Cycling: Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) has won the most beautiful sprint in cycling. The Norwegian European Champion left Germany's John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) and France's Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) behind in the prestigious arrival on the Champs-Élysées. As in all other ratings, there were no more changes in the overall rating.
Geraint Thomas wins the 2018 Tour de France
The 2018 Tour de France is over. As every year, champagne was drunk, celebrated and laughed on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Team Sky in particular is happy to have won the yellow jersey again. Geraint Thomas can look forward to the overall victory in a Grand Tour for the first time. Teammate and last year's winner Chris Froome stand behind Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) also on the podium in third place. The green jersey is on Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe), the white on Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) and the mountain jersey Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step Floors). Although the team Movistar was victorious in the team classification and won a stage with Nairo Quintana, the Spanish team will not be satisfied with the outcome of the Tour de France. After all, they actually wanted to celebrate the tour victory with the strong top three. Now you're not even on the podium.
Alexander Kristoff catches John Degenkolb
After the celebrations on the bikes, there was also a race today on the 116 kilometers from Houilles to Paris. A five-man leading group tried to thwart the sprinters. Next to taylor phinney (EF Education), Damian Gaudin (Direct Energy) and Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) were also the two Swiss in the group Sylvan Dillier (AG2R La Mondiale) and Michael Schar (BMC), as well as the German Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin). The latter was placed just short of the finish before using it Daniel Oss (Bora-hansgrohe) and Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) two other professionals tried in the last kilometer. But above all the Groupama-FDJ team held the peloton together and thus forced the mass sprint. But her captain Arnaud Demare didn't get past third place. Still in front of him placed himself John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo), who was able to put in an almost perfect sprint on the asphalt. Only one was faster: alexander kristoff (UAE Team Emirates). The Norwegian European Champion passed everyone on the left and ultimately won the final stage of the 2018 Tour de France with ease.
What a finale on the Champs-Élysées!
🔻The last kilometer with the decision in the sprint! #TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/eonenjtmtv— Tour de France – DE (@letour_de) July 29, 2018
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