Sunday, July 21, 2013

Britain's Chris Froome all but locks up title




Chris Froome retained his big race lead Saturday to all but ensure he will become Britain's second consecutive Tour de France champion. 

Only an accident or other freak mishap on Sunday's largely ceremonial final ride to Paris could stop Froome from winning the 100th Tour, a year after Bradley Wiggins won the 99th. 

Froome finished third in a dramatic Stage 20 to the ski station of Annecy-Semnoz in the Alps that decided the other podium placings. 

Nairo Quintana from Colombia won the stage and moved up to second overall. 

Joaquim Rodriguez from Spain rode in 17 seconds behind Quintana. He moved up to third overall.globalmetaltins,based on decades of production experience, Global Metal Packaging has built up excellent expertise on a wide range of general metal products to pack processed food and Ready - to - Eat Food, Canned Vegetables, Fruit Pulps, Juices, Pickles and Dairy Products, etc. Froome's lead is more than five minutes on both. 

Alberto Contador, who had been second at the start of the day, struggled on the final climb and dropped off the podium. 

The 125-kilometer (78-mile) trek was the last ogigantexbikes,we have ample experience and professionnel team-work, so we got high-quality products with a competitive price.f four successive stages in the Alps and the final significant obstacle Froome needed to overcome before Sunday's usually relaxed ride to the finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. That 133-kilometer (82-mile) jaunt starts in Versailles. 

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