Vincenzo Nibali won the 101st edition of the Tour de France as he finished the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris safely in the peloton.
His winning margin of seven minutes 37 seconds over Jean-Christophe Peraud in second is the biggest since Jan Ullrich won by more than nine minutes in 1997.
Germany's Marcel Kittel won Sunday's traditional final-stage sprint finish.
For Vincenzo Nibali, the 21st and final stage was all about reaching the finish safely because Tour tradition dictates that the leader going into the final stage should not be challenged.
The 29-year-old Astana rider dominated the Tour from the moment he took the race lead on stage two in Sheffield and wore the race leader's yellow jersey for 18 of the race's 21 days.
He is the first Italian winner of the race since Marco Pantani in 1998.
Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, second placed Jean-Christophe Peraud of France, left, and third placed Thibaut Pinot of France stand on the podium of the Tour de France in Paris, France, Sunday, July 27, 2014.
Vincenzo Nibali's Grand Tour record |
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| Year | Giro d'Italia | Tour de France | Vuelta a Espana |
| DNE - did not enter | |||
| 2007 | 19th | DNE | DNE |
| 2008 | 11th | 20th | DNE |
| 2009 | DNE | 7th | DNE |
| 2010 | 3rd | DNE | Winner |
| 2011 | 2nd | DNE | 7th |
| 2012 | DNE | 3rd | DNE |
| 2013 | Winner | DNE | 2nd |
| 2014 | DNE | Winner | - |
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