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Ciolek wins stage; Cancellara leads

Reuters

Sunday, August 30, 2009

EMMEN, Netherlands -- Germany's Gerald Ciolek sprinted to his first stage win in a major tour on Sunday's second day of the Spanish Vuelta. The 22-year-old Milram rider powered across the finish line in Emmen less than a wheel's width ahead of Italy's Fabio Sabatini and Britain's Roger Hammond. "My form's been good since the Tour de France but a win has been missing so it's great it's finally arrived," Ciolek told reporters. "It was windy and the final sprint wasn't straightforward so I start ...

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