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RACE REPORTS: PARIS-NICE STAGE SIX: TONDO SOLOS
Road Bike Action & AFP
March 13, 2010
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Spaniard Xavier Tondo (Cervélo) won the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice on Saturday while compatriot Alberto Contador of Astana held onto the overall lead going into the final day. Contador has a 14-second lead over another Spaniard, Alejandro Valverde, after Tondo led the way into Tourrettes-sur-Loup in the longest stage of the event, a 220-kilometer ride from Peynier.
Tondo rode clear of an early breakaway with 39-kilometer remaining to hold off a charging peloton led by Valverde with a 5-second margin at the line. By finishing second Valverde gained sufficient bonus points to shave 6-seconds off his overnight deficit on Contador. Slovak Peter Sagan, a double stage winner, finished third.
"I set off looking to finish in the top ten overall in the Paris-Nice, but I made a bad mistake yesterday, so decided to go for stage wins," said Tondo. "To win I need to go it alone – I have no chance in a sprint."
Sunday's final stage is a 119-kilometer ride around Nice.
Paris-Nice Stage 6: Peynier - Tourrettes-sur-Loup 220km
1. Xavier Tondo (Spa/Cervélo) 5:01:39
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Caisse d'Epargne) @ .05
3. Peter Sagan (Svk/Liquigas-Doimo)
4. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/Euskaltel-Euskadi)
5. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha)
6. Leonardo Duque (Col/Cofidis)
7. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa/Caisse d'Epargne)
8. Christophe Riblon (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale)
9. Reine Taaramae (Est/Cofidis)
10. Daniele Righi (Ita/Lampre)
Overall Classification After Stage 6
1. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) 25:43:24
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Caisse d'Epargne) @ .14
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) @ .38
9. David Millar (GBr/Garmin-Transitions) @ 1:02
10. Reine Taaramae (Est/Cofidis) @. 1:06
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