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Paris-Nice 2010 Photos; Stage 6: Peynier - Tourrettes-sur-Loup 220km

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Half way up the 10km 6% cat 1 Col de Vence which crests 33 km from the finish: an early large break was whittled down to just (R-to-L) Xavier Tondo of Cervelo Test Team, Damiano Cunego of Lampre and Cyril Gautier of Bbox Bouygues Telecomshare this photo

The GC centenders roughly two minutes back of the breakshare this photo

Tondo dropped Cunego and Gautier near the top. While Gautier retreated to the peloton, Cunego attempted to bridge up on the descentshare this photo

However, the Spaniard was able to solo the 33+ km to the finish thus avoiding a sprint finish with Cunego, the better sprinter. The peloton crossed just five seconds later.share this photo

Winning a hard, fast stage at Paris-Nice in solo fashion is easily the biggest win to date for the 31 year-old Xavier Tondoshare this photo

Paris-Nice 2010 Photos; Stage 6: Peynier - Tourrettes-sur-Loup 220km

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