Britain's Geraint Thomas is set to win the Tour de France after maintaining his overall lead on the penultimate stage of the race, a 31km time trial.
The Team Sky rider, 32, finished third behind Tom Dumoulin but still leads the Dutchman by one minute, 51 seconds.
Tour convention dictates that the race leader is never challenged on the final stage, so Thomas only needs to reach the finish in Paris on Sunday to win.
"It's insane. Tour de France! I can't believe it, " said Thomas on ITV4.
"I'm really trying not to cry, it's unbelievable. I tried not to think about it, just take it day by day. I've won the Tour de France man, I don't know what to say. "
Dumoulin beat defending champion Chris Froome by one second to win stage 20.
Froome's second place in the time trial means the four - time Tour champion climbs to third overall, leapfrogging Slovenia's Primoz Roglic.
However, his hopes of winning a record - equalling fifth Tour title were effectively ended in the Pyrenees mountains on stages 17 and 19, as his team - mate Thomas proved he was the man to beat.
It will be a sixth British and Team Sky victory in seven years in the three - week race and Thomas will be the first Welshman to win one of cycling's three Grand Tours.
He will also become the third Briton to win the Tour de France, after Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2012 and Froome.
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