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Chris Froome became the first Briton to win ‘the Tour de France’ for the second time

July 27, 2015SportsOmkar Sawant

Chris Froome, a cyclist from Team Sky of Britain, won 102nd Tour de France in a three-week slog of furious race around the Champs Elysees, Paris.

Chris Froome

Chris Froome

With this, Froome became the first Briton to win the Tour de France for the second time.

Froome made his mark in the mountain stage to La Pierre St Martin in the 10th stage before riding defensively to leave behind Nairo Quintana Rojas, a Colombian racing cyclist, by 72 seconds. The third-place was secured by Alejandro Valverde, cyclist from Spain.

Third Victory of The Team Sky

The Team Sky now has three victories in its pocket. The first vistory was marked by former Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins claiming the 2012 edition, followed the two victories of Froome in 2013 and 2015. British riders now have three Tour de France victories out of the last four Grand Boucles.

Top 10 Winners of Tour de France

Position Cyclist Team
1 Chris Froome Team Sky
2 Nairo Quintana Rojas Movistar Team
3 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
4 Vincenzo Nibali Astana Pro Team
5 Alberto Contador Tinkoff-Saxo Team
6 Robert Gesink LottoNL-Jumbo Team
7 Bauke Mollema Trek Factory Racing
8 Mathias Frank IAM Cycling
9 Romain Bardet Ag2r La Mondiale
10 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar

Froome first won in 2013, when Nairo Quintana was again the runner-up, although he lost by a much smaller margin that is 1 minute, 12 seconds; one of the tightest win since 2008.

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