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Tour de France 2018 – stage 21 LIVE: Latest updates as Geraint Thomas celebrates on road to Champs-Élysées

Team Sky celebrate along the way as the enjoy the traditionally relaxed final stage, which typically ends in a bunch sprint

Lawrence Ostlere
Paris
Sunday 29 July 2018 14:58 BST
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Tour De France: Geraint Thomas in numbers

Geraint Thomas faces the easiest day of his Tour de France, a 116km ride from Houilles to the Champs-Élysées in Paris to collect the yellow jersey.

Team Sky will celebrate along the way as the enjoy the traditionally relaxed final stage, which typically ends in a bunch sprint.

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2km to go:

Bahrain-Merida and Dimension Data are moving towards the front. Bora-Hansgrohe are holding on. And Amaël Moinard is riding with no saddle!

Vithushan Ehantharajah29 July 2018 18:07

1km to go:

Oh lordy lord! Yves Lampaert has attacked!

Vithushan Ehantharajah29 July 2018 18:10

FINISH!

Wow what a finish! Yves Lampaert attacked early but was caught just before the line, with Alexander Kristoff winning the bunch sprint. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah29 July 2018 18:11

ALEXANDER KRISTOFF WINS THE BUNCH SPRINT, GERTAINT THOMAS WINS THE TOUR DE FRANCE.

Vithushan Ehantharajah29 July 2018 18:12

The top five from that dramatic final sprint stage:

  1. Alexander Kristoff
  2. John Degenkolb
  3. Arnaud Démare
  4. Edvald Boasson Hagen
  5. Max Richeze
Vithushan Ehantharajah29 July 2018 18:19

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