{"id":21297,"date":"2013-07-22T00:06:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/britains-chris-froome-wins-100th-tour-de-france\/"},"modified":"2013-07-22T00:06:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T22:06:01","slug":"britains-chris-froome-wins-100th-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/britains-chris-froome-wins-100th-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Chris Froome wins 100th Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chris Froome (Photo credit: Petit Brun)<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Chris Froome<\/a> won the 100th edition<\/a> of the Tour de France as twilight fell over Paris on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Froome crossed the line linking arms with his team-mates as he took the title by more than four minutes.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Marcel Kittel claimed the final stage in Paris, with Mark Cavendish third in a hotly contested sprint along the Champs Elysees.<\/p>\n

Cavendish was attempting a 26th Tour stage win \u2013 and a fifth on the trot in Paris \u2013 which would have put him third on the all-time list behind five-time Tour winners Eddy Merckx (34) and Bernhard Hinault (28).<\/p>\n

But he was edged out by a wheel length by Germany\u2019s Kittel and Andre Greipel in the fading light in the French capital, with more than 350 000 spectators lining the streets.<\/p>\n

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. \u2013 bbc<\/a><\/p>\n

Froome\u2019s Tour in numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kilometres covered: 3404
\nHours in the saddle: 84
\nWinning margin: 4mins 20secs
\nStages won: 3 (8, 15 and 17)
\nDays in yellow: 13\/21
\nCrashes: 1 (before the start of stage 1)
\nSpectators punched: 1 (stage 20)
\nDoping tests taken: 19
\nFines: \u00a3140 20 seconds for taking food illegally (stage 18)
\nPrize money: \u00a3380,000 (traditionally split between his team-mates)<\/p>\n

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