NICE – Sky’s 22-year-old all-rounder Egan Bernal won the Paris-Nice eight-day cycling race on Sunday after a battle of nerves with his Colombian compatriot Nairo Quintana of Movistar.
With a solid 49sec overnight lead and a strong Sky team around him, Bernal then finished a few seconds behind Sunday’s stage winner, Spain’s Ion Izagirre of Astana, to seal a landmark win in his young career. Bernal was looked after on Sunday by team leader Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland, who ended the race in third overall having wilted on the steep climb on Saturday whilst wearing the leader’s jersey.
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