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Chris Froome crossed the line arm-in-arm with his Team Sky teammates as he joined the elite club of three-time Tour de France winners, while Andre Greipel won the final stage in Paris on Sunday. Authentic Ecco Shoes UK .Froome, already Britains only multiple-Tour winner, is now one of just eight men -- not counting the disgraced Lance Armstrong -- to have won three or more Tours, and will have his sights set on record five-time winners Jacques Anquetil, Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx.Froome, who had been able to enjoy a glass of champagne and a sip of beer on the 113km stage from Chantilly, met his wife Michelle and baby boy Kellan just after the finish line as the celebrations began in earnest.In his podium speech, Froome thanked his team and family before paying tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack in Nice on Bastille Day, midway through the Tour.This tour has obviously taken place against the backdrop of terrible events in Nice and we pay our respects, once again, to those who lost their lives in this terrible event, he said.Of course these kind of events put sport into perspective but they also show why the values of sport are so important to free society.We all love the Tour de France because it is unpredictable but we love the Tour more for what stays the same -- the passion of the fans from every nation along the roadside, the beauty of the French countryside and the bonds of friendship created through sport.These things will never change. Vive le Tour et Vive la France.The 31-year-old had effectively sealed victory by staying upright on Saturdays stage 20 to Morzine ahead of Sundays largely processional stage.With a four-minute advantage in his pocket he was able to sit up and enjoy the moment with his team-mates as others finished ahead, although the final general classification retained the time gaps from Saturday night.That meant Froome won the Tour by four minutes and five seconds from Frenchman Romain Bardet.German Greipel, also the winner in Paris 12 months ago, pipped the late-charging world champion Peter Sagan to the line in the traditional sprint on the Champs-Elysees after racing clear of Norways Alexander Kristoff on the run-in.French hope Bryan Coquard was denied the chance to go for victory as he was held up by a late mechanical, while Marcel Kittel was also hit by a mechanical in the closing stages and was unable to contest the sprint.Kristoff attacked first but Greipel, with his Lotto-Soudal lead-out train doing its job on the final approach, burst clear to make sure he did not leave this Tour empty-handed.I cant describe it, said Greipel. Im just super proud of what weve achieved today. Ive raced for three weeks for that. The team kept believing in me.Weve tried many times and we walk away from the Tour with two stage wins, with Thomas De Gendt and myself. This morning, we had a good plan. There was a head wind at the end. I just tried to stay calm.Once we hit the finale, we were one guy too short so I chose to follow Alexander Kristoff who was the strongest. But this is another stage win at the Tour de France. Its wonderful.While Froome was confirmed as the overall winner, Tinkoffs Sagan wrapped up his fifth straight victory in the points classification.The 23-year-old Briton Adam Yates of Orica-BikeExchange took the white jersey as the best young rider in the race -- the first Briton to win the category -- while Sagans team-mate Rafal Majka was confirmed in the king of the mountains polka-dot jersey.Nairo Quintana was third overall, four minutes and 21 seconds behind Froome, while Yates was fourth, a further 21 seconds back. Cheap Shoes UK . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Ecco Shoes UK Outlet .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later. http://www.wholesaleeccouk.com/ . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska coach Mike Riley expects a lot of Wyoming players will show up at Memorial Stadium on Saturday with chips the size of Devils Tower on their shoulders.The Cowboys roster includes six native Nebraskans and more than 40 other players from inside the 500-mile recruiting radius Riley prioritizes. It would be no surprise if a good number of those players felt they were overlooked by Riley or his predecessor, Bo Pelini.Now is their chance to show Nebraska (1-0) what it missed out on.Riley said the situation is similar to the one at his previous school, Oregon State, where players would get a little more fired up to play tradition-rich Southern California.The recruiting part of it Im sure enters into somebodys mind, Riley said. So this is a big, big game for them, but it also should be for us.The states of Wyoming and Nebraska have a lot in common in football.Craig Bohl, the third-year coach of the Cowboys (1-0), grew up in Lincoln, was a walk-on defensive back for the Huskers in the late 1970s, coached their linebackers from 1995-99 and was defensive coordinator from 2000-02. Wyoming defensive coordinator Steve Stanard and receivers coach Mike Grant also played at Nebraska. Wyoming star free safety Andrew Wingard is the son of Dan Wingard, who punted for the Huskers in the 1980s, and receiver C.J. Johnson is the son of Clester Johnson, a wingback on the Huskers 1994-95 national title teams.College Football Hall of Fame coach Bob Devaney led the Cowboys from 1957-61 before winning two national championships over 11 years at Nebraska.Bohl, as he did at North Dakota State, puts a recruiting emphasis on the state of Nebraska. He noted that players from the state had major roles on some of the Cowboys best teams of the 1980s and 90s, and he wants Wyoming to be the landing place for the best recruits who dont get offers fromm the Huskers. Clearance Ecco Shoes UK Online. There are some guys on our team who are from the state of Nebraska who can give us an opportunity to win the Mountain West Conference during their tenure here, he said.Things to know about the matchup:HUSKERS 7-0 IN SERIESNebraska has won each of the previous seven meetings but got a scare the last time the teams played, in 2013 in Lincoln. The Cowboys, trailing 37-34, were trying to get into range for the tying field goal when Brett Smiths last-chance pass fell incomplete with 11 seconds left.DEFENSIVE LINE SHUFFLENebraska defensive tackle Mick Stoltenberg will miss the game with a minor knee injury, clearing the way for redshirt freshman Carlos Davis to make his first start alongside Kevin Maurice. Riley said he expected Stoltenberg back for next weeks game against Oregon.BEST VS. MOUNTAIN WESTNebraska, coming off a 43-10 win over Fresno State, is playing an opponent from the Mountain West Conference for the second straight week. The Huskers are 35-2 all-time against current members of the MWC, including wins in the last 30 matchups.FACING HIS ALMA MATERBohl is the third former Nebraska player since 1950 to return as head coach of an opponent. The others were Turner Gill (Kansas) and Warren Powers (Washington State and Missouri).QUICK TURNAROUNDThe Cowboys 40-34 triple-overtime win over Northern Illinois started about three hours late last week because of severe weather and was the longest game in school history at 4 hours, 14 minutes, ending about 2:30 a.m. Wyoming time.I talked to our team afterward and said we have a 24-hour rule (to think about the previous game), and that 24-hour rule got shrank down, Bohl said.---Online:AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '