André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) described his winning sprint on the Champs-Élysees as the biggest success of his career; as he crowned a hugely successful Tour de France with a fourth sprint win.
Yet again, the German rider was given an excellent lead out by his Lotto Soudal teammates and had the speed and power to surge past Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) in the final metres.
“I’d say it's the biggest success of my career. The Champs-Élysées is the sprinting capital of cycling and I’ve tried for four years to win it,” Greipel said.
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“This year it’s been possible and so I’m really happy to win on the Champs-Élysées. Nobody can take away this win from my palmares now. All my family and coaches are part of this success. I had all the team dedicated to helping me in the sprints and I think we were the dominant team. It’s nice when it come together. For sure tonight we won’t celebrate with water.
“I’m looking forward to rest now, this Tour de France has been amazing for Lotto Soudal. There were five sprints and we won four. We can be really proud of that.”
The final kilometres were slightly disrupted by a person standing on the road but Greipel avoided the person and was well protected in the high-speed surge towards the Champs-Élysées finish line.
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