Federico Bahamontes, first Spanish Tour de France winner, dies aged 95
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- The Eagle of Toledo' won the Tour de France in 1959
- Toledo mayor announces two days of official mourning
Federico Bahamontes, the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France, has died at the age of 95, Spanish officials said on Tuesday.
Bahamontes, who earned the nickname The Eagle of Toledo" after numerous victories in mountain stages, won the Tour de France in 1959 and was also the first cyclist to complete a career triple" by winning the King of the Mountains" classification in all three Grand Tours.
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