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Roger Vaughan

Girmay wins Surf Coast cycling, Plapp back from crash

Biniam Girmay has won the Surf Coast Classic as the return of Luke Plapp gave Australian cycling team Jayco AlUla a timely boost to their domestic campaign.

The Eritrean star (Intermarche Wanty) outsprinted Italian Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers) and New Zealander Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) to take out the 156km race, ahead of Sunday's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

Plapp suffered severe road rash a week ago and had to pull out of Adelaide's Tour Down Under when he crashed near the end of stage four.

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