RACE REPORTS: ENECO TOUR STAGE 1: FARRAR DOUBLES

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RACE REPORTS: ENECO TOUR STAGE 1: FARRAR DOUBLES
Road Bike Action & AFP
August 19, 2009

Farrar crosses the line ahead of Boonen and Edvald Boasson
(Photo: Roberto Bettini)

US rider Tyler Farrar of the Garmin-Slipstream team won the 185km first stage of the Eneco Tour on Wednesday to take the overall race lead in the ProTour event. Farrar won a sprint finish marked by several riders taking a tumble to cross ahead of Belgian Tom Boonen and Norway's Edvald Boasson. The American takes the race lead from France's Sylvain Chavanel, who won Tuesday's prologue in Rotterdam.

"I'm in the best form of my life. The team was totally behind me. I couldn't disappoint," said Farrar, winner of Sunday's Hamburg Cyclassics. "I was already very good in the Tour de France. And now after a little rest I feel even better. I'm very fast," he added, ahead of Thursday's 178km second stage between Ardooie and Brussels. Belgian rider Gorik Gardeyn of Silence and France's Yoann Offredo of Française des Jeux were both taken to hospital after picking up injuries in the final sprint.

Eneco Tour Stage 1, 185 km
1. Tyler Farrar (USA/Garmin-Slipstream) 4:18:40
2. Tom Boonen (Bel/Quick Step) @ s.t
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Team Columbia-HTC)
4. Graeme Brown (Aus/Rabobank)
5. Robert Forster (Ger/Milram)
6. Jevgeni Hutarovitch (Blr/Française Des Jeux)
7. Tom Veelers (Ned/Skil-Shimano)
8. Roy Sentjens (Bel/Silence-Lotto)
9. Mathew Hayman (Aus/Rabobank)
10. Juan José Haedo (Arg/Team Saxo Bank)

Overall Classification
1. Tyler Farrar (USA/Garmin-Slipstream) 4:23:26
2. Tom Boonen (Bel/Quick Step) @ .04
3. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra/Quick Step) .09
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Team Columbia-HTC) @ .10
5. Bradley Wiggins (GBr/Garmin-Slipstream) @ .11
6. Joost Posthuma (Ned/Rabobank) @ s.t.
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Liquigas) @.13
8. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa/Rabobank) @s.t.
9. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned/Rabobank) @ .14
10. Nikolas Maes (Bel/Topsport Vlaanderen) @s.t.

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