Évry – Paris Champs-Élysées

Distance: 137.5 kilometers.

The final stage, which, by gentlemen’s agreement features no attacks, but a group sprint on the nineth and final circuit on the Champs Élysées. It becomes a parade of the survivors of the race that preceded it.

Giant Shimano provided the bookends: Marcel Kittel won the final stage and Cheng Ji carried La Lanterne Rouge [Red Lantern] as the last rider to finish.

There were no major surprises at the end of a Tour filled with crashes, injuries, illness, and flat tires. Most of these riders will now prepare for the Vuelta a España that starts on August 23^rd.

Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 ) [Yellow] 89h 59′ 06″
Peter Sagan ( Svk – CAN – 051 ) [Green] 431 points
Rafal Majka ( Pol – TCS – 034 ) [Polka Dot] 181 points
Thibaut Pinot ( Fra – FDJ – 127 ) 3 [White]

Team: AG2R La Mondiale ( ALM – 081-089 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Marcel Kittel ( Ger – GIA – 101 )
Super Combative: Alessandro De Marchi ( Ita – CAN – 053 ) [Red numbers]
Φ Cheng Ji ( Chn – GIA – 107 ) + 6h 02′ 24″ [La Lanterne Rouge]

Top Ten:

1 Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – AST – 041 )
2 Jean-Christophe Péraud ( Fra – ALM – 081 ) + 07′ 37″
3 Thibaut Pinot ( Fra – FDJ – 127 ) + 08′ 15″
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte ( Esp – MOV – 011 ) + 09′ 40″
5 Tejay Van Garderen ( US – BMC – 141 ) + 11′ 24″
6 Romain Bardet ( Fra – ALM – 082 ) + 11′ 26″
7 Leopold Konig ( Cze – TNE – 201 ) + 14′ 32″
8 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre ( Esp – TFR – 169 ) + 17′ 57″
9 Laurens Ten Dam ( Ned – BEL – 067 ) + 18′ 11″
10 Bauke Mollema ( Ned – BEL – 061 ) + 21′ 15″

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