Some of the images from the Tour de France 2013 and the first win for Chris Froome – See the blog for the race stage by stage …

Annecy, the road by the lake

Cool greens

Sagan takes the sprint

Annecy, the start

Well-wishers by the wheat

Les Baux de Provence

Movistar team head for the hill

Chatting on the way to Paris

Peloton comes by

Shirts on the line

Jean-Christophe Peraud

Collapsed but happy, Tony Martin

Start at Tours

Voigt grits his teeth as the leaders descend

Stage 6 Sprint

So many people!

Breakaway by the river

Heading of for Mont Ventoux

SOLD – Lollipop Trees

Following the Peloton

Tour comes to Mont St Michel

Marcel Kittel takes the stage

Quick snap!

Crossing the lake

And the rain came down!

Patrouille de France

Push for the line!

Sprint

Carving through the rocks

Crossing the sprint line together

Andy Schleck

Coursing through La Balagne

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