Amaƫl Moinard (Cofidis) took a surprise stage victory over breakaway companion Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) and Alberto Contador (Astana) secured his second overall Paris-Nice victory.
Xavier Tondo took his chance in the longest stage of the 2010 Paris-Nice to steal glory in the 6th and longest stage between Peynier and Tourrettes-sur-Loup.
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Luke Roberts (Milram) won the finishing sprint of today’s 166.5 km stage from Las Torres de Cotillas to Alhama de Murcia. He was joined on the podium by Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) and Josep Jufre (Astana), who assumed the race lead.
The final list of 20 teams for the 15th edition of the Tour de Langkawi from March 1 to 7 has been confirmed with Kelly Benefit Services completing the line-up.