Daniele Bennati is Victorious in Vitoria!

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Daniele Bennati sprinted to victory in Vitoria a full bike length ahead of runner-up Enrico Gasparotto (Astana). It is the first individual stage win for Bennati at the 2011 Vuelta a España and his seventh Vuelta stage win in total.

“This is an extremely important victory for me and for my team,” said Bennati. “The team has been going through challenging times lately, and this is our reward for hard work despite the disruptions around us. To have a guy like Maxime [Monfort], who is sixth on the general classification, and Jakob Fuglsang, who is 11th overall, lead me out in a sprint is a really fantastic feeling.”

“The victory here is also confirmation that my preparation for the World Championships are going as planned,” Bennati continued. “It’s important for the morale to see that I am getting better and better over these three weeks. This is especially nice because this stage wasn’t destined for the sprinters. Anything could have happened here, so it’s reassuring to take a stage like this one.”

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