PARIS, March 10, 2013 (AFP) - Team Sky rider Richie Porte became the first winner of Paris-Nice on Sunday as he won the final stage 9.6km time-trial to hold off the challenge of American Andrew Talansky. The 28-year-old began the day with a 32sec lead over Talansky in the prestigious race and came home in a time of 19min 16secs to wrap up the overall victory. He increased his … [Read more...]
Sylvain Chavanel Wins Paris-Nice Stage 6, Richie Porte Holds Overall Lead
March 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NICE, France, March 9, 2013 (AFP) - France's Sylvain Chavanel, of the Omega Pharma team, won the sixth and penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice race on Saturday, while Australia's Richie Porte, of Team Sky, held on to the overall lead. Chavanel pipped Belgium's Philippe Gilbert and Jose Joaquin Rojas of Spain in a sprint finish on Nice's famous waterfront Promenade des Anglais. "I am … [Read more...]
Richie Porte Wins Paris-Nice Stage 5 To Take Overall Lead
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LA MONTAGNE DE LURE, France, March 8, 2013 (AFP) - Australia's Team Sky rider Richie Porte broke clear to win the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race at the mountaintop finish on La Montagne de Lure on Friday and seize the overall lead. Porte attacked on the final kilometer of the 176km ride from Chateauneauf-du-Pape to finish 26 seconds ahead of Russian veteran Denis Menchov, with Andrew … [Read more...]
Switzerland’s Albasini Sprints To Stage 4 Paris-Nice Win
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SAINT-VALLIER, France, March 7, 2013 (AFP) - Switzerland's Michael Albasini sprinted to victory on the fourth stage of Paris-Nice on Thursday, as US rider Andrew Talansky held onto the leader's yellow jersey. Orica's Albasini streaked clear of the pack to claim the 199.5km stage from Brioude to Saint-Vallier, with Kazakh Maxim Iglinskiy and Peter Velits of Slovakia in second and … [Read more...]
American Andrew Talansky Takes Paris-Nice Stage 3 And Yellow Jersey
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brioude, France, March 6, 2013 (AFP) - American rider Andrew Talansky of the Garmin team won the third stage of the Paris-Nice on Wednesday and took the overall lead after a six-man breakaway held off the peloton following 170.5km between Chatel-Guyon and Brioude. The 24-year-old Miami native edged out escape partners Davide Malacarne of Italy and Spaniard Gorka Izagirre on a wet … [Read more...]
Kittel Wins Paris-Nice Stage 2 As French Champion Bouhanni Crashes Out
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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...]
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
March 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Paris-Nice Prologue: Chavanel Gives His All for 2nd Place
March 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Sylvain Chavanel put all his effort into a possible victory at the 3km Paris-Nice prologue on Sunday. Chavanel earned a 2nd place finish, just one second shy of the win, with the hard work evident by his face in the final meters. Damien Gaudin (Team Europcar) won the prologue with a time of 3'37". Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) was 3rd, also one … [Read more...]
Damien Gaudin Wins Paris-Nice Prologue
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HOUILLES, France, March 3, 2013 (AFP) - Frenchman Damien Gaudin, riding for Europcar, won Sunday's Paris-Nice prologue, a 2.9km time trial around Houilles west of Paris. Gaudin, a three-time French national pursuit champion, bagged the yellow jersey after seeing off compatriot Sylvain Chavanel by 0.56sec and Dutchman Lieuwe Westra as the 26-year-old garnered his first career win five … [Read more...]