Chris Froome: 'Tour de France success is amazing feeling'

Chris Froome has admitted that he is delighted to have finished third in Saturday's time trial, leaving him on the verge of Tour de France success.

The 32-year-old, who finished finished six seconds behind penultimate-stage winner Maciej Bodnar in Marseille, will clinch his fourth title when crossing the line on Sunday.

Team Sky rider Froome, on the brink of winning the competition for a third year in a row, is happy to have handled the pressure that comes with leading the pack.

"It's an amazing feeling to finish that off now," he told ITV Sport. "There was a lot of pressure coming into today's stage with it being so close in the general classification but there was an amazing atmosphere here.

"It's a fitting way to stay in the GC, which was always going to be a close battle."

Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran moved into second place on Saturday, while Romain Bardet of France is now third overall.