Cycling-Thomas wins Paris-Nice after holding off Contador (Reuters)
By Julien Pretot NICE, France, March 13 (Reuters) – Briton Geraint Thomas cracked in the final ascent of Paris-Nice but pulled himself together in the descent to hold off Alberto Contador by four seconds and claim his biggest road racing victory on Sunday. The Team Sky rider, who was dropped in the ascent to the Col d’Eze, managed to reduce the gap during the nail-biting descent to the Promenade des Anglais at the end of the final stage, a 134-km hilly ride around Nice won by Belgian Tim Wellens. Spaniard Contador took second place on the day ahead of Australian Richie Porte, third overall 12 seconds behind, with Thomas finishing in the second group five seconds off the pace.