CERILLY, France, March 5, 2013 – French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni, the
current leader of the Paris-Nice race, fell during the second stage and
abandoned, organisers said on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old Francaise des Jeux rider slipped coming out of a bend at
Nemours, 80km (50 miles south of Paris) and injured his mouth as he fell,
during the 200.5km ride from Vimory to Cerilly.
Bouhanni won the opening 195km stage between Saint-Germain-en-Laye and
Nemours on Monday, edging out Italian duo Alessandro Petacchi and Elia Viviani
in the race for the line.