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67th Paris-Nice - HIS, France, March 8-15, 2009

Stage 8 - March 15: Nice - Nice, 119km

Contador congratulated Luis Leon Sanchez
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Sanchez and Contador are good friends
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The jerseys before the stage
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Sanchez had the work cut out
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Luis Leon Sanchez had a tough final day
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The top GC guys had to work hard
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Contador shed his last rivals
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Contador checks to see
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Chavanel had an untimely flat in the end
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The descent into Nice is nice
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The three escapers who survived
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The sprint between Colom (l) and Contador
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A happy Colom finally wins
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Sanchez celebrates his overall victory
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A family dedication
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A happy Sanchez thanked his teammates
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The final podium with winner Sanchez in the middle.
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Tony Martin (Team Columbia - Highroad)
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Race leader Luis-Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) greets
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The jersey wearers all ready to roll
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Tony Martin (Team Columbia - Highroad) greets
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Luis-Leon Sanchez talks to a
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Race director Christian Prudhomme announces
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The peloton rolls out from the start
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Riders roll out of Nice
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Alberto Contador (Astana), Antonio Colom (Team Katusha),
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Alberto Contador (Astana) throws his bike
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Antonio Colom (Team Katusha)
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Leon-Luis Sanchez sprints in the bunch
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Katusha, it's Russian for 'I beat you'
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There was no dummy spitting by Antonio Colom (Katusha)
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Antonio Colom (Katusha) got a nice
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Caisse d'Epargne's Leon-Luis Sanchez
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Leon-Luis Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) holds up
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Caisse d'Epargne's Leon-Luis Sanchez celebrates
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Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) claimed the points classification
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Kevin Seeldrayers (Quick Step)
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Overall podium (L-R): Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), Luis-Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Overall podium (L-R): Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), Luis-Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Tony Martin (Team Columbia - Highroad)
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The final jersey winners from the 2009 Paris-Nice:
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Team Saxo Bank claimed the
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