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Le Tour 100 – Stage 21 C’est Fini — Why Now?
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Le Tour 100 – Stage 21 C’est Fini

Tour de FranceVersailles to Paris Champs-Élysées

Distance: 133.5 kilometers.

The final stage is a parade that ends with a 10 lap sprint on the Champs-Élysées. This year they have decided to make an evening of it, looking for a finish at about 9:30PM in Paris.

After 23 days and 3403.5 kilometers the Tour is over.

It ended early for Lieuwe Westra ( Ned – VCD – 209 ), who had to withdraw because of injuries received in an accident early in the stage. That means that 169 riders finished the Tour this year, the second highest number.

Mark Cavendish was looking for his fifth win of the Paris stage which would have established a new record and left him in sole possession of third place in overall stage wins, but ‘tyre punctures’ interfered, and he had to settle for third in the stage behind Marcel Kittel and André Greipel, who weren’t very keen on letting other people win anything.

On The Podium:

1 Christopher Froome
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver

The Final Awards:

Yellow Jersey Christopher Froome ( GB – SKY – 001 ) [Yellow] 83h 56′ 40″
Green Jersey Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 011 ) [Green] 409 points
Polka Dot Jersey Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas ( Col – MOV – 128 ) [Polka Dot] 147 points
White Jersey Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas ( Col – MOV – 128 ) 2 [White]

Team: Saxo-Tinkoff ( TST – 091-099 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Marcel Kittel ( Ger – ARG – 197 )
Super Combative: Christophe Riblon ( Fra – ALM – 089 ) [Red numbers]
Φ Svein Tuft ( Can – OGE – 189 ) + 04h 27′ 55″ [La Lanterne Rouge]

The Entire List of Finishers:

1 Christopher Froome ( GB – SKY – 001 )
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas ( Col – MOV – 128 ) + 04′ 20″
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( Esp – KAT – 101 ) + 05′ 04″
4 Alberto Contador ( Esp – TST – 091 ) + 06′ 27″
5 Roman Kreuziger ( Cze – TST – 094 ) + 07′ 27″
6 Bauke Mollema ( Ned – BEL – 164 ) + 11′ 42″
7 Jakob Fuglsang ( Den – EUC – 063 ) + 12′ 17″
8 Alejandro Valverde ( Esp – MOV – 121 ) + 15′ 26″
9 Daniel Navarro ( Esp – COF – 139 ) + 15′ 52″
10 Andrew Talansky ( USA – GRS – 178 ) + 17′ 39″
11 Michal Kwiatkowski ( Pol – OPQ – 153 ) + 18′ 59″
12 Mikel Nieve Iturralde ( Esp – EUS – 116 ) + 20′ 01″
13 Laurens Ten Dam ( Ned – BEL – 167 ) + 21′ 39″
14 Maxime Monfort ( Bel – RLT – 047 ) + 23′ 38″
15 Romain Bardet ( Fra – ALM – 082 ) + 26′ 42″
16 Michael Rogers ( Aus – TST – 098 ) + 26′ 51″
17 Daniel Moreno Fernandez ( Esp – KAT – 106 ) + 32′ 34″
18 Jan Bakelants ( Bel – RLT – 042 ) + 35′ 51″
19 Richie Porte ( Aus – SKY – 006 ) + 39′ 41″
20 Andy Schleck ( Lux – RLT – 041 ) + 41′ 46″
21 José Serpa ( Col – LAM – 149 ) + 45′ 08″
22 John Gadret ( Fra – ALM – 086 ) + 46′ 00″
23 Igor Anton ( Esp – EUS – 111 ) + 48′ 07″
24 Pierre Rolland ( Fra – EUC – 051 ) + 52′ 15″
25 Peter Velits ( Svk – OPQ – 159 ) + 54′ 00″
26 Robert Gesink ( Ned – BEL – 162 ) + 54′ 25″
27 Rui Alberto Costa ( Por – MOV – 124 ) + 54′ 34″
28 Wouter Poels ( Ned – VCD – 201 ) + 56′ 33″
29 Arnold Jeannesson ( Fra – FDJ – 077 ) + 57′ 06″
30 Andreas Klöden ( Ger – RLT – 046 ) + 01h 02′ 43″
31 Sylvain Chavanel ( Fra – OPQ – 152 ) + 01h 03′ 41″
32 Cyril Gautier ( Fra – EUC – 054 ) + 01h 12′ 42″
33 Daniel Martin ( Irl – GRS – 175 ) + 01h 13′ 08″
34 Hubert Dupont ( Fra – ALM – 085 ) + 01h 14′ 59″
35 Steve Morabito ( Sui – BMC – 036 ) + 01h 20′ 39″
36 Haimar Zubeldia ( Esp – RLT – 049 ) + 01h 24′ 22″
37 Christophe Riblon ( Fra – ALM – 089 ) + 01h 27′ 57″
38 Bart De Clercq ( Bel – LTB – 023 ) + 01h 28′ 06″
39 Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 031 ) + 01h 30′ 14″
40 Nicolas Roche ( Irl – TST – 097 ) + 01h 34′ 17″
41 Tom Dumoulin ( Ned – ARG – 194 ) + 01h 34′ 30″
42 Mikel Astarloza ( Esp – EUS – 112 ) + 01h 36′ 27″
43 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez ( Esp – TST – 093 ) + 01h 36′ 40″
44 Alexandre Geniez ( Fra – FDJ – 076 ) + 01h 38′ 06″
45 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 039 ) + 01h 38′ 57″
46 Alexis Vuillermoz ( Fra – SOJ – 219 ) + 01h 40′ 05″
47 Ruben Plaza Molina ( Esp – MOV – 127 ) + 01h 40′ 35″
48 Eduard Vorganov ( Rus – KAT – 109 ) + 01h 42′ 41″
49 Davide Malacarne ( Ita – EUC – 056 ) + 01h 44′ 50″
50 Lars-Peter Nordhaug ( Nor – BEL – 165 ) + 01h 49′ 42″
51 Yury Trofimov ( Rus – KAT – 108 ) + 01h 49′ 54″
52 Maxime Mederel ( Fra – SOJ – 217 ) + 01h 53′ 01″
53 Laurent Didier ( Lux – RLT – 043 ) + 01h 58′ 53″
54 Andrey Amador ( CR – MOV – 122 ) + 01h 58′ 59″
55 Damiano Cunego ( Ita – LAM – 141 ) + 01h 59′ 38″
56 Amaël Moinard ( Fra – BMC – 035 ) + 02h 00′ 03″
57 Przemyslaw Niemiec ( Pol – LAM – 148 ) + 02h 00′ 28″
58 Tony Gallopin ( Fra – RLT – 044 ) + 02h 02′ 59″
59 Pierrick Fedrigo ( Fra – FDJ – 074 ) + 02h 04′ 19″
60 Thomas Danielson ( USA – GRS – 173 ) + 02h 05′ 28″
61 Guillaume Levarlet ( Fra – COF – 136 ) + 02h 07′ 01″
62 Philippe Gilbert ( Bel – BMC – 034 ) + 02h 07′ 11″
63 Jérôme Coppel ( Fra – COF – 133 ) + 02h 09′ 13″
64 Bram Tankink ( Ned – BEL – 166 ) + 02h 10′ 12″
65 Thomas Voeckler ( Fra – EUC – 059 ) + 02h 12′ 48″
66 Arthur Vichot ( Fra – FDJ – 079 ) + 02h 15′ 06″
67 Jens Voigt ( Ger – RLT – 048 ) + 02h 15′ 09″
68 Simon Clarke ( Aus – OGE – 183 ) + 02h 20′ 14″
69 Jon Izaguirre Insausti ( Esp – EUS – 114 ) + 02h 21′ 32″
70 Ryder Hesjedal ( Can – GRS – 171 ) + 02h 21′ 41″
71 Alessandro De Marchi ( Ita – CAN – 013 ) + 02h 23′ 11″
72 Adam Hansen ( Aus – LTB – 025 ) + 02h 23′ 15″
73 Rudy Molard ( Fra – COF – 138 ) + 02h 25′ 25″
74 Daryl Impey ( RSA – OGE – 185 ) + 02h 26′ 37″
75 Simon Geschke ( Ger – ARG – 196 ) + 02h 27′ 42″
76 Manuele Mori ( Ita – LAM – 147 ) + 02h 28′ 19″
77 Peter Kennaugh ( GB – SKY – 003 ) + 02h 33′ 46″
78 Juan José Oroz ( Esp – EUS – 117 ) + 02h 33′ 55″
79 José Joaquin Rojas ( Esp – MOV – 129 ) + 02h 34′ 05″
80 Simon Gerrans ( Aus – OGE – 181 ) + 02h 34′ 36″
81 Julien El Fares ( Fra – SOJ – 213 ) + 02h 36′ 28″
82 Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 011 ) + 02h 38′ 51″
83 Sergey Lagutin ( Uzb – VCD – 206 ) + 02h 38′ 55″
84 Francesco Gavazzi ( Ita – EUC – 065 ) + 02h 39′ 08″
85 Manuel Quinziato ( Ita – BMC – 037 ) + 02h 39′ 34″
86 Michael Albasini ( Sui – OGE – 182 ) + 02h 40′ 22″
87 Julien Simon ( Fra – SOJ – 218 ) + 02h 41′ 24″
88 Luis Angel Mate Mardones ( Esp – COF – 137 ) + 02h 43′ 28″
89 Anthony Delaplace ( Fra – SOJ – 212 ) + 02h 44′ 13″
90 Kanstantsin Siutsou ( Blr – SKY – 007 ) + 02h 44′ 43″
91 Brent Bookwalter ( USA – BMC – 032 ) + 02h 45′ 05″
92 Matteo Tosatto ( Ita – TST – 099 ) + 02h 47′ 39″
93 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni ( Esp – VCD – 204 ) + 02h 48′ 03″
94 Moreno Moser ( Ita – CAN – 017 ) + 02h 53′ 27″
95 Enrico Gasparotto ( Ita – EUC – 064 ) + 02h 53′ 36″
96 Thomas De Gendt ( Bel – VCD – 203 ) + 02h 53′ 41″
97 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas ( Esp – MOV – 123 ) + 02h 53′ 41″
98 Marcus Burghardt ( Ger – BMC – 033 ) + 02h 54′ 01″
99 Yukiya Arashiro ( Jpn – EUC – 052 ) + 02h 54′ 53″
100 Kristijan Koren ( Slo – CAN – 015 ) + 02h 57′ 03″
101 Johnny Hoogerland ( Ned – VCD – 205 ) + 02h 57′ 59″
102 Rein Taaramäe ( Est – COF – 131 ) + 02h 59′ 09″
103 Markel Irizar ( Esp – RLT – 045 ) + 02h 59′ 39″
104 Brice Feillu ( Fra – SOJ – 211 ) + 02h 59′ 45″
105 Lars Boom ( Ned – BEL – 161 ) + 03h 02′ 52″
106 Tony Martin ( Ger – OPQ – 154 ) + 03h 05′ 25″
107 Daniele Bennati ( Ita – TST – 092 ) + 03h 05′ 55″
108 Lars Ytting Bak ( Den – LTB – 022 ) + 03h 07′ 12″
109 Alberto Losada Alguacil ( Esp – KAT – 105 ) + 03h 07′ 26″
110 Pavel Brutt ( Rus – KAT – 102 ) + 03h 09′ 47″
111 Alan Marangoni ( Ita – CAN – 016 ) + 03h 10′ 01″
112 Cyril Lemoine ( Fra – SOJ – 215 ) + 03h 11′ 38″
113 David Millar ( GB – GRS – 176 ) + 03h 14′ 25″
114 Maciej Bodnar ( Pol – CAN – 012 ) + 03h 15′ 15″
115 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel ( Esp – COF – 134 ) + 03h 16′ 28″
116 Jean Marc Marino ( Fra – SOJ – 216 ) + 03h 16′ 30″
117 Fabio Sabatini ( Ita – CAN – 018 ) + 03h 18′ 40″
118 Imanol Erviti ( Esp – MOV – 125 ) + 03h 19′ 12″
119 Gatis Smukulis ( Lat – KAT – 107 ) + 03h 21′ 06″
120 Ramunas Navardauskas ( Ltu – GRS – 177 ) + 03h 21′ 29″
121 John Degenkolb ( Ger – ARG – 191 ) + 03h 23′ 23″
122 Romain Sicard ( Fra – EUS – 119 ) + 03h 23′ 54″
123 David Veilleux ( Can – EUC – 058 ) + 03h 24′ 16″
124 Sébastien Minard ( Fra – ALM – 088 ) + 03h 24′ 28″
125 Blel Kadri ( Fra – ALM – 087 ) + 03h 27′ 17″
126 Jérémy Roy ( Fra – FDJ – 078 ) + 03h 28′ 39″
127 David Lopez Garcia ( Esp – SKY – 005 ) + 03h 28′ 47″
128 Elia Favilli ( Ita – LAM – 144 ) + 03h 31′ 19″
129 André Greipel ( Ger – LTB – 024 ) + 03h 32′ 07″
130 Cameron Meyer ( Aus – OGE – 187 ) + 03h 32′ 14″
131 Sep Vanmarcke ( Bel – BEL – 168 ) + 03h 34′ 33″
132 Maarten Wynants ( Bel – BEL – 169 ) + 03h 37′ 06″
133 Murilo Antoniobil Fischer ( Bra – FDJ – 075 ) + 03h 37′ 48″
134 Kévin Reza ( Fra – EUC – 057 ) + 03h 38′ 31″
135 Ian Stannard ( GB – SKY – 008 ) + 03h 38′ 49″
136 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho ( Por – TST – 096 ) + 03h 38′ 58″
137 Davide Cimolai ( Ita – LAM – 143 ) + 03h 40′ 31″
138 Koen De Kort ( Ned – ARG – 193 ) + 03h 40′ 55″
139 Ruben Perez Moreno ( Esp – EUS – 118 ) + 03h 43′ 15″
140 Geraint Thomas ( GB – SKY – 009 ) + 03h 43′ 34″
141 Aliaksandr Kuchynski ( Blr – KAT – 104 ) + 03h 45′ 02″
142 Matteo Trentin ( Ita – OPQ – 158 ) + 03h 45′ 30″
143 Samuel Dumoulin ( Fra – ALM – 084 ) + 03h 47′ 11″
144 Boy Van Poppel ( Ned – VCD – 207 ) + 03h 48′ 15″
145 Roy Curvers ( Ned – ARG – 192 ) + 03h 48′ 30″
146 Johannes Fröhlinger ( Ger – ARG – 195 ) + 03h 49′ 02″
147 Alexander Kristoff ( Nor – KAT – 103 ) + 03h 49′ 50″
148 Mark Cavendish ( GB – OPQ – 151 ) + 03h 52′ 04″
149 Niki Terpstra ( Ned – OPQ – 157 ) + 03h 52′ 05″
150 Thomas Leezer ( Ned – BEL – 163 ) + 03h 53′ 55″
151 Jonathan Hivert ( Fra – SOJ – 214 ) + 03h 57′ 09″
152 Matthew Harley Goss ( Aus – OGE – 184 ) + 03h 57′ 24″
153 Gert Steegmans ( Bel – OPQ – 156 ) + 03h 59′ 14″
154 Brett Daniel Lancaster ( Aus – OGE – 186 ) + 04h 00′ 19″
155 Brian Vandborg ( Den – CAN – 019 ) + 04h 00′ 21″
156 Jérome Cousin ( Fra – EUC – 053 ) + 04h 01′ 10″
157 Roberto Ferrari ( Ita – LAM – 145 ) + 04h 02′ 09″
158 Yohann Gene ( Fra – EUC – 055 ) + 04h 03′ 06″
159 Jérôme Pineau ( Fra – OPQ – 155 ) + 04h 03′ 11″
160 Jurgen Roelandts ( Bel – LTB – 027 ) + 04h 03′ 18″
161 Stuart O’Grady ( Aus – OGE – 188 ) + 04h 03′ 27″
162 Gregory Henderson ( NZ – LTB – 026 ) + 04h 04′ 26″
163 Frederik Willems ( Bel – LTB – 029 ) + 04h 05′ 18″
164 Albert Timmer ( Ned – ARG – 198 ) + 04h 07′ 19″
165 Juan José Lobato Del Valle ( Esp – EUS – 115 ) + 04h 07′ 59″
166 Marcel Kittel ( Ger – ARG – 197 ) + 04h 10′ 08″
167 Dmitriy Muravyev ( Kaz – EUC – 069 ) + 04h 21′ 46″
168 Assan Bazayev ( Kaz – EUC – 062 ) + 04h 24′ 52″
169 Svein Tuft ( Can – OGE – 189 ) + 04h 27′ 55″

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4 comments

1 Steve Bates { 07.22.13 at 1:34 pm }

Oh good… a night finish, just in case anyone arrived undamaged to that point!

In several decades of cycling, I never discovered a truly safe way of riding at night among other cyclists. Once, for “fun,” I rode Houston’s annual Moonlight Bicycle Ramble, about a 25-mile (?) course mostly inside Loop 610 on the full moon nearest Halloween. Along with several tens of thousands of other riders, I arrived intact but swearing “never again” …

2 Bryan { 07.22.13 at 7:44 pm }

At this time of year, 9:30PM in Paris is sundown. Most of Europe is on the same parallels of latitude as Canada.

There are good lights for night riding if you have to do it, but most bikes don’t have them. Around here the bike riders depend on reflectors and the street lights, which is a terrible idea if you are riding on the side of the road. The drivers don’t see motorcycles, so you know that bicycles are invisible to them.

3 Badtux { 07.23.13 at 12:31 am }

Actually, over the last few years there has been a revolution in bicycle lights, thanks to the new high output LED’s that put out enough light to be used as car headlights (not joking! Though the car headlight versions cluster a few more than the bike headlight versions). But they’re still expensive, I paid over $50 for mine, so people who are riding a $150 bike from Mal-Wart aren’t going to have one…

4 Bryan { 07.23.13 at 4:28 pm }

I have a LED headlight [the kind you wear on your head, not your bike] that fits over the helmet for the bike at night. the lights on the bike are OK for warning cars of my presence, but the headlight is strong enough to actually see by.

Yeah, the new LEDs are a big increase in output, and if you want to ride safely at night you need the light.

Around here if you are looking for a good deal on a bike you go to the local thrift shop, because the ‘summer people’ donate them for a tax write-off and with a minimum of wrenching you can get 10 times the bike you could otherwise afford.