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The 2019 Tour de France reached Brioude, hometown of Romain Bardet, with a career first stage win for South African rider Daryl Impey, of the Mitchelton-Scott team, who proved the most enduring of a day-long breakaway.
On a day with no significant changes in the standings, the locals were handing out media goodie bags containing an eau de toilette proclaiming “Operation Seduction in the land of Bardet” yet even the best perfumes in France would struggle to hide the fact that the local hero is having a stinker.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Brioude
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/14/daryl-impey-bastille-day-tour-de-france-stage-nine under the title “Daryl Impey sprints to Bastille Day victory in Tour de France”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
