Tour de France - Chris Froome arrives in Paris for race finale

Summary

Chris Froome secures third title
Froome becomes first Briton to defend title and win a third yellow jersey
Britain's Adam Yates finishes fourth overall
Germany's Andre Greipel wins final stage on Champs-Elysees
Chloe Hosking wins La Course in Paris
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Chris Osborne

Postpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
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Lizzie Armitstead's withdrawal is the third in a recent string of withdrawals from the world champion, who has suffered from illness in recent weeks.
She opted not to compete in the national road race championship and then had to pull out of the Giro Rosa with two stages to go.
All this means she can focus on the road race at the Rio Olympics next month.
All riders togetherpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
No breakaways yet 17 minutes into the race. Will we see one? It was a tactic that worked last year, but more on that later...
Armitstead pulls outpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
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The details on Britain's world champion Lizzie Armitstead not racing today are quite sketchy.
Her team Boels Dolmans tweeted last night that she had been replaced by Demi de Jongg.
No Lizzie Armitsteadpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
And they're offpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
And there it is, the third edition of La Course gets under way beneath blue skies dotted with fluffy clouds.
Sincerely hope it stays that way.
La Course by Le Tour de Francepublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
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La Course by Le Tour de France is the result of some valiant, strong campaigning by some of cycling's most successful women.
They wanted a race to go alongside Le Tour in Paris, and two years ago it happened for the first time.
And now the world's best flock to this thrilling event, that clips around the Champs-Elysees. It looks great and drama is guaranteed.
But first...published at 12:06 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
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...there's another set of incredible sports people about to light up Paris.
They call me mellow yellow...published at 12:00 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
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...quite rightly.
All being well, touch wood, disasters aside, this man will arrive in Paris today with a jersey as bright as the morning sun and a grin as wide as the English Channel.
Today, Chris Froome takes another step towards becoming one of Britain's most incredible sports people.