Tour de France 2021: The third week in pictures

Wout van Aert showed incredible versatility, Pogacar sealed the deal and Cavendish was denied that elusive record-breaking win. Here's the final week of the 2021 Tour de France in pictures

Tour de France 2021

Stage 16: Patrick Konrad's maiden Tour stage win
Stage 17: Pogacar confirms his dominance

Stage 18: No gifts from the yellow jerseyStage 19: If it's not Tadej it's Matej

Stage 20: The race against timeStage 21: The record remains unbroken

Images: Charly López, Pauline Ballet, Getty Images, Jumbo-Visma, Jered Gruber

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