Tour de l'Avenir: Foldager wins opening stage and takes first leader's jersey
Villa second, Thierry third in La Gacilly
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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