Cerilly, France, March 5, 2013 (AFP) - Germany's Marcel Kittel won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, a 200.5km ride from Vimory to Cerilly, on Tuesday. However, the overall lead is held by Italian Elia Viviani, who benefited from overnight leader French champion Nacer Bouhanni crashing out of the race when he came to grief 58km from the finish and suffered a mouth injury. … [Read more...]
Kittel Wins Paris-Nice Stage 2 As French Champion Bouhanni Crashes Out
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Paris-Nice Leader Nacer Bouhanni Crashes Then Abandons
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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 … [Read more...]
Bouhanni Wins Paris-Nice Stage 1
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NEMOURS, France, March 4, 2013 - French champion Nacer Bouhanni, riding for FDJ, won the opening stage of the Paris-Nice on Monday, taking the 195km race from Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Nemours in a sprint finish. The 22-year-old won a frantic race to the line and just edged Italian duo Alessandro Petacchi and Elia Viviani as he also took the overall leaders yellow jersey. … [Read more...]