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Nothing to lose: How a crash set up Søren Wærenskjold's Tour stage win
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Nothing to lose: How a crash set up Søren Wærenskjold's Tour stage win

Yesterday, the big Norwegian crashed on ‘Pidcock corner’. Today, he beat the odds to win his first Tour stage. 

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