Greig Leach

With his hands in the air, Tom-Jeffe Slagter (Garmin Sharp) becomes the second rider in this running of Paris Nice to win a second stage. He was able to get up the final steep climb up to the finishing line, just beating out Rui Costa in the Rainbow Jersey (Lampre), Jose Joaquim Rojas (Moviestar) and the Yellow Jersey of Carlos Betancur (AG2R). Costa was frustrated to claim second for the second day in a row and to be left still looking for his first victory in the World Champion Jersey. He, however, remains in second place in Paris Nice by just 14 seconds. Betancur's four place finish was enough to keep him in the leader's Yellow Jersey for the final stage into Nice.