Tour de France at a Glance
Published 5:00 am Monday, July 23, 2012
PARIS — A brief look at Sunday’s 20th stage of the 99th Tour de France:
Stage: The 20th and final stage took the peloton from Rambouillet to Paris on a largely ceremonial 74-mile trek. Attacks only started when the peloton hit the streets of Paris. Mark Cavendish benefited from the work of his Sky teammates in the final mile before opening a big gap on his rivals with his trademark acceleration. He racked up his fourth consecutive win on the Champs Elysees, ahead of Peter Sagan of Slovakia and Matt Goss of Australia.
Yellow Jersey: Wiggins kept his overall lead over teammate Christopher Froome at 3:21 to become the first British Tour champion. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali finished a distant third, 6:19 behind.
Horner watch: Christopher Horner, of Bend, finished in 37th place after Sunday’s final stage. Horner took 13th overall, 19:55 behind Wiggins.
Stat of the day: 28. The number of years since two riders from the same nation finished first and second in the Tour. The last time was in 1984, when French rider Laurent Fignon defeated Bernard Hinault.
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— The Associated Press