Paris-Nice Stage 7: Sisteron > Nice, 220kms
Picture perfect - the peloton leaves Sisteron on its way to Nice on the longest stage of Paris-Nice...
A casual observer..? In fact Christian Knees is about to abandon the race...
Rein Taaramae has fallen into a dusty ditch, but he's un-injured and quickly back into the fast-moving peloton...
The same Taaramae, with bloodied knees and knuckles, has now attacked with Thomas De Gendt..!
De Gendt leads Taaramae up the first climb at 78-kilometres...
The peloton is already eight minutes down, not a good sign for such a big stage...
The famous rock face of the Col des Leques sees the same peloton a further minute down...
De Gendt and Taaramae have actually extended their lead by the midway part of this beautiful stage across the Alpes-Maritimes...
Team Sky lead the peloton down towards sea-level at Greolieres - now this is REAL Paris-Nice country..!
Levi Leipheimer has fallen on that same descent, but speeds back to the peloton in no time at all...
Team Sky are keeping the pace decent, but there's still an eleven-minute gap as the Col de Vence begins...
Bradley Wiggins is only thinking of tomorrow's Col d'Eze TT...
Alejandro Valverde speeds through a downhill bend of the Col de Vence - for some reason, his Movistar team has started to chase hard...
Leipheimer descends a few minutes later, thanks to another downhill crash..!
Three Omega teamates escort Leipheimer to Nice after a third fall ruins his G.C chances - Movistar continues to race hard in front...
