Alberto Contador winner of Paris-Nice 2010
“Paris-Nice victory means a lot to me”

Alberto Contador managed his second victory in Paris-Nice, which equals the record of Spanish victories, which held Miguel Indurain, also with two wins in the mythical avenue of the 'Promenade des Anglais'. “Paris-Nice victory means a lot to me, it is a very prestigious race of a great and I am especially pleased with this victory”, said the leader of Astana.

Alberto Contador 2010 Paris-Nice concludes strengthened not only as a rider but also as leader of a team, Astana, which has solved the difficult test of this race, fraught with difficulties and rivals in great shape. After the first two tours of the year with Alberto, Astana has succeeded in proving that is on the way to becoming the team he needs in the upcoming Tour. Above all, as its leader say, “because all riders are turned to me and struggling to make things right”.

Alberto said that Paris-Nice “is like a mini Tour de France, a really crazy race you cannot control with just one team. But we had time to organize and take decisions... I think it was a good test for the Tour”.
 

Moreover, this second Paris-Nice, compared to that of 2007, was also “very important, but it is true that in 2007, it served for people known better Alberto Contador. This also means that my legs respond well and to manage the race, it gives great confidence for the future”.

Alberto Contador said his way of planning is “going to the races to figh for the GC, but although I won the last two, I'm not obsessed with victory. There are times you can win and sometimes not”. Finally, he referred to the good work of his team mates. “On television you see only the last 40 or 50 km, but you forget that in the previous 150 the team also has been working very hard. My team did a good job on this race”, he said.