The last stage has been for Cavendish in the sprint. It served to pay tribute to the oceanic corridor. Alberto Contador finished fifth this year. Evans succeeds the Spaniard as the new King of the Tour. Samuel Sanchez, for his part, King of the mountain.

The Australian Cadel Evans (BMC) has crowned in the Champs Elysees in Paris as the new King of the Tour de France, at the end of the twenty-first and final stage disputed between Creteil and the French capital, 95 kilometers, in which the British Mark Cavendish (HTC) achieved its fifth win and the Green Jersey for points. On the day of tribute to Evans could not miss the fight for the prestigious Parisian stage. Not Cavendish, unstoppable with five wins of stage, the twentieth in four years, figures that credited as the best sprinter in the world the cyclist from the Isle of Man, 26 years old, also green Jersey for points. While Cavendish lifted arms ahead of Norwegian Boasson Hagen (Sky) and German Andre Greipel (Omega), Cadel Evans was proclaimed winner absolute. The quiet man, embraced by all his classmates, immersed in a smile. I started another life. Evans fulfilled the dream of climbing to the top of the podium in the most important race in the world at the age of 34. A triumph for history because it is the first Australian and the southern hemisphere to do so.

Twice stayed at the gates, in 2007 and 2008, surpassed by Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre. But on the seventh try was consecrated. The aussie cyclist, whose winners included 2009 world title and the Walloon arrow on 2010, heard the anthem of your country in Sung version, this time without errors, accompanied by two brothers, Schleck, another detail unprecedented in history. Andy see another second, and there are already three reserve champion, with a final difference of 1.34, and third Frank, to 2.30.