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Ricciardo wins Laureus breakthrough award

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Australian motor racer Daniel Ricciardo won the Laureus world breakthrough of the year award on Wednesday.

Ricciardo won three Grand Prix for Red Bull in his rookie year.

The other contenders were Marin Cilic (Croatia), Mario Gotze (Germany), James Rodriguez (Colombia), Mikaela Shiffrin (United States) and Switzerland Davis Cup team. Endi