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

Stage 7 - March 14: Manosque - Fayence, 191km

Sprints
Riez, 29.0 Km
1 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam                3 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                       2
3 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   1
 
Fayence, 150.0 Km
1 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                             3 pts
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                          2
3 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                1

Mountains 
Côte du Bois de Rousset - 6.5 Km
1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad              4 pts
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                           2
3 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux             1
 
Côte de Riez - 32.0 Km
1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad              4 pts
2 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                         2
3 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank               1
 
Côte de Taradeau - 96.0 Km
1 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha                         7 pts
2 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                      5
3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 3
4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                          2
5 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                         1
 
Côte des Tuillières - 110.0 Km
1 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                          7 pts
2 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                5
3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 3
4 Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel                            2
5 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom            1
 
Col de Saint-Andrieux - 118.5 Km
1 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom            7 pts
2 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                5
3 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha                         3
4 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 2
5 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank                      1
 
Col du Défens (D.955-D.19) - 126.0 Km
1 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha                         7 pts
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                          5
3 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom            3
4 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux                 2
5 Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel                            1
 
Col de Saint-Arnoux - 139.5 Km
1 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha                         4 pts
2 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                2
3 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom            1
 
Col de Bourigaille - 160.5 Km
1 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                        10 pts
2 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                        8
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                           6
4 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                4
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                      3
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                       2
7 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                         1
 
Côte de Mons - 165.0 Km
1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                4 pts
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                           2
3 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                        1
 
Fayence - 191.0 Km
1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                4 pts
2 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                        2
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                      1

Results
1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          4.43.34 (40.414 km/h)
2 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                     0.50
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                      
4 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                       
5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                      0.56
6 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                        1.31
7 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                    
8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto               
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel                       
10 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis                          
..
33 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                       2.53

General classification after stage 7
1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne         28.05.45
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                    1.09
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank                   1.21
4 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                        1.50
5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                      1.59
6 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                     2.16
7 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step                   2.29
8 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano                   2.57
9 Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom            3.37
10 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux        4.00

Points classification
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                      79 pts
2 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               66
3 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam               65

Mountains classification
1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad             55 pts
2 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux                    32
3 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis                            23

Young rider classification
1 Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step               28.08.14

+ 언덕을 넘고 난 다음까지만 해도 잘 방어를 하고 있다고 생각한 Contador가 Luis Leon Sanchez의 어택에 엔진이 꺼진 것을 보고 갑자기 띠옹~
Contador가 대 참패를 했다.
초반에 보급 구간에서 사고가 나서 주춤 했고, Team Columbia - Highroad가 이때 페이스를 올리긴 했지만 그렇게 타격을 받을 만큼은 아니라고 생각 했다.
오히려 다른 여타 라이벌들의 공격이 드셌다고 생각 한다.
언덕 정상에서 한발 물러섰었던 Frank Schleck가 오히려 안정적인 성적을 냈다.
 
내일 Contador나 Chavanel의 먼가 보여줄 것인가? 아님 아무일 없이 이대로 끝이 날 것인가?
요즘은 스페인 라이더들이 강세를 보이는구나~
오늘은 Sanchez의 날이다!