Pakistan, July 28 -- Tadej Pogacar leads the Tour de France into Paris later Sunday on the cusp of a fourth title after a dominant 21-day romp over the peaks and plains of France.

The final day normally culminates with a parade into the French capital and a sprint on the famed Champs-Elysees avenue.

But for the first time organisers are sending the race through the narrow cobbled lanes of the north Parisian neighbourhood of Montmartre, in a nod to the route used to much fanfare for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The detour could well provoke a long-range attack and champion-in-waiting Pogacar said he may target the stage win from there.

"We'll see what happens and how the legs are," the Slovenian said after Saturday's stage.

The 21st and f...