Stage 0: Teams Presentation Full Results and Report
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Nairo Quintana fields multiple selfie requests | 
Peter Sagan | 
Chris Froome wasn't boo'ed by everyone | 
3rd last year, Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) | 
Dark horse favorite, Primoz ROGLIC (Slowenia / Team Lotto NL - Jumbo) | 
Bernard Hinult represented in some cool wall graffiti | 
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Vincenzo Nibali Italy Bahrain Merida | 
Arnaud Demarre Frace Groupama FDJ | 
Alejandro Valverde Spain Movistar | 
Marcel Kittel won 5 stages last year but doesn't think he's a favorite this year | 
MITCHELTON - SCOTT led by team leader Adam YATES | 
The start of the teams presentation in Vendée-Pays de la Loire | 
Mark CAVENDISH (GBR / Team Dimension Data) | 
Peter SAGAN (Slowakia / Team Bora - hansgrohe) wheelies in | 
Team Bora - hansgrohe | 
National champs Yves LAMPAERT (BEL) and Bob JUNGELS (LUX) from Quick - Step Floors | 
Fernado GAVIRIA and Philippe GILBERT (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
Richie PORTE (AUS/BMC Racing) is ready to put last year's nasty crash behind him | 
Team Movistar has four GC threats. Lets see how that plays out. | 
Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA) and Bahrain - Merida | 
Warren Barguil (FRA - Fortuneo - Samsic) hasn't done much since his impressive 2017 Tour de France other than switch teams | 
Tom Dumoulin (NED - Team Sunweb) is wondering how much he has left after finishing 2nd at the Giro d'Italia | 
EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNONDALE | 
2nd last year, Rigoberto URAN (Columbia / Team EF Education First - Drapac P/B Cannondale) | 
Chris Froome (GBR - Team Sky) and Egan Bernal (COL - Team Sky) | 
Chris Froome is looking for his 5th Tour de France title |
Stage 1: Noirmoutier-en-l'Île → Fontenay-le-Comte, 189 km Full Results and Report
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Peter Sagan reviewing the Stage 1 route in the morning | 
Peter Sagan sign-ins | 
Mark Cavendish (GBR/Dimension Data) rolls in | 
Mark Cavendish (GBR/Dimension Data) possibly being asked whether he'll tie or beat Eddy Merckx all-time TdF stage win record this year. He's 4 wins away from tying him. | 
Richie PORTE (Australia / BMC Racing Team) looks ready to roll in Noirmoutier-en-l’Île; however, when the day ended he lost 52s to other GC contenders | 
Start scene for Stage 1 | 
Nairo Quintana in conversation with Chris Froome. Neither of their days went well. | 
Picturesque Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile | 
Stage 1 rollout from the island of Noirmoutier, just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. | 
The peloton leaves Noirmoutier and returns to the mainland | 
Narrow, windy roads | 
Yoann OFFREDO (France / Team Wanty - Groupe Gobert) leads the break and would be later awarded most combative rider | 
Tim DECLERCQ (Belgium / Team Quick - Step Floors) leads the peloton through the cross winds | 
Selfie with the peloton | 
Chris Froome crashed with just 6 km to go | 
After an excellent Quick-Step Floors lead out, Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON (Columbia / Team Quick - Step Floors) finished it off | 
Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON (COL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins Stage 1 in 4:23:32 ahead of 2nd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 3rd Marcel KITTEL (GER/KATUSHA ALPECIN) and 4th Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) | 
First rider to win the first day in his first Tour de France since Fabian Cancellara in 2004 | 
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Top GC finishers in the lead group, 9th Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN/ASTANA), 10th Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE), 11th Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) | 
Top Movistar finisher in the lead group, Mikel Landa | 
Richie PORTE (Australia / BMC Racing Team) leads in a group of GC contenders 51s later | 
Nairo Quintana lost 1:25 | 
One of the crash victims, Lawson CRADDOCK (Team EF Education First-Drapac) vows to fight on despite a broken scapula | 
Fernando GAVIRIA celebrates with teammate Philippe GILBERT (Team Quick - Step Floors) | 
Another top 10 at the Tour for Peter Sagan | 
The stress and fatigue after just one day | 
Yoann OFFREDO (France / Team Wanty - Groupe Gobert) wanders out before the podium ceremony | 
Most combative (and comical) rider, Yoann OFFREDO (France / Team Wanty - Groupe Gobert) | 
Your stage 1 winner and first wearer of the yellow jersey, Fernando GAVIRIA (Columbia / Team Quick - Step Floors), salutes you | 
Fernando GAVIRIA (Columbia / Team Quick - Step Floors) | 
If you can't make the podium with your results then make your own podium ceremony, Lilian CALMEJANE (France / Team Direct Energie) and girlfriend Alizee Vannier (most combative rider hostess) |
Stage 2: Mouilleron-Saint-Germain → La Roche-sur-Yon, 183 km Full Results and Report
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Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) wins the depleted Stage 2 bunch sprint in 4:06:37 ahead of 2nd Sonny COLBRELLI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 3rd Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ), 4th André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL) and 5th Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) | 
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Stage 3: Cholet → Cholet, 35 km Full Results and Report
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Fans along the 35 km TTT course around Cholet | 
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BMC Racing | 
1st BMC Racing Team 38:46 almost 55 kph | 
1st BMC Racing Team 38:46 | 
1st BMC Racing Team 38:46 | 
2nd Team Sky + 4s (pre-stage warm-up ) | 
2nd Team Sky + 4s | 
2nd Team Sky + 4s | 
Chris Froome post stage 3 after improving his GC position | 
3rd Quick-Step Floors + 7s | 
3rd Quick-Step Floors + 7s | 
4th Mitchelton-Scott + 9s | 
4th Mitchelton-Scott + 9s | 
4th Mitchelton-Scott + 9s | 
5th Team Sunweb + 11s | 
6th EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale + 35s | 
7th Bora-Hansgrohe + 50s before Peter Sagan was dropped | 
Peter SAGAN (Slowakia / Team Bora - hansgrohe) and Marcus BURGHARDT (Germany / Team Bora - hansgrohe) off the back | 
8th Astana + 51s | 
Tony MARTIN (TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN), 9th Katusha-Alpecin + 52s | 
10th Movistar Team + 53s | 
11th Bahrain-Merida + 1:06 | 
14th Trek-Segafredo + 1:16 | 
16th Groupama-FDJ + 1:42 | 
17th Fortuneo-Samsic + 1:46 | 
19th Lotto Soudal + 1:52 | 
Your Stage 3 winner, BMC Racing Team in 38:46 | 
New race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING) | 
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Stage 4: La Baule → Sarzeau, 192 km Full Results and Report
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Unusual photo-op pre-Stage 4 with Tony MARTIN (Germany / Team Katusha - Alpecin) | 
Michael Rasmussen is working this year's race | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) successfully defended his first day in Yellow | 
Points leader, Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE), signing-in | 
Rolling out from La Baule on the Atlantic Ocean | 
Race director Christian Prudhomme gets ready to start Stage 4 for real | 
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Today's break: D.CLAEYS; A.PEREZ (COF); G.VAN KEIRSBULCK (WGG) et J.COUSIN (TDE) | 
Quickstep driving the peloton | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) looking good in Yellow | 
The break with a 1'40'' advantage with 15 km to go... it wasn't enough | 
Sprint finish in Sarzeau after 192 km. André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL) jumps first. | 
Fernando GAVIRIA (COL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins Stage 4 in 4:25:01 for his second win ahead of 2nd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 3rd André GREIPEL (GER/LOTTO SOUDAL) and 4th Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) | 
The margin of victory | 
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Another bloody tough stage again for some | 
Quick-Step celebrates another win | 
Your Stage 4 winner, Fernando GAVIRIA (COL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
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Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) continues to lead the points competition | 
Kiwi Dion SMITH (WANTY; GROUPE GOBERT) continues to lead the mountains classification although there haven't any true tests yet |
Stage 5: Lorient → Quimper, 203 km Full Results and Report
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Omar FRAILE MATARRANZ (Spain / Team Astana) getting ready for Stage 5 in Lorient | 
Christopher FOOME (TEAM SKY) is ready for Stage 5 | 
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Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
Romain BARDET (AG2R LA MONDIALE) signing in | 
Footwear in the peloton ft. Sylvain CHAVANEL (DIRECT ENERGIE) | 
More footwear in the peloton | 
Race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) | 
No wonder there are so many accidents in the peloton; Tony GALLOPIN (AG2R LA MONDIALE) prior to Stage 5 | 
Start scene for Stage 5 in Lorient | 
Rollout for Stage 5 along the Atlantic Ocean | 
Dropping the flag on Stage 5 | 
Riders and Photographers dropping | 
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Sylvain CHAVANEL (DIRECT ENERGIE) getting the break started | 
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The break: EDET (COF); SKUJINS (TFS); DE BUYST (LTS); GESBERT (FST); VERMOTE (DDD); CALMEJANE (TDE) et CHAVANEL (TDE) | 
The break on the hilly parcours through Brittany | 
Tom SKUJINS (TREK - SEGAFREDO) winning KOMs to claim the polka jersey after Stage 5 | 
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Philippe GILBERT (Belgium / Team Quick - Step Floors) on the punchy finishing climb | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (Belgium / BMC Racing Team) and Peter SAGAN (Slowakia / Team Bora - hansgrohe) in hot pursuit | 
Vincenzo NIBALI (Italy / Team Bahrain - Merida) and the rest of the favorites | 
Uphill sprint finish in Quimper | 
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Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) wins Stage 5 in 4:48:06 ahead of 2nd Sonny COLBRELLI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 3rd Philippe GILBERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), 4th Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR), 5th Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), 6th Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 7th Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) | 
Second win to go along with two seconds in just 5 stages thus far for Peter Sagan (SVK - Bora - Hansgrohe) | 
Reenactment of the finish | 
Bora - Hansgrohe teammates celebrating the good news | 
Your Stage 5 winner, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
He mistimed today's finish but he's still the race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) | 
Points leader, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
Most aggressive rider Toms SKUJINS (TREK - SEGAFREDO) and now KOM leader (see inset) |
Stage 6: Brest → Mûr de Bretagne Guerlédan, 181 km Full Results and Report
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The 11 German riders in the Tour de France | 
Peter Sagan signing in | 
Unlike most riders, Roberto FERRARI (ITA/UAE Team Emirates) skipped the traditional pre-race buzz cut | 
Race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
KOM leader, Toms SKUJINS (TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
Stage 5 start scene in Brest | 
Start scene panoramic | 
Stage 6 rollout from Brest | 
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More Brittany flag supporters | 
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Hay burning celebration | 
Marcel KITTEL (GER/Katusha Alpecin) and Romain BARDAT (AG2R) weren't impressed | 
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Daniel Oss leads out on the final climb | 
Daniel MARTIN (Ireland / UAE Team Emirates) attacks first instead 1 km to go on Mur de Bretagne | 
As Geraint THOMAS (GBR / Team Sky) fails in his attempt to reel him in, Richie PORTE leads the chase | 
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Pierre LATOUR (AG2R LA MONDIALE) attempting to catch Dan Martin | 
After failing with the same strategy in 2015, Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE Team Emirates) wins the Stage 6 uphill finish on Mûr de Bretagne | 
2nd Pierre LATOUR (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1s | 
3rd Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 3s, 4th Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), 5th Rafal MAJKA (POL/BORA - HANSGROHE), 6th Adam YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT), 7th Bauke MOLLEMA (NED/TREK - SEGAFREDO), 8th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 9th Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
The winner Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE Team Emirates) post-race: This is such an amazing feeling for me after so many second places at the Tour since my last one victory in the Grande Boucle. I was really relaxed all day and I was really looking forward to having a crack. When we got closer to the finish I was a bit nervous because of the head wind and I didn’t think it was going to happen. Then the race went really hard during the first part of the climb and a lot of riders got dropped and at that point I noticed that I didn’t have any team mates left so I thought why not have a try – and I did. | 
Your Stage 6 winner, Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE Team Emirates) | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) continues to lead by 3s |
Stage 7: Fougères → Chartres, 231 km Full Results and Report
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Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) wins the stage 7 sprint in 5:43:42 ahead of 2nd Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON (COL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), 3rd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 4th Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) | 
Your Stage 7 winner, Dylan GROENEWEGEN (TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO) disrupted the Sagan vs. Gaviria debate | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) retains the race leader's jersey | 
Peter Sagan (SVK - Bora - Hansgrohe) well ahead in the points competition | 
Most aggressive rider, Laurent PICHON (TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC) |
Stage 8: Dreux → Amiens, 181 km Full Results and Report
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Another successful day in Yellow for race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) | 
A father introducing the Tour de France to the next generation at the Stage 8 start in Dreux | 
Rolling out from Dreux | 
Passing by Collegiale Notre-Dame Des Andelys | 
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This is powerful | 
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Fabien GRELLIER (DIRECT ENERGIE) leading the two men break | 
The smallest rider in the peloton leading the chase, Antwan TOLHOEK (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) | 
Fabien GRELLIER (DIRECT ENERGIE) and Marco MINNAARD (WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT) still out front | 
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Fernando GAVIRIA (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) and Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) talking things over | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) nestled in the peloton on a stage destined to end in another sprint finish | 
Daniel MARTIN (Ireland / UAE Team Emirates) crashed with 17 km to go | 
Stunned and in pain, Dan Martin's teammate rally to get him going again | 
Simon CLARKE (Australien / Team EF Education First - Drapac P/B Cannondale) hit the deck too | 
Photographer Peter de Jong enjoys a moment of glory before the race comes through | 
The sprint finish in Amiens | 
Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) wins Stage 8 in 4:23:36 ahead of 2nd Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), 3rd John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO), 4th Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) and 5th Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ). Gaviria and Greipel were relegated. | 
Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) celebrates his second stage win in as many days | 
"The legs are better every day,” Groenewegen said after the finish. “Today it was a fast final with a lot of corners but the team did an amazing job and my position was good and I saw Gaviria and Greipel were fighting for position. I saw the finish and thought ‘this is the moment.’ It was a hectic final, but that’s every day in the Tour.” (cyclingnews) | 
Your Stage 8 winner, Dylan GROENEWEGEN (NED/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) | 
Peter Sagan's legs during the points leader's ceremony |
Stage 9: Arras → Roubaix, 154 km Full Results and Report
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Damien GAUDIN (DIRECT ENERGIE) being interviewed before Stage 9 starting from Arras Citadelle before later getting in the break | 
Stage 9 rollout from Arras Citadelle | 
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Early break | 
Richie PORTE (AUS/BMC Racing) crashed before the cobble sectors even started | 
Just like last year, Richie PORTE (AUS/BMC Racing) has crashed out of the Tour de France on Stage 9, this year with a broken clavicle | 
The break hits the first of 15 cobble sectors | 
Omar Fraile (Astana) leading the break before he crashed | 
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The break was eventually caught with 33 km to go | 
Dylan GROENEWEGEN (TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO) crashes | 
Mathias FRANK (AG2R LA MONDIALE) | 
Chris Froome and another Sky rider plus others crash in front of the Yellow Jersey | 
The sky continues to fall. This time Michal Kwiatkowski crashes. | 
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The depleted chase group | 
Alejandro VALVERDE and the rest of Movistar stayed out of trouble which may have been the biggest surprise of the day | 
Tom DUMOULIN (Netherlands / Team Sunweb) driving the pace and shedding riders | 
Other than early cobbles crash, Chris Froome (Sky) managed himself well | 
18 km to go on the 14th of 15 cobble sectors: Yves LAMPAERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) leads the decisive attack followed by Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) and John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
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Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) now at the front of the break | 
John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) now at the front of the break | 
Disappearing bikes; one final crash on the day involving Mikel LANDA (MOVISTAR TEAM) and Dion SMITH (WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT) | 
Tattered Jesper HANSEN (DEN/Astana) | 
John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) confidently led out the sprint in Roubaix | 
John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) easily wins ahead of 2nd Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) and 3rd Yves LAMPAERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
4th Philippe GILBERT (BEL/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) + 19s, 5th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) and 6th Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
An emotional win for John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) who has suffered through injuries but more importantly to him, he won this for his late friend Jorgen "who was like a 2nd dad" | 
His first World Tour win since he won a Vuelta a Espana stage in 2015 | 
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First big win in over 3 years after overcoming a serious training accident... | 
Your Stage 9 winner, John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
Mixed emotions for race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING), who extended his overall lead to 43s. The team's expected race leader for the upcoming mountains, Richie Porte, crashed out to today. |
Stage 10: Annecy → Le Grand-Bornand, 159 km Full Results and Report
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Start scene for Stage 9 in Annecy | 
Tom DUMOULIN (Netherlands / Team Sunweb) | 
Chris Froome (Sky) | 
Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
Rollout for Stage 9 in Annecy | 
Rollout for Stage 9 in Annecy | 
Rigaberto Uran getting his cobbles injuries from two days redresssed | 
Among the 21 riders in the early break, Daryl Impey (MITCHELTON - SCOTT), Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) and Philippe GILBERT (QUICK-STEP FLOORS) | 
Race leader, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) was also in the break | 
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Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) on the gravel climb | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) on the gravel climb | 
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30 km to go: Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) solo attack on the penultimate climb, Col de Romme | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
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Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) leading the chase group followed Ion IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI (ESP/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) who finished 2nd + 1:34 and 3rd Rein TAARAMÄE (EST/DIRECT ENERGIE) + 1:40 | 
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15 km to go: Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) on the final climb, Col de la Colombière | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) added more time to his lead by finishing 4th + 1:44 | 
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Egan BERNAL(COL/SKY) leading the GC group which finished 3:20 behind the winner. | 
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Solo off the front, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) descending into Le Grand-Bornand | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) digs for the line in Le Grand-Bornand | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins Stage 9 in Le Grand-Bornand for his first career Tour de France stage win | 
Your Stage 10 winner, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS). First win by a Frenchman at this year's race | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/BMC RACING) extended his overall lead for the 7th straight day something not done since Eddy Merckx and now leads by 2:22 | 
Naturally riding solo over the final climbs of the first mountain stage gives Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) the Polka dot jersey |
Stage 11: Albertville → La Rosière-Montvalezan, 108 km Full Results and Report
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KOM climber, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) thanks to his win on first mountain stage yesterday | 
Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) signing in for his last day in Yellow | 
Rollout from Albertville | 
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Damiano CARUSO (BMC RACING TEAM) leading the break | 
TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC attacks for team leader, Warren BARGUIL | 
Warren BARGUIL (TEAM FORTUNEO- SAMSIC) on the attack | 
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Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) was distance and would fall well down the GC standings | 
Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/Movistar) attack on the GC contenders would earn him most aggressive rider | 
Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/Movistar) bridged up to a teammate | 
Tom DUMOULIN (NED/Sunweb) and Alejandro VALVERDE (ESP/Movistar) off the front of the GC group | 
Lone break survivor Mikel NIEVE (MITCHELTON - SCOTT) on the finishing climb to La Rosiere | 
Next on the road, Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB), Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) and Damiano CARUSO (ITA/BMC RACING) | 
Further back, Christopher Froome (GBR/Team Sky) and Daniel Martin (IRL/UAE Team Emirates) | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR / Team Sky) caught and passed Mikel NIEVE (MITCHELTON - SCOTT)in the final meters | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) wins Stage 11 and moves into Yellow | 
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2nd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) + 20s, 3rd Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) and 5th Mikel NIEVE ITURRALDE (ESP/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) + 22s | 
71st + 22:23, the previous Yellow Jersey holder, Greg VAN AVERMAET (BMC RACING TEAM) | 
Naptime for Ilnur ZAKARIN (TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN) who finished 15th + 1:58 | 
Your Stage 11 winner, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) | 
and new race leader by 1:25 over teammate Chris Froome | 
Most aggressive rider for his bold attack, Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR TEAM) | 
Several sprinters including Mark CAVENDISH (GBR / Team Dimension Data), who finished in front of the broom wagon, missed the time cut |
Stage 12: Bourg-Saint-Maurice → L'Alpe d'Huez, 175 km Full Results and Report
Stage 13: Bourg d'Oisans → Valence, 169 km Full Results and Report
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A large group of reporters, photographers and fans greet the arrival of Peter Sagan in Bourg d'Oisans | 
John DEGENKOLB (TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
Best young rider (under 25) through 13 stages, Pierre LATOUR (AG2R LA MONDIALE) | 
Race leader, Geraint THOMAS (TEAM SKY) after winning two mountain stages | 
Dropping the flag on Stage 13 | 
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Today's five men break led by Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) also included Tom Scully (Education First), Michael Schar (BMC), Dimitri Claeys (Cofidis) | 
Today's five men break | 
Sunflowers against the Alps | 
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The prime minister of France and Race director Christian Prudhomme | 
Last break rider, Michael SCHAR (BMC RACING), was caught with 6 km to go | 
With so many sprinters having failed to make it through the Alps mountain stages, today's sprint finish in Valence seemed depleted | 
Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) wins Stage 13 in 3:45:55 ahead of 2nd Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES), 3rd Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ) and 4th John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
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Post race interview with the winner, Peter Sagan | 
Your Stage 13 winner, Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE), third win of this year' Tour | 
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Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) extended his already large lead in the points competition | 
Race leader, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) | 
Being the final rider in the break to be caught, Michael SCHAR (BMC RACING), was awarded most aggressive rider |
Stage 14: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chteaux → Mende, 187 km Full Results and Report
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Young fans at the Stage 14 start in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux | 
The peloton traversing Gorge du Ardeche early in the stage | 
Gorge du Ardeche | 
The break | 
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The break building up a huge advantage | 
Geraint THOMAS (TEAM SKY) successfully defended his Yellow Jersey | 
Jasper STUYVEN (TREK - SEGAFREDO) solo on the finishing climb to Mende | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) chasing him down | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) attacked out of the chase but it was too late | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) cresting the last climb | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) checks his gap at the top | 
Jasper STUYVEN (TREK - SEGAFREDO) lost his lead near the top and is now chasing | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) is about to catch Jasper STUYVEN (TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) hangs on to win in Mende | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) | 
Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) | 
2nd Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) + 6s, 3rd Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) | 
4th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 12s | 
Over 17 minutes later, the GC group crests the final climb led by Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
Top GC contender, 29th Primo ROGLIC (SLO/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 18:01 | 
30th Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 18:09, 31th Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB), 32nd Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
Your Stage 14 winner, Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) | 
Your Stage 14 winner, Omar FRAILE (ASTANA PRO TEAM) | 
Race leader, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
KOM leader, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
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Most aggressive rider, Jasper STUYVEN (BEL/TREK - SEGAFREDO) |
Stage 15: Millau → Carcassonne, 181 km Full Results and Report
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Yesterday's winner, Omar FRAILE (ASTANA), checking what's on the menu for Stage 15 | 
A hero from last year's race, Warren BARGUIL is still popular with the fans despite doing nothing for his new team, FORTUNEO - SAMSIC, this year | 
Race leader, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky), signing in | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) stops for a selfie | 
More selfies this time with Dan Martin | 
Team classification leaders, Movistar, have three riders in the top 6 to 11 | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) in the limelight | 
The rollout from Millau | 
Under the lofty Millau aqueduct | 
The large early break started by Peter Sagan | 
Beautiful, quiet cycling roads in this area | 
Temporary rain clouds | 
Lilian CALMEJANE (DIRECT ENERGIE) attacks on the second climb | 
The break | 
The break | 
Team Sky and Geraint THOMAS allow the break to go | 
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Bauke MOLLEMA (NED/TREK - SEGAFREDO) attacks | 
The three remaining riders in the final km, Magnus Cort NIELSEN (DEN/ASTANA), Bauke MOLLEMA (NED/TREK - SEGAFREDO), Ion IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI (ESP/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) | 
Being the only sprinter in this group, Magnus Cort NIELSEN (DEN/ASTANA) was confident about the final result | 
Magnus Cort NIELSEN (DEN/ASTANA) sprints to victory as expected | 
Magnus Cort NIELSEN (DEN/ASTANA) wins Stage 15 in Carcassonne in 4:25:52 ahead of 2nd Ion IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI (ESP/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) and 3rd Bauke MOLLEMA (NED/TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 2s | 
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Second win in two days for Astana | 
Crash in the trailing group with Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) about to somersault and break his elbow | 
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Serge Pauwels crashes badly breaking his elbow | 
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GC group taking their time | 
The race leader and the GC contenders cross 13 minutes after the winner | 
Your Stage 15 winner, Magnus Cort NIELSEN (DEN/ASTANA), his first Tour de France win | 
Race leader heading into the second and final rest day, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) | 
France's Pierre Roger Latour continues to lead the best young rider competition | 
Rafal Majka won most aggressive rider for his unsuccessful solo break over the final climb |
Stage 16: Carcassonne → Bagnères-de-Luchon, 218 km Full Results and Report
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2nd overall Chris Froome at the Stage 16 start in Carcassonne | 
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Race officials temporarily halts the race due to a protest further up the road | 
Farmer protest | 
Farmers protest | 
The pepper spray / tear gas police used against the protesting farmers was still in the air when the riders passed through | 
Break | 
Silvan DILLIER (AG2R LA MMONDIALE) | 
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Team Sky leads the peloton | 
Philippe GILBERT about to attack out of the break as teammate Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) looks on | 
Philippe GILBERT (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) crashed, spectacularly, over a short, stone wall on the descent of Col de Portet-d’Aspet | 
It is a long way down... | 
Philippe GILBERT (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) is helped back up to the road | 
Break | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
Adam Yates (GBR/Mitchelton Scott) leading the descent after the final climb before he crashed | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) in hot pursuit | 
Bauke Mollema | 
Gorka Izagirre | 
Geraint Thomas | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) with 500m to go | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
The chase 15s back | 
Adam Yates (GBR/Mitchelton Scott) after he crashed got up and finished 3rd + 15s | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) wins Stage 16 in Bagnères-de-Luchon | 
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2nd Gorka IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI (ESP/BAHRAIN - MERIDA) + 15s, 3rd Adam YATES (GBR/MITCHELTON - SCOTT) | 
9 minutes later the GC riders led by Team Sky finished | 
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Your Stage 16 winner, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) also increased his KOM lead | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) | 
Race leader, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/Team Sky) | 
Peter Sagan has the points competition wrapped | 
Battered Philippe GILBERT (QUICK - STEP FLOORS) receives the combativity prize | 
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Best young rider, Pierre LATOUR (AG2R LA MONDIALE) |
Stage 17: Bagnères-de-Luchon → Saint-Lary-Soulan, 65 km Full Results and Report
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Race leader, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) at the stage 17 start in Bagneres-de-Luchon | 
Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) and Chris FROOME (TEAM SKY) | 
The grid start idea turned out to be a non-factor | 
The rollout from Bagneres-de-Luchon | 
Most aggressive rider, Tanel KANGERT (ASTANA), off the front | 
Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) attacks off the peloton on the final climb, Col de Portet | 
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Team Sky and the GC contenders chasing | 
Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) solo of the front | 
Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) | 
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Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) hovered 30s behind Nairo QUINTANA (MOVISTAR) | 
Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ (COL/SKY) pacesetting and later finished 7th | 
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Chris Froome was dropped losing over 40s | 
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Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) wins the 65 km mountain in 2:21:27 | 
2 Daniel MARTIN (IRL/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) + 28s | 
3rd Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) + 47s | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
4th Primoz ROGLIC (SLO/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 52s and 5th Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
7th Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ (COL/SKY) + 1:33 and 8th Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 1:35 | 
9th Mikel LANDA MEANA (ESP/MOVISTAR) + 1:35 | 
23rd Pierre Roger LATOUR (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 6:52 | 
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Point leader Peter Sagan crashed badly on the previous descent | 
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Race leader Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY): "It was a really hard start to that last climb - Quintana went, Roglic chased and Froome was with him. We managed to force Dumoulin to ride for a bit, then it was really on, then it settled down a bit. I was feeling pretty good, I’d just react as soon as Roglic or Dumoulin moved, so I had a good day." (cyclingnews) | 
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Your Stage 17 winner, Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) has almost 2 minutes over Tom Dumoulin | 
With the last summit finish in the books, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) lead by almost 2 minutes over Tom Dumoulin | 
Most aggressive, Tanel KANGERT (ASTANA) | 
Best young rider, Pierre Roger LATOUR (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE) | 
Chris Froome descending with his body guard or security before the French Police abruptly stopped them |
Stage 18: Trie-sur-Baïse → Pau, 172 km Full Results and Report
Stage 19: Lourdes → Laruns, 200 km Full Results and Report
Stage 20: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle → Espelette, 31 km Full Results and Report
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1st Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) in 40:52 | 
Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
1st Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) in 40:52 | 
2nd Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 1s | 
Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) | 
Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) | 
2nd Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 1s | 
3rd Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) + 14s | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
3rd Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) + 14s and plenty good enough for the overall win | 
4th Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL/SKY) + 50s | 
5th Søren KRAGH ANDERSEN (DEN/SUNWEB) + 51s | 
6th Bob JUNGELS (LUX/QUICK - STEP FLOORS) + 52s | 
7th Ilnur ZAKARIN (RUS/KATUSHA ALPECIN) + 1:02 | 
8th Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 1:12 | 
8th Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/LOTTO NL - JUMBO) + 1:12 slipping off the overall podium | 
14 Jonathan CASTROVIEJO (ESP/SKY) + 1:31 | 
A nice shot of Daniele Bennati | 
Your Stage 20 ITT winner by 1s, Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) and securing 2nd overall | 
Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) | 
Your 2018 Tour de France overall winner, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) is starting to let it soak in: The last time I cried is when I got married. I can't speak. It's just incredible. | 
Overall best young winner, Pierre Roger LATOUR (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE), was 27th today + 2:06 | 
Tom Dumoulin press conference: I think all the frustrations came out of me today. It's hard to believe that I've won this time trial. | 
Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) takes the spotlight from Chris Froome |
Stage 21: Houilles → Champs-Elysées, 115 km Full Results and Report
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Team Sky enjoy a winner's toast at the beginning of today's stage | 
Proud Welshman, Geraint THOMAS (TEAM SKY) | 
The arrival of the riders for the traditional finish in Paris | 
Champs-Elysees flyover | 
Team Sky leading on the Champs-Elysees | 
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@mrconde called it. 1st Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) in 2:46:36, 2nd John DEGENKOLB (GER/TREK - SEGAFREDO), 3rd Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/GROUPAMA - FDJ), 4th Edvald BOASSON HAGEN (NOR/DIMENSION DATA), 5th Christophe LAPORTE (FRA/COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS), 6th Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE (ARG/QUICK - STEP FLOORS), 7th Sonny COLBRELLI (ITA/BAHRAIN - MERIDA), 8th Peter SAGAN (SVK/BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
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Team Sky celebrates | 
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Peter Sagan and his fans before the podium ceremony | 
Perseverance pays off. Your Stage 21 winner, Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) | 
Your overall winner, Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
2nd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) and 1st Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) | 
Your overall podium, 2nd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) + 1:51, 1st Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) 83:17:13, 3rd Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 2:24 | 
A proud moment for Wales and the first British born winner of the Tour de France, 2nd Tom DUMOULIN (NED/SUNWEB) + 1:51, 1st Geraint THOMAS (GBR/SKY) 83:17:13, 3rd Chris FROOME (GBR/SKY) + 2:24 | 
Points winner once again, Peter SAGAN (BORA - HANSGROHE) | 
Despite not being awarded the most aggressive on any stage, Daniel MARTIN (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) wins the overall most aggressive (supercombativity) award | 
Best young rider, 13th overall Pierre LATOUR (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 22:13 | 
Winners of the team award once again, Team Movistar | 
The Jersey winners together | 
On behalf of the Tour de France, thanks for tuning in |
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