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Beautiful and humbling:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

After he finished the final leg of the Tour de France on Sunday, and winning the celebrated bicycle race, Egan Bernal, a Columbian, slowly hugged his younger brother, held his face, and then the two of them made the sign of the cross, a traditional Catholic gesture.<\/p>\n
Bernal then did the same with his mother, who was standing there.<\/p>\n
Bernal, 22, is the youngest cyclist in 110 years to win the Tour de France. He is also the first Latin American to ever win the race.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read more.<\/strong><\/a> And watch the moment below.<\/p>\n
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