Farrar Captures Franco-Belge Title
Farrar Captures Franco-Belge Title

TOURNAI, Belgium, Oct 4, 2009 (AFP) – America’s Tyler Farrar, of the Garmin team, on Sunday won the Franco-Belge race after the fourth and final stage.

Farrar had held the overall lead after winning the first two stages.

In Sunday’s last 147.1km run, between Mons and Tournai, Argentina’s Juan Jose Haedo of Saxo Bank finished in front of Yauheni Hutarovich of Belarus and Roger Hammond of Britain.

Stage
1. Juan Jose Haedo (ARG/Saxo Bank) 3hr 22min 29sec, 2. Yauheni Hutarovich
(BLR) same time, 3. Roger Hammond (GBR) s.t., 4. Danilo Napolitano (ITA) s.t., 5. Stefan van Dijk (NED) s.t.

Overall standings
1. Tyler Farrar (USA/Garmin) 18hr 27min 33sec, 2. Tom Boonen (BEL) at 8sec, 3. Roger Hammond (GBR) 14, 4. Juan Jose Haedo (ARG) 14, 5. Steven de Jongh (NED) 21

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