Five lessons from the Tour

Five things we learned from the Tour de France, which ended on Sunday in Paris with Chris Froome winning his third title:

Va-va-Froome

Just as others before him such as Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain or even the disgraced Lance Armstrong, Froome proved this year that when one rider is simply better than the others, nothing can stop him. True, Froome had the strongest team, but he was individually the strongest climber, time trialer, descender and flat rider. No rival managed to take time out of Froome in any domain. When the best is simply superior, he almost always wins.