Rebellin sunlight

Not worried at the last stage, won by Luis Leon Sanchez (C. d'Epargne), Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) wrote her name at the top of the Paris-Nice race. Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R) remains in second place, just 3 seconds behind the winner final. Auréolé the leader's jersey since Saturday, and mission accomplished disorientation of the Rabobank and Robert Gesink during the stage of Cannes, Davide Rebellin was able to protect his due during a final day of the race that had everything ' a trap. With three passes in the program, including the famous Col d'Eze, climb full of history in Paris-Nice, this 7th stage was hard enough on paper to stun a number of competitors. The Italian nevertheless held its position well, ideally surrounded by his bodyguards. It must be said that Rinaldo Nocentini, which was only three seconds on the morning of the last step to be taken, has not led a tough life to the formation of Germany. His team, AG2R - The World, has been content to work to control escapes, hoping to undermine the winner leaving the Flèche Wallonne on the final metres of the race. On this ground, Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez who managed the feat that Nocentini would have wanted to achieve. The rider from the Caisse d'Epargne, already stage winner last year at Cannes, went out in the bottom of the descent of the Col d'Eze to join the fleeing of the day at the entrance in Nice. Playing its qualities roller and a boundless desire, the big guy standing right to the end despite the return of threatening Maxime Monfort (Cofidis, 2e), and Carlos Barredo (Quickstep, 3e). Sanchez in the paver Yet, it has long been believed that success would come back for the second time in two days, a French. Wednesday narrowly beaten by Kjell Carlstrom, the young Lhotellerie Clement, 22 years old, put it, embellished his polka dot for best climber, as long illusion for the victory. The rider of the team Skil-Shimano has finally joined by Javier Benitez (Saunier Duval) in the final, before you notice the effectiveness of a pack launched at high speed when approaching the Promenade des Anglais. The power of Sanchez and experience of Rebellin did the rest. They share the honours of this final day, confirming their label specialists Paris-Nice. Indeed, patience always ends up paying. It is not one of the riders in the most titled activity we are going to learn. Four times in the ten, three times on the podium twice in the second, Davide Rebellin is still spent close to success in the "race to the sun". Last year, he was close to winning, could only see the superiority of Alberto Contador the last day, which rid of his yellow jersey to forceps. This year, even though he was not the strongest on the justice of Mont Ventoux, in a stage dominated by Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto) and Robert Gesink (Rabobank), it was the most consistent and it enough. He won a 66th edition of Paris-Nice with the show has been gratifying, as well as climate that surrounded prior to its launch. For how long?