134k from Versailles to
Paris
Weather: sunny, 33c (92f)
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| Versailles |
The riders left Versailles for
the final stage of the 100th Tour De France under sunny skies. It is
shaping up to be the hottest day of the Tour. By the time they finish, the skies will have darkened, as the
race concludes with its first ever twilight finish.
Hundreds of ex-Tour riders
will be on hand for the celebrations at the end. 170 riders will celebrate
finishing the 2013 Tour De France after three weeks of intense competition on
the roads of France.
Chris Froome will officially
solidify his win when he crosses the finish line on the Champs-Élysées, and he
will earn Team Sky its second consecutive Tour victory. The Kenyan-born talent
who rides for Dave Brailsford’s British team asserted his will all over the
race, and finishes with an indisputable five-minute win over second place Nairo
Quintana of Team Movistar.
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| Stage 21 profile |
All the jerseys have been
decided. Peter Sagan coasts into Paris with the green sprinter’s jersey. The
young Slovakian speedster was diligent in both the finish sprints and the
intermediate sprints, which have become more significant with the changes in
the points system. He also rides into Paris with a green dyed goatee. Read on...
