A daring late attack over the top of the final climb of stage 6 of Paris-Nice has netted 28-year-old Colombian Harold Tejada (XDS-Astana) his first WorldTour victory and the second win of his pro career.
Searing down the broad descent off the cat. 2 Côte de Saignon and through the narrow streets of the finish town of Apt, Tejada finished just a handful of seconds ahead of a small group led by Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) and Lewis Askey (NSN).
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“But [Aleksandr] Vinokourov” – Astana team manager and former Paris-Nice winner – “advised me to be ready to jump over the top of the climb and on the downhill that followed and that’s exactly what I did.”
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