Froome Wins Tour de France

Steve Bell

AM800-Sports-Cycling-Tour de France-Froome-1.2915965 PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 23: Christopher Froome of Great Britain riding for Team Sky in the leader's jersey rides past the Arc de Triomphe during stage 21 of the 2017 Le Tour de France, a 103km stage from Montgreon to the Paris Champs-Élysées on July 23, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) (Chris Graythen/Christopher Froome of Great Britain rides past the Arc de Triomphe during the 2017 Le Tour de France, from Montgreon to the Paris Champs-Élysées on July 23, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images))

Christopher Froome wins another Cycling Championship

Defending champion Chris Froome won his fourth and most challenging Tour de France title. The Kenyan-born British rider finished 54 seconds ahead of Colombian Rigoberto Uran overall, the smallest margin of his wins.

This was the third straight win for the Team Sky rider. His first in 2013 came the year after former teammate Bradley Wiggins sparked off a mini-era of British dominance.

Frenchman Romain Bardet, the runner-up last year, placed 2 minutes, 20 seconds behind in third place, denying Spaniard Mikel Landa a podium spot by just one second. Italian Fabio Aru finished fifth.

As per tradition, the 21st stage was reserved for sprinters and mostly a procession for Froome and the other overall leaders. Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen won the final stage.