Chris Froome
(Image credit: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Team Sky British cyclist Chris Froome won his second Tour de France in three years Sunday. Due to rain, race organizers stopped the clock before the traditional 10 loops on Paris' Champs-Elysees Avenue.

He enjoyed a glass of champagne to celebrate while riding the 21st and final stage.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.