Alberto Contador sealed his third Tour de France title in four years as Mark Cavendish won the final stage in Paris for the second successive year.
The Spaniard arrived at the Champs Elysees to win the Tour by 39 seconds from Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, with Russian Denis Menchov in third.
Cavendish produced a spectacular finish in the last 100m to pip Alessandro Petacchi, who took the green jersey.
Meanwhile, seven-time winner Lance Armstrong completed his final Tour.
