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Lucy Garner and Lizzie Armitstead finish second and third at Drentse 8 one-day race

Image: Lucy Garner finished just ahead of compatriot Lizzie Armitstead

Two Britons finished on the podium at the Dutch one-day race Drentse 8 on Thursday, with Lucy Garner claiming second and Lizzie Armitstead third.

The duo were beaten to victory in the 136.7km event by Chantal Blaak (Specialized-lululemon), of the Netherlands, who mounted a solo breakaway and won by eight seconds.

Garner (Giant-Shimano) edged out Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) in the peloton's subsequent bunch sprint.

It was Armitstead's third podium in a row following her victory at Omloop van het Hageland on Sunday and her third place at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad a week earlier.

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Garner, meanwhile, picked up her first podium of the season in only her third start.

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