Quite aside from racing on his home roads of the Basque Country, the start of the Tour de France is special to Pello Bilbao for another reason – he's racing to raise funds to replant on deforested land in memory of Gino Mäder.
The opening two stages of the race saw the Bahrain Victorious rider raise a total of €304 for the Basoak SOS (BaSOS) association, which buys up deforested land to replant it with local species of plants.
