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Alessandro Ballan of Lampre Wins Tour of Spain Seventh Stage

Alessandro Ballan of Lampre Wins Tour of Spain Seventh Stage

Italian Alessandro Ballan of Lampre won Saturday’s seventh stage of the Tour of Spain, a 223.2 km ride from Barbastro to La Rabassa in Andorra, to take the overall lead as the peleton moved into the mountains.
Riders had to negotiate not just the climbs but the unseasonably inclement weather [...]

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