What can we take away from a scintillating week of racing?The 2017 Paris-Nice podium (ASO/A.Broadway)Paris-Nice 2017 provided day after day of scintillating racing with Sergio Henao eventually emerging victorious by two seconds from Alberto Contador.
Our pick of the best riders from the last week of racingOur pick of the best riders from the last seven days of racing, which has featured some stand-out performances at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.
The Colombian took a fifth Paris-Nice win for Team Sky with two seconds over ContadorThe 2017 Paris-Nice podium (ASO/A.Broadway)Sergio Henao took a fifth Paris-Nice win for Team Sky with seconds over Alberto Contador
Trek-Segafredo rider says rest is key to his Tour preparationAlberto Contador attacks Chris Froome at the 2016 Critérium du Dauphiné (Credit: Watson)Trek-Segafredo's Alberto Contador says that rest will be key to him beating Chris Froome at the Tour de France, with a pre-race holiday already in his diary.
Frenchman paces himself perfectly to overhaul Contador in final few metres of stage
- Contador takes race lead as Alejandro Valverde drops to thirdThibaut Pinot attacks on stage two of the 2017 Ruta del SolThe queen stage of the Ruta del Sol saw victory for FDJ's Ruta del Sol, who paced himself perfectly to overhaul Alberto Contador in the final metres.
