Tour de France winners since the event was first staged in 1903.
Carlos Sastre became the third successive Spaniard to win the Tour de France on Sunday in another major sporting triumph for his country this year. Australian Cadel Evans finished second overall, 58 seconds behind Sastre, who effectively secured victory on Saturday after resisting Evans in the decisive time-trial.
The Frenchman won the 14th stage of the Tour de France, but Spaniard Oscar Pereiro retained his overall leader's yellow jersey.
The American has been officially stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after being found guilty of doping, a cycling source said.
The Phonak rider crossed the line five minutes and 42 seconds ahead of Spaniard Carlos Sastre in the 17th stage of the Tour de France.
The Italian outsprinted two fellow breakaways to claim the 197-km 18th stage of the Tour de France from Morzine to Macon.
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