The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. After moving to Geelong, near Melbourne, Evans was 14 when he watched a broadcast of Miguel Indurain winning one of his five Tours and was hooked. [10] The average age of riders in the race was 29.38 years, ranging from the 21-year-old Anthony Delaplace (Saur–Sojasun) to the 39-year-old Jens Voigt (Leopard Trek). All finishers of the race were awarded with money. On the Izoard, however, nobody moved, and Schleck was quickly able to build a lead of four minutes. But two days earlier and at the other end of the country there had been a moment when it looked as though the game might be up for the man who had twice lost the race by less than a minute and who had gained a reputation for attracting misfortune. It was unhinged and thrilling. As the Tour relaxed into its second rest day, we wondered if Voeckler could actually win the thing. Relive the 2011 Tour de France and Cadel Evans' victory. Tour de France 2011 As a Tour depleted of stars heads south the well-prepared Australian Cadel Evans appears confident and in form Cadel Evans celebrates winning the fourth stage of the 2011 Tour . Children all over Australia had a new sportsperson to inspire them to achieve. Finally here is the inspirational biography of the cycling star, written for children aged 10-15 years. "He said to me last year: 'I'm sure you can win a grand tour and I hope it's the Tour de France. Tour de France 2011 This article is more than 9 years old. Tour de France 2011. Cadel Evansof team BMC takes part in a victory parade after winning the 2011 Tour de France after the twenty first and final stage of Le Tour de. What’s to like? Boasson Hagen was the victor, improving on his second place the previous day. Cadel Evans (born 1977-02-14) is a road racing cyclist from Australia, active between 1998 and 2015. With the crashes of the first half of the race behind him, Cadel Evans finally ascended to the top step of the Tour de France podium after winning the 2011 edition . These are the profiles and summaries for the individual stages in the 2011 Tour de France, with Stage 12 on 14 July, and Stage 21 on 24 July. [25] Farrar's form in the lead-up to the Tour included a stage win in both Tirreno–Adriatico and the Ster ZLM Toer. [2] The race was the 17th of the 27 events in the UCI World Tour,[3] and all of its eighteen UCI ProTeams were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. I am proud of my effort to win the 2011 Tour de France - maybe even more so after the years have passed. Trouvé à l'intérieurQu'est-ce que tu fais dans la chambre de Merckx ! » se dit-il dans un demi-sommeil. Plus inattendu, Cadel Evans, vainqueur en 2011, lorgnait surtout sur le lion offert chaque soir sur le podium par le Crédit lyonnais, qui sponsorise la ... Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images This time, persistence, planning -- and a . Given his age, this may have been Evans's last realistic chance of winning the Tour. Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 94For more information on Australia's performances in the Tour de France, go to the Tour's official website at letour.fr. ... O'Grady 6 days 2003 Brad McGee 3 days 2004 Robbie McEwen 1 day 2010 Cadel Evans 1 day 2011 Cadel Evans 1 day, ... [74], A total of €3,412,546 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The team achieved their first Tour stage wins through their Norwegian starlet Edvald Boasson Hagen, who also pushed Mark Cavendish to the line on Sunday, while Geraint Thomas and Rigoberto Urán wore the best young rider's jersey for a while. Cadel Evans (BMC) in yellow in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe. Cadel Evans is the winner of Tour de France 2011 Stage 4, before Alexandre Vinokourov and Rigoberto Urán. Before then, it was a bit of a Test Match. The Observer Tour de France 2011. . It's a family affair atop the general classification of the 2011 Tour de France as Andy Schleck made his move and captured the yellow jersey on Friday. The rest days were after stage 9, at the Le Lioran mountain resort, and after 15, in the department of Drôme. It will hurt, it will be hard, you have to be good, you have to take risks, you have to be hungry. The Alps were excellent entertainment but we forget that after 11 days we were still waiting for the Tour to really get underway. Ascending the final climb of the day, on the Galibier, the Australian repeatedly gestured his frustration as the other leading contenders – Contador, Ivan Basso, Samuel Sánchez and Damiano Cunego – refused to join in. But the most interesting and exciting thing about the 2011 Tour was its humanity. PARIS — Cadel Evans became the first Australian and, at 34, the oldest man in 88 years to win the Tour de France on Sunday. The pain and suffering that are an essential feature of the race were taken to extremes in the opening stages with the broken femur that sent Alexander Vinokourov into retirement, the lacerations suffered by Johnny Hoogerland as he cartwheeled through a barbed-wire fence and the less spectacular but equally hurtful broken collarbone that ended the hopes of Team Sky's leader, Bradley Wiggins, on the seventh stage. [57], Another descent to the finish followed in stage sixteen, and again the winner came from a breakaway. The stage to Serre Chevalier was absolutely enthralling. Each Tour is full of stories, but the 98th edition was an unusually rich feuilleton, with barely a humdrum moment in its 21 episodes. And then, in the Grenoble time trial, he was able to try and win. Yes. Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour, and the second non-European to have officially done so. [9] Riders from ten countries won stages during the race; British riders won the largest number of stages, with five. He recognised that he had to commit, there and then, to win. Cadel Evans cemented his place as one of the all-time greats of Australian road cycling following his historic 2011 Tour de France win. All rights reserved. Amazon.com: 2011 Tour De France 12 Hour Collector's Edition: Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck, Alberto Contador, . The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie. So with 10km to go, and Schleck more than four minutes ahead, he went for broke, grinding it out all the way to the line and halving the Luxembourg rider's lead, while also denying him the yellow jersey by a margin of 15 seconds. [30] The entire route was announced by the ASO on 19 October 2010 at the official presentation at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. And in the mountains, he was more or less undroppable. The mountains classification points Samuel Sánchez received at the summit finish put him in the polka dot jersey. He calculated brilliantly. On one hand, the most successful road sprinter in the history of the Tour deserves his chance to make history and continue winning stages. It was the highest summit finish in Tour history,[37] beating the finish of the 2,413 metres (7,917 ft)-high Col du Granon during the 1986 Tour. [1] Hushovd won his second stage of the Tour with the sixteenth; he formed part of the three-rider breakaway that escaped with 60 km (37 mi) to go. A lot of people continue to write him off but having been at the Dauphiné and having seen the work they had done, I genuinely believe he would have been in the top five, possibly even on the podium. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1986. This time, Voeckler defended his jersey through two tough summit finishes in the Pyrenees, looking confident and resilient. Until Alpe d’Huez on July 22, two narrow second places in 2007 and 2008 looked to be all that the Tour was prepared to give Evans. The fifteenth stage took place between Limoux and Montpellier. His Garmin team didn’t win the most stages, nor did they win the overall. Somehow he recovered and was once again on the counterattack in the last couple of kilometres, finishing with Schleck and ensuring that Contador, up ahead in the leading group of three, could not make significant inroads. As for Brajkovic and Martin… at least the German won the time-trial. [34][35] The longest mass-start stage was the seventh at 218 km (135 mi), and stage 21 was the shortest at 95 km (59 mi). Alberto Contador was clearly tired after a winning a difficult Giro d'Italia. Trouvé à l'intérieur2007: The Tour starts in Britain. 2011: British cyclist Mark Cavendishbecomes the first Briton to win the green jersey. 2011: Australian cyclist Cadel Evans wins the Tour at the age of 34 (the oldest winner was 36yearold Firmin Lambot ... When Schleck was on the attack, Evans was the only rider to chase, and in pulling him back gradually, took responsibility for winning the Tour. The Tour is ridden differently, and riders who, for years, had to scratch around behind powerful, almost superhuman GC riders, can suddenly compete. Andy Schleck finished second in that category, with Vanendert third. Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 2011BAKGRUNN Laget deltar for fjerde gang i Tour de France og ble rangert som nr. 7 på UCIs liste i 2012. 2011 ble en virkelig suksess med sammenlagttriumfen til Cadel Evans, som dermed ble den første australske rytter til å vinne Touren ... Andy Schleck, who had won the previous stage (the 18th), held it for the following individual time trial; Evans took enough time in this stage to take the yellow jersey. On 14-2-1977 Cadel Evans (nickname: Cuddles) was born in Katherine, Australia. Where Cadel Evans won the Tour de France. Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 123... Ball bearings and locknut Ratchet pawl and snap ring Bearing combination race Sprockets Need to know During Cadel Evans' victory in the Tour de France in 2011, his hub bearings facilitated an average wheel rotation speed of 301 rpm. 0:00. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the Alpe d’Huez stage. It was desperate, compelling racing. We tried to keep the suspense for the Alps but also to have a big battle as early as the Pyrenees,". He was in the top three from stage one to 17, dropped to fourth for one day, then rose to third again before taking the yellow jersey in Grenoble. Cadel Evans duly crossed the finish line in the yellow jersey on Sunday, the first Australian winner in the history of the Tour . The 2011 Tour de France was one of the most exciting editions in recent years. 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With 60 km (37 mi) to go, Andy Schleck launched a solo attack on the second climb, the Col d'Izoard. [50] The next day was the first rest day of the Tour. This is a flashback to his review of a race in July 2011, and a reminder of a time when cycling was not just enjoying a moment in the limelight in Australia, it was front page news. Thomas Voeckler reborn as a panache-filled Tour contender and doing the maillot jaune proud. I don’t blame them, but the underdogs and attackers don’t have much on their side these days. He withdrew from the race immediately. Tour de France 2011: Cadel Evans denies Alberto Contador on stage four This article is more than 9 years old For a man who's often looked uncomfortable in his own skin, the yellow jersey fitted him perfectly. Overall race leader Voeckler lost 27 seconds to his rivals after he went wide on two of the final descent's corners. [5] The presentation of the teams – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place in front of audience of 7,000 inside the Roman amphitheatre at the Puy du Fou theme park in Les Epesses, Vendée, on 30 June, two days before the opening stage. - Read less . Their strategy in ruins, Sky's younger riders responded well. The Luxembourger also described winning a Tour de France title on paper rather than on the bike as 'bull***t' By Jonny Long • 2019-06-18T15:12:09Z Vincenzo Nibali to join Cadel Evans for . Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team won the overall general classification. Tour de France 2011: Cadel Evans overhauls Andy Schleck in penultimate day's time-trial to take yellow. Evans nearly won the sprint, but could not pass Tony Martin. [84], In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship". His battle to keep it, which ultimately overlapped significantly with the battle for the overall win, astonished us all. Cette saison a sans aucun doute été une année de forts contrastes dans le monde du cyclisme sur route. Trouvé à l'intérieurRecently, my school wasvisited by Cadel Evans, winnerofthe 2011 Tour de France.He has becomea good friendof the school and has helpeddesign our mountainbike track, spoken atafew ofour 'manhood' workshops and handed outthe odd prizeon ... Join Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and Stuart O'Grady as they recall the story of the 2011 Stage 18 finishing on the Galibier. © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. [1], The opening stage's uphill finish of Mont des Alouettes was won by Philippe Gilbert, who took the first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. Even though Andy Schleck was more aggressive, Thomas Voeckler more brave and Contador more enigmatic, Evans had enough of each quality to beat them all. Andy Schleck of Leopard Trek was second, with his brother and teammate Fränk third. Trouvé à l'intérieurCinq ans plus tard, Floyd avait remporté un Tour de France et avait été déchu de son titre suite à un contrôle positif. Il avait essuyé une suspension de ... lors de la victoire de l'Australien Cadel Evans sur le Tour de France 2011. The oldest of all is Firmin Lambot, a Belgian maker of equestrian saddles, who was 36 in 1922 when he secured his second victory without winning a stage. The following two stages took place in the region of Brittany. Voeckler eventually lost the yellow jersey at Alpe d’Huez. The route entered Italy for part of two stages. He looked at his back wheel in suspicion, shook it, and then remounted, getting a push from a fat man in a replica maillot jaune. Prior to the crash, both riders had formed a five-rider breakaway; the remaining three held on to finish in front of the chasing peloton. [41] Garmin–Cervélo were the fastest in the 23.0 km (14 mi) team time trial on the second stage, four seconds ahead of second-placed BMC Racing Team. Paul Sherwen and Phil Liggett with the first Australian winner of the Tour de France, Cadel Evans. Three riders got away. Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 494When Australian cyclist Cadel Evans won the Tour de France in 2011 on a BMC bicycle, sales in the three weeks after the race finished were more than the preceding three months. Likewise, BMC produced 140 yellow bikes that were direct ... Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images) Then, this year marks the 10-year anniversary of Cadel Evans' Tour de France victory. Trouvé à l'intérieurIn 2011, Cadel Evans won the Tour de France at the age of 34 after coming second in the same race in 2007 and 2008. Not bad for a boy from a small town in the Australian bush. Many years earlier, another young boy attended primary ... He then held the lead into the finish in Paris. The fact we didn’t get to see whether Bradley Wiggins could challenge. . (modern). On the Brink: Cadel Evans on Alpe d'Huez at the 2011 Tour de France Cadel Evans is comforted by fans after stage 19 of the 2011 race, which finished atop Alpe d'Huez. Cycling Weekly is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [18] He was suspended from racing during an investigation until February 2011. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the best-known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. But Schleck realised that while physically, the favourites were close, surprise tactics could create that distance. Gesink was the only real stinker there, although I should have been kinder to Evans. He wasn’t the only one. But to us, this looked like a cleaner Tour. [83] The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys. Alpe d’Huez stage winner Pierre Rolland, who also took the white jersey, and top 10 rider Jean-Christophe Peraud also shone for the home nation. 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To many, however, the soul of this Tour belonged to Thomas Voeckler, his lieutenant Pierre Rolland and the rest of their modestly financed Europcar team, whose successes – 10 days in the yellow jersey for Voeckler, the white jersey in Paris for Rolland – represented a marvellous feat of French resistance in a race of many winners. Complaining that Evans can’t accelerate like Contador or the Schlecks is pointless. It's by far the closest Tour podium in history, eclipsing Stephen Roche's 1987 victory, where the 3rd-place rider, Jean-François Bernard, was 2:13 behind Roche. Schleck’s attack was unexpected and Evans’s long chase with almost no help was courage personified. My top five: Andy Schleck, Basso, Frank Schleck, Gesink, Sanchez. [43] The following day, a five-rider breakaway group had led the stage after 9 km (6 mi), before the peloton caught on them at the foot of the Mûr-de-Bretagne climb. [14], The sprinters named as the "riders to watch" by Bicycling magazine and possible contenders for the points classification and wins on the flat or hilly bunch sprint finishes were Mark Cavendish (HTC–Highroad), Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma–Lotto) and Garmin–Cervélo riders Tyler Farrar and Thor Hushovd. Cadel Evans: Close to flying is the behind the scenes story of the extraordinary dedication and hard work it takes to reach the highest level of elite sport. Samuel Sánchez, second in the stage, took the lead of the mountains classification. Filled with sensational photographs and revealing insights into the thoughts of the champion, this book celebrates in words and photographs, 2011 Tour de France winner, Cadel Evans's indomitable will and champion's heart. When he restarted, it was as part of a larger group almost two minutes behind the leaders. The fight between these riders of different strengths turned this year’s race into an instant classic. When cleared to race he competed in and won the general classifications of the Vuelta a Murcia, Volta a Catalunya and Giro d'Italia before the Tour. [74] If a crash had happened within the final 3 km (1.9 mi) of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred. The points classification leader, Cavendish, who was in the group, was docked 20 points. Basso and Gesink disappointed, while Samuel Sanchez was my other top-five pick (he finished sixth). Did he ride the perfect race? News 2011 Tour de France winner also expresses concerns about coronavirus shutdown's impact on some teams' futures News 23 seconds: 10 years after Cadel Evans' 2007 Tour de France podium It's also the inspiring story of a young boy from the Australian bush, whose focus, talent and dedication conquered the elite world of international cycling in an era when few Australians competed, let alone won. [28] The major victory of Boonen's season up to the Tour was the Gent–Wevelgem one-day race. [88][89], Riders from the ProTeams competing individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the World Tour rankings. Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 304222 Ellis, Doug, 138 Enecu Tour 01' Belgium and Holland 2010, 28 European 223 Eurusporl. 37. I92 Evans. Cadel. 28 Dauphiné Libéré 201 1. 5-1 Dauphiné Libel! 2012. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123 Tour de France 2011, 59 Tour de France 2012. Nobody’s declaring the war against doping won. Cavendish is still very fast, isn’t he? And my heart went out to Jérémy Roy on the Aubisque stage. [1] There were four summit finishes: stage 12, to Luz Ardiden; stage 14, to Plateau de Beille; stage 18, to Col du Galibier; and stage 19, to Alpe d'Huez. 4: Evans . Waiting for Denis Galimzyanov to come in, outside the limit, at Luz Ardiden. Stage 21 - Cadel Evans wins 2011 Tour de France | Créteil - Paris Champs-Élysées . Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 83When Cadel Evans became the second oldest person to win the Tour de France in 2011, he was the guy who failed to win this prestigious race more times than anyone else before he won it. He had used this traumatic event to fuel his hunger ... The Schlecks will still be left thinking “coulda, woulda, shoulda” though. Combien de fois Philippe n'a-t-il pas répété cette phrase, au gré de ses succès, de plus en plus prestigieux ? « J'en profite ! », comme le « carpe diem » immortalisé deux millénaires plus tôt par le poète romain Horace. [11], In the lead-up to the Tour, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank–SunGard), winner of the 2007 and 2009 Tours, was widely considered as the top pre-race favourite for the general classification. Thor Hushovd was leader in GC. Voeckler’s a little bit lighter and stronger than he was in 2004, and the level of the frontrunners has dipped, except for Evans, who has steadily plodded on through. Trouvé à l'intérieurAs the first step of its passage across northern France, the route passed eastwards from Brest to Mûr-de-Bretagne, where Cadel Evans had won a stage on his way to claiming the 2011 Tour. Although Evans is very much an Australian, ... [46], Cavendish won the stage seven's bunch sprint finish. Astana's Paolo Savoldelli is the first leader of the Tour of Romandy/Tour de Romandie, after a 4:35.12 over a 3.5-kilometer time trial in Fribourg today. At Luz Ardiden and Plateau de Beille, climbing times were much slower than previous years. The love for Cadel Evans continues to grow as cycling fans near and far flood social media in honour of the Australian's unforgettable Tour de France win in 2011. Cadel Evans, the only Australian to win the Tour de France, has announced he will retire in February. The team car arrived and he was handed a new machine. It was the best one since then, however, but only because the Alps were so good. Cadel Evans: 'Froome may not be as strong in Tour de France with double attempt' The 2011 Tour winner says BMC and Richie Porte will try and take advantage if Froome shows weakness in the Tour . He worked out how to win the Tour and played to his strengths. The crashes ruined the finale and the classification was a mess because of the three-kilometre rule. [61] The penultimate stage, the 42.5 km (26 mi) individual time trial in Grenoble, was decisive in the outcome of the general classification, with Evans placing second and beating Andy Schleck by two and a half minutes to lead the Tour. 1989 will always be my original teenage crush. [31] To celebrate the centenary of the introduction of the Alps into the Tour it featured two of its most famous climbs, the Col du Galibier and Alpe d'Huez, with the Galibier climbed twice. And looking back, we should have known it was him all along. All rights reserved. [76], The final individual classification was the young rider classification. [26] Hushovd, the world road race champion, only had one win in the season before the Tour, a stage of the Tour de Suisse. [78] Medium mountain stages awarded 30 points to the winner, high mountain stages and the individual time trial gave 20 points. Conservative tactics win races. One of the most successful professional cyclists to have emerged from Australia in the recent years, he is a four time Olympian and the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour and the UCI Road World Championships. —. The 98th Tour de France cycling race came to a close in Paris last Sunday, July 24th, as BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans became the first Australian ever to win the . Cadel Evans secured victory in the 2011 Tour de France. [62], In the final stage, Cavendish secured a record third successive victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, his fifth stage win of the 2011 Tour. He also led the points and mountains classifications. And two more riders, both of whom won stages and wore the yellow jersey, lit up the Tour with their aggression and judgement. [47] A crash around 40 km (25 mi) from the end of the stage forced general classification contender Bradley Wiggins out of the race with a clavicle fracture. Trouvé à l'intérieurThe classic case is that of Australian Cadel Evans, who went on to win the 2011 Tour de France on the strength of his climbing after winning a world championship as a mountain biker. Trouvé à l'intérieurRien ne laisse alors penser qu'il gagnera un jour le Tour de France. ... Il se pose clairement en rival numéro un de l'Australien Cadel Evans, vainqueur du Tour en 2011, pour le maillot jaune, d'autant que l'Espagnol Alberto Contador, ... Stage fourteen to Plateau de Beille. And in the TT he was imperious. From Australia’s first Tour de France winner Cadel Evans comes an insider’s account of the Tour de France and what it takes to win this most prestigious of races. The fascinating fight for the reworked points classification. [76], The third classification was the mountains classification. Trouvé à l'intérieur – Page 372 3 1 4 5 6 7 9 Cadel Evans 2011 TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER Vincenzo Nibali 2010 VUELTA A ESPANA WINNER 20 Rivals Chief 19 8 11 10 FROOME 12 ALBERTVILLE TO LA TOUSSUIRE FROOME ATTACKED WHEN DOMESTIQUE 11 18 13 SLEEP HIGH TRAIN LOW 15 17 14 ... When he went on the Izoard, many kilometres from the finish, nobody had a clue what to do, because they’d forgotten how to deal with such a situation. The latter won the stage, counter-attacking a solo move by Contador. With the hill climb season just around the corner, Vincenzo Nibali is set to finish his year with one last uphill test at the Taiwan KOM Challenge. On the other, predictability is only one step removed from stagnation. That’s over 10 per cent slower than Marco Pantani’s course record. Hushovd, for his part, only relinquished his yellow jersey on the second day in the Massif Central, having held onto it up the climb at Mûr de Bretagne, and more surprisingly at Super Besse. Wednesday June 19, 2012. HTC–Highroad's Mark Cavendish was the first British winner of the points classification, Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel–Euskadi) won the mountains classification and Pierre Rolland of Team Europcar won the young rider classification. José Joaquín Rojas of Movistar Team, third on the stage, took points classification's green jersey. Until now, Evans, a runner-up in 2007 and . [65] The mountains classification was won by Samuel Sánchez, who had a win and two second places on the four mountain-top finishes. By the time Evans realised something was up, the others had realised they had him in a box, and he had to chase virtually on his own. It was a measured, textbook performance. Image 1 of 90. Now it has given him an overall win. Today in Paris, Cadel Evans will almost certainly be crowned champion after what is expected to . [98] The 260 points accrued by Cadel Evans moved him from fourth position to second in the individual ranking. The race usually covers approximately 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi), passing through France and neighbouring countries such as Belgium. Cadel Evans, riding with the manic intensity of a man who has known the hurt of twice losing . [66] Garmin–Cervélo finished as the winners of the team classification, eleven minutes ahead of second-placed Leopard Trek. How Australia's first Tour winner finally won the biggest race in the world. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The 2011 Tour de France has one final stage remaining on Sunday, but all was likely settled after Saturday's Stage 20 individual time trial.