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Tronchon could not believe he had won on the Vuelta as Pedersen contemplated quitting
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- Bastien Tronchon won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espaรฑa after surprising the peloton.
- The French rider initially did not celebrate because he had not realized he had finished first.
- Teammates embraced Tronchon at the finish, while the headline also highlights Mads Pedersen's thoughts about ending his career.
Bastien Tronchon crossed the finish line, grabbed his helmet with his right hand and still did not know he had won. There was no immediate celebration. Instead, the French rider lay over his handlebars, trying to recover from the effort.
Only afterward did the emotion arrive. His teammates gradually surrounded him and embraced him as he absorbed the result. Tronchon had stunned the peloton to take the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espaรฑa, a victory he found almost impossible to believe.
โI didnโt realize it, so I didnโt celebrate,โ Tronchon said, his eyes glistening. The finish captured the surprise of a rider who reached the line before fully understanding what he had achieved.
I didnโt realize it, so I didnโt celebrate.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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