Hugo Houle rides to first Canadian Tour de France victory in 34 years in memory of his brother

The Israel-Premier Tech rider won his first ever professional road race on Tuesday

Hugo Houle at the Tour de France 2022
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Almost ten years ago, during his first year as a professional cyclist, Hugo Houle suffered an enormous blow when his younger brother, Pierrik, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in their native Sainte-Perpétue, Québec.

This loss affected the young Canadian enormously, and his absence is still felt by the Israel-Premier Tech rider to this day. "When you are in trouble, there might be people who come and get you, and he was one of them, and now I don’t have him," Houle explained.

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