Froome won the 102nd edition of the most important and biggest cycling race in the world with a lead of 1:12 minutes on Nairo Quintana (Col) and 5:25 minutes to Alejandro Valverde (Sp). Mathias Frank closes the Tour de France as the best Swiss in the excellent 8th place from.
To minimize Due to the bad weather conditions in Paris and at the risk of falling, the jury had decided the time for the general classification already in first of ten target transits, ie almost 70 km from the finish to be considered.
The best riders in the overall classification therefore could restrain himself in the closing stages. To the day’s victory was but natural nevertheless fought on denm 109.5 kilometers. And the prestigious 21st stage on the Champs-Elysées has been a prey to favorite Greipel.
Greipel sat in the expected bunch sprint ahead of Frenchman Bryan Coquard and the Norwegian Alexander Kristoff through. Greipel thus cemented his reputation as the best sprinter in the Tour. He celebrated his fourth stage victory this year and the tenth overall.
For the German professional cyclists so goes a very successful Tour de France to an end. Besides Greipel also Tony Martin and Simon Geschke won even one part each piece. For the third consecutive year, the Germans are the most successful stage hunters. 2013 also won six, even seven stages last year.
Even in the last stage empty-handed went Peter Sagan. The Slovakian, who in a row won the green jersey of the points winner for the fourth time, classified only in 7th place. Sagan had to make do with five 2nd, two 3rd, 4th and 5th rank three.
While the front Sprinter fought for victory, rolled Froome after total 3360 km side by side and arm in arm with his colleagues from the Team Sky over the finish line.
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