Cycling: Tomorrow the Tour de France 2017 presents its final act. As always, the stage winner will be crowned on the Champs-Elysées. After Chris Froome (Sky) toasts with his teammates, a classic bunch sprint is expected after a chase. Can André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) still get his day's win?
The Tour de France also ends on the Champs-Elysées in 2017
After the Time Trial in Marseille the overall classification of the Tour de France 2017 is considered cemented. Chris Froome can look forward to the tour victory for the fourth time. But even if everything has already been decided in all classifications, tomorrow is still about what is probably the most important stage win of the year. Since Alexandre Vinokourov's coup in 2005, no driver has managed to avoid a mass sprint on the Champs-Elysées. A Sprint Royal can also be expected tomorrow, after the sprinter teams saved themselves a mass finish yesterday. The circuit on the Champs-Elysées is made for fast men. The streets are wide and the classification drivers stay out of it. It is quite possible that we will experience a functioning sprint train again.
Our tip: André Greipel grabs the hat trick on the Champs-Elysées
Since 2011, André Greipel has always finished in the top eight on the final stage of the Tour de France. In the past two years, the German has managed to win a stage in a mass sprint on the Champs-Elysées. The circuit seems to suit him and his troupe Lotto Soudal easily. Although things didn't go particularly well at the Tour de France this year, we believe André Greipel will be capable of a hat-trick tomorrow. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) must be named as the biggest competitor. When it comes to speed, however, Greipel should be superior to the Norwegians. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) also rather disappointed at this year's Tour de France. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Michael Matthews (Sunweb) seemed to be stronger. We shouldn't completely ignore John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo), Rüdiger Selig (Bora-hansgrohe) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida). But if Lotto Soudal manages to get André Greipel into the perfect position, we'll see him cheering again on the final day of the Tour de France.
*** Andre Greipel
**Edvald Boasson Hagen, Michael Matthews
* Alexander Kristoff, Nacer Bouhanni, Dylan Groenewegen
Tour de France preview: Those were the Velomotion predictions
| Stage | Route | stage winner | Velomotion tip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | Düsseldorf | Geraint Thomas (Sky) | Tony Martin (Katusha Alpecin) | |
| 2st stage | Dusseldorf – Liège | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | |
| 3st stage | Verviers-Longwy | Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) | Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) | |
| 4st stage | Mondorf-les-Bains-Vittel | Arnaud Demare (FDJ) | Arnaud Demare (FDJ) | |
| 5st stage | Vittel-La Planche des Belles Filles | Fabio Aru (Astana) | Fabio Aru (Astana) | |
| 6st stage | Vesoul-Troyes | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | |
| 7st stage | Troyes - Nuits Saint Georges | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | |
| 8st stage | Dole - Station des Rousses | Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energy) | Diego Ulissi (UAE) | |
| 9st stage | Nantua-Chambery | Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) | Chris FroomeSky | |
| 10st stage | Perigueux-Bergerac | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | |
| 11st stage | Eymet-Pau | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | |
| 12st stage | Pau-Peyragudes | Romain Bardet (Ag2r) | Guillaume Martin (Wanty Groupe Gobert) | |
| 13st stage | Saint Girons - Foix | Warren Barguil (Sunweb) | Simon Yates (Orica Scott) | |
| 14st stage | Blagnac-Rodez | Michael Matthews (Sunweb) | Daniel Martin (Quick Step Floors) | |
| 15st stage | Laissac-Sévérac l'Église - Le Puy-en-Velay | Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) | Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Soudal) | |
| 16st stage | Le Puy-en-Velay – Romans-sur-Isere | Michael Matthews (Sunweb) | Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) | |
| 17st stage | La Mure - Serre Chevalier | Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) | Simon Yates (Orica Scott) | |
| 18st stage | Briançon-Izoard | Warren Barguil (Sunweb) | Chris FroomeSky | |
| 19st stage | Embrun-Salon de Provence | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) | |
| 20st stage | Marseille | Maciej Bodnar (Bora-hansgrohe) | Chris FroomeSky | |
21st stage | Montgeron – Paris/Champs-Elysées | André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) |
The current overall ranking of the 2017 Tour de France after 20 of 21 stages
| PLATZ | Driver | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chris Froome | Great Britain | Sky | 83:55:16 |
| 2. | Rigoberto Urán | Colombia | Cannondale Drapac | + 0: 54 |
| 3. | Romain Bardet | France | Ag2r | + 2: 20 |
| 4. | Mikel Landa | Spain | Sky | + 2: 21 |
| 5. | Fabio Arau | Italy | Astana | + 3: 05 |
| 6. | Daniel Martin | Ireland | Quick Step Floors | + 4: 42 |
| 7. | Simon yates | Great Britain | Orica Scott | + 6: 14 |
| 8. | louis meintjes | South Africa | UAE | + 8: 20 |
| 9. | Alberto counter | Spain | Trek-Segafredo | + 8: 49 |
| 10. | Warren Barguil | France | Sunweb | + 9: 25 |