Australian veteran Simon Clarke triumphs at the death in drama-strewn Tour de France stage
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#61525)
- Clarke left in tears after edging final sprint
- Terrible day for other Australians Haig, O'Connor and Ewan
Australian cycling veteran Simon Clarke has earned a magnificent, last-ditch Tour de France triumph to crown 20 years of slog on Europe's roads after a brutal, crash-strewn cobbled stage.
But while the 35-year-old Israel-Premier Tech rider was left in floods of joyous tears after edging a lung-bursting sprint to win the fifth stage in a photo-finish on Wednesday, it proved a calamitous day for Australia's biggest hitters on the Tour.
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