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Bouhanni wins sprint finish in Calella

Nacer Bouhanni wins the opening stage at the 2016 Volta a Catalunya

Nacer Bouhanni wins the opening stage at the 2016 Volta a Catalunya (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) overcame his disappointment from Saturday's Milan-San Remo finale to sprint for the win today during the opening stage at the Volta a Catalunya. An early breakaway was caught in time for Team Sky's Nicholas Roche to launch a solo flyer in the final 5km, but the bunch was having none of it and swarmed past Roche as the finish line closed in.

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