Tour de France 2022 stage 21 preview - Final day for sprint glory

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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 18: The Peloton passing through The Champs-Ã‰lysÃ©es at Paris city during the 108th Tour de France 2021, Stage 21 a 108,4km stage from Chatou to Paris Champs-Ã‰lysÃ©es / @LeTour / #TDF2021 / on July 18, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) — The peloton passing through Champs-Élysées in Paris at last year's Tour de France (Image credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Will Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), clad in the green points jersey he has already secured, win his fourth stage of this year's race? Will fastmen Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) or Dylan Groenewegen (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) grab their second sprint victories of this Grand Tour? Or after 20 days of racing, will Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) or Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies) final emerge to take the top step of a stage podium?

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Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.

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