03.14 - Paris-Nice: Stage 7

Tiago Machado is in the day's first escape, but they cannot get away so soon...

The peloton is still in one long piece as it heads towards the hills...

SCENERYPARISNICE

Even the Col de la Porte is having little effect on the race - at least the scenery is good..!

SCENERYPARISNICE

Sylvain Chavanel is trying to start the day's first real escape - but he'll get nowhere at the moment...

CHAVANELPARISNICE

Three men emerge ahead of the race halfway up the climb - Perguet, Voeckler and Moinard...

Astana has failed to suuport Contador - only Daniel Navarro can help the race-leader now...

ASTANACHASEPARISNICE

Moinard and Voeckler have moved away from Perguet on the climb - the Frenchman will collect some mighty climbing points today...

VOECKLERESCAPEPARISNICE

On the climb of La Turbie, Voeckler and Moinard are well away - but Voeckler is angry with Moinard for not working enough...

VOECKLERESCAPEPARISNICE

Caisse and Euskatel are helping Astana and Contador on La Turbie - the gap is still over two minutes...

CHAISSECHASEPARISNICE

Voeckler leads Moinard on to the Col d'Eze with about 25-kilometres to go...

VOECKLERESCAPEPARISNICE

The attacks are starting on the Col d'Eze - Rein Taamarae makes his effort...

TAARAMAEPARISNICE

Joachin Rodriguez responds - and goes faster still..!

RODRIGUEZPARISNICE

Alberto Contador then makes his effort - and blows the race to pieces..!

CONTADORPARISNICE

Contador looks back to see Kreuziger (in white) cannot keep pace...so that's his plan..?

CONTADORPARISNICE

Contador has Rodriguez and Valverde with him on the Col d'Eze - and Luis Leon Sanchez will join them on the long descent...

CONTADORPARISNICE

Voeckler and Moinard are still ahead on this last climb, but their lead is fragile...

VOECKLERESCAPEPARISNICE

Incredibly, Voeckler and Moinard are still in front with ten-kilometres to go - and they might even win..!

VOECKLERESCAPEPARISNICE

Amael Moinard has won stage seven into Nice, ahead of a very frustrated Voeckler - the Contador group is just seconds behind them...

MOINARDPARISNICE

Alberto Conatdor celebrates his overall win in Paris-Nice - he also won in 2007..!

Contador, Valverde and Sanchez celebrate an all-Spanish podium in Nice.

CONTADORSANCHEZVALVERDEPARISNICE