Chris Froome
After almost a month of elite-level biking, Chris Froome will arrive in Paris as a champion and join all-time greats at the Olympus of biking.
Chris Froome overcame the final test of the 2013 Tour de France with flying colors as he finished third on top of Mont Semnoz behind Spanish rider Joaquim Rodríguez and Columbian biking sensation Nairo Quintana (3h 39' 04") to take the victory in the 100th edition of the world's greatest biking race.
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.
Chris Froome has been nothing but spectacular throughout the entire 2013 Tour de France. On Wednesday, the Team Sky leader added another feather to his cap after recording the fastest time in the individual time trial as he clocked 51:33 to finish the 32 kilometer road test from Embrum to Chorges.
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.
Chris Froome fired back at his critics on Monday, stressing he did not use performance enhancing drugs or undergo doping procedure to dominate this year's Tour de France.
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After 14 long stages into this year's Tour de France, an American finally landed a spot on the podium as Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin-Sharp finished third on Saturday's 191 kilometer race.
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Kittel Wins His Third Stage Edging Out Mark Cavendish In A Photo-Finish
Chris Froome showed he's one of the best in the world when it comes to individual time trial as he finished just 12 seconds slower than eventual Stage 11 winner Tony Martin of Germany on Wednesday. With his terrific performance in ITT, Froome further padded his lead over his next trailer Alejandro Valverde of Spain by three minutes and 25 seconds.
Sprinters were on the move again on Tuesday with German Argos-Shimano pedal-pusher Marcel Kittel cruising to his second victory at the 2013 Tour de France. Kittel along with compatriot André Greipel and Great Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish were the top three finishers at the conclusion of Stage 10 but Slovakian Peter Sagan still holds the green jersey with a decent fourth-place finish in the race.
Marcel Kittel Speeds By Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish For The Victory
