Joy for Chris Froome's first coach in Kenya David Kinjah

Chris Froome's first coach and mentor has spoken of his joy at the cyclist's Tour de France win.

David Kinjah, the first black African rider to sign for a European cycling team, trained Froome as a cyclist when he was a boy while his family was living in Kenya.

The 28-year-old Kenya-born Briton, is Britain's second successive winner of the Tour de France in its 100th year.

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