Summary

  • Chris Froome seals second title in French capital

  • Briton was unchallenged on final stage

  • Anna van der Breggen wins La Course by Le Tour de France

  • Stage 21 from Ville-d'Avray to Paris

Live Reporting

Chris Osborne

  1. Au revior

    So there it is. 21 stages, 3,360.3km, 81 hours 56 minutes 33 seconds and a second yellow jersey.

    Chris Froome is on top of the cycling world.

    Thanks for joning us for the last three weeks. It's been emotional. There will be plenty of reaction on the BBC Sport website, so make sure you stay tuned throughout the night.

    Bonne nuit mes amis.

  2. The chancelllor George Osborne snuck his way on to the stage there somehow. Not sure where he came from.

  3. 'The mailot jaune is special'

    An emotional Chris Froome takes the microphone, his voice shaking slightly, he reads from a slip of paper.

    I want to start by thanking my team-mates, without you I would not be standing here. I give you my utmost respect and gratitude. This is your yellow jersey as much as it is mine. Thank you to the support team at Team Sky - your support has got me through the tough times. Thank you to my wife Michelle - your love and support are my motivation. The maillot jaune is special, very special. I will always respect it and never dishonour it and I will always be proud to have won it.

    Chris Froome, 2015 Tour de France winner

  4. Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde stand on the podium as the British national anthem plays out. Now he'll speak... 

  5. Team award

    The Movistar riders are on the podium, accepting the award for the highest placed team. I don't spy him there, but Britain's Alex Dowsett, who dropped out midway through the Tour, is part of their number.

  6. 'I had fun this year'

    I'm very happy because this year was very hard. My role in the team was different. I'm happy I've not crashed. I'm very satisfied. I had a lot of fun this year.

    Green jersey winner Peter Sagan on EuroSport

  8. Bardet takes most combative jersey

    Frenchman Roman Bardet takes the jersey for being the most combative rider. There's quite a few grumbles that Peter Sagan did not collect that award.

  9. White jersey

    Here's a man who deserves a ton of credit.

    Nairo Quintana, for the second time a runner-up to Chris Froome, is now a two-time youth jersey winner. What odds on the little Colombian being a future Tour champion? One minute 12 seconds is so close.

  10. Green jersey

    Andre Greipel is up on the podium to receive the plaudits for that finish. He's closely followed by Peter Sagan, who takes the green jersey for a fourth consecutive Tour. No stage wins for the Slovakian though.

  11. No shortage of ambition there from Adam Yates after his Tour debut. But Adam, and his brother Simon, have been superb, and could regularly be spotted in breaks up the hills. Adam finished 50th overall.

  12. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be - I had two flat tyres. But I got through. It's the first Tour finished with and hopefully I'll be back in the coming years and maybe do what Froome has done and win the yellow jersey.

    Britain's Adam Yates on ITV4

  13. The greatness of the Gorilla

    That's four stage wins for Andre Greipel on this Tour alone. 

  14. It's indescribable. I don't really want to share this feeling -it's a bit selfish. It was stressful with the rain this morning - we saw how dangerous it was in the women's race. It was amazing to be able to celebrate in the last 500m.

    Team Sky's Nicolas Roche on ITV4

  15. Geraint Thomas has been the star of the race. No-one expected him to be sitting fourth going into the Alps. He has emerged a grand tour contender.

    Nick Bull, Cycling Weekly

  16. Get Involved

    #bbccycling

    Greg Coull:  Cav suffered there without his lead out train. Tough tour for him, sure he'll be back winning more stages next year

    Ben Witz: Team Sky dominated another Tour, great to see Froome win again

    Tracey Gorham:  So the alien abduction didn't happen, although they may be behind the bag. TDF#2 for Chris Froome.

  17. 'I'd like to thank my parents'

    An emotional Andre Greipel has spoken to Eurosport

    It's amazing. It's what I've always dreamed of. My team got me in the right position. I'd like to thank my parents and trainers.

  18. It was great to see Chris Froome cross the line there. Five years ago, if someone said Britain would have had one winner, we would have laughed. After Bradley Wiggins' win, I can't believe how much the sport has changed.

    Nick Bull, Cycling Weekly

  19. Stage 21 result

    It ended up being a shootout between Greipel, Bryan Coquard and Alexander Kristoff. This is how they finished:

    1. Andre Greipel

    2. Bryan Coquard

    3. Alexander Kristoff

    4. Edvald Boasson Hagen

    5. Arnaud Demare

  20. Mark Cavendish was down in sixth in that sprint. We'll get the official standings shortly.