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Will Frischkorn’s Tour de France diary, stage 21
Here's a picture that reflects the amazing day now behind me. It was amazing. The feeling riding onto the Champs was unlike anything I've ever felt on a bicycle before in my life. Tired legs turned into a feeling of nothing but excitement. And now we're in the middle of a celebratory dinner and I've already consumed far too much bubbly. Thanks everybody for following the past few weeks!
Stage 21 – By the numbers
Stage 21 stats
Stage 21, Étamps to Paris, 143km
WeatherHot and humid with partly cloudy skies and moderate wind, temperatures in the mid 80s Stage winner
Quick Step’s Gert Steegmans salvaged a disappointing Tour for his Belgian team by winning one of the most prestigious sprints in cycling along the Champs Elysees. Yellow jersey
Race leader Carlos Sastre held his overall lead, with no major change on classification.
Carlito’s Way: The Tour’s Improbable Winner
Carlos Sastre has a reputation of being a cool customer under pressure. After 11 seasons as a pro, nothing rankles the 33-year-old veteran too much. From doping scandals that nearly toppled his CSC team after captain Ivan Basso was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping scandal to the death of his brother-in-law, José María “El Chaba” Jiménez in 2003 at just 32, he’d seen it all.