The 110th Tour de France opened with an emotional moment.
At the team presentation in Bilbao, Spain, the team of professional cyclist Gino Mäder who died in an accident was the first to be called onto the stage at the Guggenheim Museum. A minute’s silence was held in memory of the Swiss.
“It was nice to think of him again during the tour. He’s always in his head and heart,” said Phil Bauhaus of the German Press Agency. The sprinter found out about the death of his teammate during the Tour de Suisse a good two weeks ago at the Tour of Slovenia.