Alberto Contador
After 77 hours and 10 minutes of adrenaline-draining race, Froome is in the verge of repeating the accomplishment of his Team Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins, who gave Great Britain its first Tour de France victory last year.
The 2013 Tour de France is down to its final three stages with Great Britain's Chris Froome looking more and more unbeatable as the race moves kilometers closer towards the grand finish in Paris on Sunday. With the top spot on the general classification standings all but secured, the competition for the remaining two spots on the podium is just starting to heat up.
The 2013 Tour de France is now reaching its climax with emotions bursting among the general classification contenders. Chris Froome, who preserved his big lead on Stage 16, accused former Tour champion Alberto Contador of getting desperate and careless in his biking after the two competitors got involved in a heated neck-to-neck duel in the final decent of the race on Tuesday.
The 2013 Tour de France has seen all kinds of fanfare, triumphs, upsets, and controversies in two excruciating weeks of racing through the unimaginably difficult terrains of France. Now with just six stages remaining in this year's tour, it ultimately boils down to one thing - winning it all.
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Kittel Wins His Third Stage Edging Out Mark Cavendish In A Photo-Finish
The 2013 Tour de France will resume on Tuesday following a one-day rest. After nine testy stages of the 100th edition of the world's greatest biking race, Great Britain's Chris Froome lives up to the hype as this year's top contender, taking the yellow jersey with a sensational Stage 8 performance on Saturday.
Great Britain's Chris Froome lived up to the hype as the top contender of the 2013 Tour de France on Saturday after finishing ahead of the peloton in Saturday's excruciating race.
Tour de France 2013 Stage 8 - Live Action Video Highlights, Results for July 6, 2013; Chris Froome Conquors The Pyrenees Stage 8 Taking The Yellow Flag And The Lead
Peter Sagan solidified his grip on the green jersey following his victory in Stage 7. The Slovakian sprinter, who finished in the top 3 since stage 2, clocked at 4 hours 54 minutes and 12 seconds just ahead of Germany's John Degenkolb and Italy's Daniele Bennati.
In a surprising turn of events, Great Britain's Mark Cavendish, the undisputed sprint king of Tour de France over the past few years, succumbed to Germany in the final meters of Thursday's sprint showdown.
As expected, Tuesday's team time trial showcased the dominance of the powerhouse teams like Team Sky, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, and Saxo-Tinkoff. However at the end of Stage 4, it was Australia's Orica-GreenEDGE that finished ahead of the group with a time of 25 minutes and 57 seconds. Apparently, it's enough for Simon Gerrans to relish hiss yellow jersey victory, at least for now...
After a chaotic finish in Stage 1, 25-year old German cyclist Marcel Kittel came out of nowhere to take not only the yellow jersey but the point (green) and young rider classification (white) jerseys after evading all sorts of mayhem towards the finish line.
