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Stunning Tour de France cycling debut for Colombian Nairo Quintana

Colombian is King of the Mountains, best young rider and surprise runner-up

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Nairo Quintana broke down in tears as he came to terms with his stunning achievement on his maiden Tour, securing a double haul of jerseys and a surprise runner-up place.

Quintana's stage win on Saturday moved him up to second overall at five minutes three seconds behind Chris Froome, but also helped secure the King of the Mountains' polka dot jersey as well as the white jersey for the best young rider.

"I'm lost for words. It's a spectacular day. I never thought success on the Tour de France would come to me so quickly," said Quintana.

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"I wasn't sure how things would work out, but my team believed in me and during the whole Tour they have been there for me to give me moral support."

Quintana had said his main objective on this year's race was to win the white jersey, but his victory on the race's final climb secured the polka dot jersey too, denying Froome a double that had not been achieved since Eddy Merckx in 1970.

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He follows in the footsteps of Lucho Herrera and Mauricio Soler by winning the King of the Mountains title for Colombia, a country able to produce natural climbers in the high mountains of the Andes.

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