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Ian Chadband

Pogacar emotional after death of Aussie team cyclist

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has marked his latest extraordinary triumph by dedicating it to 19-year-old Samuele Privitera, the youngster who died in a crash while racing for Australian outfit Jayco AlUla's development team in Italy.

Cyclists at the Tour de France were left crestfallen at the news of the teenage Italian's death during the first stage of the Tour of Valle D'Aosta in the north-western municipality of Pontey on Wednesday.

The Tour de France peloton gathered to give a minute's applause before they began the 12th stage on Thursday, and then champion and new race leader Pogacar paid his own emotional tribute after his stunning victory on the Hautacam climb.

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