{"id":178678,"date":"2020-07-17T15:14:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=178678"},"modified":"2020-07-17T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:14:25","slug":"chris-froome-to-ride-the-virtual-tour-de-france-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/07\/17\/chris-froome-to-ride-the-virtual-tour-de-france-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Froome to Ride the Virtual Tour de France Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamINEOS\/status\/1283697547752738817\">Team Ineos announced<\/a> on Thursday that the four-time Tour de France winner will ride stage 6 on the virtual Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es this Sunday. Froome will be joined by Filippo Ganna, Chris Lawless, and Cameron Wurf.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The start of the Tour de France was postponed till 29th August due to the coronavirus pandemic. The void in the calendar and the fans\u2019 souls was filled by the launch of a virtual version of the race. Over three weekends, from 4th July to 19th July, a virtual Tour de France has been unfolding, offering six stages. Sunday will see the race\u2019s finale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sunday sees the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDFvirtual?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDFvirtual<\/a> finale. Here&#39;s our team, including a four-time Tour de France winner, to take on the Champs-Elysees circuit:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrisfroome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GannaFilippo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GannaFilippo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisLawless95?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisLawless95<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cameronwurf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cameronwurf<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Fans can watch all the action for both races live on our Facebook page. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JyNrByoKju\">pic.twitter.com\/JyNrByoKju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INEOSGrenadiers\/status\/1283697547752738817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>See the current GC standings below.<\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s general classification<\/h4>\n<p>1. NTT (RSA) \u2013 263 points<br \/>\n2. Rally Cycling (USA) \u2013 188 pts<br \/>\n3. Trek-Segafredo (USA) \u2013 162 pts<br \/>\n4. Israel Start-Up Nation (Isr) \u2013 161 pts<br \/>\n5. Mitchelton-Scott (Aus) \u2013 110 pts<br \/>\n6. EF Pro Cycling (USA) \u2013 109 pts<br \/>\n7. Alpecin-Fenix (Bel) \u2013 99 pts<br \/>\n8. Ag2r La Mondiale (Fra) \u2013 84 pts<br \/>\n9. Ineos (GBr) Ineos \u2013 80 pts<br \/>\n10. Groupama-FDJ (Fra) \u2013 75 pts<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178675\" style=\"width: 2246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-178675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2020\/07\/Virtual-TdF-2.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Tour de France\" width=\"2246\" height=\"1209\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stage 4 of the Virtual Tour de France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Women\u2019s general classification<\/h4>\n<p>1. Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank (USA) \u2013 277 points<br \/>\n2. Drops (GBr) \u2013 219 points<br \/>\n3. Canyon-SRAM (Ger) \u2013 206 points<br \/>\n4. Twenty20 (USA) \u2013 189 points<br \/>\n5. CCC Liv (Pol) \u2013 148 points<br \/>\n6. Sunweb (Ger) \u2013 121 points<br \/>\n7. Ceratizit WNT (Ger) \u2013 110 points<br \/>\n8. Boels Dolmans (Ned) \u2013 82 points<br \/>\n9. FDJ Nouvelle \u2013 Aquitaine Futuroscope (Fra) \u2013 82 points<br \/>\n10. Rally Cycling (USA) \u2013 77 points<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks to the virtual L\u2019\u00c9tape du Tour de France \u2013 you can join in and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/06\/29\/win-a-vip-tour-de-france-experience-join-the-virtual-letape-du-tour\/\">win our contest<\/a>! 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