Boise High graduate Matteo Jorgenson finished 30th in the general classification at his fifth Tour de France, which wrapped up over the weekend in Paris.

Jorgenson, who has raced in every Tour de France since 2022, had his lowest finish after finishing outside of the top 30 in 18 of this year’s 21 stages. He did get a boost with a third-place finish in the 18th stage, a 185.2-kilometer mountain stage between Voiron and Orcières-Merlette and also helped his team, Team Visma-Lease a Bike, win the team time trials in the race’s opening stage.

But over the next few weeks, he was unable to capitalize on his opening performance, as heat waves moved over France and Jorgenson was reportedly sick during the second week of the race.

“It’s a very tough Tour de France,” Jorgenson told Dutch website In de Leidersturui earlier in the race. “I can’t immediately recall a more difficult edition. It’s certainly the hottest. The heat is hitting me really hard. I’ve always performed better in cold temperatures.”

Slovenian Tadej Pogačar won his third straight Tour de France and fifth since 2020. Pogačar won five stages in this year’s race.

With his win, Pogačar solidified his place among cycling’s elite, pulling even with Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinaul for the most Tour de France wins of all time.

“I’m speechless. It’s an incredible day, there was an incredible atmosphere,” Pogačar said, according to the Associated Press. “I’ve ridden seven Tours already and I’ve always finished on the podium. You might think this is a fairytale, it’s incredible for me too.”

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