Bonnet wins stage 2, Contador involved in finale crash again

March 9th, 2010 admin

William Bonnet (BBox) won Tuesday’s second stage of Paris-Nice, a 201-kilometer ride from Contres to Limoges, as Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was involved in a crash near the finish for the second consecutive day. The top of the overall standings were largely unchanged as race leader Lars Boom (Rabobank) finished in the front group. The crash happened in the final kilometer near the front of the field…


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