Boasson Hagen bludgeons to GP Plouay victory

boasson, hagen, sky, plouay, france, 2012

Edvald Boasson Hagen was the unsung hero of Team Sky's successful Tour campaign.

He slaved in the mountains for Bradley Wiggins, beavered away for Mark Cavendish on the thoroughbred sprint stages and would probably have won a couple of hilltop-finish stages in a cycling world sans Sagan.

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