Vincenzo Nibali has become the first Italian to win the Tour de France since the late Marco Pantani, dominating his rivals on all terrains as his main rivals crashed out of a superb three-week race.
Nicknamed the 'Shark of Messina', Vincenzo Nibali once again showed his teeth to stamp his authority on the Tour de France and is now cruising towards his maiden title in the race.
It all ended in tears for Garmin-Sharp domestique Jack Bauer after his chance of realising a boyhood dream and winning a Tour de France stage was snatched away from him in the final 50 metres after a 222km breakaway.
Norway's Alexander Kristoff claimed his second Tour de France victory when he won a bunch sprint to take the 15th stage after the peloton reined in the day's breakaway in the final straight.
Vincenzo Nibali strengthened his stranglehold on the Tour de France when he gained further ground over his rivals in the second Alpine stage won by Poland's Rafal Majka.
There seems to be no stopping Vincenzo Nibali on the Tour de France as the Italian snatched a solo win in the 13th stage in a mountaintop finish, while Australian Richie Porte's title hopes disintegrated after his engine blew up in the heat.
Norway's Alexander Kristoff claimed his maiden Tour de France victory when he beat Peter Sagan in a sprint to prevail in dominant fashion on the 12th stage, a 185.5-km ride from Bourg en Bresse.
Two days after wearing the yellow jersey, France's Tony Gallopin claimed the 11th stage of the Tour de France thanks to late attacks in a nervous finale.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali has tightened his grip on the Tour de France, reclaiming the yellow jersey with a solo victory on the 10th stage as his main rival Alberto Contador crashed out.
Germany's Tony Martin powered to an impressive victory in the ninth stage of the Tour de France after a 155-km mountain raid in the Vosges that saw Vincenzo Nibali surrender the yellow jersey to France's Tony Gallopin.
Andre Greipel emerged from the shadow of fellow German Marcel Kittel to win a crash-hit sixth stage of the Tour de France, a 194-km ride from Arras.
Chaos and carnage rained down on the Tour de France as defending champion Chris Froome crashed out of the race on stage five and Italian Vincenzo Nibali seized control.
Germany's Marcel Kittel produced another show of raw power to win his second stage of this year's Tour de France, storming down The Mall for a commanding victory.
Italian Vincenzo Nibali claimed the Tour de France yellow jersey with a late attack on the second stage as the favourites flexed their muscles on a frantic climb into Sheffield.
Mark Cavendish was supposed to blast to victory on the first stage of the Tour de France in his mum's home town but a horror crash put him in hospital and left German Marcel Kittel celebrating.
Bradley Wiggins said he was gutted after appearing to rule himself out of this year's Tour de France which starts in England in less than a month.
As softly-spoken off the bike as he is brutal on his machine, Chris Froome has completed a long journey out of Africa to claim his maiden Tour de France on the Champs-Elysees.
Chris Froome showed rare signs of weakness despite extending his overall lead on the Tour de France in the 18th stage, won after two epic ascents of l'Alpe d'Huez by France's Christophe Riblon.
Chris Froome continued his march towards a maiden Tour de France title when he beat fierce rival Alberto Contador by nine seconds to win the 17th stage, a 32km time trial.
Alberto Contador has already won the Tour de France twice and the Spaniard is not ready to settle for second this time even though he enters the final week of the race trailing overall leader Chris Froome by more than four minutes.