Mark Cavendish did it again and he made it look easy while Alberto Contador cruised to the overall Tour de France win.
The British rider took the sprint in Paris with no one else even close to him as he blazed across the finish line.
No change in the overall standing as the top riders finish the stage in the same positions as they began the day which means the podium looks like this:
- 1.Alberto Contador Astana
- 2. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank
- 3. Lance Armstrong Astana
Top Riders Stage 21 Results:
- 1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - Htc in 4:02:18
- 2. Mark Renshaw Team Columbia - Htc
- 3. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream at 00:00
- 4. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram at s.t.
- 5. Yauheni Hutarovich Francaise Des Jeux at s.t.
- 6. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team at s.t.
- 7. Joaquin Rojas Jose Caisse D’epargne at s.t.
- 8. Marco Bandiera Lampre - N.g.c at s.t.
- 9. Daniele Bennati Liquigas at s.t.
- 10. William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Telecom at s.t.
Final GC Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Alberto Contador Astana in 85:48:35
- 2. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 85:52:46 at 04:11
- 3. Lance Armstrong Astana in 85:53:59 at 05:24
- 4. Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream in 85:54:36 at 06:01
- 5. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 85:54:39 at 06:04
- 6. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 85:55:17 at 06:42
- 7. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 85:56:10 at 07:35
- 8. Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream in 86:00:39 at 12:04
- 9. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 86:02:51 at 14:16
- 10. Christophe Le Mevel Francaise Des Jeux in 86:03:00 at 14:25
Final Best young rider Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 81:50:28
- 2. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 81:53:52 at 03:24
- 3. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 82:00:33 at 10:05
- 4. Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 82:24:01 at 33:33
- 5. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale in 82:24:37 at 34:09
- 6. Brice Feillu Agritubel in 82:27:31 at 37:03
- 7. Peter Velits Team Milram in 82:32:52 at 42:24
- 8. Chris Sorensen Team Saxo Bank in 82:36:04 at 45:36
- 9. Tony Martin Team Columbia - Htc in 82:41:21 at 50:53
- 10. Yury Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 82:55:18 at 1:04:50
Final KIng of the Mountains Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 210 points
- 2. Egoi Martinez Euskaltel - Euskadi 135 points
- 3. Alberto Contador Astana 126 points
- 4. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank 111 points
- 5. Pierrick Fedrigo Bbox Bouygues Telecom 99 points
- 6. Christophe Kern Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne 89 points
Final Sprinter/points Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team 260 points
- 2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - Htc 235 points
- 3. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram 148 points
- 4. Joaquin Rojas Jose Caisse D’epargne 126 points
- 5. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale 122 points
- 6. Oscar Freire Rabobank 119 points
- 7. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream 110 points
- 8. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 104 points
- 9. Alberto Contador Astana 101 points
- 10. Andréas KlÖden Astana 89 points
Final Team Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Astana in 243:56:04
- 2. Garmin - Slipstream in 244:18:39 at 22:45
- 3. Team Saxo Bank in 244:24:38 at 28:34
- 4. Ag2r La Mondiale in 244:27:51 at 31:47
- 5. Liquigas in 244:39:35 at 43:31
- 6. Euskaltel - Euskadi in 244:54:09 at 58:05
- 7. Francaise Des Jeux in 244:57:52 at 1:01:48
- 8. Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne in 245:01:38 at 1:05:34
- 9. Team Katusha in 245:10:01 at 1:13:57
- 10. Agritubel in 245:16:42 at 1:20:38
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