Tadej Pogacar celebrates UAE Team Emirates' successful Tour de France start

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar celebrates taking third on stage 1 behind teammate Adam Yates who won in Bilbao, Spain
Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar celebrates taking third on stage 1 behind teammate Adam Yates who won in Bilbao, Spain (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Tadej Pogačar threw his arms in the air as if he had won the opening stage of the Tour de France, such was his happiness for teammate Adam Yates and his own strong ride and third on the stage.

Yates won the stage ahead of his twin brother Simon 12 seconds ahead of the group that Pogačar led to the line.

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