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05:53 GMT         Day 49 of 90, Season 71    

Lennert Van Acht battles to victory


  After only 10 km of Wielercriterium van Texel a big group of 16 riders left the peloton behind. The peloton never saw the break away group again, and the stage was to be terminated by the attackers. Several riders tried to attack from the peloton in order to catch up with the break away, but no one succeeded. 10 km before the finishing line, Lennert Van Acht (Leseturs) and Marinus Mol (Uphill Battle) attacked from the break away group, and they managed to create a gap just big enough to settle the stage. The two riders sprinted ahead with the following group only 50 metres behind them. Lennert Van Acht could happily raise his hands after winning only a few inches infront of Marinus Mol. In the following group, Anton Druganin (The Great outdoors) took the lead in the sprint, which left him as third on the stage.
Lennert Van Acht was happy for his efforts today. It was a tough day today, but with the result of it, it suddenly feels like nothing. I'm so happy I won today. I didn't expect it at all, said the pleased winner.
The stage couldn't turn out any better than this. Lennert Van Acht did a perfect job today, said Vadalex, manager of Leseturs, after the race.



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Wielercriterium van Texel
Lennert Van Acht
Marinus Mol
Anton Druganin