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At 5.50pm Parisian time on a glorious Sunday afternoon Cadel Evans stood on the most majestic podium in world sport and made it official. On the most famous avenue in the world, with the Arc de Triomphe as a backdrop, Cadel Evans, in the famous maillot jaune, was crowned Tour De France Champion of 2011.
Fittingly, the vanquished Schleck brother stood on either side him.
To make the almost surreal picture complete, Parisian resident, Tina Arena, resplendent in Aussie flag t-shirt, stepped out from the throng and jumped on to the podium to belt out a version of Advance Australia Fair.
Cadel had just completed a 95km lap of honour which also included eight circuits of the Champs Elysees.
It also happened to be the final stage, the twenty first, of the 2011 Tour de France.
There was also a race to be won on the streets of Paris.
The Champs Elysees became a demonstration ground for the HTC Highroad Team road train and carried the fastest sprinter of modern times to his first ever green jersey win.
Mark Cavendish saluted the finish line as stage winner for the fifth time in this year’s tour.
The Manxman also made it an astounding twentieth stage win in four consecutive tours.
It was special day for Cavendish. For the first time in his remarkable career he got a stand on the podium on the final day in the green jersey he has always coveted.
Evans and Cavendish were joined on the podium by the best climber of the tour, polka dot jersey winner Samuel Sanchez, white jersey winner for the best young rider, Frenchman, Pierre Roland and best overall team winner, Team Garmin Cevelo.
The final chapter of the 2011 Tour de France is now complete with the happiest of endings for Cadel Evans and his ever growing legion of Australian cycling fans.
The Champs Elysees: Boulevard of Australian Dreams.
Art Sapphire is the pseudonym for Athas Zafiris, and is on Twitter @ArtSapphire
Tour de France Overall Yellow Jersey Standing – FINAL
Rider Team Time Gaps
1. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM 83h 45′ 20″
2. SCHLECK Andy TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 83h 46′ 54″ + 01′ 34″
3. SCHLECK Frank TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 83h 47′ 50″ + 02′ 30″
4. VOECKLER Thomas TEAM EUROPCAR 83h 48′ 40″ + 03′ 20″
5. CONTADOR Alberto SAXO BANK SUNGARD 83h 49′ 17″ + 03′ 57″
6. SANCHEZ Samuel EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 83h 50′ 15″ + 04′ 55″
7. CUNEGO Damiano LAMPRE – ISD 83h 51′ 25″ + 06′ 05″
8. BASSO Ivan LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 83h 52′ 43″ + 07′ 23″
9. DANIELSON Tom TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 83h 53′ 35″ + 08′ 15″
10. PERAUD Jean-Christophe AG2R LA MONDIALE 83h 55′ 31″ + 10′ 11″
Stage 21 Results
Rider Team Time Gaps
1. CAVENDISH Mark HTC – HIGHROAD 2h 27′ 02″
2. HAGEN Edvald Boasson SKY PROCYCLING 2h 27′ 02″ + 00′ 00″
3. GREIPEL André OMEGA PHARMA – LOTTO 2h 27′ 02″ + 00′ 00″
4. FARRAR Tyler TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 2h 27′ 02″ + 00′ 00″
5. CANCELLARA Fabian TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 2h 27′ 02″ + 00′ 00
Overall Green Jersey Standing – FINAL
Rider Team Points
1. CAVENDISH Mark HTC – HIGHROAD 334 pts
2. ROJAS Jose Joaquin MOVISTAR TEAM 272 pts
3. GILBERT Philippe OMEGA PHARMA – LOTTO 236 pts
4. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM 208 pts
5. HUSHOVD Thor TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 195 pts
6. HAGEN Edvald Boasson SKY PROCYCLING 192 pts
Overall Polka Dot Climber Standing
Rider Team Points
1. SANCHEZ Samuel EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 108 pts
2. SCHLECK Andy TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 98 pts
3. VANENDERT Jelle OMEGA PHARMA – LOTTO 74 pts
4. EVANS Cadel BMC RACING TEAM 58 pts
5. SCHLECK Frank TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 56 pts
6. CONTADOR Alberto SAXO BANK SUNGARD 51 pts
Overall White Jersey Youth Standing (Best Rider Under 25)
Standing Rider Team Time
1. ROLLAND Pierre 188 TEAM EUROPCAR 86h 23′ 05″
2. TAARAMAE Rein 151 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 86h 23′ 51″ + 00′ 46″
3. COPPEL Jérôme 211 SAUR-SOJASUN 86h 30′ 58″ + 07′ 53″
Overall Team Standing (Combined Times of Best 3 Riders)
Team Time Gaps
1. TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 258h 18′ 49″
2. TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 258h 29′ 53″ + 11′ 04″
3. AG2R LA MONDIALE 258h 30′ 09″ + 11′ 20″
4. TEAM EUROPCAR 259h 00′ 42″ + 41′ 53″
5. EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 259h 10′ 49″ + 52′ 00″
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