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Auge wins stage at Poland Tour; Olson takes second
Frenchman Stephane Auge of Cofidis claimed the 192km fifth stage of the ProTour's Tour of Poland from Legnica to Jelenia Gora on Friday.Auge edged out fellow escapee American AaronOlson (Saunier Duval) with Max van Heeswijk (Discovery) leadinghome the peloton 21 seconds back.Italian Daniele Bennati held on to the leader's yellow jersey after finishing sixth.Auge broke away from the peloton after just 12km and was soon joined by Olson. The pair gradually increased their advantage to over 14 minutes before the peloton put on a serious chase, but the pair just held off the pursuit and the 31-year-old Auge edged his 28-year-old companion in the sprint for the line.Saturday's sixth and penultimate stage is a 162.4km run from Szczawno Zdroj to Karpacz.
