Chris Froome described stepping back on to the top step of the Tour de France podium in Paris as "incredible".

Two years after his first Tour triumph, the Team Sky rider safely negotiated a rain-affected final stage in Paris to complete a 1min 12sec victory over runner-up Nairo Quintana.

Froome crossed the line arm-in-arm with his seven remaining team-mates as he handed Team Sky a third win at the race in four years.

Froome became the first Briton to win the Tour twice

After a victory speech in which he said he would "never dishonour" the yellow jersey, Froome told Sky Sports News HQ: "It was incredible. Words don't describe it. It was so special, so emotional. The guys have worked just as hard as I have, so it was only right that we came in like that.

"It's such a good feeling to be back here again. The guys deserve it. It's the very least we deserve after what we have been through these last three weeks."

Froome crossed the finish line on stage 21 arm-in-arm with his team-mates

Froome has been subjected to accusations of doping in the French media and even physical abuse from spectators in what has at times been a turbulent Tour.

However, he said he had taken comfort from the support he received from fans in the UK.

He added: "To all the fans back home, all the support we have had, thank you. It has been massive. Especially with what we have been up against these past three weeks, that support back home has been magic."