Colombian Carlos Betancur claimed victory in the Paris-Nice cycling race while Arthur Vichot won the last stage yesterday.
Carlos Betancur crosses the finish line on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice to win the Paris-Nice race overall. Photo: Pete Goding / PA
Vichot outsprinted Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil and Cyril Gautier on the Promenade des Anglais to finish in 3hr 06min 56sec on the 128-kilometre trek around Nice.
In the overall standings Betancur was 14 seconds ahead of the world champion Rui Costa, who crashed in the final straight. Vichot placed third, 20sec behind Betancur.
Betancur won two stages in the week-long race. He finished fifth in last year’s Giro d’Italia.
Geraint Thomas, who wore the overall leader’s yellow jersey after stages four and five, pulled out of the race on Sunday after sustaining injuries in a crash on Saturday. – The Guardian
