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Quote MessageIt is about the team, that was quite special. It is not about individuals, Chris Froome could not have done that without the rest of them.
Rob Hayles, BBC Radio 5 live
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
Postpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
Yellow jerseypublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
Chris Froome wins the Tour de France
Slowly, very slowly, behind them, come another bunch. Right at the back Team Sky link arms, a yellow jersey in the middle. Chris Froome smiles with delight and out of nowhere comes the sunshine. Chris Froome is officially a two-time Tour de France winner.
Image source, APPostpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
Quote MessageTeam Sky have had so much thrown at them literally and figuratively but they come out smiling.
Simon Brotherton, BBC Radio 5 live
Greipel wins the stagepublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
And it's Andre Greipel who wins the stage.
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Andre Greipel makes a move...
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Kristoff looking good...
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Sagan, Degenkolb. Shoulder against shoulder...
Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
Quote MessageThey are all fighting and battling for position. They are clattering over the cobbles but there is a lot of damp. The green jersey is alongside Mark Cavendish. Four of the biggest sprinters are all together.
Rob Hayles, BBC Radio 5 live
1.4km to gopublished at 18:34
Buckle in. This is the biggest and best sprint of the year. It's about to happen...
1.8km to gopublished at 18:34
Chris Froome is at the back and has to dart around a plonker in the middle of the road.
2.5km to gopublished at 18:33
Heads are flicking over shoulders, space is at a premium on the cobbles. The green jersey of Peter Sagan is there. So are Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel.
3.6km to gopublished at 18:32
Lotto-Soudal have the most prominent position on the peloton, creating a sea of red. The battle begins.
5.5km to gopublished at 18:30
Kenneth Velbisen is a lone man up front. Rohan Denis is trying to join him. Sprinters are gathering towards the front of the peloton.
The bell ringspublished at 18:28
That means we are on the final lap and the front three are getting pulled back.
Three jets fly over the top spurting out the French tricolor. Lovely stuff.
7.4km to gopublished at 18:27
Froome is back in the pack with a bit of help from his team-mates.
Meanwhile, we are approaching the final lap...
A bag tries to sabotage Froomepublished at 18:25
Panic! Panic!
There is a paper bag caught in Chris Froome's back wheel. Alberto Lasada tries to be a kind soul and kick it out. Instead, Froome has to pull over and take a new bike. So the yellow jersey is having to scamper back on to the peloton.
13.2km to gopublished at 18:21
Another spin down the Champs-Elysees and the front three are 17 seconds ahead. The peloton is long and narrow and Chris Froome is right at the back of it.
Postpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
Rob Hayles
Former GB cyclistQuote MessageAfter 81 hours 56 mins and 33 seconds of racing, it has come down to one minute and 12 seconds. After all the talk about Team Sky it comes down to that.
Paris selfiespublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 26 July 2015
#bbccycling
Excellent timing on the shutter there chaps. If you're in Paris, send us a photo using #bbccycling
20.1km to gopublished at 18:12
Nelson Oliveira, Florian Vachon and Kenneth Valbisen have now pulled 32 seconds in front of the peloton. Thomas Voeckler is at the top of the peloton, lapping up the adulation of his home French crowd.