Chris Froome now stands alone as the only four-time winner of the Tour de France.

Four men have won five - Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.

(Lance Armstrong of course was stripped of his seven titles in 2012)

Froome will be back next year to try and equal that famous foursome.

For now, a 'few' well-earned drinks in Paris beckon.

Tour winner Chris Froome: "I'm speechless, it is an amazing feeling, there is something magical about the Champs Elysees when you have spent three weeks thinking about being here in this moment.

"It is amazing to see my wife and son again - it feels like more than a month on the road.

"Each time I have won has been so unique, such a different battle to get to this moment, they are all so special but this will be remembered as the closest and most hard-fought battle.

"A celebration is definitely overdue."

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Looks like Chris Froome has just been grabbed for his post-stage interview...

Britain's Steve Cummings, speaking on ITV4: "I have to be happy because a few months ago I was all bandaged up - I just wanted to get to this point.

"I tried and we stuck together as a team and fought every day, we did so again today for Edvald Boasson Hagen."

A slightly tough result too for Edvald Boasson Hagen - yet another podium finish in this Tour.

His victory on stage 19 will more than make up for all that, though.

Having missed out on a third straight win on the Champs Elysees, Andre Greipel also misses out on a Tour stage win for the first time.

The German had won at least once on all six of his previous Tours, starting in 2011.

Shades of how Mark Cavendish won this stage in his pomp in Dylan Groenewegen's victory today.

The young Dutchman went early but knew he had the power to deny his rivals' later kicks for the line.

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And how does he celebrate? Froome is straight over to his family.

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No chance for Team Sky to join arms and coast across the line in that frenzied finish.

Not that it matters. What does is that Chris Froome easily completes the final stage to win his fourth Tour de France title and third in succession.

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Other pre-stage favourites Nacer Bouhanni and Alexander Kristoff were fourth and fifth respectively.

Oh my word! Dylan Groenewegen goes from so far back, surely too far.

But the Dutch sprinter just digs deep and staves off his rivals to win on the Champs Elysees.

The biggest win of the 24-year-old's career.

Andre Greipel came up fast but - yet again this Tour - got his timing wrong and surged far too late to finish second.

Edvald Boasson Hagen followed in third.

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Round the final corner they go...

Groenewegen going for a long one...

Katusha on the front, followed by LottoNL-Jumbo.

Boasson Hagen on his own but up there.

Greipel makes his move.

Britain's Scott Thwaites now on the front, burying himself for Boasson Hagen, who will be happy to largely tackle this finish on his own.

Most of the other favourites have a big lead-out train up there.

Dimension Data have only two riders or so up there for Boasson Hagen.

They might only need that, though - the Norwegian is a crafty rider and will pick his wheel.

Sunweb trying to hit the front for Michael Matthews - their effort is about to bring back Zdenek Stybar.

Cofidis and Katusha up there now looking out for Bouhanni and Kristoff respectively.

This is getting very ragged.

A Quick-Step rider on the front - the peloton don't want him there, he won't work to bring back his team-mate Zdenek Stybar.

Bahrain-Merida take the front - for the first time in the Tour? - looking to set up their sprinter Sonny Colbrelli.

Stybar is a fiercely strong rider but this would be a miraculous win.

He's off the front alone now as the race goes through 5km to go.