Botero banishes mountain demons

Santiago Botero put recent mountain misery behind him to take victory in stage 15 of the Tour de France to Les Deux Alpes.

Botero banishes mountain demons
Tue, 23 Jul, 2002 - 18:55

Santiago Botero put recent mountain misery behind him to take victory in stage 15 of the Tour de France to Les Deux Alpes.

The Colombian, who cracked on the famous Mont Ventoux climb two days ago, led an early break away then bravely held on for the win in the Alpine ski resort.

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