In the opening half, the Nets used a 15-4 run over a five-minute stretch late in the first quarter en route to a 22-21 edge after one.

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The 13.1-mile (21.1km) route started and finish in Anchor Road and takes runners on a harbourside route, which also passes twice under Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge.

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The route, which includes 13.3 miles (21.5km) of guided concrete track, is believed to be the longest in the world.

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Interest in the striker was heightened after he hit four goals for the Netherlands en-route to the side winning the European Under-21 Championship final.

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The 21 stages will take 200 riders from Noirmoutier, just off Nantes, to Paris on a clockwise route with a short visit to Germany.

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