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| Chris Froome celebrating his victory |
Chris Froome secured a third Tour de France title Sunday after crossing the finish line in Paris alongside the Team Sky teammates who have helped propel him to victory. The British rider, who previously won the punishing cycling race in 2013 and 2015, came to dominate the 2016 Tour, finishing more than four minutes ahead of Romain Bardet of AG2R La Mondiale in second place and Team Movistar's Nairo Quintana in third.
Although final stage victory went to Andre Greipel of Lotto Soudal, it was Froome whose cumulative time of 89 hours, six minutes and 48 seconds over 21 grueling stages ensured he would be the last man atop the podium on the Champs Elysee.
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| Froome celebrating with family |
Froome's overall win means that a British man and Team Sky rider have now won four out of the last five Tours -- a remarkable turn of events given Bradley Wiggins 2012 victory was the first by a Briton since the event began in 1903.
Sunday's results also confirmed that Peter Sagan would take home the green jersey for best sprinter, Rafal Majka won the polka dot mountains jersey while the white jersey reserved for best young rider went to Adam Yates.
Source: CNN
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