Froome wins an impressive fourth Tour de France

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Defending champion Chris Froome secured his fourth and most challenging Tour de France title on Sunday.

The 32-year-old Kenyan-born British rider finished 54 seconds ahead of Colombian Rigoberto Uran overall, the smallest margin of his wins.

"It's a huge honor to be talked about in the same sentence as those guys with their place in the history of the Tour de France," 32-year-old Froome, who will aim to match them next year, told ITV4.

‍The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 103-km Stage 21 from Montgeron to Paris Champs-Elysees, France - July 23, 2017 - Team Sunweb rider and polka-dot jersey Warren Barguil of France, Orica-Scott rider and white jersey Simon Yates of Britain, Team Sky rider and yellow jersey Chris Froome of Britain and Team Sunweb rider and green jersey Michael Matthews of Australia on the podium. /Reuters Photo

At the end of three weeks, 21 stages and more than 3,500km, Froome rolled over the line on the Champs Elysees in Paris with a broad grin on his face.

He sipped a glass of bubbly as he savored the traditional procession into the French capital on Sunday.

Froome had previously won 2013, 2015 and 2016 editions and sits fifth overall in the all-time list of Tour victors behind five-time winners Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.

He is the first to win three consecutive titles since Indurain, who prevailed from 1991-95. The disgraced Lance Armstrong's seven titles since have been erased from the record book.

(Source: AFP, Reuters)