'This confirms I can be up there with the best stage racers in the world'

Geraint Thomas has beaten Alberto Contador twice in stage racing this season and the Welshman believes his Paris-Nice win shows he can compete with the best in the world

Geraint Thomas and Alberto Contador on the final podium at Paris-Nice (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Geraint Thomas says his win at Paris-Nice  proves he can compete with the best stage racers in the world, having held off a strong challenge from Alberto Contador in Nice on Sunday.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.