Thomas wins Tour de France - Degenkolb second in Paris

Thomas (32) achieved his sixth success in seven years in his first tour triumph for the dominant British team Sky. Froome (33), in third place overall behind the Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, missed his fifth victory in the Tour of France and also the rare double of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour.

Both slipped away from the 32-year-old, who had to put up with boos from the fans as an alleged doping offender. But Froome, who had already lost 51 seconds due to a fall on the first stage, was also satisfied with third place this time. “There is nothing to be sorry about. Being on the podium with Geraint on the Champs Elysees is a dream scenario for us,” explained the Brit, who has been driving in a team with Thomas since 2008 (with Sky since 2010).

Thomas was an Olympic champion (2008 and 2012) and world champion in the four-man team pursuit on the track. At the 105th Tour de France he put the bad luck of previous races behind him and surprised himself with overall victory in the most important tour in the world. " I won the tour! I don't realize what's happening to me," explained the Brit after the penultimate stage on Saturday, after his success had been confirmed. Because on the final day, the front runner is traditionally no longer attacked.

The 21st and final stage of the most important and largest cycling race in the world was won by the Norwegian Alexander Kristoff after 116 km in Paris on the magnificent Champs Elysees boulevard, narrowly ahead of John Degenkolb (Gera). On the ninth section, Degenkolb achieved the only day's victory of this edition of the tour for the German professional cyclists, who came with high expectations.

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Thomas wins Tour de France - Degenkolb second in Paris

Professional cyclist Geraint Thomas from Wales has won the 105th Tour de France and dethroned defending champion Chris Froome.

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