stage of all. over three weeks. since a. time trial world champions home to milan won the stage an outcome that keeps the dutchman in second place overall. he finished narrowly ahead of chris froome the four time toda france champion has had a difficult few weeks but will at least end up on the podium in paris but barring a disaster it's his team sky colleagues thomas who will take his crown as the holder of right cycling's most prestigious title. and not surprisingly there have been celebrations in gary and thomas his hometown the west capital cardiff is the hall and parliament where lays open yellow the color of the ages jersey to mark the first ever win by a welsh rider and cycling's biggest race the festivities will no day continue as the tour a procession heads into paris facing this option is. just