Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Meribel to La Roche-sur-Foron - France - September 17, 2020. Team INEOS Grenadiers rider Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of teammate Richard Carapaz of Ecuador. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/Pool
LA ROCHE SUR FORON, France (Reuters) - Michal Kwiatkowski, the unsung hero of Team Sky/Ineos during their dominant years, claimed his maiden Tour de France victory when he won the 18th stage from a breakaway duo with team mate Richard Carapaz on Thursday.
Carapaz, who took the lead in the mountains classification, gave former world champion Kwiatkowski a pat on the back before they crossed the line together, which ensured the Polish rider would take first place.
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