Froome’s Tour de France victory within sight MyZA

Tour de France: Chris Froome third but victory within sight. Photo: BBC Sport

Briton Chris Froome is set to win the 100th Tour de France after finishing third on the penultimate stage.

Froome, 28, leads by over five minutes and will not be challenged on Sunday’s traditional procession into Paris.

“I can’t quite believe I’m sitting here in this position,” said Froome. “It really is amazing.

“I’m a bit lost for words. I’ve still got to roll into Paris but this is the GC [general classification] sorted out. To finish it off like this is special.”

The Kenya-born rider added: “It was quite hard to stay on top once I got to three kilometres to go because I knew I had accomplished what I wanted to do. I was overwhelmed.” – BBC Sport