Froome looks set for lap of honour in Paris

Chris Froome was “quietly excited” last night with the 100th Tour de France his to lose going into the final weekend of the race.

The Team Sky rider retained his overall lead on the dangerous mountain stage to Le Grand-Bornand and now only one significant hurdle – today’s 125km stage and its final hors categorie climb to Annecy-Semnoz – stands between him and a victory parade in Paris on Sunday night.

“There’s still 125km to go tomorrow but it’s going to be very hard for someone to make up more than five minutes on the general classification,” said Froome.