Tour De France: "Hero of the Day" – German Road Bike Champion Tortures Himself Injured to the Finish

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Shortly after the start of the stage, Mathieu van der Poel and a team-mate are on the run. The spectacular attempt at the Tour de France fails only a little. Georg Zimmermann becomes the hero, who tortures himself after a fall into the finish line.

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A stage without mountains, but with a lot of drama: Mathieu van der Poel drove more than 170 kilometers in the lead and still did not win. Sprinter Tim Merlier won the victory in a narrow finale, Georg Zimmermann fell.

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The German champion Georg Zimmermann falls heavily in the 9th stage of the Tour de France and suffers abrasions.

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A drinking bottle brings down the German master Zimmermann. Zimmermann still fights to the finish – but before the tricky tenth stage the Augsburger finishes his fifth Tour de France.

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Finally Georg Zimmermann celebrated the victory in the German championship in road cycling. On the ninth stage of the 112th tour the Augsburger falls violently.