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Britain's Adam Yates beat identical twin brother Simon to win stage one of the Tour de France in Bilbao, Spain and take the leader's yellow jersey.
UAE Team Emirates' Adam, 30, pulled away from Jayco AlUla rider Simon in the final stages of the uphill finish to win his first ever Tour stage.
Two-time winner Tadej Pogacar claimed third in a mini-group sprint.
"My brother came across to me. I didn't know if I should work with him. I asked and they said 'go for it'," said Adam.
Speaking to ITV 4, he added: "It's just amazing - I am super happy.
"I knew Simon was going good, I speak to him every day, we are really close and yeah just sharing this experience with him is really nice.
"I just wish he would have pulled a bit easier because he almost dropped me at one moment."
Earlier, Spanish rider Enric Mas and Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz both crashed on the descent of Cote de Vivero.
More to follow.
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