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This year’s edition of Paris – Nice started with an 8 km Individual Time Trial in Montfort-l’Amaury, which lies about 20 kilometers southwest of Paris. After the opening kilometer, the course heads up the Côte de Boursouffle, a cat 3 that rises a modest 59 meters over about .6 of a kilometer. Following the climb, the course rolls along for just over a kilometer then descends gently before the non-categorized Le Chêne Rogneux tops out at 180 meters. From there, just over 2 kilometers of flat terrain remain to the finish.

Cyclocross stud turned road racer Lars Boom (Rabobank) had to wait for over an hour and a half as the 97 riders that started after him on Sunday tried to beat his time of 10:56. In the end, Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) was the only other rider to break the 11 minute mark, but his time of 10:59 still fell three seconds short. Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) edged Alberto Contador (Astana) for third, with both recording times of 11:02.

Full Results:

1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 0:10:56

2 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:03

3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:00:06

4 Alberto Contador (Spa)

5 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:10

6 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team

7 David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:11

8 Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:12

9 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas – Doimo 0:00:13

10 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:00:15

11 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 0:00:16

12 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana

13 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:17

14 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:19

15 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:20

16 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack

17 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin – Transitions

18 Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:22

19 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha

20 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:00:23

21 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team

22 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:26

23 Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack

24 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:27

25 Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi

26 Reine Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne

27 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne

28 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:28

29 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank

30 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank

31 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:29

32 Craig Lewis (USA) Team HTC – Columbia

33 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team

34 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:00:30

35 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

36 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo Test Team 0:00:31

37 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun

38 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank

39 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:32

40 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShack 0:00:33

41 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo

42 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun

43 Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC – Columbia

44 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team

45 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom

46 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:34

47 André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia

48 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne

49 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux

50 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:00:35

51 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne

52 William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom

53 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini

54 Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:00:36

55 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskatltel – Euskadi

56 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:00:37

57 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux

58 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:38

59 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team

60 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:40

61 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne

62 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank

63 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

64 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha

65 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:41

66 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team

67 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank

68 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank

69 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi

70 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:00:42

71 Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto

72 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin – Transitions

73 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom

74 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom

75 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:43

76 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia

77 Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank

78 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step

79 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:00:44

80 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano

81 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas – Doimo

82 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:45

83 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:00:46

84 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:00:47

85 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:48

86 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana

87 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:49

88 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team

89 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre – Farnese Vini

90 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto

91 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC – Columbia

92 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto

93 Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:50

94 Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:51

95 Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team

96 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step

97 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:52

98 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom

99 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team

100 Kévin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step

101 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne

102 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo

103 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:00:53

104 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha

105 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale

106 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Transitions

107 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:54

108 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Transitions

109 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:00:55

110 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack

111 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step

112 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team 0:00:56

113 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun

114 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

115 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha

116 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Astana 0:00:57

117 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil – Shimano

118 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi

119 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin – Transitions 0:00:58

120 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervélo Test Team

121 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:00:59

122 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne

123 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom

124 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 0:01:00

125 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini

126 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano

127 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

128 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil – Shimano 0:01:01

129 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank

130 Ted King (USA) Cervélo Test Team 0:01:02

131 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana

132 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha

133 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:01:03

134 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:01:05

135 Mickaël Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma – Lotto

136 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack

137 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team

138 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini

139 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:06

140 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana

141 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:07

142 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:08

143 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne

144 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:01:09

145 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin – Transitions

146 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas – Doimo 0:01:10

147 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:11

148 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas – Doimo 0:01:12

149 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 0:01:13

150 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux

151 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank

152 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:15

153 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:16

154 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:01:17

155 Jeremy Galland (Fra) Saur – Sojasun

156 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:18

157 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini

158 Nicolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 0:01:19

159 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini

160 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi

161 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana 0:01:20

162 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne

163 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas – Doimo 0:01:21

164 Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervélo Test Team

165 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre – Farnese Vini 0:01:28

166 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskatltel – Euskadi 0:01:29

167 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana 0:01:31

168 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur – Sojasun

169 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano

170 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 0:01:32

171 Mickael Cherel (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:01:33

172 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:01:35

173 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano 0:02:06

174 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma – Lotto 0:02:07

175 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 0:04:13

March 7th, 2010 2010 Paris – Nice Prologue at Paris, France
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