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Trofimov breaks away for stage win; Valverde still in lead

Reuters

Friday, June 13, 2008

MORZINE, France -- First-year professional Yury Trofimov of Russia on Friday surprised the race favorites with a mountain stage win in the Dauphine Libere. Part of an eight-man, day-long early breakaway, the Bouygues Telecom rider shed his rivals one by one on the day's main climb, the 7.15-mile Joux-Plane. Trofimov then went solo on the fast descent to the finish in Morzine for his third win of 2008. Second was Cadel Evans of Australia, 18 seconds back, with race leader Alejandro Valverde in ...

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