Chris Froome (Photo credit: Petit Brun)
Britain’s Chris Froome won the 100th edition of the Tour de France as twilight fell over Paris on Sunday.
Froome crossed the line linking arms with his team-mates as he took the title by more than four minutes.
It is the second time in two years a Briton has won the race after Team Sky team-mate Sir Bradley Wiggins became the first British winner in 2012.
Marcel Kittel claimed the final stage in Paris, with Mark Cavendish third in a hotly contested sprint along the Champs Elysees.
Cavendish was attempting a 26th Tour stage win – and a fifth on the trot in Paris – which would have put him third on the all-time list behind five-time Tour winners Eddy Merckx (34) and Bernhard Hinault (28).
But he was edged out by a wheel length by Germany’s Kittel and Andre Greipel in the fading light in the French capital, with more than 350 000 spectators lining the streets.
Froome had finished runner-up last year but with Wiggins electing not to defend his title after injury problems, the 28-year-old was favourite to win the race and he brought the yellow jersey home in emphatic style, ahead of Colombian Nairo Quintana and Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain. – bbc
Froome’s Tour in numbers:
Kilometres covered: 3404
Hours in the saddle: 84
Winning margin: 4mins 20secs
Stages won: 3 (8, 15 and 17)
Days in yellow: 13/21
Crashes: 1 (before the start of stage 1)
Spectators punched: 1 (stage 20)
Doping tests taken: 19
Fines: £140 20 seconds for taking food illegally (stage 18)
Prize money: £380,000 (traditionally split between his team-mates)
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