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Stage 19, 2016 Tour de France

Friday’s stage is the final summit finish of the 2016 Tour. Stage 19 travels 146km (90.7mi) from Albertville to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc. Attacks are sure to come on the Category 1 Côte des Amerands/Le Bettex (9.8km at 8%) finishing climb; it was here, at the 2015 Criterium du Dauphiné, that Chris Froome dispatched American Tejay van Garderen to take the overall victory.

Date:  Friday, July 22 Start: Albertville (Two-time host city, population 19,300) Finish:  Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc (Two-time host city, population 5,800) Distance: 146km (90.7mi) Elevation Gain:  4,030m (13,221ft) Weather forecast: The morning sky will be cloudy with rain showers. Strong rain expected with storms on the afternoon. 23°C (73°F) at the start, 15°C (59°F) at the top of the climb of Bisanne. The wind will be weak. Stage notes: This is the first time the Tour de France will climb the Montée de Bisanne, an Hors-Catégorie summit (8,2% on 12,4km).

GC standings (click yellow):

Comment from race director, Christian Prudhomme: “An amazing scenery: The Mont Blanc will be ever present all along the day. It’ll also be the opportunity to discover two mountain passes of La Forclaz which will make it a total of three with the Swiss Forclaz. What follows: The brand new climb up the Mont Bisanne which will hurt the legs of many before the final climb to Le Bettex through the tough paths up the Côte des Amerands.”

Chris Froome (Team Sky): “Tomorrow is a very tricky stage with a lot of tricky descents. There’s talk about thunderstorms during the race. It’s definitely going to have to be a stage where we stay right on our game. Of course it’s fantastic that I opened out my lead today, but we can’t relax and switch off now. We’ve got to see this through right to the end.”

Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo): “I guess Froome is out of sight now. But with five guys within one minute and eight seconds, it will be fierce between us. It all became more exciting, unfortunately for me, though. But it’s definitely better to be in my spot than fifth. I’m healthy and feel good.”

Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep): “This morning I felt good, but things changed during the race. Hopefully, tomorrow morning I will wake up with the same sensations. I have never felt so good this late into a Tour de France, I also managed to avoid being sick, and I’m happy for that. Two crucial mountain stages are now coming and I hope things will go in the way I want.”

Rafal Majka (Tinkoff):  “There are two hard stages to come but luckily I have quite a lot of [KOM] points of an advantage. I’ll try to win a stage but the priority is the polka-dot jersey. I’m tired. I’ve done the Giro and Tour with breakaways and fights for the KOM. The legs feel it. Nothing is easy. If my rivals go away tomorrow, I’ll try it, too.”

Sean Yates (Tinkoff Director Sportif): “Tomorrow is another mountain stage and the polka-dot jersey is not yet sewn up. Roman [Kreuziger] has got to keep plugging away in the GC fight, and Rafal [Majka] has to keep an eye on De Gendt too. He had a hard day in the break yesterday, but I’m sure he’ll be ready to fight again tomorrow.”

That first climb is 8km @7 %. Not even categorised. Looking forward to it like a hole in the head. https://t.co/acbyu7Il7W — Greg Henderson OLY, BSc. (@Greghenderson1) July 21, 2016

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2016 Tour de France

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21st and Final Stage, Sunday, July 24: Chantilly - Paris/Champs Elysées, 113 km

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Rated ascent:

• Km 32.5: Côte de l'Ermitage, 0.9 km @ 7% - cat 4

Weather: In Paris at 1:25 PM it is 24C (76F) and will climb to 27C (80F) later in the afternoon. It's partly cloudy with 0% chance of rain. Wind is from the WNW at 12 km/hr (8 mph).

The Race: The riders rolled off about 2:05 PM to begin the final stage of the 103rd Tour de France. There is a 15-kilometer neutral zone before the official start, scheduled for 2:35 PM. 175 riders, an all-time record, signed in.

Sky's team cars are yellow with a black stripe and the team is wearing black jerseys with a yellow horizontal stripe. The team's helmets have yellow accents. While riding through the neutral zone Sky celebrated with a little beer and Froome had a cup of champagne to celebrate what would be his third Tour victory.

The official start was given at 4:50 PM. With the champagne ceremony completed before the official start, the peloton began racing with moderate intensity from the gun.

The final KOM point at the fourth category Côte de l'Ermitage was taken by Roman Kreuziger.

Team Sky took the point as the peloton entered Paris. Seven teams reached the city intact: Sky, Astana, AG2R-La Mondiale, LottoNL-Jumbo, Lampre-Merida, Etixx-Quick Step and Fortuneo-Vital Concept.

Thirty-seven year old Joaquin Rodriguez, who is soon to retire, was allowed the honor of being first onto the Champs Elysées.

With fifty kilometers to race, eight riders got away: Alexis Gougeard, Lawson Craddock, Markus Burghardt, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Jérémy Roy, Jan Barta, Rui Costa and Brice Feillu.

Then Tony Martin abandoned. He had been suffering from a painful left knee for a few days and yesterday he finished last. Rather than further injure the knee, the team decided to pull him rather than hurt his chances at the Olympics.

Marcel Kittel suffered a mechanical and needed a new bike. No Etixx-Quick Step riders waited for him and he had to make his way back to the peloton on his own. He was paced by the team car, but he was clearly upset. Up front, Burghardt also suffered a mechanical and had to drop back, making it seven riders in the break.

Direct Energie was doing the main work of chasing the break, and at 22 kilometers to go, the pack was just nine seconds back.

Seven kilometers later Sky riders Luke Rowe and Wouter Poels bridged up to the break. And almost immediately Daniel Teklehaimanot went off the front of the break.

Others tried to get away and with ten kilometers remaining, Greg van Avermaet and Alexey Lutsenko were dangling just a few seconds ahead of a determined peloton. Meanwhile, the sprinters were making their way to the front of the pack.

And the peloton's timing was impeccable with the escaping duo rounded up with the final lap about to begin.

Great French hope Bryan Coquard flatted with just two kilometers to go.

Alexander Kristoff was passed by André Greipel, who won the stage, just ahead of Peter Sagan.

Complete Results:

Stage 21 photos

113 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.561 km/hr

Final Standings after Stage 21: click on links for complete final standings

• Final GC winner: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Final points classification winner: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Final mountains classification winner: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)
• Final young rider classification winner: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)
• Final team classification winner: Movistar

3,529 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.616 km/hr

Final General Classification:

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Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Team Sky in black jerseys with yellow bands and black helmets with yellow accents

André Greipel just beats Peter Sagan to win stage 21

Greipel is justly happy.

And gets to enjoy some quality time on the podium

Points classification winner Peter Sagan

Mountains classification winner Rafal Majka

Young rider classification winner Adam Yates

2016 Tour de France winner christopher Froome

The GC podium, from left: Romain Bardet (2nd), Christopher Froome & Nairo Quintana (3rd)

Organizer's preview:

There's one last stage remaining. It's a prestigious one with the Arc de Triomphe as a backdrop and the Champs-Elysées to welcome the 175 finishers of the Tour de France. This is a record – the previous highest number was 170 in 2010. The grand finale is a parade but also the sprinters' queen stage, as Mark Cavendish likes to describe it. But the most successful of them all this year (3 victories) has pulled out in order to gear up for the Olympic Games on the track. Therefore, only Peter Sagan can reach the number of four stage wins like André Greipel and Marcel Kittel (twice) in the past three years.

The two Germans have the Champs-Elysées in sight. Kittel is hungry for more after having won only once this year (stage 4 in Limoges). Greipel is still at zero, like Alexander Kristoff and Bryan Coquard who have already experienced finishing second in Paris but not first. Stage 10 winner Michael Matthews is a worthy challenger. He has showed good form in going into breakaways in the Alps. Rookies Dan McLay and Dylan Groenewegen might have some ideas at the back of their mind too. But according to recent statistics, every eleven years it's not a bunch sprint finish in Paris.

In 1994, Eddy Seigneur rode away from a 5-man breakaway to precede Frankie Andreu by three seconds. In 2005, Alexandre Vinokourov overtook Bradley McGee who had escaped the peloton before the flamme rouge. We're in 2016…

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Stage 20, Saturday, July 23: Megève - Morzine Avoriaz, 146.5 km

Complete stage 20 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 20:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)
• Young rider classification leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)
• Team classification leader (Movistar)

Stage 19, Friday, July 22: Albertville - Saint Gervais Mont Blanc (Le Bettex), 146 km

Complete stage 19 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 19:

Stage 18, Thursday, July 21: Sallanches - Megève 17 km individual time trial/hill climb

Complete Stage 18 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 18:

• Team classification leader: Movistar

Stage 17, Wednesday, July 20: Berne - Finhaut Emosson, 184 km

Complete stage 17 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 17:

Rest Day 2, Tuesday, July 19: Berne

Stage 16, Monday, July 18: Moirans en Montagne - Berne, 209 km

Complete stage 16 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 16:

• Young rider classifiction leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)

Stage 15, Sunday, July 17: Bourg en Bresse - Culoz, 160 km

Complete Stage 15 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 15:

Stage 14, Saturday, July 16: Montélimar - Villars les Dombes Parc des Oiseaux, 208.5 km

Complete stage 14 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 14:

• Mountains classification leader: Thomas de Gendt (Lotto-Soudal)
• Team classification leader: BMC

Stage 13, Friday, July 15: Bourg Saint Andéol - La Caverne du Pont d'Arc, 37.5 km individual time trial

Complete stage 13 results, photos, stage story map and profile

GC after Stage 13:

Stage 12, Thursday, July 14: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux, 184 178 km

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Stage 11, Wednesday, July 13: Carcassonne - Montpellier, 162.5 km

Complete stage 11 results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 11:

• Mountains classification leader: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)

Stage 10, Tuesday, July 12: Escaldes Engordany - Revel, 197 km

Stage 10 complete results, photos, stage story, map and profile

GC after Stage 10:

• Points classifiction leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)

Rest Day 1, Monday, July 11: Andorre

Stage 9, Sunday, June 10: Vielha Val d'Aran - Andorre Arcalis, 184.5 km

Complete TDF stage nine results, photos, video, stage story, map and profile

GC after stage 9:

• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)

Stage 8, Saturday, July 9: Pau - Bagnères de Luchon, 184 km

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GC after Stage 8:

Stage 7, Friday, July 8: L'Isle Jourdain - Lac de Payolle, 162.5 km

Complete stage 7 results, stage story, photos, video, stage map and profile

GC after Stage 7:

• GC leader: Greg van Avermaet (BMC)

Stage 6, Thursday, July 7: Arpajon sur Cère - Montauban, 190.5 km

Complete stage 6 results, stage story, photos, video, stage map and profile

GC after Stage 6:

• Young rider classification leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step)

Stage 5, Wednesday, July 6: Limoges - Le Lioran, 216 km

Complete stage 5 results, stage story, photos, video, stage map and profile

GC after Stage 5:

Stage 4, Tuesday, July 5: Saumur - Limoges, 237.5 km

Complete stage 4 results, stage story, photos, video, stage map and profile

GC after Stage 4:

• GC leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff)
• Mountains classification leader: Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo)
• Team classification leader: Orica-BikeExchange

Stage 3, Monday, July 4: Granville - Angers, 223.5 km

Complete stage 3 results, photos, stage story, video, stage map and profile

GC after Stage 3:

Stage 2, Sunday, July 3: Saint Lô - Cherbourg en Cotentin, 183 km

Complete stage 2 results, stage story, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 2:

• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), but green jersey will be worn by Mark Cavendish

Stage 1, Saturday, July 2: Mont Saint Michel - Utah Beach/Sainte Marie du Mont, 188 km

Complete stage 1 results, GC, stage story, photos, video, stage map and elevation

GC after Stage 1:

• GC leader: Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
• Mountains classification leader: Paul Voss (Bora-Argon 18)
• Young rider classification leader: Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo)
• Team classification leader: Lotto-Soudal

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Tour de France 2016: stage 19 –as it happened

Romain Bardet won the stage on a filthy day in the Alps, while Chris Froome survived a crash to maintain his lead

• Romain Bardet wins wet and wild stage in the Alps
• 22 Jul 2016 That's all from me for today ...
• 22 Jul 2016 Stage 19 wrap ...
• 22 Jul 2016 General Classification after Stage 19
• 22 Jul 2016 Stage 19 top 10
• 22 Jul 2016 Romain Bardet wins the stage!
• 22 Jul 2016 The stage so far ...
• 22 Jul 2016 An interesting development ...
• 22 Jul 2016 A total of 177 riders set off on today's stage
• 22 Jul 2016 An early mechanical for Purito
• 22 Jul 2016 What do professional cyclists eat?
• 22 Jul 2016 Today's stage begins at 12.10pm (BST)
• 22 Jul 2016 Jersey wearers after Stage 18
• 22 Jul 2016 Backstage Pass with Orica BikeExchange
• 22 Jul 2016 Will Fotheringham's Stage 18 report
• 22 Jul 2016 The top 10 on General Classification
• 22 Jul 2016 Stage 19: Albertville to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc (146km)

That's all from me for today ...

And for this year’s Tour de France , in fact. My esteemed colleague Niall McVeigh will be helming the live blog over the weekend. Enjoy the last knockings of this year’s Tour and thanks for your time and always welcome and often helpful correspondence.

Stage 19 wrap ...

Chris Froome crashed, but wasn’t hurt and retains a good overall lead of over four minutes. Behind him, Romain Bardet moves into second place on General Classification, replacing Bauke Mollema who had aterrible day at the office: crashing, losing touch with the leaders and finishing over four minutes behind the stage winner. He drops from second to 10th. Adam Yates won’t be too pleased either, as he’s slipped from third to fourth, nine seconds behind Nairo Quintana. Unless one of the trio ahead of him is forced to abandon, he’ll need to do exceptionally well tomorrow to get back on the podium.

Tom Dumoulin and Dan Navarro had even worse days, however. The former abandoned with a suspected broken wrist that could end his Olympic time trial dream for Rio, while the latter was forced to abandon with a broken collar bone.

General Classification after Stage 19

• 1. Chris Froome (Sky) 82:10:37”
• 2. Romain Bardet (AG2R) +4:11”
• 3. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +4:27”
• 4. Adam Yates (Orica) +4:36”
• 5. Richie Porte (BMC Racing) +5:17”
• 6. Fabio Aru (Astana) +6:00”
• 7. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) +6:20”
• 8. Louis Meintjes (Lampre) +7:02”
• 9. Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quick-Step) +7:10”
• 10. Bauke Mollema (Trek) +7:42”

Stage 19 top 10

• 1. Romain Bardet (AG2R) 4:14:09”
• 2. Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) +22”
• 3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
• 4. Louis Meintjes (Lampre)
• 5. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +25”
• 6. Fabio Aru (Astana) +27”
• 7. Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quick-Step)
• 8. Wout Poels (Team Sky) +35”
• 9. Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• 10. Richie Porte (BMC Racing) +52”

To clarify: Mollema’s gap was 4min 25sec.

Mollema finishes the stage. Second on GC this morning, he crosses the line looking thoroughly depressed. I didn’t catch his time, but I think he was almost four minutes behind Bardet. It might even have been more than four minutes.

Bauke Mollema’s day was a whole lot worse: Mollema crashed once and narrowly avoided crashing twice and is slowly making his way up the mountain on his own. He’s going to lose an awful lot of time and plummet down the GC.

Chris Froome crosses the finish line 34 seconds behind Bardet: I think he might have lost a few seconds to one or two of his GC rivals, such as they are, but he won’t mind. Having crashed earlier, his day could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Romain Bardet wins the stage!

The AG2R rider is first past the finish line and gets a rapturous reception from the French public as he notches up his country’s first win of this year’s Tour. He raises his arms and salutes the crowd as he rolls over the line.

Chris Froome is dropped: He’s going to lose a few, insignificant seconds to his main rivals.

Romain Bardet passes under the flamme rouge: He has one kilometre to go and Dan Martin’s challenge appears to have ended as there’s been no sight or mention of him.

Fabio Aru attacks: The Astana rider looked knackered a couple of minutes ago, but now attacks off the front of the yellow jersey group.

Two kilometres to go: Richie Porte and Nairo Quintana attack again and Sky’s Wout Poels reels them in.

2.5 kilometres to go: Bauke Mollema is struggling badly as he tries to make his way up the mountain on his own behind the yellow jersey group. Adam Yates and Fabio Aru are struggling on the back of the yellow jersey group.

Three kilometres to go: Dan Martin sets off in hot pursuit of Romain Bardet, who has completely dropped Rui Costa. Behind Martin, Nairo Quintana and Richie Porte launch an attack, but Froome’s henchmen are sent to neutralise their effort.

Three-and-a-bit kilometres to go: Adam Yates continues to hang on the back of the yellow jersey group, where he has spent most of the afternoon. Nearer the front of it, Dan Martin attacks!

Romain Bardet has a question: The stage leader looks to his left and asks a nearby motorcycle rider and the TV camera man riding pillion what the gap to his nearest rival is. The answer to his question? Just 29 seconds.

Five kilometres to go: BMC take over at the front of the yellow jersey group, with Damiano Caruso leading the charge.

Seven kilometres to go: Bauke Mollema is on his own on the mountain, having lost touch with the yellow jersey after going off the road. Ahead of him, Froome is looking comfortable. He’s in a group with Fabio Aru, Nairo Quintana, Adam Yates, Richie Porte and assorted other Sky, BMC, Astana and Movistar riders.

Bardet catches Rui Costa: In a narrow, dark corridor lined on either side by trees, Romain Bardet pulls upsides costa, looks to one side to see what kind of state he’s in and pedals past him.

Eight kilometres to go: The road is narrow, windy and punishingly steep as the riders struggle up the early stages of the final climb to the finish line. Riders from Astana and BMC are at the front of the yellow jersey group, as ahead of them romain Bardet attempts to chase down Rui Costa. The Frenchman has his Portuguese rival in sight.

The climb begins: Chris Froome is on Geraint Thomas’s bike as he begins the nine-kilometre climb to the summit of Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc. Rui Costa leads and has a lead of 1min 28sec over the now re-formed yellow jersey group, but Romain Bardet is hot on his heels. We haven’t a stage winner from France, Spain or Italy in this year’s Tour yet - can Bardet rectify the situation? No Tour in history has failed to throw up a winner from at least one of those countries.

Rui Costa passes the 10km To Go kite: What was the original yellow jersey group has been smithereened and the riders are all over the road. Romain Bardet and a fellow AG2R rider have stolen a march, while Trek rider Bauke Mollema after going off the road and into a ditch.

Froome crashes!!! On a descent before they tackle the final climb of the day, Chris Froome’s front wheel goes on the greasy, newly laid surface and he goes down and skids along the road. As his main rivals speed into the distance, he takes a bike from a team-mate and continues on his way.

12 kilometres to go: Dan Navarro goes down in a crash involving three other riders and sits up with the manner of a man who has broken his collar bone.

Today’s final climb: Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc is 1,372m above sea level, just shy of ten kilometres in in length with a gradient of eight per cent. The early stages of the climb are horrific: almost three kilometres at a gradient of 12%, while further up there are ramps that kick up at 15%.

Rui Costa continues to lead : He has a one-minute lead over the yellow jersey group. The rest of the original breakaway has completely disintegrated.

Porte is back in touch. The riders of BMC have done a great job to get Richie Porte back in contact with the yellow jersey group. It was an energy-sapping effort, however, which all concerned may pay for on the climb to the summit. Confusion reigns over what exactly happened to make Porte lose so much ground, with some saying he crashed and others saying he had a mechanical. Some reports suggest he suffered both misfortunes.

An email from Zack Gomperts-Mitchelson: Well, an edited version of a very, very long one. “In total agreement with Andrew Mullinder as to the murky moral quandary and mess that is as yet unbanned substances coupled with the slightly insidious world of ‘supplements’,” he writes. “However, in answer to his question, climbing speeds are way way down. The modern peloton is often minutes off the chemically assisted records set by the likes of Pantani and Armstrong at the peak of that whole mess. Flat speeds however, are going up.”

30 kilometres to go: Rui Costa leads the stage and has a 50-second lead over the breakaway group he was once part of. The gap between Costa and the yellow jersey group is 1min 24sec.

More on Richie Porte: With the worst of the descent behind him, Richie Porte is putting in some hard yards to get back in touch with the yellow jersey group. It seems he suffered the double-whammy of a mechanical and the aforementioned stop to avoid a rider who had hit the deck. His team-mates Damiano Caruso, Marcus Burghardt and Michael Schar wait to help pace him back to the yellow jersey group.

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• Date: 24 July 2016
• Start time: 17:35
• Avg. speed winner: 41.56 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 113 km
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• ProfileScore: 7
• Vert. meters: 713
• Departure: Chantilly
• Arrival: Paris
• Race ranking: 0
• Startlist quality score: 1758
• Won how: Sprint of large group
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Tour de France: Froome seals third overall victory in Paris

Greipel wins final stage

Chris Froome cruised to the overall victory in the Tour de France for the third time in his career, enjoying a sunny and uneventful final stage to Paris with his Sky teammates. After dominating from the first mountain stage to Luchon through the final showdown to Morzine, the Briton finished the race with more than four minutes ahead of second placed Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar).

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"To my teammates and support team this is your yellow jersey," Froome said from the podium. "I wouldn’t be standing here if it wasn’t for your commitment. A massive thank you to Dave Brailsford and my coach Tim Kerrison. This is one special team and I’m so proud to be part of it. To Michelle my wife and my son Kellen, your love and support make everything possible. Kellan I dedicate this victory to you."

"This Tour has taken place against the backdrop of the terrible events in Nice and we pay our respects once again to those who lost their lives. Of course these events put sport into perspective but they also show why the values of sport are so important to free society. We all love the Tour de France because it’s unpredictable but we love the Tour more for what stays the same – the passion of the fans for every nation, the beauty of the French countryside and the bonds of friendship created through sport. These things will never change."

Greipel finally comes good on stage 21

Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal) finally opened his account at the Tour de France, winning the final stage on the Champs Elysees ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha).

The German sprinter came around his main rivals inside the final 100 meters to win his first stage of this year’s race and repeat his win from Paris twelve months earlier.

Greipel and his sprint train struggled throughout this year’s Tour with timing and a number of other factors hampering them during the race, but on the biggest stage of all for the elite sprinters the Belgian team and their sprinter hit the jackpot.

They hit the front on the final 1500 meters, taking the perfect line through the last corners. Kristoff was in the leading position when he leadout man swung off but with Greipel on his wheel the writing was on the wall. The Norwegian was forced to open up his sprint first with Greipel using the Katusha rider to catapult him to victory.

Sagan, like Marianne Vos in the women's race earlier in the day, started the sprint from too far back and despite a late surge was unable to catch Greipel.

"I can't describe it. I'm just super proud of what we've achieved today," Greipel said. "I've raced for three weeks for that. The team kept believing in me. We've tried many times and never could succeed, now we won two stages with Thomas De Gendt [on Ventoux] and now me on the Champs Elysees.

"We had a good plan this morning, with the headwind I just tried to stay calm to save energy. Once we hit the front, we were one guy too short, so I chose the wheel of Kristoff which was the best today. I'm happy I could finish it off and get another Tour de France stage win."

Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) completed the race as best young rider, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) claimed his fifth consecutive points classification victory, while Rafal Majka sealed the mountains classification.

Chantilly to Paris

The stage began from Chantilly with Team Sky in a changed kit with livery of yellow to celebrate their win and the entire peloton were in high spirits with the end of race in sight.

The early stages of the day were marked with the customary photo calls and congratulations before the race proper began when the race hit the center of Paris.

Joaquim Rodriguez was given the freedom to clear of the bunch and lead the race in a mark of respect from his competitors in the peloton with the Spaniard set to retire at the end of the season. When the Katusha rider, who clearly enjoyed his moment, sat up the attacks began with an eight-man move scampering clear.

Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Lawson Craddock (Cannondale-Drapac), Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team), Daniel Teklehaimanot (Dimension Data), Jérémy Roy (FDJ), Jan Barta (Bora-Argon 18), Rui Costa (Lampre - Merida), and Brice Feillu (Fortuneo - Vital Concept) rolled the dice with Team Sky forfeiting the front to Direct Energie hunting the stage win for Bryan Coquard.

The break were only afforded a slender gap of 20 seconds before Team Sky sent Luke Rowe and Wout Poels up the road to join them.

Kittel crisis

Before Team Sky’s bravado came Marcel Kittel’s tantrum. The German sprinter, who came into the final stage looking for his second win of the race, was forced to change bikes three times in quick succession due to mechanical issues and although he made it back to the bunch his frustrations were clear to see when he threw a wheel into the road and then banged his handlebars.

Up ahead Lutsensko and and Greg Van Avermaet attempted a final break but they too were caught as the sprinters teams surged forward for one final dash into Paris.

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Recovery During the Tour de France Is a Top Priority for the Pros. Here’s How They Do It.

We take a detailed look at pros’ methods for maintaining stamina during a stage race like the Tour.

So, we dug into how top cyclists get through those long weeks of racing by picking the brains of pro team staff members and pro cyclists themselves. Even if you don’t have a stage race on the schedule, you can learn from the pros’ recovery tactics—plus, it’s fun to find out what exactly happens after a stage finish.

Rehydrate and Refuel

If you watch the finish line of any stage, you’ll notice that soigneurs (those team staffers at the finish line) are quick to pass bottles to the riders as they cross the line. Often, they’re filled with a carb-based sports drink that includes protein in it, though some may contain straight water or just electrolytes , depending on the rider’s preference (and how nauseous they are post-sprint).

When the next race is less than 24 hours away, immediately getting hydration and fuel back in the tank is vitally important, says Human Powered Health’s dietitian Mathis Fluit. Since races like the Tour require switching hotels almost every stage, meaning the riders won’t have immediate access to their rooms, riders will often have another meal or hefty snack , like rice and chicken or granola and yogurt , on the team bus heading back to the hotel.

Spin the Legs Out Immediately

You may have seen riders get back onto their bikes after finishing a stage—on stationary trainers or rollers , that is. And you might be wondering why the heck riders are finishing 100-plus mile stages and then getting onto stationary trainers or rollers . It seems like they’ve already ridden enough, right?

But as Human Powered Health’s pro rider, Marjolein van’t Geloof, who’s a physiotherapist in addition to being a WorldTour bike racer, explains, often riders finish with a sprint , so they actually need a few minutes to cool down and prep their legs for another day of racing—an easy session on the trainer will do that.

“It’s really important to get on rollers and spin out your legs , just for 10 to 15 minutes,” she says. “You’re helping your legs flush the lactate out and set yourself up to feel better the next day.”

Team buses are often equipped with a shower, so riders are able to quickly clean up and get changed after a stage—important for hygiene and avoiding saddle sores , which is critical for getting through a multi-week race.

Canyon//SRAM’s Alice Towers says that once racers get to the hotel postrace, the team staff will have already checked in for riders and put suitcases in their respective rooms. That often means riders head straight to their rooms to relax, snack , take a longer shower, or have a nap .

Eat All the Carbs

Riders need to be eating steadily throughout the day, on and off the bike, says Fluit. Most of their calories will come from simple carbs , typically in the form of white rice, pasta, and oatmeal.

Riders limit fiber , and because of that, vegetables like broccoli will only appear in small quantities at night. Typically, both right after the race and dinner later on include rice- or pasta-based meals, often with chicken or red meat as the protein source . “It’s not necessarily even tomorrow that riders need to worry about when it comes to eating. They’re thinking about seven stages from now,” says Fluit. “If you’re low on calories or carbohydrates for one day, that’s going to catch up with you after a few days.”

Get in Protein, Too

Cyclists push their muscles to their absolute limit in a race like the Tour de France, and that means recovery requires protein in order to repair that damaged tissue. There’s an endurance athlete cliché of chicken breasts and rice for every meal, and it’s surprisingly accurate if you look at how Tour racers eat the night after a stage. They’ll also be drinking protein in their recovery shakes —usually between 20 and 30 grams in a bottle, along with carbohydrates and electrolytes—says Fluit.

Plan on Early Bedtimes

“The main thing for recovery is just getting as much sleep as you can possibly get,” says Phil Gaimon, former WorldTour pro and host of his new podcast, Watch the Tour de France with Phil Gaimon. “All of the extras like ice baths and massage are great. But nothing is better than an extra 15 minutes of sleep. Racers know that and so they're focused on getting to bed as early as possible.” Because of this, many riders travel with their own pillows, eye masks, and ear plugs—and are also just great sleepers!

Limit Social Media

Some riders are fine scrolling the Twitter comments (*shudder*). Others prefer to keep their phones on airplane mode. But for the most part, riders have a routine with how they treat newsfeeds and social media during these races. “I avoid checking any news about the race,” says Canyon//SRAM’s Kasia Niewiadoma. “I like to be as minimally distracted as possible, because I know that the more I read, the more stories that are created in my head and the more I’m thinking about it. And that just keeps me awake at night. We talk about the race at the team meeting, of course, but I don't want to do any extra investigation around it.”

Take an Ice Bath

Tadej Pogačar made headlines this year with his speedy postrace ice baths, but he’s not the only one who relies on them.

“I was always a big fan of the ice baths , which the team didn’t enable at all back then,” Gaimon says. “I’d have to make eight laps of taking the ice bucket from the hotel to my bathtub. And eventually, my teammates would also want to use the bathtub after me! It definitely helps after a hot stage. It reduces your inflammation and relaxes your central nervous system. I would always sleep better if I did the ice bath. And I see a lot of racers doing it now.” (Gaimon later created IceLegs in order to make cooling off easier for riders.)

Get a Massage

The WorldTour teams all have team physiotherapists, massage therapists, or soigneurs on staff to help riders recover faster with daily massage after each stage. “It’s the best part of the day!” says Canyon//SRAM’s Elise Chabbey, who’s also an M.D. “Most riders will get a massage, but the type of massage depends on what’s happening the next day. If the next day’s stage is not so important, the therapist can really push on the legs to try to release the muscles. But if the next day is really important, they’ll be a bit more gentle. It’s a really nice time during the hectic week: It’s a moment where you can really relax and think about something else and talk about something else.”

Set Yourself Up at Night to Ride in the Morning

Remember how Gaimon mentioned getting as much sleep as possible? That means having everything ready to roll for the next morning: Kit laid out, knowing exactly what you’re having in terms of coffee and breakfast —anything that buys you a few more minutes of sleep in the morning.

“If we had to have bags out of the room and be at breakfast at 8 a.m., I would have all my stuff packed and ready to go with my alarm set for 7:55 and literally roll out of bed and into the breakfast room,” he says.

Spin on Rest Days

You’d think on a rest day , riders really, really wouldn’t want to pedal their bikes. And yes, some will skip the ride in order to allow minor irritations, like saddle sores or road rash from a crash to heal, but many will opt for a very relaxed-paced spin to flush out the legs. These rides are short and social—and as Gaimon notes, many teams will use them as a chance to do events with sponsors.

Riders will spend most of their rest days with legs up, relaxing and (no surprise here) eating.

Find a Way to Mentally Bounce Back

The top-level pros don’t get where they are by bemoaning a race gone wrong. As any pro cyclist will tell you, you lose many, many more races than you win. That means if a stage doesn’t go according to plan, you discuss it with the team at the evening team meeting, then you move on.

“To be honest, all the bad days make me more motivated and stronger,” says Niewiadoma. “You learn from races, and when you make a mistake, you really don’t want to find yourself in that position again. So that makes you want to be better the next day.”

Get Comfortable With Monotony

Imagine you just rode more than 100 miles up a bunch of mountains, then sprinted your heart out at the finish line. And that you’d been doing that for two weeks straight. Sure, that massage, quick spin to flush out the legs, and a healthy meal made by the team chef while chatting with your teammates and/or loved ones via FaceTime sounds great. But the reality?

“Typically for most riders, it’s rice and chicken post race, back to the hotel for a massage and then dinner,” says Derek Gee , the young Canadian who became one of the most talked-about riders of the Giro d’Italia. “For me, I was completely cracked on eating rice every day so I finished every stage with yogurt and cereal and I never really enjoy massage or find it helpful. So my postrace was just lying in bed and relaxing, eating more cereal.”

Molly writes about cycling, nutrition and training, with an emphasis on women in sport. Her new middle-grade series, Shred Girls, debuts with Rodale Kids/Random House in 2019 with "Lindsay's Joyride." Her other books include "Mud, Snow and Cyclocross," "Saddle, Sore" and "Fuel Your Ride." Her work has been published in magazines like Bicycling, Outside and Nylon. She co-hosts The Consummate Athlete Podcast.

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