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Despite crashing at Brabantse Pijl yesterday, Peter Sagan (Liquigas) is back racing today in the rain, this time with little (older) brother Juraj Sagan | 
The start line in Denain on an ominous day | 
Early break of David Boucher (FDJ-BigMat) and Remi Cusin (Team Type 1-Sanofi) stretched out a lead of over 9 minutes on the 199 km course |
But, by the finishing circuits, the race was back together setting up for a wet sprint finish. FDJ at the front for Arnaud Demare who finished fifth | 
The sprint finish in Denain | 
Don't you hate it when the early victory salute disrupts the battle for second |
Despite losing more than half his teammates in a crash with 10 km to go, Juan Jose Haedo wins for Team Saxo Bank | 
Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda) was 2nd, obscuring third place Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia... you can barely see the bright yellow). Fabien Bacquet (Auber 93), right, was 4th | 
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The celebrating continues... that's Guillaume Boivin (Can/Team Spidertech Powered by C10) on the left, he finished 6th | 
Obscured in the finish photos, here's 3rd place Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) post race | 
Yesterday's winner from Brabantse Pijl (big photos) Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) finished 123th, + 5:37 |
A gritty (grimy) win by the Argentine | 
A big win; Juan Jose Haedo gives his beleaguered Saxo Bank team a rare win this year | 
Your 2012 GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut podium: 2nd Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda), 1st Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank), 3rd Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) |
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