In impressive fashion, Team Sky Pro Cycling's Chris Froome rose from the ashes when he took the victory on Jabal Al Akhdhar, also known as the Green Mountain, thereby proving his intention to continue his career on the high note that brought him the victory in last year's Tour de France.

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Tour de France champion Chris Froome has pulled out of Sunday's Tour of Lombardy because of a back injury, his Team Sky said earlier today.

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The pavement of the Champs-Élysées didn't get a chance to cool down before the rumors and revelations started.

The 2013 Tour de France is history. It ended as it began a seeming eon ago on Corsica, with Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) dusting the field. The German took a bunch sprint to win Stage 21, a flat, 133.5-km run from Versailles to Paris, in 3:06:14.

Team Argos-Shimano's Marcel Kittel (Germany) sprints to victory in final stage of Tour de France - a nocturnal ride from Versailles to Champs-Élysées in Paris; Team Sky Procycling's Christopher Froome (Great Britain) takes overall Tour de France victory.

Chris Froome (Sky) has won Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2013. The Briton eked out a victory on the 32-km mountain time trial course from Embrun to Chorges, pipping Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) to win in 51:33. Contador was 0:09 slower than Froome, and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) took third at 0:10. Froome slightly extended his overall lead.

Chris Froome rides to time trial victory and extends his overall Tour de France 2013.

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