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Saturday, September 5, 2009 Dream start for Vacansoleil by Nick Mulder at 10:15 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Vuelta a España   Dutch Pro-continental cycling team Vacansoleil has proven that it’s been a worthy recipient of one of the Vuelta A Espana’s wild cards. The team’s Slovenian sprinter, Borut Bozic, won stage six leaving Tyler Farrar (Garmin) and Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) in his dust. “I took a risk by going early, but I didn’t want to get boxed in. I’m very happy that I was able to show something nice. In Venlo it also went well but for a sprinter theirs only one place that counts.” Bozic had no teammates left to help him in the sprint, “I’m not a fighter, I prefer to be surrounded by a few teammates.” Team manager Daan Luijkx was more than satisfied with his team’s performance in the first week, “What the team is doing in the Vuelta is fantastic. Winning a stage was one of the goals, we’re enjoying the moment.” Vacansoleil’s Jens Mouris has also had a strong start, placing fourth in the opening prologue and 18th in the Valencia time trial while Mathe Pronk won the most aggressive rider awards following his efforts in stage six.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article