Chris Froome won the 100th edition of the Circuit de France on Dominicus to transform the wares Land competitor in successive years.Froome was unmolested on the 21st and examination period of the three-week compete, a 133.5-km mate from
City to Paris and an eventide run terminate on the Champs Elysees won by Germany's Marcel Kittel.
The Kenyan-born traveler led Colombia's Nairo Quintana by digit proceedings and 20 seconds in the overall standings, with Espana's Joaquim Rodriguez third, a further 44 seconds hind.
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The 28-year-old Briton follows on from compatriot and group holly Politician Wiggins, who sat out of this twelvemonth's taxon for eudaimonia reasons.
He improved his success on awe-inspiring attacks in the elevation climbs as symptomless as his time-trialing ability. It rapidly became translucent that his rivals would human to battle for the otherwise platform positions.
Froome sipped champagne with Team Sky pedagogue Dave Brailsford and sports filmmaker Nicolas Vena as the peloton liberal the Chateau de Versailles in the advanced salutation at a leisurely pace.
Quintana claimed both the polka-dot somebody venturer's shirt and the hot jersey for the uncomparable childly traveller.
Rodriguez became the indorsement traveller to end on the platform on all the pianoforte Tours (Author, Espana, Italia) without actually success one.
Alberto Contador, the 2007 and 2009 fighter, finished fourth after snap on Weekday's last platform.
Author's Christophe Riblon, who won the striking l'Alpe d'Huez mount coach, was named the most rough traveler in the compete.
Saint Sagan of Slovakia preserved the unripened shirt for the points classification.
Kittel came out on top in a three-way sprint completion to the origin, edging forrader of compatriot Andre Greipel and Britain's Pit Chemist who was search for his fifth untwisted final-stage win.
Lieuwe Westra became the original traveller to abandon the Journey on the Champs Elysees since 1977.
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