After almost a month of elite-level biking, Chris Froome will arrive in Paris as a champion and join all-time greats at the Olympus of biking.
Froome, amid the allegations thrown at him, stood firm and focused all his energy to only one thing - winning it all. On Sunday, in the first ever night finish in Paris, Vroom Vroom Froome will be crowned the new king of the Tour de France, a title previously held by his teammate Sir Bradley Wiggins.
But aside from remarkable feat accomplished by the Briton, the Paris finish will also serve as a welcome party to Nairo Quintana. Despite a small frame, the Columbian rider conquered mountainous stages with pure gut and determination. His hard work paid off at the end of stage 20 when he made that final blitz to blow by Froome and take his first Tour de France stage victory of his young career.
Raised from humble beginnings, Quintana will be a staple figure in the Tour de France for more years to come. Some biking enthusiasts say Sunday's finale is just a start of interesting rivalry between Froome and Quintana.
Stage 21 - Versailles to Paris, 133.5 km
Stage 21 will serve as the procession of this year's winners towards the heart of France - Paris. All Froome (Yellow Jersey), Peter Sagan (Green) and Quintana (Polka Dots) have to do is to finish the race to secure the victory. On the other hand, another Briton is trying to make history at Champs-Elysées. Mark Cavendish guns for his fifth straight victory on the final stage of Tour, but a group of up-and-coming sprinters such as Simon Gerrans, Marcel Kittel, André Greipel and Sagan are always there to spoil the fun.
TV Schedule, Streaming and Additional Information
NBC Sports Coverage of the 2013 Tour de France is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. EST.
Online Streaming will be available on NBC Sports Extra*.
The General Classification standings of the race is available on the Tour de France 2013 website.
TSM will supply live online links or go to the Sports Authority FB Group for live Tour de France streaming links and forums.
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