RACE REPORTS: PARIS-NICE STAGE FIVE: SAGAN MAKES IT TWO

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RACE REPORTS: PARIS-NICE STAGE FIVE: SAGAN MAKES IT TWO
Road Bike Action & AFP
March 12, 2010

(Photo: Roberto Bettini)

Peter Sagan (Liquigas) won the fifth stage of Paris-Nice on Friday, a 157-kilometer ride from Pernes-les-Fontaines to Aix-en-Provence, as the 20-year-old notched his second success of the week. Two time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador retained the leader's yellow jersey after Sagan attacked less than 2-kilometers from the line to edge out Italian Mirco Lorenzetto by 2-seconds.

"I like to attack on the final hill," said Sagan, who also won the third stage to Aurillac. "After my first stage win three television crews went to my house to interview my parents," he laughed.

In the overall classification, Contador is 20-seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde, who picked up 4-seconds on the leader with bonus points after he placed third on the day. Saturday's sixth stage is the longest of the event, a 220-kilometer run from Peynier to Tourrettes-sur-Loup.

Paris-Nice Stage 5: Pernes-les-Fontaines - Aix-en-Provence 157km
1. Peter Sagan (Svk/Liquigas-Doimo) 3:34:15
2. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita/Lampre) @ .02
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Caisse d'Epargne) @ s.t.
4. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra/Française des Jeux)
5. Jens Voigt (Ger/Saxo Bank)
6. Simon Gerrans (Aus/Sky)
7. Koldo Fernandez (Spa/Euskatltel-Euskadi)
8. Nicolas Roche (Irl/AG2R-La Mondiale)
9. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus/HTC-Columbia)
10. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana)

Overall Classification After Stage 5
1. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) 17:07:23
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Caisse d'Epargne) @ .20
3. Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Liquigas-Doimo) @ .25
4. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa/Caisse d'Epargne) @ .26
5. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/Euskaltel-Euskadi) @ .29
6. Jens Voigt (Ger/Saxo Bank) @ .34
7. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha) @ .36
8. Peter Sagan (Svk/Liquigas-Doimo) @ .42
9. David Millar (GBr/Garmin-Transitions) @ 1:02
10. Reine Taaramae (Est/Cofidis) @. 1:06

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