• Team Sky Welshman wins by four seconds after dramatic final day
Thomas is third British cyclist to win Paris-Nice after Simpson and WigginsGeraint 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 secure his biggest road racing victory.
The Team Sky rider,who was dropped in the ascent of the Col d’Èze, managed to reduce the gap during the nail-biting descent to the Promenade des Anglais at the cessation of the final stage, or a 134km hilly ride around Nice won by the Belgian Tim Wellens.
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Source: theguardian.com