Breschel in yellow

ByEurosport

Updated 04/08/2011 at 17:18 GMT

Remi Cusin beat Matti Breschel in a sprint finish on stage two of the Tour of Denmark but could not stop the Rabobank rider from taking over at the top of the general classification.

France's Remi Cusin (L) of Cofidis team reacts as he wins the second stage of the cycling Tour Post Denmark ahead of Denmark's Matti Breschel (R) of Rabobank

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Breschel, who also finished second in the opening stage, was pipped to the line in Aarhus by Cusin despite matching the Cofidis rider throughout the break in the final three kilometres.

The breakaway pair took full advantage of hesitation in the peloton to open up a gap before Cusin sprinted away from Breschel in the closing metres.

Sacha Modolo, in yellow after the opening stage, was beaten to third in the mass sprint by Daniele Bennati and now sits four seconds behind Breschel in the GC.

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