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by Terah Shelton on July 19, 2007
"It was a very difficult stage, there was a lot of wind. It was not easy to win in such a crazy finish," said Hunter, who is the first South African to win a Tour stage.
"It is very important to me to win a stage on the Tour de France. I am speechless."
Barloworld, who were invited to compete in the race by Tour organisers, clinched their second stage win following Colombia's Juan Mauricio Soler's in Briancon on Tuesday.
Belgian Tom Boonen did not compete in the final sprint after being delayed by a massive crash some 800 metres from the line.
France's Christophe Moreau, who was sixth overall and aiming for a podium in Paris, finished 3:20 behind the winner after being caught by a sudden burst of acceleration from the Astana team at the front of the peloton, 70 km from the finish.
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