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Complete and final list of the riders and teams that will take part in the Tour de France 2017 Team Sky Pro Cycling Great Britain | WorldTour 1. Chris Froome (Defending Tour de France Champion) (GBr) 2. Sergio Henao (Col) 3. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) 4. Christian Knees (Ger) 5. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) 6. Mikel Landa (Esp) 7. Mikel Nieve (Esp) 8. Luke Rowe (GBr) 9. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ag2r La Mondiale France | WorldTour 11. Romain Bardet (Fra) 12. Jan Bakelants (Bel) 13. Axel Domont (Fra) 14. Mathias Frank (Sui) 15. Ben Gastauer (Lux) 16. Cyril Gautier (Fra) 17. Pierre Latour (Fra) 18. Oliver Naesen (Bel) 19. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Movistar Team Spain | WorldTour 21. Nairo Quintana (Col) 22. Andrey Amador (Crc) 23. Daniele Bennati (Ita) 24. Carlos Betancur (Col) 25. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) 26. Imanol Erviti (Esp) 27. Jesús Herrada (Esp) 28. Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) 29. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Sundried Premium Sportswear - www.sundried.com Team Trek-Segafredo USA | WorldTour 31. Alberto Contador (Esp) 32. Koen de Kort (Ned) 33. John Degenkolb (Ger) 34. Fabio Felline (Ita) 35. Michal Gogl (Aut) 36. Markel Irizar (Esp) 37. Bauke Mollema (Ned) 38. Jarlinson Pantano (Col) 39. Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) Excluded: André Cardoso (Por) (tested positive for EPO) BMC Racing Team USA | WorldTour 41. Richie Porte (Aus) 42. Damiano Caruso (Ita) 43. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) 44. Stefan Küng (Sui) 45. Amaël Moinard (Fra) 46. Nicholas Roche (Irl) 47. Michael Schar (Sui) 48. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) 49. Danilo Wyss (Sui) Astana Pro Team Kazakhstan | WorldTour 51. Fabio Aru (Ita) 52. Dario Cataldo (Ita) 53. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) 54. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) 55. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) 56. Bakhtyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) 57. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) 58. Michael Valgren (Den) 59. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Hövding Airbag for Cyclists - www.hovding.com UAE Team Emirates UAE | WorldTour 61. Louis Meintjes (RSA) 62. John Darwin Atapuma (Col) 63. Matteo Bono (Ita) 64. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) 65. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) 66. Marco Marcato (Ita) 67. Manuele Mori (Ita) 68. Ben Swift (GBr) 69. Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team FDJ France | WorldTour 71. Arnaud Démare (Fra) 72. Davide Cimolai (Ita) 73. Mickaël Delage (Fra) 74. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) 75. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) 76. Olivier Le Gac (Fra) 77. Rudy Molard (Fra) 78. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) 79. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Team Orica-Scott Australia | WorldTour 81. Johan Esteban Chaves (Col) 82. Michael Albasini (Sui) 83. Luke Durbridge (Aus) 84. Mathew Hayman (Aus) 85. Damien Howson (Aus) 86. Daryl Impey (RSA) 87. Jens Keulekeire (Bel) 88. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) 89. Simon Yates (GBr) SeeSense Bike Lights - www.seesense.cc Team Dimension Data South Africa | WorldTour 91. Mark Cavendish (GBr) 92. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) 93. Steve Cummings (GBr) 94. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) 95. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) 96. Serge Pauwels (Bel) 97. Mark Renshaw (Aus) 98. Scott Thwaites (GBr) 99. Jaco Venter (RSA) Quick-Step Floors Pro Cycling Team Belgium | WorldTour 101. Marcel Kittel (Ger) 102. Jack Bauer (NZl) 103. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) 104. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) 105. Daniel Martin (Irl) 106. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) 107. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) 108. Matteo Trentin (Ita) 109. Julien Vermote (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe Germany | WorldTour 111. Peter Sagan (World Champion) (Svk) 112. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) 113. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) 114. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) 115. Rafa Majka (Pol) 116. Jay McCarthy (Aus) 117. Pawel Poljanski (Pol) 118. Juraj Sagan (Svk) 119. Rudiger Selig (Ger) Sundried Premium Sportswear - www.sundried.com Team Katusha-Alpecin Swizterland | WorldTour 121. Tony Martin (Ger) 122. Marco Haller (Aut) 123. Reto Hollenstein (Sui) 124. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) 125. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) 126. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) 127. Tiago Machado (Por) 128. Nils Politt (Ger) 129. Rick Zabel (Ger) Lotto-Soudal Belgium | WorldTour 131. André Greipel (Ger) 132. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) 133. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) 134. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) 135. Tony Gallopin (Fra) 136. Adam Hansen (Aus) 137. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) 138. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) 139. Tim Wellens (Bel) Team Sunweb Germany | WorldTour 141. Michael Matthews (Aus) 142. Nikias Arndt (Ger) 143. Warren Barguil (Fra) 144. Roy Curvers (Ned) 145. Simon Geschke (Ger) 146. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) 147. Laurens ten Dam (Ned) 148. Mike Teunissen (Ned) 149. Albert Timmer (Ned) Roadcycling.com road bike shop - www.roadcycling.com/road-bike-shop Cofidis - Solutions Credits France | Pro Continental 151. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) 152. Dimitri Claeys (Bel) 153. Nicolas Edet (Fra) 154. Christophe Laporte (Fra) 155. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) 156. Luis Ángel Maté (Esp) 157. Daniel Navarro (Esp) 158. Florian Sénéchal (Fra) 159. Julien Simon (Fra) Team LottoNL-Jumbo Netherlands | WorldTour 161. Robert Gesink (Ned) 162. George Bennett (NZl) 163. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) 164. Tom Leezer (Ned) 165. Paul Martens (Ger) 166. Primoz Roglic (Slo) 167. Timo Roosen (Ned) 168. Jos van Emden (Ned) 169. Robert Wagner (Ger) Direct Energie France | Pro Continental 171. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) 172. Thomas Boudat (Fra) 173. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) 174. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) 175. Yohann Gène (Fra) 176. Adrien Petit (Fra) 177. Perrig Quéméneur (Fra) 178. Romain Sicard (Fra) 179. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Cannondale Bikes - www.cannondale.com Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team USA | WorldTour 181. Pierre Rolland (Fra) 182. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) 183. Patrick Bevin (NZl) 184. Nathan Brown (USA) 185. Simon Clarke (Aus) 186. Taylor Phinney (USA) 187. Andrew Talansky (USA) 188. Rigoberto Uran (Col) 189. Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Bahrain | WorldTour 191. Ion Izagirre (Esp) 192. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) 193. Grega Bole (Slo) 194. Borut Bozic (Slo) 195. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) 196. Ondrej Cink (Cze) 197. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) 198. Tsgabu Grmay (Eri) 199. Javier Moreno (Esp) Wanty – Groupe Gobert Belgium | Pro Continental 201. Guillaume Martin (Fra) 202. Frederik Backaert (Bel) 203. Thomas Degand (Bel) 204. Marco Minnaard (Ned) 205. Yoann Offredo (Fra) 206. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) 207. Dion Smith (NZl) 208. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) 209. Pieter Vanspeybroeck (Bel) Hovding Airbag for Cyclists - www.hovding.com Fortuneo-Vital Concept France | Pro Continental 211. Daniel McLay (GBr) 212. Maxime Bouet (Fra) 213. Brice Feillu (Fra) 214. Elie Gesbert (Fra) 215. Romain Hardy (Fra) 216. Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) 217. Laurent Pichon (Fra) 218. Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) 219. Florian Vachon (Fra)

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Tour de France 2017: full team-by-team guide

Introducing this year’s teams: the leaders, the heritage and the names to watch out for

Ag2r La Mondiale (France; UCI ranking 11)

Twenty years ago Ag2r were a little known sponsor of a small regional team but nowadays they are part of the Tour de France scenery, and to mark two decades of commitment and steady progress they’d love to take just one more upward step. They don’t do corporate statements or anything remotely trendy but show them a hill or two and they’re off in search of glory. A squad that realises the fans come to be entertained and that’s what they provide by being present in all the classifications, green jersey excepted. The clash of colours would be horrendous so let’s keep it authentic.

Founded 1992 Bicycles Factor Manager Laurent Biondi

Tours de France 23 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 16 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 16

Name means An amalgamation of two different financial firms, AG2R and La Mondiale.

Tour heritage Second-place finishes for Jean-Christophe Péraud in 2014 and Romain Bardet last year are the finest achievements so far of the oldest French team, competing in its 21st consecutive Tour.

Team leader Romain Bardet (Fr). Second last year after an epic Alpine raid he’s been slowly building and maturing into a potential Grand tour winner. Will do something spectacular – or go down trying.

Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan; UCI ranking 15)

Winners at the Dauphine thanks to Jakob Fuglsang, with Fabio Aru one year stronger this dynamic duo could be the dynamite that ignites the GC battle. Who plays Batman and who is Robin will be decided out in the field though Aru is the apple in team manager Vinokourov’s eye. They might be dressed up in baby blue and have what looks like a Teletubbies’ sun stuck on them but don’t forget this organisation have won the overall three times before. Seriously strong squad with no soft centre – they could well be minted in Paris.

Founded 2007 Bicycles Argon 18 Manager Alexandr Vinokourov

Tours de France 16 Tour wins 2 Stage victories 9 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 32

Name means Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan, and also a group of companies working in the car retail and real estate sectors.

Tour heritage Took over the team formerly known as Liberty Seguros in 2006 and immediately plunged into controversy following Alexandre Vinokourov’s positive drugs test in 2007. Alberto Contador, in 2009, and Vincenzo Nibali in 2014 both won the Tour in their colours.

Team leader Fabio Aru (Ita). Italy’s rising star lost his way for a while but he’s back on the warpath again. Never afraid of anyone or their reputation if there’s a GC fight he’ll be involved at some stage.

Bahrain Merida (Bahrain; UCI ranking 12)

Without their big signing Vincenzo Nibali this new team starts its first Tour with no realistic podium ambitions. Jon Izaguirre will be looking for a solid top 10 and maybe sneak a stage win along the way but otherwise it’s animation and TV time spent in long breaks that will be the orders each morning. They may have the money but it would be ambitious to expect many of Nibali’s support riders to mix it with the big guys when the GC racing starts. Three weeks of non-alcoholic champagne awaits.

Founded 2016 Bicycles Merida Manager Brent Copeland

Tours de France 0 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 0 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 0

Name means Bahrain refers to the country, whose government funds the team. Merida, the co-title sponsor, make their bicycles.

Tour heritage None. They make up for that in meaningful sportswear, their “Bahraini Red” shirts with “Sea Blue” sleeves featuring circles that “represent the dynamic motion towards victory”.

Team leader Sonny Colbrelli (Ita). Might well surprise in the more technical sprint finishes but unless it’s hectic, dangerous and he surfs another leadout train perfectly to a good position he’ll be watching how it’s done from the second-row seats.

BMC Racing Team (United States; UCI ranking 2)

Finally BMC have got the formula right for their leader Richie Porte. No more sharing and no more caring for the little Australian: this has to be the year he delivers the killer blows. Everyone has one goal and they all know the drill: look after Richie, watch what Sky and Movistar do and no sleeping down the back. Here to win and if that means putting even the Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet on the front then so be it. Classy, structured, beautifully presented and a podium is the minimum expected.

Founded 2007 Bicycles BMC Manager Allan Peiper

Tours de France 7 Tour wins 1 Stage victories 4 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 7

Name means BMC is an acronym for Bicycle Manufacturing Company. It’s a company that manufactures bicycles, based in Grenchen, Switzlerland.

Tour heritage Cadel Evans’ victory in 2011 stands as their greatest achievement, but there have also been two fifth places for Tejay van Garderen.

Team leader Richie Porte (Aus). Following the 2017 script then it’ll take a serious assault to scupper Richie Porte’s ambitions to stand on the top step in Paris. Whoever wins will have to out climb and out time trial him. Good luck with that.

Bora - Hansgrohe (Germany; UCI ranking 8)

Picture the rainbow jersey winning a Tour stage, add a Peter Sagan celebration and it’s a match made in heaven for sponsors, fans and a news-hungry media. Two-time best climber Rafa Majka likes a laugh too, so all in all those serious Germans at the kitchen factory must be wondering how come they’ve gone from dour to flowers in one season. With a core of riders capable of putting both stars in the right place at the right time this team quietly goes about its business until the price is right.

Founded 2010 Bicycles Specialized Manager Ralph Denk

Tours de France 2 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 0 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 0

Name means Bora are a Bavarian manufacturer of extractor fans, while Hansgrohe is one of the world’s leading producers of shower heads, also based in Germany.

Tour heritage The team formerly known as NetApp-Endura and then Bora-Argon 18 were wildcards in 2014 and returned last year, but have since significantly strengthened.

Team leader Peter Sagan (Svk). Who doesn’t secretly wish they were as talented, likeable and successful as the reigning World Champion? The question is not: “Is he going to win the Green jersey?” but: “Have the Tour organisers bothered bringing any other sizes?”

Cannondale Drapac (United States; UCI ranking 14)

If recent form is anything to go by then this could be the year that argyle becomes trendy again. It’s taken a long time but the American squad has rediscovered winning after amassing more than their fair share of bad luck, bad form and bad crashes. Talansky, Uran and Rolland ought to make the first selection when the mountain skirmishes begin, unfortunately it’s anyone’s guess what happens next. Bit of an unknown for Taylor Phinney also but at least there’s that magnificent moustache.

Founded 2003 Bicycles Cannondale Manager Jonathan Vaughters

Tours de France 12 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 7 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 7

Name means Cannondale make bicycles in America, where Drapac invests in real estate or, as they put it, “are a property funds management business that identifies value through unorthodox means”.

Tour heritage They have never got a rider onto the podium, but they have come close, taking Christian Vande Velde and Bradley Wiggins to fourth place in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Team leader Andrew Talansky (USA). Good in America, good in one-week races now it’s beginning to feel like the Grand Tour podium is no longer in reach. Usually falls off at some point so he needs to bounce better and back.

Cofidis, Solutions Credits (France; UCI ranking: wildcard)

Operating at Pro Continental level, Cofidis will be hard pressed to have a lasting influence on any classification but it won’t be for the want of trying. They’ll put a rider in every break, attack at every lamppost and then when that tactic inevitably fails in the first week the guys not on escape duty will be looking after their pocket rocket Nacer Bouhanni. And if they do a good job of placing him in the final action then he just needs to keep his cool. Yeah right.

Founded 1997 Bicycles Orbea Manager Yvon Sanquer

Tours de France 20 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 10 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 1 Days in yellow 4

Name means Cofidis is a French company offering consumer loans, or credit solutions, if you will.

Tour heritage Ever-present in the Tour since 1997, their 10 stage wins have come in eight different years. Their most recent was in 2008, since when their star has waned.

Team leader Nacer Bouhanni (Fra). You know how they say cyclists can’t fight, well don’t go spouting that to Bouhanni or he’ll have you. If any of the anger management training ever sinks in then that will be the day the air gets punched in victory.

Direct Energie (France; UCI ranking: wildcard)

Bring on the youngsters because it’s nearly over for the names we’ve heard of. However old they are, Thomas Voeckler and Sylvain Chavanel will show what entertaining the home fans is all about. No they won’t be in every break, the others can do that, but the ones they infiltrate will know about it. Masters of deception and cunning don’t come any wiser and give either of them an inch and that will be that.

Founded 2000 Bicycles BH Manager Jean-René Bernaudeau

Tours de France 17 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 9 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 2 Days in yellow 23

Name means Direct Energie – you can translate it yourself – will provide all your gas and electricity needs. So long as you’re in France.

Tour heritage Their history is intertwined with Voeckler’s – he has spent 17 years in the team and is responsible for 20 of their 23 days in yellow, split 10 apiece between 2004 and 2011, when he finished fourth.

Team leader Thomas Voeckler (Fra). Another swansong for the lord of many faces. He’d do everything possible for another day in Yellow but being a realist, a stage will be a fitting goodbye.

FDJ (France; UCI ranking 16)

Marc Madiot’s team is one of the few GC squads that still contains a serious sprinter. Arnaud Demare might not be the first name the springs to mind but at the end of a long hard stage he can be a nasty surprise for the other fast men. Thibault Pinot on the other hand is a name every French housewife recognises. Emotions will run high if the darling of France is in the front though it remains to be seen how he’s recovered after the Giro.

Founded 1997 Bicycles Lapierre Manager Marc Madiot

Tours de France 20 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 10 Green jerseys 1 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 3

Name means The team, briefly known as FDJeux for a couple of years in the noughties, is sponsored by Française des Jeux, which operates the French national lottery.

Tour heritage France’s favourite team took a stage win in their first year two decades back and have picked them up regularly thereafter, with Pinot sending their ambitions spiralling with a third-place finish in 2014.

Team leader Thibault Pinot (Fra). Hasn’t quite got the form balance between climbing and time trialling right but there will be tears when he does. A whole nation’s expectations weigh heavily at times but he is still a good bet for the podium.

Fortuneo-Vital Concept (France; UCI ranking: wildcard)

A third Tour start for the lowest ranked team of the race and up until now they performed as expected. They try. But don’t laugh because they do what they can with what they have and that’s good enough to make the break some days, challenge for a few climbs and generally not disgrace themselves totally. It’s a cruel, hard sport and getting a kicking most days for not a lot isn’t pleasant. All they want is some recognition and lots of airtime.

Founded 2005 Bicycles Look Manager Emmanuel Hubert

Tours de France Three Tour wins 0 Stage victories 0 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 0

Name means Fortuneo is an online bank, while Vital Concept – not to be confused with the London-based web design company – sell agricultural and equestrian equipment. Both, like the cycling team, are based in Brittany. Their new name, Fortuneo-Oscaro, has not been officially confirmed – Oscaro sells car parts online.

Tour heritage An originally amateur team turned professional in 2005 and made its Tour debut in 2014. Their most interesting moment so far came when Eduardo Sepúlveda was disqualified in 2015 for hitching a lift in another team’s car.

Team leader Maxime Bouet (Fra). Dedicated nerds will know he used to be at World Tour level with Ag2r then Quick-Step, now he’s a team leader. Solid, dependable and this will be his sixth TdF. He didn’t finish his last one.

Lotto Soudal (Belgium; UCI ranking 17)

Cycling is tribal in Belgium and if you prefer red to blue then the choice is made easier as both World Tour teams are havens of sprinting prowess. Unlike their big rivals over at Quickstep they don’t win as often, but when they do it’s usually Grand Tour stages and it’s usually thanks to the thunderous thighs of Andre Greipel. Once the fast stuff is over then they have plenty of guys undaunted by four hours into a headwind, mountain pass included. N’est ce pas Thomas De Gendt?

Founded 1985 Bicycles Ridley Manager Marc Sargeant

Tours de France 30 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 33 Green jerseys 3 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 8

Name means A Belgian-based team, the Lotto refers to Belgium’s lottery, while Soudal is “a global leader in sealants, foams and adhesives”.

Tour heritage Cadel Evans’ five-day stint in 2008 is the only time a Lotto Soudal rider has spent more than 24 hours in yellow, but 33 wins over 30 years represents impressive history.

Team leader Andre Greipel (Ger). Winning on the Champs Elysees in 2016 saved a disappointing Tour by his standards, but he won’t be wanting to wait that long into the race to open his account this year. Liege will be the first rendezvous for this member of the sprinting royalty.

Team Lotto NL - Jumbo (Netherlands; UCI ranking 10)

A solid mix of experience and youth make up a team that quite often springs a surprise. Primoz Roglic has had an impressive record in the time trials this season, George Bennett won the Tour of California and Dylan Groenewegen is coming into form as two sprint victories at the Tour of Norway indicate. With some guidance from guys like Robert Gesink this is a squad which ought to be present on every terrain.

Founded 1984 Bicycles Bianchi Manager Richard Plugge

Tours de France 33 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 48 Green jerseys 2 King of the Mountains 2 Days in yellow 10

Name means The third lottery-funded team, this one is powered by the Dutch version – the letters N and L were added to the name to avoid confusion – and by the supermarket chain Jumbo.

Tour heritage Enjoyed greatest success under the sponsorship of Rabobank, between 1996 and 2012, a period since tainted by doping-related revelations.

Team leader Primoz Roglic (Slv): Used to be a ski jumper and was World junior champion no less. 183 metres was his best distance, but nowadays he likes a longer time flying along on his own. Watch this space.

Team Sky (Great Britain; UCI ranking 4)

The defending champions must be hoping the change from black to white jerseys also cleans up their fortunes after a difficult period on and off the bikes. So far it’s been a poor year relatively speaking for the GC riders too and though Michal Kwiatkowski has been stellar everyone seems to be hitting the deck more than Dave Brailsford’s targets. Froome, Landa and Thomas have some hard days ahead but Sky still start as the team to beat.

Founded 2009 Bicycles Pinarello Manager Dave Brailsford

Tours de France 7 Tour wins 4 Stage victories 14 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 1 Days in yellow 58

Name means Sky refers to a British satellite television subscription service, and to the particular kind of blue thinking that has fuelled their success.

Tour heritage The long blue lines on this year’s kit each represent a Tour win, and there are a few of them: Sky have won four of the last five Tours.

Team leader: Chris Froome (GB). No wins yet but this is the only race that matters. Will have to be on his best form and, even then, if the others gang up on Sky like they did to BMC at the Dauphine there’ll be trouble at mill.

Team Sunweb (Germany; UCI ranking 7)

On a high after Tom Dumoulin’s Giro victory so they’ll be hoping some of that rubs off on Michael Matthews and Warren Barguil. The former is one of the few riders who can take on Peter Sagan in a punchy finish and the latter can climb in the front group but it’s been a while since he’s been at his best. No matter they’ll still be smiling all the way through to Paris and if they do win a stage or have a jersey to defend for a while then that will be mission accomplished.

Founded 2005 Bicycles Giant Manager Iwan Spekenbrink

Tours de France 6 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 11 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 2

Name means Sunweb is a Dutch package holiday company, making their sponsorship debut this year after taking over from Giant-Alpecin.

Tour heritage Have won at least one stage in each of the last four years, with Marcel Kittel taking four each in 2013 and 2014 and Tom Dumoulin two last year.

Team leader Michael Matthews (Aus). Stepped out of his cosy Aussie surroundings to join Sunweb and it hasn’t taken long for him to settle down to some solid results. Still on an upward trajectory, but so is that guy Sagan.

Movistar Team (Spain; UCI ranking 3)

If Alejandro Valverde continues in the same way he has started this season then the Tour could have a new oldest winner. Firmin Lambot can rest slightly easier knowing that It’s not likely given the Spaniard usually has one fatal day in the mountains to scupper his chances. And there are lots of mountains. That’s where Nairo Quintana steps into the leadership role and does what Colombians do best. With Movistar the theory is always impeccable, the tactics spot on and the back up to make that happen in place. Go on Nairo, what are you waiting for?

Founded 1980 Bicycles Canyon Manager Eusebio Unzué

Tours de France 35 Tour wins 7 Stage victories 31 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 1 Days in yellow 73

Name means Movistar is the largest mobile phone operator in Spain, owned by the same company that operates 02 in the UK.

Tour heritage Miguel Indurain’s five back-to-back wins in the 1990s, when the team raced under the name Banesto, put them among the big boys.

Team leader Nairo Quintana (Col): The lightweight climber is oft criticised for waiting until the last climb, not attacking enough, riding a defensive race. With so few time trials and some epic passes to negotiate his chances are good.

Orica - Scott (Australia; UCI ranking 5)

Normally this Australian outfit would throw itself at the first week of racing, get noticed and then sit back and enjoy the memories. But with two of the best young riders in the peloton in Esteban Chaves and the other Yates twin, Simon, they’ll be involved in the GC all race long. Both are bit inexperienced but the bar has been set at fourth and the White jersey last year (thanks to Adam Yates) and they’ll be expecting nothing less.

Founded 2011 Bicycles Scott Manager Shayne Bannan

Tours de France 5 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 3 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 4

Name means Orica, “the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems”, have announced that their sponsorship will end this year. Which must have been a bombshell.

Tour heritage Short, but Esteban Chaves’s second place in last year’s Giro d’Italia suggested good times to come. He makes his Tour debut this year.

Team leader Simon Yates (GB): A slightly more explosive version of brother Adam but equally talented when it comes to climbing. One to watch for sure.

Quick-Step Floors (Belgium; UCI ranking 1)

As suits their Classic tendencies the World’s best team will be taking things one day at a time. First rendezvous Liege and despite leaving Germany Marcel Kittel will be expected to deliver an epic sprint. Controlling the race to make sure that happens will be the team’s job on every other flat day too. Belgians like things orderly so Dan Martin will be expected to finish in the top ten of GC and Philippe Gilbert win at least one stage. I can see no reason why that won’t happen.

Founded 2003 Bicycles Specialized Manager Patrick Lefevere

Tours de France 14 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 28 Green jerseys 1 King of the Mountains 2 Days in yellow 10

Name means Quick-Step, a manufacturer of laminate flooring, is enjoying its first year as sole title sponsors, allowing it to add the explanatory word “floors” to the team name.

Tour heritage Dan Martin’s ninth place last year was the team’s all-time best general classification finish, but its main aim is stages.

Team leader Marcel Kittel (Ger). Monumentally sleek, the big German provides lots of shelter so his back wheel is the one all the other sprinters want to be on in the last 200m. Then they pop out and the realisation hits them that his hair really is styled by speed.

Team Dimension Data (South Africa; UCI ranking 18)

Things just haven’t been adding up for the African squad this year. Illness and injury have plagued their star riders and it’s been a long road to recovery. But they’re back at the event where they made names for themselves and that always inspires. A spell in the Polka dot jersey will be enough for Daniel Teklehaimanot but Edvald Boasson Hagen needs to reboot his career otherwise he’ll be joining the rank and file at the service of the Manx missile. They can leave Steve Cummings alone at the back, he’s planning a special day out.

Founded 2007 Bicycles Cervelo Manager Douglas Ryder

Tours de France 2 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 6 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 1

Name means Dimension Data are an IT company. Until last year they were known as Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, Qhubeka being a bicycle-related African charity, but they trimmed it because the public assumed having their name on a Tour team meant Qhubeka were so rich they no longer required donations.

Tour heritage Mark Cavendish won four and Stephen Cummings another as Dimension Data won an eyebrow-raising 24% of last year’s 21 stages.

Team leader Mark Cavendish (GB). With a lack of racing, it’ll either go spectacularly well or rather badly for Cav. One thing is for sure he’ll be fresh and raring to break Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins but it just might not be this year.

Team Katusha Alpecin (Switzerland; UCI ranking 9)

As a former world TT champion Tony Martin knows all about pain which is just as well because destiny awaits in Dusseldorf. Someone will be in yellow and everyone expects it’ll be the likeable German. No pressure then. Katusha won’t be troubling the GC and as a result there will be even more stress for the sprint leadout to get it right for Alexander Kristoff. If that goes badly they’ll be rewarded with bathing in caffeine shampoo morning, noon and night.

Founded 2009 Bicycles Canyon Manager José Azevdo

Tours de France 8 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 7 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 0

Name means Katusha make sporty clothes, and Alpecin make caffeine-based shampoo sold, at least in Great Britain, as “German engineering for your hair”. Katusha, or Katyusha, is a diminutive of the Russian name Ekaterina. The team are not to be confused with Katyusha rockets launchers, though they are nearly as fast.

Tour heritage Originally a Russian team, they have now moved to Switzerland and rebranded as “a solid international project”. Five stage wins in the last three years are promising.

Team leader Alexander Kristoff (Nor). Almost as good as Kittlel, Cavendish and Greipel; if things go well then he knows he can win a stage. However those other pesky sprinters aren’t at all intimidated by his presence.

Trek - Segafredo (United States; UCI ranking 6)

All the planning, patience and build up has been leading to what may well be Contador’s final chance of another Tour victory. It’ll be difficult though as Porte has progressed and the Spaniard hasn’t ever cracked Froome in July. Bauke Mollema comes in as his ultimate lieutenant but they don’t have the same depth as Movistar and Sky in the mountains. Being isolated has never bothered Contador before and it won’t now. One miscalculation from his rivals and they’ll be chasing a long time.

Founded 2011 Bicycles Trek Manager Luca Guercilena

Tours de France 6 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 4 Green jerseys 0 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 10

Name means Trek produce bicycles in America; Segafredo produce more than 50 million cups of espresso a day.

Tour heritage Fabian Cancellara is single-handedly responsible for seven of their 10 days in yellow, having led the Tour for the first week in 2012. Two-time winner Alberto Contador’s Tour heritage is impeccable.

Team leader Alberto Contador (Esp). Ten years at the top is beginning to take its toll on the man from Madrid, however the big rendezvous are what drives him and you suspect there’s one more GT win to come. An oldie but a goodie.

UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates; UCI ranking 13)

The former Lampre set-up saved from extinction by a last minute Emirati takeover. Most of their focus is on Italian roads and so far there’s been nothing much to shout about. Ben Swift will be given some freedom otherwise their main concern will be keeping Meintjes out of trouble and in sight of a top ten finish.

Founded 1991 Bicycles Colnago Manager Carlo Saronni

Tours de France 19 Tour wins 0 Stage victories 13 Green jerseys 2 King of the Mountains 0 Days in yellow 2

Name means Significant Emirati investment. Since last year Lampre have been bought by a Chinese consortium, rescued by an Abu Dhabi individual and finally sponsored by Emirates airline.

Tour heritage They “aim to be a top-three team within three years” but after one stage win in the last six years it is a distant goal.

Team leader Louis Meintjes (Rsa). Bailed out of MTN when they recruited Mark Cavendish and it’s been a wise move for the young South African. Loses concentration and drifts to the back too often but there’s nothing wrong with his climbing skills although you barely notice he’s usually in the front group.

Wanty–Groupe Gobert (Belgium; UCI ranking: wildcard)

In the competition to attack on every stage and never mind what’s on the menu that day. Nobody for the GC or the sprints or any of the jerseys really but you’ll know they are in the race even if it all turns out to be ultimately futile. Coming from the land of the kermesse they’ll fight for every Euro.

Founded 2008 Bicycles Cube Manager Jean-François Bourlart

Name means The Gobert Group sell construction materials, and Wanty – founded by Maurice Wanty in 1946 – make stuff using them. And other materials, probably.

Tour heritage None whatsoever. The team and all nine of their riders are dipping their toes in the Tour pool for the very first time.

Team leader Yoann Offredo (Fra). Worthy but don’t expect any cigars, or champagne for that matter. Like the rest of the squad he’ll be out front given the chance it’s just that the others with him are usually stronger.

This article was amended on 28 June 2017 to corr ect the year Cadel Evans won the Tour.

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Chris Froome wins 2017 Tour de France, plus final standings

Chris Froome has never been more challenged at the Tour de France than in 2017, and that’s why this yellow jersey is his best ever.

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Chris Froome completed Sunday’s processional up and down the Champs-Élysées to win his fourth Tour de France title in five years. In the history of cycling, only four riders have won more — Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, and Jacques Anquetil. Froome is also one of five riders to ever win three consecutively, joining Louison Bobet, Indurain, Merckx, and Anquetil.

As dominant as Froome is — and he is assuredly deserving of his place as one of the best cyclists ever — his fourth yellow jersey didn’t come easily. For the first time in his career, he gave up the yellow jersey after taking it during the Tour. He wrangled the jersey from Sky teammate Geraint Thomas on Stage 5 , then appeared to crack on the steep ramp into Peyragudes on Stage 12 and gave it to Fabio Aru. In the process, he looked more vulnerable than we have ever seen him in July.

But of course, as has always been the case, Froome was at his best in the Tour’s third week. He took the yellow jersey back for good on Stage 14 when Aru got caught too deep in the peloton before the uphill finish in Rodez, then proceeded to hold pace on the major Alpine climbs of Stage 17 and 18 as Romain Bardet and Rigoberto Uran attacked.

Froome had at least two riders within 30 seconds of him from Stage 12 until Stage 20, and managed to become just the seventh rider to ever win the Tour without a single stage win ... but he won, nonetheless, and his latest win might be his most impressive. Froome, at 32, is at an age when riders should be in decline, and the field of general classification contenders is getting stronger by the year.

How long Froome’s reign will last is difficult to say. Uran, who took second, seemingly had a career renaissance. Bardet, third, will be dominant if he ever learns to ride a time trial properly. Nairo Quintana, who finished a disappointing 12th, probably won’t be foolish enough to try to race the Giro d’Italia before the Tour next year. Mikel Landa, Froome’s teammate, likely would have been on the podium if he hadn’t been working for his team leader.

Then there are the riders who didn’t make it to the podium. One of the great what-ifs will be what might have happened if Richie Porte hadn’t suffered that terrible crash on the hair-raising descent of Mont du Chat during a wild Stage 9 . Tom Dumoulin, who didn’t come to the Tour but bested Quintana at the Giro, is rounding into elite form, and will be among the favorites to win if he decides to ride the Tour next year.

And yet, how could anyone bet against Froome topping the podium again next year? The man proved in 2016 that he can win in practically every way possible . In 2015, he did it even when the world seemed to hate him . This year, he won when even the course was stacked against him . At this point, there’s nothing to do but to relent: Chris Froome is the best cyclist in the world and will be until such a time when he isn’t. Only the course of time can take him down now.

Final 2017 Tour de France general classification

1. Chris Froome, Team Sky

2. Rigoberto Uran, Cannondale - +00’54’’

3. Romain Bardet, AG2R La Mondiale - +02’20’’

4. Mikel Landa, Team Sky - +02’21’’

5. Fabio Aru, Astana - +03’05’’

6. Daniel Martin, Quick-Step - +04’42’’

7. Simon Yates - Orica-Scott - +06’14’’

8. Louis Meintjes, Team Emirates - +08’20’’

9. Alberto Contador, Trek-Segafredo - +08’49”

10. Warren Barguil, Team Sunweb - +09’25”

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2017 Tour de France

104th edition: july 1 - july 23, 2017, list of stages with results and running gc, photos, stage profiles, maps and commentary.

Stage 1 | Stage 2 || Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 | Stage 8 | Stage 9 | Rest Day 1 | Stage 10 | Stage11 | Stage 12 | Stage13 | Stage 14 | Stage 15 | Rest Day 2 | Stage 16 | Stage 17 | Stage 18 | Stage 19 | Stage 20 | Stage 21

Sunday, July 23: 21st and Final Stage, Montgeron - Paris Champs-Élysées, 103 km

Video | Results | Stage 21 map & profile | Photos | Stage 21 preview

Dylan Groenewegan wins the stage. André Greipel (Lotto rider, head down) was moving much faster, but he waited too long to launch his sprint. Photo © ASO/Pauline Ballet

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Weather at Paris at 4:00 PM, local time: 22C (71F), partly cloudy with the wind from the WSW at 16 km/hr (11 mph). Showers could start in the late afternoon or early evening.

No rated ascents

The race: The four classification winners, Chris Froome (GC), Michael Matthews (sprint), Warren Barguil (mountains) & Simons Yates (youth) led the peloton during the ceremonial start before the official racing began. No attacks when the flag was dropped at 4:51, local time. 167 riders started the final stage.

Everyone is smiling and surely glad to have made it to the final stage.

65 km to go: The leisurely riding peloton has entered Paris proper through the Porte d'Orléans.

Froome had to pull off to the side of the road and get a new bike. He was in no hurry. He got on a different (yellow) bike and with teammate Mikel Landa's help, he rejoined the peloton. Froome seems to have endured an unusual number of mechanical problems this Tour.

52 km to go: The race is making its first trip around the Arc de Triomphe. The attacks have started. Sylvain Chavanel and Daryl Impey are the first to try to get away. Sky is at the front of the peloton.

46 km to go: It has started to rain. The Champs Elysees will become a dangerous, oily road. Nine riders are 15sec ahead of the poloton: Imañol Erviti (Movistar), Miki Schär (BMC), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Daryl Impey (Orica-Scott), Julien Vermote (Quick-Step Floors), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) and Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).

37 km to go: KOM Warren Barguil has a flat while the peloton is racing at high speed. He did make it up to the team cars following the peloton, so he should be OK. He does have a 52sec gap to close, though.

The nine escapees are 23sec ahead of the peloton. Light rain continues to fall.

33 km to go: The break has 17sec gap on the pack. Barguil is closing in on the peloton, now just 20sec behind. The rain has stopped. Cofidis, Lotto-Soudal and LottoNL-Jumbo are leading the pack.

Barguil has rejoined the peloton.

22 km to go: 20 seconds.

18 km to go: Dimension Data pulls the pack, which now trails the break by just 8sec. Getting things set up for the big sprint.

10 km to go: Tony Martin jumped from the peloton with the break just 5sec up the road. That move caused the peloton to close the gap. It's all together now.

6 km to go: The bell has been rung for the last lap. It's all together with Sky leading things. Thomas Voeckler, who is riding his last Tour, has sat up and is waving to the crowd.

Dimitriy Gruzdev (Astana) is a few seconds off the front. He's caught. Now Stybar tries his luck.

3 km to go: Stybar has 10 seconds. He's caught. Katusha leads the pack. Rider after rider is sitting up and cruising in to the finish.

The finish: Katusha kept working the front. Dylan Groenewegen led out the sprint from way back and won the stage. André Greipel came racing up the side, going much faster than anyone, but was too late.

Chris Froome finished safely and has won the 2017 Tour de France.

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

Dylan Groenewegen claimed the eighth bunch sprint victory of the 104th Tour de France as he outclassed André Greipel who concludes the Tour de France without a stage win for the first time. Delivering LottoNL-Jumbo's second victory after Primoz Roglic in Serre-Chevalier and the fiftieth for the Dutch squad since they first participated in the Tour in 1984, he's the first Dutchman to win on the Champs-Elysées since Jean-Paul van Poppel in 1988. Chris Froome was declared the overall winner for the fourth time.

167 riders started stage 21 in Montgeron. They celebrated the end of the Grande Boucle as Chris Froome (Sky) was eyeing his first victory of the year, which is the overall classification of the Tour de France. Cyril Gautier (AG2R-La Mondiale) caught the occasion to propose Caroline to marry him via a written message live on the worldwide broadcast. Once they arrived on the Champs-Elysées, Daryl Impey (Orica-Scott) attacked and created a front group of nine riders with Imañol Erviti (Movistar), Miki Schär (BMC), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Julien Vermote (Quick-Step Floors), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) and Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert). King of the Mountains Warren Barguil (Sunweb) had a flat tyre but made it back with 32km to go.

Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) attacked from the bunch to catch the breakaway but the whole peloton was reunited with 10km to go. Team Sky took the command of the pack at bell lap. Dimitriy Gruzdev (Astana) tried his luck in the last lap. Zdenek Stybar (Quick-Step Floors) did it too on his own. The Czech rider was caught with 2.5km to go.

With 300m to go, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) launched the sprint but he was passed by André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) who looked set for the hat-trick after winning this prestigious stage back to back in 2015 and 2016. However, Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) still had energy to outsprint the German and take his first ever Tour de France victory.

Stage 21 video summary:

Complete Results:

Stage 21 Photos

103 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.430 km/hr

Final GC after Stage 21:

Final GC leader: Christopher Froome (Team Sky)
Points classification winner : Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb)
Mountains classification winner : Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)
Best Young Rider : Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
Team classification winner : Team Sky

3,540 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.997 km/hr

Final points classification standings:

Final mountains classification standings:

Final young rider classification standings:

Final team classification standings:

Stage 21 map & profile:

Stage 21 map

Stage 21 profile

Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Jets putting out the Tricolor over the Champs Elysees with the Tour racing below. Wow!

The weather briefly threatened to ruin the party, but after a few drops fell, the skies cleared.

Team Sky spent a lot of time at the front, keeping the peloton strung out and thus, Froome safer.

Heanding towards the Arc de Triomphe

The day's break was never given much rope.

Points winner Michael Matthews

Thomas Voeckler riding the final meters of his nearly 2-decade long professional racing career.

Third-place GC finisher Romain Bardet

King of the Mountains Warren Barguil had an untimely flat late in the stage, but was able to rejoin the peloton.

Dylan Groenewegen wins the stage, beating a hard-charging André Greipel.

Stage winner Groenewegen right after the the stage.

And Groenewegen enjoying his time on the podium.

Sky won the team classification.

King of the Mountains Warren Barguil

Points classification winner Michael Matthews

Best young rider Simon Yates

That make four Tours de Frances for Chris Froome.

The classification winners.

The final GC podium, from left: Rigoberto Uran (2nd), Chris Froome & Romain Bardet (3rd)

Organizer's stage 21 preview:

There's one last stage remaining. It's probably the most prestigious with the Arc de Triomphe as a backdrop and the Champs-Elysées to welcome the 167 finishers of the Tour de France, eight less than last year. This year's Parisian finale with Chris Froome in the yellow jersey for the fourth time after 2013, 2015 and 2016 includes the promotion of the French bid for the 2014 Olympic Games. Therefore, the peloton will ride through the Grand Palais, the venue set to host fencing and taekwondo.

The grand finale is a parade but also the sprinters' queen stage. Exceptions to a bunch gallop go as far back as in 1994 when Eddy Seigneur rode away from a 5-man breakaway to precede Frankie Andreu by three seconds. In 2005, Alexandre Vinokourov overtook Bradley McGee who had escaped the peloton before the flamme rouge. André Greipel is the defending champion of that stage since he won it back to back in the past two years. Just like one year ago, he hasn't won any stage in the Tour de France yet. The pressure is on the German. Since he started riding Grand Tours in 2008, he has claimed at least one success in each of them. The Champs-Elysées is a reward for the sprinters who have overcome all the difficulties of the 3-week long race.

Marcel Kittel, Arnaud Démare, Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan are no longer in contention but the list of candidates is long. Besides Greipel, Alexander Kristoff is another very hungry former stage winner [last time in 2014]. Sonny Colbrelli, John Degenkolb, Nacer Bouhanni and Dylan Groenewegen are on the hunt for their first ever stage victory at the Tour de France.

But the winner might as well be someone who is used to go on stage this July. Michael Matthews is eager to crown the beautiful Tour of his Sunweb team and stage 19 winner Edvald Boasson Hagen can sprint to victory as much as he rode solo to find success in Salon-de-Provence.

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Saturday, July 22: Stage 20, Marseille 22.5 km individual time trial

Video | Results | Stage 20 map & profile | Photos | Stage 20 preview

Chris Froome increased his GC lead in today's time trial.

Weather in Marseille at 2:29 PM: 29C (84F), Sunny with the wind from the South at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 30% chance of showers.

The race: The 22.5 kilometer individual time trial will finish inside Marseille's Orange Velodrome stadium. Luke Rowe, being the last-placed rider (called the Lanterne Rouge for the red lantern hung on the back of a train), went off at 1:50 PM, local time. Yellow Jersey Chris Froome will start at 5:04 PM, local time. That should be 8:04 AM Pacific time.

The riders leave at 1-minute intervals until the the last 28 riders, who will depart every 2 minutes.

Poland's Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe) has won the 22.5km individual time trial in the streets of Marseille with an advantage of only one second over his compatriot Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky) who paved the way for his team-mate Chris Froome to confirm his superiority against the clock over Rigoberto Uran and Romain Bardet. The Frenchman retained his third place overall by only one second over Mikel Landa.

Following lanterne rouge Luke Rowe (Sky) who opened the road, Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac), the fifth rider to have left the starting ramp, set a time of reference as he was the first rouleur to complete the course in less than half an hour. 45 minutes later, Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe) bettered the American at an average speed of 48km/h. World champion Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) who was a hot favourite for the stage victory rode 14 seconds slower than the Pole. Stefan Küng (BMC), second of the inaugural time trial in Düsseldorf, was also below expectations as he lost to Bodnar by 34 seconds. On the other hand, the provisional leader was threatened by his compatriot Michal Kwiatkowski (Sky). Wearing the Polish national champion jersey for individual time trial, the winner of Milan-Sanremo rode flat out for giving Chris Froome the best indications on how to ride and he was only one second short on Bodnar after setting better intermediate time checks.

Martin and Küng weren't the only disappointed favourites. Stage 17 winner Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) who already had a deficit of 25 seconds at the first check point was forced to change his bike at the bottom of the climb to Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) showed his pride to pass Warren Barguil on GC. Another Frenchman lost one spot as Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) dropped to third but he was close to missing out on the final podium as well as he kept only one second of an advantage over Mikel Landa (Sky) overall.

Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) moved up to the second place while Froome comfortably retained the yellow jersey, eyeing a fourth Tour de France victory in Paris but without any stage victory as Bodnar and Kwiatkowski made a 1-2 for Poland.

Stage 20 photos

22.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.788 km/hr

GC after Stage 20:

GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
Points classification leader: Michael Matthews (Sunweb)
Mountains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Sunweb)
Best young rider: Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
Team classification leader: Team Sky

3,437 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.955 km/hr

Stage 20 map & profile:

Stage 20 map

Stage 20 profile

Stage 20 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The Marseille Orange Velodrome

Taylor Phinney finished 17th today, 1min 6sec slower than Maciej Bodnar.

Warren Barguil

Mikel Landa

Rigoberto Uran

Romain Bardet

Stage winner Maciej Bodnar

Chris Froome

If Chris Froome stays upright on his bike tomorrow he will have won his fourth Tour de France.

Organizer's stage 20 preview:

Three riders are in contention for the overall victory: Chris Froome, Romain Bardet and Rigoberto Uran are separated by less than thirty seconds ahead of the 22.5km individual time trial in the streets of Marseille. Suspense is high! Froome is the favourite. But once upon a time, Uran can race amazingly against the clock and Bardet is extremely motivated. The venue is unique: never before a Tour de France stage started and finished in a stadium. This one has a great name for a bike race: Orange Vélodrome. The last time it hosted a Tour de France stage finish was fifty years ago, the day before the tragic death of Tom Simpson. The cycling track has been partly destroyed in 1971, so it's mainly a football stadium since then but Canadian singer Céline Dion was last to perform there on Tuesday this week.

More than 60.000 spectators are expected to fill up the grandstands. The whole course is in the city centre on a scenic route via the Vieux-Port (the old harbor) and Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, the chapel that overlooks France's second metropolis. France's national anthem is called La Marseillaise. That's what locals would like to hear in Paris looking at Bardet in the yellow jersey but it's a pretty big call…

Friday, July 21: Stage 19, Embrun - Salon de Provence, 222.5 km

Complete stage 19 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Edvald Boasson Hagen takes a brilliant solo win. Photo © ASO/Bruno BADE

GC after Stage 19:

GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)

Thursday, July 20: Stage 18, Briançon - Izoard, 179.5 km

Complete stage 18 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Warren Barguil wins stage 18. Photo © ASO/Alex Broadway

GC after Stage 18:

Wednesday, July 19: Stage 17, La Mure - Serre Chevalier, 183 km

Complete stage 17 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Primoz Roglic wins stage 17. Photo © ASO/Pauline Ballet

GC after Stage 17:

GC leader: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
Points classification leader: Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb)
Moutains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)

Tuesday, July 18: Stage 16, Le Puy en Velay - Romans sur Isère, 165 km

Complete stage 16 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Michael Matthews (2nd from left) wins stage 16. Photo © ASO/Alex Broadway

GC after Stage 16:

Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)

Monday, July 17: Rest Day 2, Le Puy en Velay

Sunday, July 16: Stage 15, Laissac-Sévérac l'Église - Le Puy en Velay, 189.5 km

Complete stage 15 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Bauke Mollema wins stage 15. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

GC after Stage 15:

Saturday, July 15: Stage 14, Blagnac - Rodez, 181.5 km

Complete stage 14 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Michael Matthews wins stage 14.

GC after Stage 14:

Mountains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)

Friday, July 14: Stage 13, Saint Girons - Foix, 101 km

Complete stage 13 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Warren Barguil wins stage 13. Photo © ASO/Pauline Ballet

GC after Stage 13:

GC leader: Fabio Aru (Astana)
Points classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)

Thursday, July 13: Stage 12, Pau - Peyragudes, 214.5 km

Complete stage 12 results, photos, video, stage story, map & profile

Stage winner Romain Bardet looks back at Fabio Aru and Rigoberto Uran.

GC after stage 12:

Wednesday, July 12: Stage 11, Eymet - Pau, 203.5 km

Complete stage 11 results, photos, video, stage story, map and profile

Marcel Kittel gets his fifth stage this Tour. Photo © ASO/Bruno Bade

Stage 11 results:

GC after Stage 11:

Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step)

Tuesday, July 11: Stage 10, Périgeux - Bergerac, 178 km

Complete stage 10 results, photos, stage story, video, map & profile

Marcel Kittel (green kit) wins his fourth stage this Tour. Photo © ASO/Alex Broadway

GC after Stage 10:

Monday, July 10: Rest day 1 at Dordogne

Sunday, July 9: Stage 9, Nantua - Chambéry, 181.5 km

Complete stage 9 results, stage story, video, photos stage map & profile

Rigoberto Uran (in green jersey) beats Warren Barguil in a photo finish.

GC after stage 9:

Maountains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)

Saturday, July 8: Stage 8, Dole - Station des Rousses, 187.5 km

Complete stage 8 results, stage story, video, photos, stage map and profile

Lilian Calmejane takes a brilliant solo win at the end of stage eight. Photo © ASO/Thomas Maheux

GC after Stage 8:

Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick Step)
Mountains classification leader: Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie)

Friday, July 7: Stage 7, Troyes - Nuits St. Georges, 213.5 km

Complete stage 7 results, stage story, video, photos, stage map & profile

This is about as close as it gets. Marcel Kittel (Quick Step) just beats Edvald Boasson Hagen. Photo © ASO/Bruno Bade

GC after Stage 7:

Mountains classification leader: Fabio Aru (Astana)

Thursday, July 6: Stage 6, Vesoul - Troyes, 216 km

Complete stage 6 results, stage story, video, photos, stage map and profile

Marcel Kittel is clearly the day's fastest rider.

GC after Stage 6:

Points classification leader: Arnaud Demare (FDJ)

1,014 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.798 km/hr

Wednesday, July 5: Stage 5, Vittel - La Planche des Belles Filles, 160.5 km

Complete stage 5 results, photos, video, stage story, stage map & profile

Fabio Aru takes a brilliant stage win. Photo © ASO/Alex Broadway

GC after Stage 5:

Tuesday, July 4: Stage 4, Mondorf les Bains - Vittel, 207.5 km

Complete stage 4 results, stage story, video, photos, stage map and profile

100 meters to go: Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish bumped near the barrier and Cavendish has gone down. Arnaud Demare (center, blue shoulders) won the stage.

GC after Stage 4:

GC leader: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
Mountains classification leader: Nathan Brown (Cannondale-Drapac)
Best young rider: Pierre-Roger Latour
Team Classification leader: Team Sky

637.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.765 km/hr

Monday, July 3: Stage 3, Verviers - Longwy, 212.5 km

Stage 3 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map and profile

The day belongs to Peter Sagan. Photo © ASO/Alex Broadway

GC after Stage 3:

GC leader: Geraint Thomas (Sky)
Young rider classification leader: Pierre-Roger Latour (Ag2r)

Sunday, July 2: Stage 2, Düsseldorf - Liège, 203.5 km

Complete stage 2 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Marcel Kittel wins stage two. Photo ASO/ Pauline Ballet

GC after Stage 2:

Mountains classification leader: Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac)
Young rider classification leader: Stefan Küng (BMC)

217.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.514 km/hr

Saturday, July 1: Stage 1, Düsseldorf 14km individual time trial

Complete stage 1 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Geraint Thomas wins the first stage and takes the first yellow jersey. Photo © ASO/Alex BROADWAY

Results & GC:

Points classification leader: Geraint Thomas (Sky)

14 kilometers raced at an average speed of 52.282 km/hr

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The 2017 Tour de France starts in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Saturday 1 July and will cover 21 stages over the following three weeks. Here's a look at the road bikes that'll be raced.

All of the 18 World Tour teams are automatically invited, of course, along with four wildcards: Cofidis, Direct Energie, Fortuneo - Vital Concept – all from France – and Belgium's Wanty – Groupe Gobert.

- 2017 UCI WorldTour kits

AG2R La Mondiale

Bike sponsor: Factor Bikes
Drivetrain: Shimano
Wheels: Mavic

Focus is out and Factor is in as bike supplier to this French team. The British bike brand was born in 2007 with a radical concept bike which led to the startling expensive £25k One-77 superbike and then the first production bike, the Vis Vires - you can read our review here . The company now offers a range of models including the Factor O2 which has a frame weight of just 740g. The other big news for the team is a switch from SRAM to Shimano and they're also using the brand new SRM carbon fibre crankset.

Bike sponsor: Argon 18
Drivetrain: Shimano and FSA
Wheels: Vision

Previously aboard Specialized bikes, Astana will now compete on bikes from Canadian brand Argon 18. We also suspect to see this team using the new FSA WE electronic groupset at some stage during the season, but don't hold us to that!

Bahrain–Merida

Bike sponsor: Merida
Wheels: Fulcrum

Merida switched from Lampre team to new Bahrain team over the winter, and we have to admit, the bikes look pretty good, certainly better than the old Lampre race bikes. They're combining Shimano with the new SRM carbon cranksets.

We know that there's a new Merida Reacto aero bike (above) on the way, so expect to see it in action at the Tour de France in Bahrain-Merida colours.

BMC Racing Team

Bike sponsor: BMC
Wheels: Shimano

BMC recently rolled out a new version of its long-running Teammachine race bike, which is lighter, stiffer and more comfortable than the previous version. It's also available with disc brakes for the first time, although we don't expect to see discs in the Tour?

Bora–Hansgrohe

Bike sponsor: Specialized
Wheels: Roval

With Peter Sagan spearheading this German team as it leaps from Pro Continental level to WorldTour, it’ll be a team to watch. Specialized is supplying the team with bikes, with the Venge and Tarmac the two main bikes of choice.

Cannondale–Drapac

Bike sponsor: Cannondale

The Cannondale team has been spotted putting riding the new SuperSix Evo Disc during select races this year, but the regular rim brake SuperSix Evo is still the main bike of choice, and it's the bike pictured above.

• Bike sponsor: Orbea • Drivetrain: FSA/Shimano • Wheels: Vision

Cofidis ride Orbea’s Orca, a model name that has been in the range for many years although the design has been updated from time to time. The Basque brand had an Orca Aero 18 approved by the UCI a couple of months ago so that could be the version we see in the Tour de France. Cofidis is one of the teams that will be using FSA's new K-Force WE electronic semi-wireless 11-speed groupset when it is ready. If it isn’t, the team will continue using Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, although Shimano is not an official sponsor.

Check out the FSA K-Force WE groupset here.

Dimension Data

#TourOfSlovenia "It was really chaotic with riders crashing in almost every corner" - @Mark_Renshaw 3rd place. https://t.co/uqmb94yrCj pic.twitter.com/BKDUiYBerv — Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) June 16, 2017

• Bike sponsor: Cervelo • Drivetrain: Shimano/Rotor • Wheels: Enve

Dimension Data is sponsored by Canadian bike brand Cervelo, and it recently unveiled the updated R5, which is stiffer, more aero and comfortable . It's also available with disc brakes for the first time. Riders like Mark Cavendish will favour the company's aerodynamic S5 model for sprint stages.

Direct Energie

• Bike sponsor: BH • Drivetrain: FSA/Shimano • Wheels: Vision

Direct Energie ride bikes from BH: the Ultralight and the G6 Pro. The team has also ridden on BH G7 Disc bikes in the past, but we don’t expect to see those in the Tour. We could, though, see the new rim brake G7 Pro that gained UCI approval in April. The plan is for Direct Energie to use FSA's new K-Force WE electronic semi-wireless 11-speed groupset this season although we’ve only seen the riders using Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shifters and derailleurs so far.

Bike sponsor: Lapierre

French bike brand Lapierre offers the FDJ team a number of bikes to choose from, the Xelius SL pictured above is its go-to race bike, built to be stiff and lightweight. It's an interesting bike, the seatstays actually bypass the seat tube and join the top tube, a design that is intended to provide a bit of added comfort. There's also a trap door in the bottom of the down tube to house the Shimano Di2 battery to provide easy access and keep the weight as low in the frame as possible.

FDJ riders were riding the new version of the Aircode aero road bike (above) at the recent Dauphiné so you can expect it to make an appearance at the Tour too..

Fortuneo - Vital Concept

• Bike sponsor: Look • Drivetrain: SRAM • Wheels: Corima

The Fortuneo - Vital Concept riders race on Look 795 Light (abiove, rear) and 675 Light (above, front) road bikes. What the two different bikes have in common is that the stem is integrated into the frame, sitting in a step at the top of the head tube. The pros use the 795 Light with conventional brakes in preference to the 795 Aerolight with brakes integrated into the fork and hidden under the bottom bracket. This is because on-the-fly adjustments are easier, as are wheel changes.

Check out our Look 795 Aerolight review here.

Team Katusha–Alpecin

Bike sponsor: Canyon
Drivetrain: SRAM
Wheels: Zipp

Despite the new sponsor, the bikes and equipment appear to carry over from 2016 for Katusha. This is the only team to use SRAM’s wireless eTap groupset, with AG2R moving over to Shimano after a couple of years with SRAM. That's the Aeroad CF SLX pictured and appears to be a popular model with the Russian squad and in particular sprinter and general powerhouse Alexander Kristoff.

LottoNL–Jumbo

Bike sponsor: Bianchi

It’s business as normal for this team with the new Bianchi Oltre XR4, launched last summer, becoming the go-to race bike across the board, with Shimano equipment and wheels across the board. Read our review of the new Oltre XR4 here.

Lotto–Soudal

Bike sponsor: Ridley
Drivetrain: Campagnolo
Wheels: Campagnolo

A Belgian team sponsored by a Belgian bike brand. Ridley has this year update its flagship race bike, the new Helium SLX has a revised frame design reducing the weight to 750g whilst ramping up the stiffness compared to the old model. You can read our review of the Helium SLX here.

Canyon once again supplies two teams in the WorldTour. The Spanish outfit Movistar build their frames with Campagnolo EPS electronic groupsets and matching wheels. Most of the team favour the Ultimate CF SLX over the aero Aeroad, given they're all skinny climbers they're more interested in weight and riding the lightest possible bike, and the Ultimate is that.

Orica–Scott

Bike sponsor: Scott

Scott steps up to title sponsor of this team, and while it doesn't have any new bikes for 2017, it has given the team a nice new paint job. Above is the Foil, the second generation aero road bike, the team also has the Addict for those racers concerned about weight and comfort.

Quick-Step Floors

Drivetrain: Shimano and FSA

Quick-Step sticks with Specialized once again this year. It has been one of the few teams to dabble with disc brakes, with Tom Boonen riding a disc-equipped Venge ViAS for a few races - becoming the first pro to win a race on disc brakes - before switching to a specially modified rim brake Roubaix for his last ever race, Paris-Roubaix.

Bike sponsor: Pinarello

Team Sky will be rolling out on a new Pinarello Dogma F10 this season. The Italian bike brand confirmed another 4-year deal with the team last year. The new Dogma F10 builds on the previous bike with improved aerodynamics, most notably the sculptured down tube and tabbed fork dropouts, while dropping a bit of weight and gaining a bit of stiffness. There's a disc version of the Pinarello Dogma F10 on the cards too , although we've not yet seen and would be surprised if it made an appearance at the Tour.

- Pinarello launches new Dogma F10

Team Sunweb

Bike sponsor: Giant

The team will have the regular TCR Advanced and Propel bikes it has been racing for the past couple of years. We know that Giant will soon launch disc brake versions of its Propel aero road bike but we're not expecting to see them raced in the Tour de France.

Trek–Segafredo

Bike sponsor: Trek
Wheels: Bontrager

We know that a new lightweight Emonda is about to be officially launched because it made an appearance at the Dauphiné, ridden by Alberto Contador. It wouldn't surprise us one bit if this bike was the team's race weapon of choice in the mountains.

UAE Abu Dhabi

Bike sponsor: Colnago

The UAE Abu Dhabi team race on the Colnago C60 (above), the V1-R and the new Concept aero bike. We also know that the Italian brand is launching a new VR-2 on Monday 26 June so we expect to see that being raced over the next few weeks. All frames will be built up with Campagnolo Super Record EPS groupsets and matching wheels.

Wanty – Groupe Gobert

• Bike sponsor: Cube • Drivetrain: Shimano • Wheels: Fulcrum

Cube is represented in the peloton by Belgium’s Wanty – Groupe Gobert. The riders race on the Litening C:68 SL which has a claimed frame weight of just over 850g. Fulcrum, which is a sub-brand of Campagnolo, provides a whole range of wheels in different depths to suit different terrains and conditions. It looks like Wanty – Groupe Gobert are still on Shimano Dura-Ace 9000/9050 rather than the newer 9100/9150 series.

Check out the Shimano Dura-Ace 9100 groupset here.

Read our review of Cube’s Litening C68 here.

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Not a lot of disc brakes amongst that lot. Which is a good thing to me.

I'd have though Fortuneo - Vital Concept would be using the new Look 785 as well?

With the rare exception (that Merida Reacto and the Bora S-Works), that's some very boring paint schemes!

That S-Works bike for Sagan is gorgeous.

external battery on the Scott ????

therevokid wrote: external battery on the Scott ????

Nope. It's the "Revo Via chain performance system" that lubes your chain as you ride for a 12 watt perfoemance improvement apparently.

Could you do another article showing the TT bikes used by each WorldTour team? They are often overlooked

Hedgerow wrote: Could you do another article showing the TT bikes used by each WorldTour team? They are often overlooked

We'll try to get enough pics for a TT bike roundup from the Tour de France. The race starts with an individual time trial on Saturday so we should be able to get time trial bike pics in Dusseldorf on Thursday and Friday.

There seems to be a definite trend:

...Lighter

...Stiffer

...More comfortable

...Better aerodynamics

steveal50 wrote: There seems to be a definite trend: ...Lighter ...Stiffer ...More comfortable ...Better aerodynamics Fantastic!

You forgot "ugly as fuck".

Top 3 for me:

It's criminal dressing that gorgeous Bianchi up in Shimano. There should be a law against it.

David_S wrote: It's criminal dressing that gorgeous Bianchi up in Shimano. There should be a law against it.

I do like that Bianchi a lot !!!!

I've often wondered whether a Fuji (or any other Japanese frame) wearing campagnolo would be vilified in the same manner?

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Defending champion Chris Froome and challengers Nairo Quintana , Richie Porte and Alberto Contador will find themselves on a route that may skew slightly towards the climbers but with a generally balanced feel. The time trial mileage is limited, but so are the mammoth uphill slogs.

Race director Christian Prudhomme noted late last year that he wanted a less predictable Tour de France. To that end, the 2017 Tour will spread its GC-defining days across all three weeks, with fewer climbs in total than in 2016 but several especially steep mountain gradients that will force riders to rely more on their own legs than the comfort of a teammate's slipstream.

A short opening time trial in Düsseldorf, marking the race's first foray onto German soil in three decades, will set the tone on the overall leaderboard early, though without much likelihood of serious time gaps. The stage hunters will come to the fore over the next few days as the Tour works its way south through Belgium and Luxembourg before the first true mountain stage to La Planche des Belles Filles on the fifth day of the race. The site of Chris Froome's first ever Tour stage win in 2012, where Vincenzo Nibali took hold of the yellow jersey in a victorious 2014 campaign, the relatively short but quite steep climb is sure to have a big impact on the race.

Two more mountain stages before the first rest day – a stage 8 with a late first-category climb and a stage 9 pairing the Grand Colombier with a late hors-categorie climb – are sure to delight the many fans who don't like waiting until late in the third week for GC action.

Stage 12 looks to be the next key challenge as the Tour heads to the Pyrenees. A long one at 214 kilometres, it features five categorised climbs and closes out with a fantastic trio of challenging ascents: the HC-rated Port de Balès, the Cat. 1 Peyresourde and a short but steep second-category finish to Peyragudes for good measure. A stage 13 with three first-category climbs will follow to keep the yellow jersey hopefuls on their toes.

The final week presents a pair of mountainous days on stage 17 and 18 as the final climber's test of the race. The former features the Croix de Fer and the Galibier among its four categorised climbs before a long but speedy descent to the finish. The latter finishes atop the Col d'Izoard which starts out gently before kicking up to sections of nine and 10 per cent.

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The 20th stage offers one last GC challenge – an individual time trial in Marseille. Flat for the first 14 kilometres and the last five, the course features a viciously steep climb crested at 15.6 kilometres, an unusual feature for the discipline. At 22.5 kilometres in full, it's not an especially long race against the clock. Considering the topography of the Tour as a whole, however, things could still be close on the penultimate stage, and the TT could make all the difference in the battle to bring yellow onto the Champs-Élysées the following day.

2017 Tour de France route:

Stage 1 - July 01, 2017: Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf, 14km
Stage 2 - July 02, 2017: Düsseldorf - Liège, 206km
Stage 3 - July 03, 2017: Verviers - Longwy, 202km
Stage 4 - July 04, 2017: Mondotf-les-Bains - Vittel, 203km
Stage 5 - July 05, 2017: Vittel - La Planche de Belles Filles, 160km
Stage 6 - July 06, 2017: Visoul - Troyes, 216km
Stage 7 - July 07, 2017: Troyes - Nuits-Saint-Georges, 214km
Stage 8 - July 08, 2017: Dole - Sation des Rousses, 187km
Stage 9 - July 09, 2017: Nantua - Chambery, 181km
Rest day 1 July 10, 2017 Dordogne - Dordogne
Stage 10 - July 11, 2017: Perigueux - Bergerac, 178km
Stage 11 - July 12, 2017: Eymet - Pau, 202km
Stage 12 - July 13, 2017: Pau - Peryagudes, 214km
Stage 13 - July 14, 2017: Saint Girons - Foix, 100km
Stage 14 - July 15, 2017: Blagnac - Rodez, 181km
Stage 15 - July 16, 2017: Laissac-Severac 'Eglise - Le Puy-en-Velay, 189km
Rest day 2 July 17, 2017 Le Puy-en-Velay - Le Puy-en-Velay
Stage 16 - July 18, 2017: Le Puy-en-Velay - Romans sur Isere, 165km
Stage 17 - July 19, 2017: Le Murre - Serre Chavalier, 183km
Stage 18 - July 20, 2017: Briancon - Izoard, 178km
Stage 19 - July 21, 2017: Embrun - Salon de Provence, 220km
Stage 20 - July 22, 2017: Marseille - Marseille (ITT), 23km
Stage 21 - July 23, 2017: Montgeron - Paris, 105km

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Complete and final list of the riders and teams that will take part in the Tour de France 2017 Team Sky Pro Cycling Great Britain | WorldTour 1. Chris Froome (Defending Tour de France Champion) (GBr) 2. Sergio Henao (Col) 3. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) 4. Christian Knees (Ger) 5. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) 6. Mikel Landa (Esp) 7. Mikel Nieve (Esp) 8 ...
Tour de France 2017: full team-by-team guide
The clash of colours would be horrendous so let's keep it authentic. Tour de France 2017: full team-by-team guide. Founded 1992 Bicycles Factor Manager Laurent Biondi. Tours de France 23 Tour ...
2017 Tour de France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across 3,540 km , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris on 23 July. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification won by Chris ...
Chris Froome wins 2017 Tour de France, plus final standings
Final 2017 Tour de France general classification. 1. Chris Froome, Team Sky. 2. Rigoberto Uran, Cannondale - +00'54''. 3. Romain Bardet, AG2R La Mondiale - +02'20''. 4. Mikel Landa ...
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Katusha leads the pack. Rider after rider is sitting up and cruising in to the finish. The finish: Katusha kept working the front. Dylan Groenewegen led out the sprint from way back and won the stage. André Greipel came racing up the side, going much faster than anyone, but was too late. Chris Froome finished safely and has won the 2017 Tour ...
Tour de France 2017: Results
Tour de France 2017: Results. Tour de France 2017: Results. Chris Froome took the 104th Tour de France ahead of Rigoberto Uran and Romain Bardet. The other jerseys were won by Warren Barguil (polka dot), Michael Matthews (green) and Simon Yates (white). The fastest finisher was Marcel Kittel, who sprinted to five stage wins before he crashed ...
The 2017 Tour de France in numbers
The Col du Galibier was the highest point of the 2017 Tour de France. The Alpine giant topped out at 2,642 metres, and the first to the top of the climb would win the Souvenir Henri Desgrange ...
Tour de France 2017 Stage 21 results
Chris Froome is the winner of Tour de France 2017, before Rigoberto Urán and Romain Bardet. Dylan Groenewegen is the winner of the final stage. ... Click on the time of any rider to view the relative gains on this rider. Select two riders to compare. Rnk GC Timelag BIB H2H Specialty Rider Age Team UCI Pnt Time; 1: 156 +4:16:02: 163: Sprint:
The participants list of the Tour de France 2017 and their bib numbers
The most well represented countries starting in the Tour de France 2017 are France with 39 riders, Italy with 18, Belgium with 16 and Germany also with 16 riders. The most experimented rider is French and his name is Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie), who will start the Tour for the 17th time.
Tour de France 2017 Standings
Stay up to date with the 2017 Tour de France standings. Follow this season's top riders and make Eurosport your go-to source for Cycling - Road results.
Tour de France 2017
Tour de France 2017 - The startlist of the 2017 Tour de France featured 22 teams and 198 riders. As early as stage 1 it was crystal clear that not that all of them would reach the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
List of Tour de France general classification winners
The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. The race usually covers approximately 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi), passing through France and neighbouring countries such as Belgium.
Tour de France bikes 2017
Sat, Jun 24, 2017 08:00. 14. The 2017 Tour de France starts in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Saturday 1 July and will cover 21 stages over the following three weeks. Here's a look at the road bikes that'll be raced. All of the 18 World Tour teams are automatically invited, of course, along with four wildcards: Cofidis, Direct Energie, Fortuneo ...
Tour de France 2017 stage maps and profiles revealed
The favourites line up in front of the 2017 Tour de France route map (Image credit: Bettini Photo). The 2017 Tour de France is just over a month away, and the ASO has revealed the routes and ...
Tour de France 2017: Route and stages
Tour de France 2017: Route and stages. Chris Froome won the 104th Tour de France, while the podium was rounded out by Rigoberto Uran and Romain Bardet. Warren Barguil was the king of the mountains, Michael Matthews took the points classification and Simon Yates finished the race as the best young rider. Winning five stages, Marcel Kittel was ...

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Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan; UCI ranking 15)

Bahrain Merida (Bahrain; UCI ranking 12)

BMC Racing Team (United States; UCI ranking 2)

Bora - Hansgrohe (Germany; UCI ranking 8)

Cannondale Drapac (United States; UCI ranking 14)

Cofidis, Solutions Credits (France; UCI ranking: wildcard)

Direct Energie (France; UCI ranking: wildcard)

FDJ (France; UCI ranking 16)

Fortuneo-Vital Concept (France; UCI ranking: wildcard)

Lotto Soudal (Belgium; UCI ranking 17)

Team Lotto NL - Jumbo (Netherlands; UCI ranking 10)

Team Sky (Great Britain; UCI ranking 4)

Team Sunweb (Germany; UCI ranking 7)

Movistar Team (Spain; UCI ranking 3)

Orica - Scott (Australia; UCI ranking 5)

Quick-Step Floors (Belgium; UCI ranking 1)

Team Dimension Data (South Africa; UCI ranking 18)

Team Katusha Alpecin (Switzerland; UCI ranking 9)

Trek - Segafredo (United States; UCI ranking 6)

UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates; UCI ranking 13)

Wanty–Groupe Gobert (Belgium; UCI ranking: wildcard)

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