03.13 - Paris-Nice: Stage 6

This being the south of France, there are more challenges than usual for the Paris-Nice cyclists...

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Christian Vande Velde has an extra challenge as well...

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Xavier Tondo is leading a big escape that's emerged about 40-kilometres into the stage...

Levi Leipheimer has made it into the escape - his power is making a big difference now...

LEIPHEIMERSHACKPARISNICE

Garmin wants something from this stage today - Svein Tuft is their man to keep the time gap down...

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Brice Feillu is trying to bridge across to the escape on a steep climb - he fails...

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Tiago Machado is also in the escape for Shack - his strength in the hills is making a difference too...

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Liquigas, Caisse, Garmin and Astana chasing makes a formidable obstacle to be overcome...

Leipheimer leads the escape into the last 60-kilometres with a two-minute lead - but it's hard work now...

LEIPHEIMERSHACKPARISNICE

Tondo has split the escapers on the Col de Vence - he has Cunego and Trofimov with him still...

TONDOCERVELOESCAPEPARISNICE

Garmin's David Millar looks well-placed ahead of Kreuziger and Contador - is there a plan being hatched..?

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Caisse d'Epargne is helping Contador at the moment, Astana seems to have taken another day off...

CAISSECHASEPARISNICE

Tondo has taken off alone with a few kilometres of the Col de Vence left...

TONDOCERVELOESCAPEPARISNICE

Now it is Euskatel helping Contador - Viva Espana..!

EUSKATELCHASEPARISNICE

Cunego is chasing Tondo at 25-seconds, but he'll soon be caught by the Spanish-led chasers...

Alberto Contador looks happy with life as he tackles the long descent towards the finish...

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Millar has reason to be less happy - a flat tyre is threatening his plans for the finale...

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A quick-fix from the Garmin mechanic ensures Millar still has a chance...

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Millar is back in the peloton being led by Caisse again - but a true Spaniard never chases another Spaniard down...

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Tondo is flying the Spanish flag in front - he's clinging to a 25-second lead with five-kilometres to go..!

TONDOCERVELOESCAPEPARISNICE

Xavier Tondo win stage six of Paris-Nice - the biggest day of his career by far..!

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Alejandro Valverde beats Peter Sagan to second place - another bonus for Spanish cycling...

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Alberto Contador blows off another successful day as race-leader - but it's thanks largely to his fellow countrymen than his own team...

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