Porte claims second Paris-Nice title (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot NICE, France (Reuters) – Australian Richie Porte claimed his second Paris-Nice title on Sunday thanks to a commanding ride in the final stage, an uphill individual time to the Col d’Eze. The Team Sky rider, who won the week long Race to the Sun in 2013, rode the 9.6 kilometers at an average gradient of 4.7 percent in 20 minutes 23 seconds to reclaim the yellow jersey from Tony Gallopin as the Frenchman ended up sixth overall. World champion Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland (Etixx-Quick Step) and Slovenia’s Simon Spilak (Katusha) finished second and third overall respectively, both 30 seconds off the pace.