When Chris Froome crossed the finish line in Paris last night he ticked off the final kilometre of a remarkable journey from the mountains of Kenya to Tour de France glory on the Champs-Elysees.

When Chris Froome crossed the finish line in Paris tonight he ticked off the final kilometre of a remarkable journey from the mountains of Kenya to Tour de France glory on the Champs-Elysees.

Philip Hobbs may have drawn a blank at the Cheltenham Festival but he has his string in tremendous heart and advertised the fact yet again with a double at Haydock.