03.11 - Paris-Nice: Stage 4

Jens Voigt has had a flat tyre in the neutralized zone...

VOIGTSAXOMECHANICPARISNICE

Seven men are away after 20-kilometres - led by Julian Loubet...

MOINARDESCAPEPARISNICE

This is a bleak day for a bike race amidst some superb countryside...

SCENERYPARISNICE

Saxo Bank are not taking any chances today - they start to chase when the gap is at five minutes...

SAXOCHASEPARISNICE

Amael Moinard leads the escape down the Cote de Montsalvy...

The peloton crosses the Lot river at Montsalvy - still five minutes down...

"I'm frozen after that long descent", says Levi Leipheimer...

LEIPHEIMERSHACKPARISNICE

Alberto Contador is colder still - but he can only laugh at his discomfort...

CONTADORCOLDPARISNICE

Hardman Jens Voigt uses a bottle of warm water to keep his face from freezing over...

VOIGTSAXOMECHANICPARISNICE

Man of all men - Yaroslav Popovych is taking his rain jacket off after the descent...

POPOVYCHCOLDSHACKPARISNICE

Moinard leads the escape into the hills again, their lead has slipped to less than four minutes now...

MOINARDESCAPEPARISNICE

Saxo Bank is still leading the peloton as it descends through a frigid-looking forest...

Oscar Pereiro is pacing Astana in pursuit of the escape - there's about 50-kilometres to go now...

ASTANACHASEPARISNICE

Pierre Rolland makes an attack on the penultimate ascent...but gets nowhere against Astana...

ROLLANDPARISNICE

Christophe LeMevel makes his move at the foot of the final climb...and also gets nowhere...

LE MEVELPARISNICE

Contador makes his attack in the last two-kilometres - and shakes everyone off his wheel...

CONTADORASTANAPARISNICE

Contador is far from his best form, but he's pulling away to win this queen stage of Paris-Nice...

CONTADORASTANAPARISNICE

Joachin Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde are the nearest chasers with one-kilometre left...

RODRIGUEZPARISNICE

Wait for me - Sammy Sanchez is chasing the three Spaniards in front and will get 3rd place on the stage...

SANCHEZEUSKATELPARISNICE

Roman Kreuziger is locked in his own battle with Damiano Cunego and Thomas Voeckler...

Jens Voigt will lose 44-seconds and his race-lead...

VOIGTSAXOMECHANICPARISNICE

David Millar is breathing pure steam as he tries to limit his losses...

MILLARPARISNICE

Leipheimer leads Brajkovic towards the finish almost two minutes down - the Tour of California willl be his chance to shine again...

LEIPHEIMERBRAJKOVICSHACKPARISNICE

Alberto Contador has won the stage and taken the Yellow Jersey, and put himself in with a chance to win overall...

CONTADORASTANAPARISNICE