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Froome on brink of fourth Tour de France crown

Chris Froome all but secured a fourth Tour de France title by finishing third in Saturday's 20th stage time-trial in Marseille as Maciej Bodnar took the stage victory.

Published : Jul 22, 2017 21:26 IST , Marseille

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Great Britain's Christopher Froome wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line at the Velodrome stadium.
Great Britain's Christopher Froome wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line at the Velodrome stadium.
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Great Britain's Christopher Froome wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line at the Velodrome stadium.

Chris Froome all but secured a fourth Tour de France title by finishing third in Saturday's 20th stage time-trial in Marseille as Maciej Bodnar took the stage victory.

Rigoberto Uran moved into second overall at 54 seconds, set to be the tightest winning margin of Froome's four Tour successes, while Romain Bardet held on for third by just one second ahead of Mikel Landa.

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