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The 2011 Classica Sarda gets underway
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Pavel Brutt (Katusha Team) and Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli), part of an earlier 22-man breakaway, got away in the finale.
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Brutt
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre), Giro di Sardegna winner Peter Sagan (Liquigas), and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini)
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Geraint Thomas (Sky Procycling) finished 6th at 11 seconds
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) and Elia Favilli (Farnese Vini)
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Brutt can start celebrating
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Brutt
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Sella (second), Brutt (first) and Sagan (third) on the podium
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