WARSAW, Aug 2, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic, riding for the Vacansoleil team, won a sprint finish to take the first stage of the 66th edition of the Tour of Poland on Sunday.

Bozic finished the 108km here ahead of Germany’s Andre Greipel (Columbia) and Italy’s Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre).

1st stage
1. Borut Bozic (SLO/Vacansoleil) 2hr 12min 56sec, 2. Andre Greipel (GER), 3. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA), 4. Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA), 5. Jurgen Roelandts
(BEL) all same time