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Posted: Wednesday April 8, 2009 12:34PM; Updated: Wednesday April 8, 2009 12:34PM

Hagen wins Ghent cycling classic

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Edvald Boasson Hagen has won the Ghent-Wevelgem one-day cycling classic

The Norwegian beat Belarusian rider Aleksandr Kuschynski in a race to the finish

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WEVELGEM, Belgium (AP) -- Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen has won the Ghent-Wevelgem one-day cycling classic after a two-man sprint to the finish.

The Team Columbia cyclist beat Belarusian rider Aleksandr Kuschynski after they broke from the pack with about 24 miles to go, finishing the 130-mile race Wednesday in 5 hours, 31 seconds.

The two endured driving rain and wind to build a one-minute lead over the chasing pack, with Australia's Matthew Goss finishing third.

It is Boasson Hagen's first win this season on the UCI Pro Tour. The 21-year-old Norwegian finished eighth in the Tirreno-Adriatico race last month in Italy.

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