KOLOBNEV WINS PARIS NICE STAGE THREE FROM 200KM BREAK

Alexandr Kolobnev finish paris nice 2007 st 3
(Image credit: ISOSPORT)

Former Russian national champion Alexandr Kolobnev gave his new team CSC an unexpected but well-deserved win in Paris-Nice?s stage three. Overall, Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) remains in the lead.

With just two victories in his palmares prior to Wednesday?s win, Kolobnev was the last survivor of a day-long break of four. The 25-year-old struck out on his own less than 12 kilometres from the finish at Maurs and managed to fend off the peloton on the ultra-fast, well-surfaced final descent.

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