Luis Leon Sanchez wins stage one of the 2016 Tour of The Basque Country
Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) won the opening stage of the 2016 Tour of the Basque Country in Spain on Monday.
Sanchez had attacked with fellow Spaniard Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) on the final climb of the day. The pair built up a lead over the chasing pack on the descent and just about managed to evade them on the line.
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