Cycling-Bilbao rode, and won, for former team mate Mader

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 10 - Vulcania to Issoire - France - July 11, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Pello Bilbao Lopez celebrates on the podium after winning stage 11 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

ISSOIRE, France (Reuters) - Pello Bilbao wanted to ride the Tour de France in memory of his former team mate Gino Mader, who died following a crash in Switzerland last month, and on Tuesday he secured a poignant victory as he won the 10th stage in smart and gritty fashion.

The Spaniard was among the Bahrain Victorious riders who left the Tour de Suisse after Swiss Mader died on June 16 and he then took some time off with his family to recover.