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Somethings Are More Important TdF24-35
This might be a first for me in a Time Trial in the Tour de France. When the cameras first caught sight of Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) he was whooping it up with the French fans along the climb of Stage 7. As he neared the top, the crowd pressed in dangerously despite the gendarmes attempting to keep order. But then, Bernard saw who he was looking for waving an "Allez Papa" sign. He found his wife and child on the side of the racecourse. Naturally, he stopped gave them both a kiss, and then got back to the job at hand. Surprisingly, he came in just three minutes down on the current leader of the stage, but he had the fuller heart for the moment. So, did I. He did finish 61st on the day, better than more than half of the field.