Tour de l'Avenir: Foldager wins opening stage and takes first leader's jersey
Villa second, Thierry third in La Gacilly
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Anders Foldager (Denmark) won the opening stage and took the first leader's jersey at the Tour d l'Avenir. A group of six riders finished in a small-group sprint with Foldager taking the win ahead of Giacomo Villa (Italy) and Pierre Thierry (France).
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