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NICE, France: Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Astana won the Paris-Nice race on Sunday for his second win in the event, three years after his first.
Frenchman Amael Moinard of Cofidis won the final stage, a 119-kilometre ride around Nice.
Contador's fellow Spaniard Alejandro Valverde was second overall 11 seconds adrift with outgoing champion Luis Leon Sanchez third at 25 seconds.
On the day, Moinard saw off another Frenchman, Thomas Voeckler, with the pair having embarked on a long escape for the line.
Valverde headed the peloton as he came in third for the stage at 3sec ahead of Irishman Nicolas Roche - son of former Tour de France champion Stephen - and Estonian champion Rein Taaramae.
Contador held on for his win despite the best efforts of Valverde and Sanchez to eat into his lead on the tough Eze climb.
Contador's group managed to stay within around 20 seconds of Moinard and Voeckler as the riders hit the summit of the climb some 16 kilometres out from the finish.
Moinard, 28, gave the French fans their second stage winner of the week after William Bonnet took stage three at Limoges. - AFP/de
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