Israel-Premier Tech rider Hugo Houle attained his first ever Professional win on July 19th, Tuesday. The 31-year-old rider deemed the biggest cycling stage to claim a remarkable win. He cruised solely to mark a second stage win for the team Israel-Premier Tech, following the stage 5 win by Simon Clarke.
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When the group leading the peloton reached Mur de Péguère, Hugo was launched by Michael Woods. He did not let the efforts of his teammate go to waste. With 27 km to go, the Canadian soloed down and claimed stage 16.
Hugo Houle was teary eyed as he dedicated his win to his lost brother, Pierrick. His brother died in a horrible crash in 2012. He was out for a run when a driver hit him. The driver was found to be under influence. His emotions were clearly visible on his face as he said:
This is for my brother
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Results
| POS | RIDER | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Houle | Israel-Premier Tech | 04:23:47 |
| 2 | Valentin Madouas | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:10 |
| 3 | Michael Woods | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:10 |
| 4 | Matteo Jorgenson | Movistar Team | + 01:12 |
| 5 | Michael Storer | Groupama-FDJ | + 01:25 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | BORA-hansgrohe | + 01:40 |
| 7 | Dylan Teuns | Bahrain Victorious | + 01:40 |
| 8 | Simon Geschke | Cofidis | + 02:11 |
| 9 | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | + 05:04 |
| 10 | Damiano Caruso | Bahrain Victorious | + 05:04 |
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