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The Colombian fans have been out in force throughout this 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France – some brandishing vuvuzelas and sporting nothing but speedos – and while Nairo Quintana (Movistar) hasn't given them a huge deal to shout about, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jarlinson Pantano raised the roof with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:his stage win in the Jura mountains on Sunday.

It was, comfortably, the biggest achievement of the 27-year-old's career, which began at the Colombia-Coldeportes team and then moved up to WorldTour level with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:IAM Cycling from the start of last year.

As can be the case with non-Europea𒅌ns, adjusting to life in cycling's heartlands can be tricky, and Pantano described how his first season at WorldTour level was a steep learni𓆏ng curve, but one that has paved the way to this success.

"It's my second victory in Europe – 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:the first came at the Tour de Suisse [last month], and now to win in the Tour gives me a lot of happiness," he said in his post-st♒age press conference in Culoz.

"I was third at the Tour de l'Avenir that Quintana won [2010]𒁏, and after that I worked really hard and 💞thankfully I got the opportunity to step up to the WorldTour and that changed my life.

"You learn to be more professional. This year is going better than last year, and it's been about knowing how to ride at this level – that's what's made the difference. I'm really happy, I'vꦺe worked hard, and I'm so pleased to have won today."

A future without IAM

IAM Cycling announced in May that it would fold💟 at the eꦓnd of this season, unable to secure sufficient sponsorship for next season.

Somewhat ironically, their first ever Grand Tour stage wins – the biggest successes of their five-year tenure – came after the dec♓ision to stop, first through Roger Klug🥂e at the Giro d'Italia and now here at the Tour.

For Pantano, this was the perfect way to say 'thank you' to the team that brought him to Europe and the highest 🥀echelons of the sport.

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"The fact that the team is folding at the end of the year makes me sad because it's the team that gave me the opportunity to turn pro in the Wo𒅌rldTour," he said.

"But that's life – everything that begins must come to an end, and I'm really happy, and it's the p𝔍erfect way to repay all they've done for me.💮"

When riders know they have no team for next year, their minds naturally turn to finding a new home and, in that regard, this victory will have done Pantano no harm whatsoever. Not that he desperately needed it, by the sounds of it. He revealed that he isn't short of suitors, though this performance꧑ on cycling's๊ biggest stage will no doubt have provided him with extra negotiating power.

"💜I'm really happy. There are various propositions but we'll have to wait until August to talk about which team I'll be at next year," he said cagily, aware of the fact that the UCI's transfer window only opens officially next ꦜmonth.

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