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In the week after the Tour, riders hit the criterium circuit for some fast laps under the lights, entertaining raucous crowds

The rivalry between Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana should make for several more hotly contested Tour de France battles in the years to come

Chris Froome was the big winner after taking the yellow and polka-dot jerseys, while several riders came up short of goals

AFP takes a look back at the French grand tour and highlights five key takeaways

A car smashed through barriers on the Place de la Concorde hours before the Tour de France landed in the French capital

Stage wins give teams publicity and exposure, but not every squad is able to find one at the Tour de France

Amid questions about the legitimacy of his performance, Chris Froome pedaled through it all to win his second Tour de France title

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Tim De Waele captures the final stage of the 2015 Tour as it hits the Champs-Élysées

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André Greipel powers to the victory on the Champs-Élysées as Chris Froome collects his second overall title in the Tour de France

The powerful Lotto-Soudal sprinter takes the final stage in Paris as Sky escorts Froome to his second Tour de France crown

Rainy weather that made a shambles of the women's race led organizers to neutralize the final circuits of the Tour de France

The French TV commentator and Sky principal Dave Brailsford spoke on Saturday, and Vasseur says the two are back to being friends

The Dutch time trialist puts her skills to good use on the rain-soaked Champs-Élysées, holding off the pack to win in Paris

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Pinot takes a stage victory atop the legendary Alpe d'Huez climb as Froome holds onto his race lead despite Quintana's attack

After a rough start to the Tour and a few near misses in his hunt for stage wins, Thibaut Pinot finally triumphs atop Alpe d'Huez

Quintana's efforts in the Alps can't quite make up for time lost early on in the Tour

Thibaut Pinot wins stage 20 atop Alpe d'Huez ahead of Nairo Quintana, while Chris Froome finishes fifth and holds onto his GC lead

Movistar puts the pressure on in the Tour's final mountain stage, but Chris Froome keeps his cool and his yellow jersey

Ryder Hesjedal digs deep in the Tour's 20th stage but has to settle for third place atop the Alpe d'Huez climb

Quintana's strong attack on the Tour's final mountain climb is not enough to overcome Froome's GC lead

Race leader Chris Froome hoping for a positive atmosphere on the often rowdy Alpe d'Huez climb

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For three years, Rob Ijbema has painted his favorite moments from the Tour de France on a daily basis.

BrakeThrough Media captures Tour's brutal week two, which included rainy Pyrenean climbs, hot southern stages, and everything in between.

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With a finish on l'Alpe d’Huez, the penultimate stage of the Tour will offer one last day of Alpine fireworks.

Why does Chris Froome end up looking at his stem on the Tour de France's tough climbs? The yellow jersey has a simple explanation.

Only one day remains for Nairo Quintana to try for a stage win and perhaps one last tilt at the yellow jersey.

Vincenzo Nibali attacks to victory on the Tour's queen stage, but his win is tainted by controversy after Chris Froome's mechanical.

Vincenzo Nibali's long-range attack earns him a stage win. Behind, Nairo Quintana attacks Chris Frooome, but it's not enough for yellow.

Vincenzo Nibali made his race-winning move when yellow jersey Chris Froome was stopped with a mechanical in stage 19 of the Tour.

Nibali rode aggressively to capture the victory on stage 19 of the Tour de France and moved up to fourth in the general classification.

Former UCI president Pat McQuaid makes an appearance at the start of Friday's stage at the Tour de France, this time as a fan.

Two races are occurring in Friday's Tour de France stage 19: one at the front and one at the back

Nairo Quintana is targeting history on Saturday's finishing climb up the Alpe d'Huez in the name of a famous Colombian rider.

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The driver of the moto that caused Jakob Fuglsang to crash near the top of the Col du Glandon has been ejected from the Tour.

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Global Cycling Network throws the rulebook at you with 10 Tour de France rules that may be surprising and unexpected.

The final climb of the Tour's stage 18 was closed to fans due to the narrow roadway, giving the racers a surreal experience.

The 24-year-old French star is relieved to notch his first career stage win, under the weight of the host nation's great expectations.

With a number of near-misses at this Tour de France, Andrew Talansky and Cannondale-Garmin are undeterred in their quest for a stage win.

With strong climbing and fearless descending, Romain Bardet claimed his first career Tour win, the second this year for his Ag2r team.

After a dismal day in the saddle on Thursday, two-time champion Alberto Contador says he is not optimistic for Tour's final stages.

Despite being in fourth overall, Sky's Geraint Thomas is only worrying about securing yellow jersey for Chris Froome in Paris on Sunday.

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) captured his first career Tour de France stage win on stage 18 from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

Bardet unleashes daring descent off the Col du Glandon, grits out final 40 kilometers to win. Froome keeps yellow, calm and in control.

The Sky rider says his rivals' moves and attacks in Wednesday's stage 17 were "impressive."

Art's Cyclery demonstrates the best way to apply lube to a new chain and how to keep it lubed moving forward.

Chris Froome is leading the Tour de France on two fronts: On the road and at the post-stage microphone.

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Katie Hall makes it two in a row for the American contingent at the German stage race as her UHC teammate won Tuesday as well.

When Giant-Alpecin chose to leave Marcel Kittel home, Simon Geschke got the call, and he pays back the team tenfold with stage 17 win.

Alberto Contador's stage 17 was a day to forget as the Giro d'Italia champion lost over two minutes due to a late-race crash.

Nagging illness became worse on the Tour's second rest day, and van Garderen found himself unable to carry on, ceding his podium placing.

Chris Froome was isolated late in stage 17, but the yellow jersey fought back all challenges in another impressive display of strength.

Hannah Grant, once a chef at the world's best restaurants, is in charge of feeding the Tinkoff team during the Tour — no easy task.

Poll data indicates that interest in the Tour is growing worldwide, but in France, it has actually decreased recently.

The American from Team Cannondale-Garmin will ride two mostly identical Cannondale SuperSix Evo bikes with different gearing

On a day for the climbers, Geschke out-witted the breakaway with an early move before the final climb to win his first career Tour stage.

Nairo Quintana may be running out of road to wrest the yellow jersey off Chris Froome's shoulders with three climbing days left.

Simon Geschke won stage 17 of the 2015 Tour de France. Geschke attacked the breakaway before the penultimate climb and powered to the win.

Stage 17, the first day of Alpine racing, delivers drama: Van Garderen abandons; Quintana attacks, Contador crashes, and more.

Race organizer ASO assigns hotels to each team near the finish of each day's stage

The American's podium hopes are shattered after suffering from an unknown illness throughout Wednesday's mountain stage

Froome is in the driver's seat with just four days of hard racing across the Alps; here's what his rivals can do to beat him

The 15.9km descent of the Col d'Allos could see riders press their luck and attack off the front

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The Tour de France is so much more than just a race. Manual for Speed captures all of the festivities and atmosphere of the Grande Boucle.

Team Sky's modern, technology-driven approach is often at odds with cycling's traditionalists, who sometimes push back at new innovations.

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