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| Reuters |
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 the 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.
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.
