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The Sky's the limit

10/3/2010

Greg Henderson (1990-94) secured one of the best victories of his road cycling career this week by taking the first stage in the annual Paris-Nice race.

Greg Henderson

Greg beat home some of the best names in the sport, including Tour de France champion Alberto Contador who struggled to tame the crosswinds, the crashes and splits in the bunch.

A former track world champion, Greg won his first major road laurels last year on the Tour of Spain. In Monday’s first stage (201.5-km) he outsprinted the leading group of 17 riders for victory, beating Slovenia's Grega Bole and France's Jeremy Galland on the line.

"When the Caisse d'Epargne went and the yellow jersey followed, I knew I had to go too," he said.

Greg gave his Team Sky its first pro victory in Australia in January.

"It was highly symbolic to win the team's first race, but to win here in Paris-Nice means even more.

"I won a sprint in slow motion because we were all so tired because of the cold and wind," he added.