By Yemi Babalola Lagos, Nigeria
Chris Froome is a name synonymous to road racing cycling. It is no longer news that he is dominating the Tour de France in recent times. Froome is a road-racing cyclist who races for Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) British professional cycling Team Sky. Where he was the team’s leader during the Tour de France.
The Kenyan born Brit has won the Tour de France four times (three times consecutively of the last three years) in the last five editions of the cycling race.
The 32-year-old once again won the race on Sunday officially, but nipped up the championship after Saturday race, where Froome finished Saturday’s stage with a 54-second lead over his rivals, which has been his narrowest lead to date. At the end of three weeks, 21 stages and more than 3,500km, Froome finished alongside his teammates, who wore a special kit for the occasion with their usual blue stripe replaced by a yellow one.
Chris Froome who was estatic after his victory and was celebrated by teammates and Cycling fans, previously won the 2013, 2015 and 2016 editions and sits fifth overall in the all-time list of Tour victors behind greats Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.
Other notable riders at the race, where Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas who wore yellow for the first five stages of this year’s race, after winning the opening time trial, but crashed out of the race in stage nine, suffering a broken collarbone.
Britain’s Simon Yates won the best young rider award, beating his nearest rival, Louis Meintjes, by 2’06”. Two Team Sunweb riders won jerseys in this year’s race: Warren Barguil won the mountains competition, denoted by the polka dot jersey, while Michael Matthews won the points competition, denoted by the green jersey. He became the green jersey leader after Quick-Step Floors’ Marcel Kittel pulled out with injuries following a crash in stage 17.
