Kelso-born Oscar Onley says his top four finish in the Tour De France has 'sparked a dream'
The 22-year-old finished fourth in the 22-day event, equalling the tournament's highest finish by a Scottish rider in only his second attempt for his team Picnic PostNL.
After finishing the last circuit on the Mantes-la-Ville in Paris, Oscar said: "This is a really big moment in my career. I don't really realise it yet, but I think just by talking to riders - going forward now - we have something to build on and an exciting project for the future.
"It's definitely sparked a dream, to be honest, I've never even thought about a top five in a tour before, so to get it on my first try in GC [general is quite something.
"It's been a really special three weeks with the whole team - it's been nice," he added.
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