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The morning Stage 1a came down to a field sprint.
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Manuel Belletti (Colnago CSF Inox) takes the win ahead of Andrea Grendene (Team Type 1 Sanofi Aventis)
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The sprint from another angle...
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Belletti is ready for the podium
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Top three finishers and podium girls
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Grendene (second), Belletti, and Volodymyr Bileka (third, Amore & Vita) on the podium
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