Bouhanni lands 1st Paris-Nice stage
- Published: 5 Mar 2013 at 00.49
- Online news: Sports
French champion Nacer Bouhanni, riding for FDJ, won the opening stage of the Paris-Nice on Monday, taking the 195km race from Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Nemours in a sprint finish.
Team FDJ French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni celebrates with his overall leader yellow jersey on the podium of the first stage of the 71st Paris-Nice cycling race between Saint Germain en Laye and Nemours, on March 4, 2013.
The 22-year-old won a frantic race to the line and just edged Italian duo Alessandro Petacchi and Elia Viviani as he also took the overall leaders yellow jersey.
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