emirates
• Golden numbers ( combativity award ):  Ben Healy (EF Education–EasyPost)

Tour de France Stage 15: How to watch, schedule, distance

Date : Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location : Loudenvielle to Plateau De Beille (France)

Distance : 122.8 miles (197.7 km)

Type : Mountain stage 

Streaming : Peacock, FuboTV

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Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stage 14 in Pyrenees to extend overall lead

Sport Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stage 14 in Pyrenees to extend overall lead

Tadej Pogačar attacked just under 5 kilometres from the finish to clinch victory in stage 14.

Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel finished second and third respectively.

What's next?

Pogačar takes a 1:57 lead on the overall standings into stage 15.

Tour de France overall leader Tadej Pogačar has timed his attack to perfection, riding solo to victory on stage 14, a 152-kilometre ride from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan.

In a stage featuring a climb in the Pyrenees, Pogačar attacked just under 5 kilometres from the finish after being led out by UAE Team Emirates teammate Adam Yates.

He left behind his closest rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, who finished second and third respectively.

Vingegaard was 39 seconds behind Pogačar, with Evenpoel one minute and 10 seconds adrift.

Pogačar now leads Vingegaard in the general classification by 1:57, while Evenepoel is 2:22 behind.

"It was instinct. We tried to go for the stage but more for the sprint," Pogačar said.

"In this situation, Adam attacked … I saw that if I bridged [the gap] to Adam then he could pull me a little bit and this was really perfect.

"I must say a big thank you to the team today, they were amazing and this victory is for all my teammates.

"The plan was to come to the final and make the sprint hard, maybe take some seconds and a stage win. 

"But in the end, [winning] like this, it's much better."

Chris Harper was the best-placed Australian in stage 14, finishing 4:09 behind Pogačar in 19th position.

His countrymen Jack Haig and Jai Hindley are 20th and 21st respectively in the general classification standings.

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Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, additional reporting by Vincent Daheron; Editing by Toby Chopra and Alison Williams

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