Summary

  • Chris Froome seals fourth Tour victory

  • Britain's Simon Yates claims white jersey for best young rider

  • Dylan Groenewegen wins stage after sprint finish

  • Stage 21: Montgeron - Paris, 103km

  1. The Daily Painpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Last day for this as well.....

    Take it away OJ Borg and Rob Hayles.

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  2. 70km to gopublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    The 'race' still very much neutralised and will be for the next 10 to 15km until they reach the finishing circuit in Paris.

    Team Sky will cross the line first to start the first lap and may even be given the entire first lap on the front.

    After that, the pace will ratchet up until the sprint finish.

    For now, the Sky staff's job is to hand out champagne to the other team cars.

  3. Others who wore the jersey along the waypublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Even spending one day in one of the Tour's four classification jerseys can make a rider's career. So here are the riders who also owned one of the jerseys at some point in the Tour before their final wearers.

    Yellow: Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) and Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana)

    Green: Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky), Marcel Kittel (Ger/Quick-Step Floors) and Arnaud Demare (Fra/FDJ)

    Polka dot: Taylor Phinney (USA/Cannondale-Drapac), Nathan Brown (USA/Cannondale-Drapac), Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) and Lilian Calmejane (Fra/Direct Energie)

    White: Stefan Kung (Swi/BMC Racing) and Pierre Latour (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale)

    Nathan Brown of United States riding for Cannondale Drapac in the King of the Mountains Jersey, and Geraint Thomas of Great Britain riding for Team Sky in the leader"s jerseyImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Nathan Brown and Geraint Thomas

  4. Combativity wardpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    The other is the 'super combativity' award, basically the most aggressive rider as voted for by panel of judges. This year they went for polka dot jersey Warren Barguil.

    Thomas de Gendt, who spent the longest time in breakaways in Tour history this year, is not happy about it.

    The Belgian is not happy about it, Tweeting that, "The public vote is worth more to me than the vote of six jury members."

    In another statement he notes five of the six jury members are French.

  5. Team classificationpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    There are a couple of other awards given out by the Tour. Firstly, the team classification.

    This is worked out by adding the times of the three best riders of each team on each stage - lowest time to complete the race wins.

    Team Sky have led this category since the first stage and hold a comfortable enough lead of AG2R La Mondiale that they will pick up this award in Paris.

    Team SkyImage source, Reuters
  6. 'Froome's toughest Tour win'published at 16:42 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Rob Hayles
    Former GB cyclist at the Tour de France

    With the tight margins involved, this has definitely been Chris Froome's toughest victory at le Tour.

    He has never really been in a position at any point where he could relax and consider yellow in Paris a forgone conclusion.

    Stage 15 - where Chris had to have a bike change (on route to Le Puy-en-Velay) whilst Romain Bardet's team were trying to turn the screw showed just how strong physically and mentally Chris has been at this year's Tour.

    Everybody in the team played their part - Mikel Landa, Michal Kwiatkowski and Luke Rowe in particular were true professionals and that is what the Tour is about, not just the individual leader, but his team-mates all working for one goal.

  7. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    AG2R La Mondiale's Cyril Gautier has just ridden up to on of the TV motorbikes, holding out a page from a race notebook with a marriage proposal written on it.

    He has around 78km to go before finding out the answer.

  8. Postpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Here's your answer as to whether Mikel Landa will attack to grab third place off Romain Bardet...

    The Spaniard has just 'sprinted' up the road, turned and waved to the rest of the peloton, having a laugh at those who thought he would try to nab the Frenchman's podium place.

    There will be nothing light-hearted about his challenge next year if, as expected, he leaves Team Sky for a chance to lead his own team.

  9. get involved

    Get Involved - more love for Froome?published at 16:32 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    #bbcycling

    Sri Gutta: Why would Britain love Froome? He is brilliant..but has he delivered in British colours? Wiggo won Britain first before TdF.

    Stuart Macleod: Froome isnt liked because of the complete hypocrisy of Team Sky. Pity as I want to like him but have no respect for Team Sky.

    And here is what will surely be the longest answer of the day...

    I personally think Froome's popularity (or lack thereof) stems from the attachment the nation has to Bradley Wiggins, who is a more more charismatic personality. It goes back to 2014 when Team Sky opted for Froome as their lead and Wiggins in support, for me a lot of people viewed the decision with suspicion when they wanted a head-to-head contest (plenty naively assumed Wiggins outraced Froome in 2012 rather than being the de facto Team Leader), whilst depriving a UK crowd of the chance to see an iconic rider challenging for another Yellow on home soil. When Froome crashed out of that Tour early on, there was a big knee-jerk sense of anger because his selection had prompted Wiggins to opt out of entering at all. My view anyway.

    Chris, Leeds

  10. Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    French rider Yoann Offredo went up the road just now.

    But it wasn't an attack, the Wanty rider was just building up a buffer so he can stop by the side of the road to greet family, friends and fans.

    A lovely touch.

  11. Listen uppublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    And for the last time this year, time to tell you that Simon Brotherton and Rob Hayles will soon be live for your listening pleasure.

    They are in Paris to talk us through the final stage - and you can listen in by clicking the tab at the top of this very page.

  12. get involved

    Get Involved - more love for Froome?published at 16:26 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    #bbccycling

    Yeti Cotic: It feels like only the media dislike Team Sky - I couldn't be prouder of them and Chris Froome. Amazing achievement!

    Hmm - not sure here Yeti. Froome was booed yesterday and really, is there that much love/appreciation for him from the wider public?

    Tour de FranceImage source, Reuters
  13. Postpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Chris Froome is indeed opting for the pink fizz today.

    His Sky team-mates have plumped for beer, giving their leader a quick lager shower at one point, all while still riding.

    Key bike-handling skill to have, that.

    Froome drinks ChampagneImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

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    You say the jerseys are protected but could Mikel Landa make a dash for it to regain the 1 second he needs to make the podium? Is that a possibility?

    Ben, Clapham

    He could but for a few reasons it's extremely unlikely he will try, let alone succeed. Attacking to gain bonus seconds on a general classification would be in defiance of current convention, which dictates the final stage is one for the sprinters and to settle the green jersey competition, if it's still up for grabs.

    Landa also doesn't have the sprint ability to challenge for even the top there on the stage to take bonus seconds and there are no bonus seconds on offer at today's intermediate sprint point.

    Regardless of all that, it would be an unmitigated PR disaster for Team Sky if Landa were to attack to take third place off French favourite Romain Bardet. The Spaniard would have to be snuck out of Paris.

  15. Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    You may notice there that Mikel Landa is just one second off Romain Bardet and a place on the podium.

    Which brings me onto...

  16. Top 10 on GCpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Here's a reminder of the top 10 on general classification going into this final stage:

    1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 83hrs 55mins 16secs
    2. Rigoberto Uran (Col/Cannondale-Drapac) +54secs
    3. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +2mins 20secs
    4. Mikel Landa (Spa/Team Sky) +2mins 21secs
    5. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) +3mins 05secs
    6. Dan Martin (Ire/Quick-Step Floors) +4mins 42secs
    7. Simon Yates (GB/Orica-Scott) +6mins 14secs
    8. Louis Meintjes (SA/Team UAE Emirates) +8mins 20secs
    9. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek-Segafredo) +8mins 49secs
    10. Warren Barguil (Fra/Team Sunweb) +9mins 25secs
    Rigoberto Uran and Warren BarguilImage source, Getty Images
  17. Champagne alertpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    Chris Froome has been handed his customary glass of bubbly to toast his impending Tour victory.

    Quelle horreur! Is that pink fizz? Are they even allowed anything other than traditional champers?

    Tour de FranceImage source, Reuters
    Tour de FranceImage source, Reuters
  18. Why don't the French love Froome either?published at 16:04 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    On the subject of Chris Froome's appeal or lack thereof, our own Simon Brotherton makes an interesting point on why France has perhaps not warmed to the soon-to-be four-time Tour champion. Click below to have a listen.

    Froome was booed by sections of the crowd in the Stade Velodrome in Marseille yesterday and has been jeered during the race by fans of French rival Romain Bardet.

    However, it is important to note that there is a long history of fans booing the most dominant rider in this race.

    Famously, French five-time champion Jacques Anquetil never understood his at times cold reception by the public, while they adored Raymond Poulidor - known as 'The Eternal Second' after finishing runner-up in the Tour three times and never getting the better of Anquetil.

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  19. get involved

    Get Involved - Is Froome Britain's least loved great sportsman?published at 15:57 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    If you haven't read this piece by our chief sports writer Tom Fordyce on why Chris Froome may be Britain's least loved great sportsman, then feel free to use the gentle start to this stage to have a read.

    Come back here afterwards, mind - I'm keen to know your thoughts on this issue.

    Is it because of Froome's personality (or lack of it, if that's your view)? Is it because of suspicion around Team Sky or, more generally, around the sport itself?

    Why do you admire Froome? Or if you don't, why do you feel no warmth towards him?

    Let us know using #bbccycling

  20. Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 23 July 2017

    The white flag has now dropped, effectively meaning the end of the neutralised zone.

    But, as I said, no rider is going to go on the attack and the peloton will maintain a very gentle pace for next 40km or so.