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| Tony Martin Paris-Nice 2011 Winner |
There were two standouts from the race in my opinion: Levi Leipheimer finished a respectable 8th in the race. My fellow Canadian Ryder Hesjedal finished 33rd, not bad for someone so new to the professional cycling circuit. Getting back to the winner, Martin entered today's stage to Nice with a 36-second advantage from Klöden and did what he needed to do to stay in pole. In soaking wet conditions in the south of France, the 25-year-old finished in the peloton alongside Klöden and Wiggins. Voeckler led a mid-stage breakaway and stayed out in front with his only real challenger, Diego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD), fading away to finish 23 seconds back in second. Julien El Fares (Cofidis) was third. Martin said after sealing victory: "The biggest worry was having an accident or crashing. It was cold and the roads were very slippery because of the rain."I think [Klöden and Wiggins] were happy with their position, they knew that I had the legs to follow [any attacks]. I didn't expect them to attack, I was mostly concerned by the guys who were a bit further behind in the standings." Wiggins said on Twitter: "Paris-Nice finally over, Team Sky have been fantastic all week and today especially a big thank you to the guys, cheers."
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