Chris Froome, a cyclist from Team Sky of Britain, on 26 July 2015 won 102nd Tour de France in a three-week slog of furious race around the Champs Elysees, Paris. With this, Froome became the first Briton to win the Tour de France for the second time.
Froome made his mark in the mountain stage to La Pierre St Martin in the 10th stage before riding defensively to leave behind Nairo Quintana Rojas, a Colombian racing cyclist, by 72 seconds. The third-place was secured by Alejandro Valverde, cyclist from Spain.
The Team Sky now has three victories in its pocket. The first vistory was marked by former Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins claiming the 2012 edition, followed the two victories of Froome in 2013 and 2015. British riders now have three Tour de France victories out of the last four Grand Boucles.
Top 10 Winners of Tour de France
| Position | Cyclist | Team |
| 1 | Chris Froome | Team Sky |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana Rojas | Movistar Team |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team |
| 5 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff-Saxo Team |
| 6 | Robert Gesink | LottoNL-Jumbo Team |
| 7 | Bauke Mollema | Trek Factory Racing |
| 8 | Mathias Frank | IAM Cycling |
| 9 | Romain Bardet | Ag2r La Mondiale |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar |
Froome first won in 2013, when Nairo Quintana was again the runner-up, although Quintana lost by a much smaller margin that is 1 minute, 12 seconds; one of the tightest win since 2008.
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