An emotional Chris Froome was almost lost for words after completing his Tour de France triumph in Paris tonight - but managed to declare his victory as proof the sport was entering a new, clean era.

Froome became the second British rider in as many years to win Le Tour, following Sir Bradley Wiggins' historic win 12 months ago.

Team Sky crossed the line arm in arm as they celebrated Froome's win on the Champs-Elysees, and the Nairobi-born 28-year-old was overcome by the occasion.

''It brought tears to my eyes coming over the line with the guys like that,'' he said on ITV4. ''I expected it to be big, but this is something else.

''I'm speechless. This really was an amazing way to finish off a fitting 100th edition of the Tour de France.''

Froome has spent much of the Tour dealing with questions from French journalists about drug-use in the sport and felt his success provided all the answers.

''In a way I'm glad that I've had to face those questions, that after all the revelations last year and just the tarnished history over the last decade, all that's been channelled towards me now,'' he said.

''I feel I've been able to deal with it reasonably well throughout this Tour, and hopefully that's sent a strong message to the cycling world that the sport has changed - and it really has.

''The peloton's standing together, the riders are united and it's not going to be accepted any more.''