After three weeks of racing the 2016 Tour de France concluded in Paris with Chris Froome hailed as the rightful champion. The Team Sky leader never looked liked like losing, luck and circumstances appearing to be his greatest foes as he secured his third title.
Despite their dominance this was more than just a Tour that revolved around one rider and his team and Cyclingnews picks out the seven biggest moments from the race.
The run up Ventoux
The defining image of this Tour de France. Few would argue that this was a Tour for the ages, but the sight of the maillot jaune running up Mont Ventoux without his bike is an image that immediately etched itself into the rich tapestry of the race.
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It was the most dramatic moment by some distance – the leader of a team synonymous with control being plunged into utter chaos. According to the rules a rider must finish with his bike but there was no time for logical thought here – this was just a desperate bid to reach the sanctity of the finish line. It was absurd, comical even – one of those moments of madness the Tour does so well.
The chaos ensued on the mountain for a good hour as the commissaires bashed their heads together, and it looked for a while like Froome might lose the yellow jersey. Once the decision had gone his way, he refused to speak to the press and got straight in a team car – telling, perhaps, of the psychological impact of the pandemonium.
Bardet's instinct lights up the race
The Cavendish of old
Froome's ambushes
Contador abandons
Quintana's challenge fades away
Respects paid to Nice
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