This logarithmic line chart shows how the final top 3 of the last 10  editions of the Tour de France came about.

My most striking points are:

• Position 2 and 3 often change at the end of the tour.
• Yellow jerseys are on average caught at stage 11, while 2nd and 3rd place are decided later (18th stage average).
• The last 9 stages in the tour of 2012 had no shifts in the top 3.
• If Froome didn’t lose any time in the 2nd stage (2012), he could have won it.
• During the tour of 2011, the entire top 3 changed positions in the last few days.
• Doping disturb the statistics.
• Contador only achieved 1x the top 3.
• Most inconspicuous name for me: J.C. Peraud