There were hugs and there were high fives at the Bahrain Victorious team bus after Pello Bilbao out-sprinted Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) to claim stage 10 of the Tour de France. But, there was also a palpable sense of emotional release as the team celebrated a keenly-sought victory to dedicate to their late teammate Gino Mäder.
The Spaniard is one of only two riders on Bahrain's Tour team who competed at the Tour de Suisse, where Mäder died, aged 26, after crashing on a descent less than one month ago.
