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The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

Norway’s Soren Wærenskjold outsprints favourites to win fastest-ever Tour de France stage

Soren Waerenskjold won stage 11 of the Tour de France - (Reuters)

Soren Wærenskjold launched an ambitious early sprint to deny the race favourites on stage 11 of the Tour de France, the fastest-ever road stage in the race’s history.

It was a first stage win at the Tour for the Norwegian, who beat Decathon CMA CGM’s Olav Kooij, winner of stage five, and Alpecin-PremierTech’s Jasper Philipsen to the line in Nevers by nearly a bike length.

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