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The start was given at 11:45am. Simon
Gerrans (Credit Agricole) and Sergio Ghisalberti (Milram) did not start.
Eight riders took off after 16 kilometres:
Bernhard Kohl (Geroslteiner), Bobby Julich (CSC), Gert Steegmans (Quick Step) Clement Lhotellerie (Skil-Shimano), Kevin Ista
(Agritubel),Aleksandr Kuschynski (Liquigas), Chris Sorensen (CSC), Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) and the bunch let them
go.
The gap went up to 4:55 before the first
of seven climbs of the day, le Col des Leques (km 73), on which polka-dot jersey holder Lhotellerie collected seven points
for the mountain classification. The Frenchman was also first at the Col de Luens (km 90.5), which the break reached with
a 5:15 lead over the pack. After collecting four more points on the Cote de Mousteiret (km 96), Lhotellerie stopped his effort
and waited for the peloton, having grabbed 18 points in all.
Without the best climber, the gap reached a maximum of six minutes at km 106 before decreasing. It was down to 3:50
on the Col de St Arnoux (km 134.5) and to 3:35 on the Col de Bourigaille (km 154). On that last climb, Steegmans and Ista
lost ground, leaving but five riders in the front. At the second intermediate sprint in Montauroux, won by Julich 35 kms from
the line, the gap had been cut to 2:45.
On the Col du Tanneron, Julich and Sprick were left side
by side, the 2005 Paris-Nice winner reaching the top ahead of the Frenchman. The peloton, who had lost French champion Christophe
Moreau, saw many attacks quashed one after the other and the real fight started in the descent.
As Sprick crashed, leaving Julich
alone in the lead, Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Luis Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne), last year’s stage winner
in Cannes, joined forces in the descent to topple Robert Gesink. The yellow jersey holder quickly lost ground and chased desperately
with Cadel Evans and Lhotellerie. Julich was reined in 10 kms from the finish by Gesink’s leading rivals, Rebellin,
Sanchez, Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R), Damiano Cunego (Lampre) and Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis). Gesink was 28 seconds off the pace
with 6 kms to go but the leading group worked perfectly to leave the young Dutchman 1:29 adrift on the finish line. In the
last stretch, Luis Sanchez was the first to attack but Chavanel immediately counter-attacked and broke clear with 500 metres
to go. Holder of the yellow jersey for one day in St Etienne, the Frenchman went on to win the stage. Sanchez was second ahead
of Julich. In the overall standings, Rebellin has a slim three-seconds lead over Nocentini, while Yaroslav Popovych is third,
48 seconds adrift. Gesink is 4th, a further three seconds further.
Stage winner Sylvain Chavanel said:
"I’ve been close to a stage victory for three or four years and my motivation was high. I told my team-mates
I was feeling great. I did the start of the descent with Cunego and we worked all together well. With one kilometre to go,
I decided not to take my turns. I went for Sanchez when he surged and it went all the way. It’s a great emotion, a great
pleasure. This has been my best Paris-Nice and to top it by a stage victory is great for me. The yellow jersey was a first
reward, this is another one."
Gerolsteiner's Davide Rebellin said its not over
yet: "I knew the descent well and I knew it was dangerous but I think it was the only place to attack. My breakaway companions
worked well in the finale. Now it’s far from over because I remember last year when I led by six seconds at the start
of the last day and lost. My experience helped me in this stage but it also tells me that it is not over. I live in Monaco
and know tomorrow’s roads by heart. They’re my training roads."
Rabobank's sports director Erik
Dekker saw a very disappointed Robert Gesink at the finish: "But he has to be disappointed. Obviously, it is very tough to
lose your jersey in the final descent of the last-but-one stage. There are people who experience bad nights of sleep because
of things that are less worse. We basically did not make a lot of mistakes. Nobody could have helped him during the descent.
A terrible descent it is; I can tell that from my own experience. Robert stood no chance after they had found each other in
the front ranks on the flat roads." It will be difficult to surprise Rebellin, Nocentini, and Popovych tomorrow. "In a short
stage, that is of course not evident." The Rabo ProTeam will appear at the start with only six riders tomorrow, because Bram
Tankink had to pull himself out of the race due to knee problems, which he sustained in the first stage.
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Results Paris - Nice 2008
Stage 6
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
5.00.25 (41.14 km/h)
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
0.02
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
0.06
6 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale
7 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
0.44
8 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
9 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
10 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott
11 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
12 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis
13 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
14 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step
15 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
16 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
17 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
18 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto
19 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
20 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre
1.29
21 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre
22 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
23 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
24 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole
25 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre
26 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step
27 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
28 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
29 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
30 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
31 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
32 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
33 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
34 Clément Lhôtellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano
35 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto
36 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
37 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
2.01
38 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis
39 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
40 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
41 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road
5.07
42 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas
43 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
44 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
45 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
46 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
47 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
48 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
49 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
50 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto
51 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
52 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas
53 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas
54 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel
55 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
56 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
57 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
58 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas
59 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux
60 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel
61 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto
62 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
63 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
64 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
65 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank
66 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis
67 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
68 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
69 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
70 José Luis
Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale
71 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
72 Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
73 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
74 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux
10.28
75 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
76 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
10.43
77 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
78 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
79 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
80 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
81 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel
82 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
83 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
84 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
85 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
86 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano
87 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
88 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
89 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
15.26
90 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
19.18
91 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
92 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
93 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
94 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
95 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road
96 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis
97 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis
98 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis
99 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road
100 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
101 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram
102 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
103 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
104 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
105 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
106 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
107 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
108 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
109 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank
110 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
111 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
112 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
113 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road
114 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel
115 André Greipel (Ger) High Road
116 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
117 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
118 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
119 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
120 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner
19.47
121 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
122 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank
22.36
DNS Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole
DNS Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram
DNF Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano
DNF Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
DNF Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel
DNF Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
DNF Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank
DNF Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
DNF Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC
General Classification after Stage 6
1 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
26.11.31
2 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale
0.03
3 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence-Lotto
0.48
4 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
0.51
5 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick Step
1.12
6 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
1.24
7 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2.17
8 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step
2.33
9 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
2.39
10 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step
3.21
11 Clément Lhôtellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano
4.13
12 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre
4.23
13 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Crédit Agricole
4.42
14 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis
5.35
15 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
7.22
16 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto
7.31
17 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre
7.42
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
10.00
19 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
13.08
20 Yann Huguet (Fra) Cofidis
13.13
21 Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
13.56
22 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
14.36
23 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
16.09
24 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
19.05
25 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas
20.37
26 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
23.26
27 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
23.52
28 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2r-La Mondiale
25.39
29 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
25.55
30 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank
27.12
31 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto
27.24
32 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
27.33
33 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
27.46
34 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
28.02
35 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel
28.36
36 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
28.51
37 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel
29.27
38 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
29.43
39 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
29.54
40 Josep Jufré (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
30.44
41 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
32.49
42 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas
33.11
43 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux
33.17
44 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
33.18
45 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre
33.34
46 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto
34.20
47 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
34.26
48 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
34.44
49 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
35.27
50 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
35.28
51 Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott
36.13
52 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
36.51
53 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 37.13
54 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
37.20
55 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
37.25
56 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas
37.38
57 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
38.04
58 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Liquigas
38.17
59 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
38.25
60 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
38.43
61 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre
40.53
62 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
41.48
63 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
41.50
64 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
43.34
65 Vicente Reynes (Spa) High Road
46.45
66 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
47.31
67 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
48.40
68 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
48.51
69 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas
48.52
70 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
49.41
71 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 50.09
72 Morris Possoni
(Ita) High Road
50.39
73 Craig Lewis (USA) High Road
51.53
74 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
51.54
75 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30
53.02
76 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
53.16
77 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
53.22
78 José Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 53.51
79
Andreas Klier (Ger) High Road
53.54
80 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
54.08
81 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank
55.16
82 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram
55.52
83 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto
56.21
84 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
57.00
85 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
58.11
86 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux
58.18
87 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
58.46
88 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
59.22
89 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
59.26
90 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
1.00.27
91 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
1.02.26
92 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
1.03.24
93 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
1.03.34
94 Servais Knaven (Ned) High Road
1.03.57
95 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel
1.05.10
96 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis
1.08.28
97 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
1.08.50
98 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis
1.09.00
99 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
1.09.04
100 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis
1.09.06
101 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis
1.10.20
102 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
1.10.46
103 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano
1.14.27
104 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step
1.14.33
105 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram
1.14.36
106 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
1.15.25
107 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
1.16.47
108 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
1.17.09
109 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) High Road
1.18.17
110 Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 1.19.19
111
Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
1.20.33
112 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner
1.22.46
113 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
1.23.16
114 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
1.25.11
115 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
1.26.07
116 Lander Aperribai (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
1.27.16
117 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel
1.29.34
118 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram
1.29.57
119 André Greipel (Ger) High Road
1.34.10
120 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
1.36.42
121 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank
1.40.46
122 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 1.42.36
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