Farrar frustrated in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne finish

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) will lead the team at Kuurne

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) will lead the team at Kuurne (Image credit: Daniel Simms)

Bad luck and a crucial mistake in the finale of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne cost Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) a clean run at victory on Sunday. The 26-year-old sprinter was forced to settle for fourth place in a bunch sprint behind Chris Sutton (Sky), Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) and André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto).

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