ISSOIRE, France :Pello Bilbao claimed a tear-jerking victory as he prevailed in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, less than a month after his Bahrain-Victorious team mate Gino Mader died following a crash in Switzerland.Bilbao outsprinted breakaway companions Georg Zimmermann of Germany and Aus
ISSOIRE, France :Pello Bilbao claimed a tear-jerking victory as he prevailed in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, less than a month after his Bahrain-Victorious team mate Gino Mader died following a crash in Switzerland.
The 33-year-old Basque rider, who will retire at the end of the season, is donating one euro to an association helping replant in local deforested areas for every rider finishing a Tour stage behind him - following an initiative by Mader before he died after crashing in a descent at the Tour de France on June 16.
"It's such a special Tour for me with the race having starting from home ," the Guernica-born rider said.The stage got off to an explosive start with Tadej Pogacar, closely followed by Vingegaard, on the attack as he kept his rival on his toes while the peloton blew up. A seven-man breakaway, featuring Bilbao, eventually took shape and they were joined by a group of seven, among which was former world champion Julian Alaphilippe, 81km into the stage.
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