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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Federico Martin Bahamontes:<\/strong>&nbsp;Federico Bahamontes, the celebrated Spanish cyclist, passed away on Tuesday. He was 95.&nbsp;Recognised as the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France in 1959, with subsequent second and third-place finishes in 1963 and 1964 respectively, and claiming the best climber&#39;s jersey six times, Bahamontes earned the moniker &quot;Eagle of Toledo.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Carlos Velazquez, the Mayor of Toledo, announced the news of his demise, Xinhua reported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bahamontes also holds the distinction of being the first cyclist to win the mountain jersey in all three Grand Tours: France, Italy, and Spain. In 2013, a panel organized by the &#39;L&#39;Equipe&#39; sports newspaper dubbed him the greatest climber in Tour de France history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We deeply mourn the passing of Federico Martin Bahamontes, the Eagle of Toledo: an iconic figure in sports who raised our city&#39;s name to unparalleled heights. The first Spaniard to win the Tour de France, he is etched in the annals of our nation&#39;s sports history with 74 wins,&quot; expressed Velazquez.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/major-league-cricket-2023-schedule-teams-squads\">Major League Cricket 2023 Schedule, Teams  And Squads<\/a><\/p><p>The mayor also shared that Bahamontes owned a cycle shop in Toledo and declared two days of official mourning in his memory.<\/p>\r\n",
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