As the race concludes in paris. the slovenian finished 8th in yesterday s 20th stage to retain his substantial lead. the tradition is that no one attacks the yellow jersey on the final day. but the other parisian tradition, is a sprint finish on the champs elysees. .. win that, and it s history for mark cavendish, as drew savage reports. after 2054 miles of dominating the tour de france, tadej pogacar finished stage 20 with a lead of more than five minutes. today he ll be drinking champagne on the road to paris. others will be relieved it s over. geraint thomas had hoped to challenge him but a crash and a dislocated shoulder ended that. next for him the tokyo olympics. thomas stayed in the race to help his team mate richard carapaz of ineos grenadiers finish third overall. while chris freeman s return from injury was almost scuppered by a crash on day one. he s done well to make it this far. most riders will take it easy on the final stage. the belgian wout van aert will be going for a ....