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Tour de France: 'I just let out all the anger' – Pello Bilbao dedicates win to late team-mate Gino Mader

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) savoured a «special» win in memory of his late team-mate Giro Mader at the 2023 Tour de France on Tuesday. Mader, a former stage winner at the Giro d'Italia, died following a crash on a descent at the Tour of Switzerland in June. Ad The peloton has been awash with #rideforGino stickers at the Tour, while Bilbao has promised to donate €1 to a reforestation charity – a cause close to Mader's heart – for each rider who finishes behind him on a stage, with his donation doubled for stage victories.

Bilbao rode, and won, for former team mate Mader

ISSOIRE, France : Pello Bilbao wanted to ride the Tour de France in memory of his former team mate Gino Mader, who died following a crash in Switzerland last month, and on Tuesday he secured a poignant victory as he won the 10th stage in smart and gritty fashion.

Bilbao claims emotional Tour stage win after Mader's death

ISSOIRE, France: Pello Bilbao claimed a tear-jerking victory as he prevailed in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday (Jul 11), less than a month after his Bahrain-Victorious team mate Gino Mader died following a crash in Switzerland.

Tour de France 2023: Pello Bilbao takes sensational win on Stage 10 to move into top five on GC

The yellow and white jerseys in an early breakaway; a misfiring French hope battling off the back; a stellar move with a former double world champion in the mix; old friends Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel joining forces in a vain pursuit; a plucky escapee almost going the distance; and an eventual winner riding in the memory of a fallen team-mate… Stage 10 of the Tour de France had a bit of everything – and then some. “Glorious,” said Carlton Kirby.