Swift in top three

ANSTON’S Ben Swift sprinted to a top three finish at the Veuelta a Burgos last Friday in Spain.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Aug 2012, 13:04 BST

The Team Sky cyclist was pipped on the cobbled finishing straight at Lerma by winner Mattie Breschel of Denmark and Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni.

Swift and his team-mates arrived at the front of the race inside the final 20km, dragging back a break that had been clear for most of the day.

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Sky sized control with less than 5km to go and Swift fought it out at the finish, ending the stage in third position.

His next race will be the Vuelta a Espana, starting in Pamplona on Saturday 18th August.

Swift, the team’s designated sprinter, will be joined by Olympic bronze medallist Chris Froome.

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