Paris Nice race – Tondo wins sixth stage, Contador retains lead

Category Sports | Saturday, March 13th, 2010

TOURRETTES SUR LOUP, France, March 13 (Reuters) – Spain’s Xavier Tondo held off the peloton to snatch the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice race after a 180-km breakaway on Saturday.

Cervelo rider Tondo attacked a group of fugitives in the final ascent and never looked back to clinch his 10th career victory at the end of a 220-km effort from Peynier.

“It was a really difficult stage today. It went very fast,” Tondo told reporters.

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