Brandle, of Team Netapp, managed to outlast Jean-Pierre Drucker of Luxembourg as the pair held off the other riders.
Wouter Wippert of the Netherlands was third from Jacopo Guarnieri of Italy and Egidijus Juodvalkis of Lithuania.
Cycling
Brandle wins opening stage of Stad Zottegem
Posted on 22/08/2012 at 00:26, updated on 22/08/2012 at 07:48
Matthias Brandle of Austria was victorious on stage one of the GP Stad Zottegem as he pipped his rivals in a breathless sprint.
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