But as the terrain flattened, the main pack gradually began to reel in the Gerolsteiner rider, who will wear the polka-dot jersey in stage eight.
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But Gerolsteiner and Lampre worked together to reel the breakaway in and Bennati snatched victory on the line as Australian Baden Cooke and Swiss Fabian Cancellara powered through late on to take second and third respectively.
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