{"id":175760,"date":"2023-07-23T08:32:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=175760"},"modified":"2023-07-23T10:32:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T22:32:46","slug":"closest-ever-tour-de-france-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=175760","title":{"rendered":"Closest ever Tour de France race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matej Mohori\u010d won the Tour de France&#8217;s closest ever stage finish this morning, edging Kasper Asgreen by four thousandths of a second.<\/p>\n<p>Mohori\u010d covered his face and sobbed when confirmation came that he had clinched his third ever stage win.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovenian rider said that the win meant a lot to him, as it was a testament to the hard work and sacrifice that he and his teammates had put in.<\/p>\n<p>Mohori\u010d also paid tribute to his teammate Gino M\u00e4der, who died after crashing into a ravine at the Tour de Suisse last month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes you feel like you don&#8217;t belong here because just everyone is so incredibly strong that you struggle to hold wheel sometimes,&#8221; Mohori\u010d said. &#8220;You know that the guy who is pulling is suffering just as much as you do. 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