PARIS-NICE STAGE 4: EVANS ABOVE

Paris-Nice stage 4 Cadel Evans Robert Gesink
(Image credit: LUC CLAESSEN)

And then there was one. Dutchman Robert Gesink stamped his authority all over Paris-Nice, with a scintillating ascent of Mont Ventoux, taking the yellow jersey, and virtually eliminating all of his closest rivals.

Only Cadel Evans was able to stay with the rampant Rabobank rider, sucking his wheel for the final kilometres before outsprinting him at the Mont Serein ski station. Race favourite Davide Rebellin, second in 2007, may have to accept the same position this year. The Italian sits half a minute behind Gesink ? by no means out of it, but with three hilly stages left, and Gesink currently climbing faster than anyone in the peloton, his work will be cut out.

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PARIS-NICE STAGE THREE
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PARIS-NICE: OVERALL
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FRIDAY?S STAGE

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Edward Pickering is a writer and journalist, editor of Pro Cycling and previous deputy editor of Cycle Sport. As well as contributing to Cycling Weekly, he has also written for the likes of the New York Times. His book, The Race Against Time, saw him shortlisted for Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards. A self-confessed 'fair weather cyclist', Pickering also enjoys running.