Tour de France | Mohoric pedals to stage 19 win
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His team Bahrain Victorious subjected to search on Thursday
Bahrain Victorious’ Slovenian rider Matej Mohoric won stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday, a day after his team hotel and bus were subjected to a huge police swoop. It was Mohoric’s second win on this edition of the Tour, and was achieved after he joined an early break and then broke clear for a solo win at Libourne, with the main peloton several minutes adrift. Mohoric made a gesture at the finish line running a finger across his lips horizontally after the team’s third victory of this year’s race.More Related News
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