Cycling: Gerrans leads Basque tour

Tuesday 02 April 2013 00:04 BST

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Simon Gerrans won the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country after he edged out Peter Velits and Angel Vicioso in a sprint finish.

Australian Gerrans, who won the Milan-San Remo last year, finished the 156.5km (98-mile) mountainous course in 4hr 6min 33sec. Velits and Vicioso finished in the same time. Alberto Contador finished seventh, also with the same time. Riders had to negotiate a grade one climb to the Alto de Azurki peak and three grade two ascents.

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