In short
| Stage winner | Marcus ZBERG |
 (yellow/white jersey) |
Floyd LANDIS |
 (green/white jersey) |
Samuel SANCHEZ |
 (red polka dotted jersey) |
David MONCOUTIE |
 (blue jersey) |
Luis SANCHEZ |
All classifications
| Stage |
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best young • Best team |
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| Overall |
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best young • Best team |
Stage by stage
| P | Sunday 5 March | 4.8 km |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux > Issy-les-Moulineaux | ||
| 1 | Monday 6 March | 193 km |
| Villemandeur > Saint-Amand-Montrond | ||
| 2 | Tuesday 7 March | 200 km |
| Cerilly > Belleville | ||
| 3 | Wednesday 8 March | 168.5 km |
| Julienas > Saint-Etienne | ||
| 4 | Thursday 9 March | 193 km |
| Saint-Etienne > Rasteau | ||
| 5 | Friday 10 March | 201.5 km |
| Avignon > Digne-les-Bains | ||
| 6 | Saturday 11 March | 179 km |
| Digne-les-Bains > Cannes | ||
| 7 | Sunday 12 March | 135 km |
| Nice > Nice | ||
| Total | 1274.8 km | |
The race
Sunday 12 March 2006| stage 7 | Nice > Nice - 135 km |  |
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The newsflashes
15:06Luis Sanchez wins young rider jersey
Luis Sanchez (Spain, Libery Seguros) won the best young rider classification.
15:05David Moncoutie best climber
David Moncoutie (France) won the best climber’s polka dot jersey.
15:05Samuel Sanchez wins points jersey
Spain’s Samuel Sanchez (Spain, Euskaltel) won the points classification.
15:01Final overall top five
1. Floyd Landis (U.S., Phonak)
2. Patxi Vila Errandonea (Spain, Lampre) 9 secs behind
3. Antonio Colom (Spain, Caisse d’Epargne) 1:05
4. Samuel Sanchez (Spain, Euskaltel) 1:13
5. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg, Team CSC) 1:22
Result of the final stage
1. Zberg
2. Petrov
3. Contador
4. Colom
5. Rodriguez
Floyd Landis wins Paris-Nice
Floyd Landis (Phonak) won the 64th edition of Paris-Nice. The American finished in the main pack, 18 seconds behind Zberg.
14:57Marcus Zberg wins final stage
Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) wins the 7th and final stage.
14:53Peloton 15 secs behind
The peloton 15 secs behind with three kms to go before the finish on the Promenade des Anglais.
14:51Five together now!
Colomb, Petrov and Zberg have caught Contador and Rodriguez 6 kms from the finish. But the peloton is on their heels.
14:49The peloton closes in on the leaders
Rodriguez and Contador’s lead has melted down to 10 secs over Colom, Petrov and Zberg. The peloton is but 17 seconds behind.
14:42Results at the top of the Col d’Eze
Results at the top of the Col d’Eze (km 119)
1. Rodriguez 10 pts
2. Contador 8 pts
3. Petrov 6 pts 45 secs
4. Zberg 4 pts
5. Antonio Colom (Caisse d’Epargne) 3 pts 50 secs behind
6. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) 2
7. Dekker 1 pt 1:10
Race situation at km 116
1. Rodriguez, Contador and Zberg
At 4O secs Osa and Evgueni Petrov (Lampre)
At 1:05 Paulinho, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas)
At 1:20 the peloton
Zberg back in the lead
Zberg has made it back on the two leaders (km 115). Three men upfront.
14:31Phonak lead the peloton
Floyd Landis’ Phonak team-mates lead the peloton 1:40 behind the two breakaways, Contador and Rodriguez (km 115)
14:27Rodriguez strikes again
Rodriguez struck once again at kilometre 114. Contador was able to react, unlike Zberg, who loses ground.
14:23Contador and Rodriguez attack
At the foot of the Col d’Eze (km 112), Contador and Rodriguez attacked, joined by Zberg.
14:17Five men in the lead
Five riders are in the lead at the first passage on the Promenade des Anglais : Osa, Contador, Rodriguez, Zberg and Arrieta.
Moncoutie, Mugerli and Paulinho are 30 secs behind.
The peloton follows at 2:10
Results of the second intermediate sprint
Results of the second intermediate sprint (Nice, km 107):
1. Aitor Osa 3 pts and 3 secs
2. Alberto Contador 2 pts and 2 secs
3. Joaquin Rodriguez 1 pt and 1 sec
Osa joined by Arrieta
Osa is joined by Arrieta and the two leaders are about to reach the Promenade des Anglais for the first time (km 106)
14:09Osa attacks
Osa attacks at kilometre 100 and holds a five-second lead over his breakaway companions.
14:03Leblacher and Grivko 2:15 behind
Leblacher and Andriy Grivko (Milram) are chasing, 2:15 behind the leading group, which comprises eight men again at kilometre 97.
13:57Five in the lead
Arrieta, Mugerli and Osa have been dropped in the descent of La Turbie. Five men in the lead.
13:56Peloton at 2:35 on La Turbie
The peloton was 2:35 behind at the top of the Col de La Turbie.
13:55Results at the top of the Col de la Turbie
Results at the top of the Col de la Turbie (1st cat, km 89.5)
1. Zberg 10 pts
2. Paulinho 8 pts 5 secs behind
3. Rodriguez 6 pts 12 secs
4. Contador 4 pts
5. Moncoutie 3 pts
6. Mugerli 2pts
7. Arrieta 1 pt
Leblacher leaves the peloton
Eric Leblacher (FD Jeux) parted company with the peloton to chase behind the leading group (km 88)
13:50Osa best placed in the leading group
Aitor Osa is the best placed in the leading group, lying 22nd, 5:19 behind Floyd Landis.
13:49Zberg attacks
Zberg attacked at the front of the leading group 2 kms from the top of the Col de la Turbie.
13:42The eight in La Turbie
The leading group are in the Col de la Turbie at kilometre 85 with a 2:20 lead over the bunch.
13:30Average speed
The average speed of the second hour was 36.1 kph. Overall average speed since the start: 37.5 kph
13:25The eight leaders
Reminder of the composition of the group of eight men in the lead, David Moncoutie (Cofidis), Matej Mugerli (Liquigas), Jose Luis Arrieta (AG2R), Aitor Osa, Alberto Contador and Sergio Paulinho (Liberty Seguros), Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) and Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d’Epargne Illes Balears)
13:18Moncoutie caught by the chase
Moncoutie has been caught by the group of seven chasers at kilometre 67. Burghardt follows on his own 2:10 behind. The peloton 2:50 adrift.
13:02Moncoutie takes polka dot jersey
By finishing first at the top of the Col de la Porte, David Moncoutie has taken the best climber’s polka dot jersey away from Christophe Laurent (Agritubel).
13:01Peloton 3:25 behind at the top
The peloton were 3:25 behind at the top of the Col de la Porte.
12:59Results at the top of the Col de la Porte
Results at the top of the Col de la Porte (1st cat, km 52):
1. Moncoutie 10 points
2. Mugerli 8 pts 1:20 behind
3. Paulinho 6 pts
4. Rodriguez 4 pts
5. Zberg 3 pts
6. Contador 2 pts
7. Osa 1 pt
Race situation at km 47
1. David Moncoutie
at 40 secs Contador, Osa, Paulinho, Zberg, Rodriguez, Mugerli, Arrieta
at 50 secs Burghardt
at 2:05 peloton led by Phonak riders.
Floyd Landis crashed
Overall leader Floyd Landis crashed at km 40 but made it back on his bike unhurt.
12:44Moncoutie leads by 40 seconds
Moncoutie’s lead over the first chasing group reaches 40 seconds at kilometre 45
12:37Race situation at km 43
1. Moncoutie
2. Osa, Mugerli and Arrieta 15 secs behind
5. Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner), Joaquin Rodriguez (Caisse d’Epargne) 20 secs
7. Sergio Paulinho (Liberty Seguros), Burghardt 30 secs
... peloton 40 seconds adrift
Moncoutie on his own
Moncoutie catches and drops Mugerli at km 41.
12:31Mugerli moves
Sensing the return of the peloton, Mugerli attacked at the front at km 39, with Moncoutie, Osa and Arrieta on his heels.
12:31Mugerli moves
Sensing the return of the peloton, Mugerli attacked at the front at km 39, with Moncoutie, Osa and Arrieta on his heels.
12:28Average speed
The average speed in the first hour of the race was 39.4 kph.
12:24Nine men in the lead
Nine men in the lead after four of the chasing group join the five leaders. Only Xavier Florencio failed to make the junction.
12:21Race situation at km 33
The five escapees, Ventoso, Burghardt, Jegou, Arrieta and Mugerli lead a group of five chasers - Moncoutie, Fofonov, Florencio, Aerts and Osa by 30 seconds. The peloton at 1:05.
12:15Results at the top of the Cote de Duranus
Results at the top of the Cote de Duranus (km 25.5):
1. Mugerli
2. Burghardt
3. Arrieta
4. Ventoso
5. Jegou
Moncoutié chases
Moncoutié, looking to score points for the mountain classification, has moved behind the five breakaways in the Cote de Duranus (km 23.5) with Xavier Florencio, Mario Aerts, Alvaras Baranauskas, Aitor Osa and Dmitry Fofonov.
12:01Ventoso tries again
Ventoso tries again at km 21 with Marcus Burghardt (T-Mobile), Matej Mugerli (Liquigas), Lilian Jegou (FD Jeux) and Jose Luis Arrieta (AG2R)
11:57Result of the first intermediate sprint
Result of the first intermediate sprint in Levens (km 15.5):
1. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) Rabobank 3 pts and 3 seconds
2. Jerome Pineau (France) Bouygues Telecom 2 and 2
3. Frank Shleck (Luxembourg) Team CSC 1 and 1
Three men in the lead
As seven riders are caught by the peloton (km 11), three men remain in the lead : Contador, Rodriguez, the stage winner in Digne, and Pineau.
11:47Mattan and Engoulvent quit
Nico Mattan (Davitamon Lotto) and Jimmy Engoulvent (Credit Agricole) have given up too.
11:45Ten riders in the lead
Ten riders, including some of the usual suspects in this Paris-Nice have moved at the front ot the bunch (km 9). The ten are Alberto Contador, Joaquin Rodriguez, Ronny Scholz, David Moncoutié, Vincenzo Nibali, Jerome Pineau, Eric Leblacher, Hubert Dupont, Christophe Laurent and Benoit Poilvet.
11:41Voeckler caught
Voeckler was caught at kilometre 5.5.
11:39Boonen throws the towel!
World champion and points leader Tom Boonen of Belgium, winner of three stages in this Paris-Nice, has given up at kilometre 6.
11:38Jersey holders in the 7th stage
Overall leader (yellow and white): Floyd Landis (U.S.) Phonak
Points leader (green and white): Tom Boonen (Belgium) Quick Step-Innergetic
Best climber (polka dot): Christophe Laurent (France) Agritubel
Best young rider: Luis Sanchez (Spain) Liberty Seguros
Attempt by Voeckler
France’s Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) makes a move in turn and leads the bunch by 7 seconds at kilometre 4.
11:33Ventoso caught
Ventoso is caught by the bunch at km 2.5
11:31Ventoso in the lead
Spain’s Francisco Ventoso (Saunier Duval) attacked from the start. He leads the peloton by 10 seconds at kilometre 2.
11:29Real start given
The real start of the 7th and final stage was given at 11:26 to 120 riders. Bobby Julich (Team CSC) did not start.
11:23Climbs in the 7th stage
Km 25,5 : Cote de Duranus, cat.2 (2.4 kms à 6.4 %)
Km 52 : Col de la Porte, cat.1 (13.2 kms à 4.8 %)
Km 89.5 : La Turbie, cat.1 (7.6 kms à 4.8 %)
Km 119 : Col d’Eze, cat.1 (7.8 kms à 6.1 %)
Intermediate sprints in the 7th stage
. Levens (km 15.5)
. Nice (km 107)
Vinokourov at the start!
Alexandre Vinokourov, the 2002 and 2003 winner, came at the start to cheer his Liberty Seguros team-mates and rode at the back of the bunch on the Promenade des Anglais until the real start.
11:11Julich does not start
Last year’s winner Bobby Julich will not start the final stage. The Team CSC rider last year became the first American to win Paris-Nice.
11:06Welcome on the 7th and final stage
Welcome on the 135-kms 7th and final stage of Paris-Nice around Nice. With three first category climbs, it should not be just a leisurely Sunday ride for leader Floyd Landis, who holds a slim nine-second lead over Patxi Vila.