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Hello and welcome - for the last time - to live coverage of Stage 21 of the Tour de France, a largely processional 103km ride from Montgeron to Paris which, after all the champagne and posing for photos, should conclude with the prestigious sprint on the Champs-Elysees.

Tour de France
Stage 21 | Flat | Men | 23.07.2017
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Updated 23/07/2017 at 17:25 GMT


18:25
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Today's top ten - with 24-year-old Groenewegen winning by a bike length.
18:24
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And it's all smiles for these two...
18:19
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Confirmation that Chris Froome (Team Sky) has won the 2017 Tour de France for his fourth Tour triumph of his career.
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That's the Dutchman's first ever stage win on the Tour - and what a way to do it. Groenewegen is in disbelief. He was forced to open up his sprint early - but stayed out for 300m in the lead despite a headwind. Chapeau! Greipel was second and Edvald Boasson Hagen third.
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Andre Greipel powers through but he's left it too late... victory for Dylan Groenewegen of LottoNL-Jumbo.
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They swing through the Place de Concorde and onto the Champs Elysees...
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Onto the Rue de Rivoli and under the flamme rouge... Katusha and LottoNL-Jumbo are on the front...
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Bahrain Merida and Dimension Data are getting involved, while John Degenkolb - without any Trek team-mates - is near the front.
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The trains are starting to form - with Cofidis and Katusha most notable. Team Sunweb as well.
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Stybar still has a decent gap after the Arc de Triomphe...
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The Astana attack comes to nothing as Zdenek Stybar tries his luck in the gutter. Quick-Step lost their sprinter Kittel and so they will need to play this a little differently...
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Thomas Voeckler - riding his 15th and final Tour - has decided to soft-pedal the final lap and let it all sink in.
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An Astana rider zips clear just after the finish line - is it Gruzdev? He's opened up a decent gap...
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Team Sky lead the pack onto the Place de Concorde for the penultimate time. The break is over and the calm has been restored. The bell sounds out and we have one lap remaining.
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Steve Cummings has dropped from the front of the pack to the back, his work for the day done.
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It's all back together! But one rider won't be in the mix at the end: Pierre Latour of Ag2R-La Mondiale has a flat tyre and needs a rear wheel change.
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The break is still out - and has some new additions - but they're just a few bike lengths ahead of the peloton, so it's effectively curtains. Team Sky are near the front and trying to keep Chris Froome out of trouble.
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It's almost over for the breakaway as a handful of riders try to bridge over as the peloton closes in...
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Cofidis and LottoNL-Jumbo have joined the chase for their sprinters Bouhanni and Groenewegen. The gap is down to 12 seconds with two and a half laps still remaining.
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Chavanel, one of our escapees, is in line to complete his 15th Tour today - out of 17. Not a bad record. But will he do so as stage winner or in the winning break?