REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File PhotoAug 8 (Reuters) - Federico Bahamontes, the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France, has died at the age of 95, Spanish officials said on Tuesday.
Born in Toledo, he won 11 Grand Tour stages from 1954-1965 and was named the best Tour de France climber of all time in 2013 by French newspaper L'Equipe.
His bicycle shop, in our Plaza de la Magdalena, has been a place of pilgrimage for all fans," Velazquez added.
Thanks to him we all won the Tour.
Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Federico Bahamontes, Sergio Perez, Bahamontes, Federico Martin Bahamontes, Toledo Carlos Velazquez, Romeyere, Fede, la Magdalena, Velazquez, Pearl Josephine Nazare, William Maclean
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Toledo, Spain, Eagle of Toledo, Montjuic, Bengaluru