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Luxembourg's Kirchen grabs Basque Country Stage - Yahoo Sports

April 08, 2008

LUXEMBOURG’S KIRCHEN GRABS BASQUE COUNTRY STAGE WIn
Apr 8, 2:08 pm EDT
By Alasdair Fotheringham

ERANDIO, Spain, April 8 (Reuters) - Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen unexpectedly took the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country after winning a bunch sprint on Tuesday.

Kirchen beat Italian Paolo Bettini in the mass dash for the line with David Herrero of Spain finishing third.

“I never expected to have such a good result here.” Kirchen told reporters.