Richie Porte of Team Sky has won the Paris-Nice race for a second time after winning the final time trial.
The final stage, which had Tony Gallopin of Lotto Soudal nursing a thirty six second lead, was a 9.6km time trial from Nice to the Col d’Èze.
Stijn Vendenbergh of Etixx Quick Step was first down the ramp and he set the time ot beat of 23.37 in the rain.
Katusha's Alexander Kristoff was next to set the fastest time, with a time of 22.11 which lasted until Serge Paulinho finished in 21.56 and Thomas de Gendt The King Of The Mountains jersey winner finished in 21.19.
Rein Taarmae went a second quicker and then Andrew Talansky set a new best time of 21.00 as stage favourite Tony Martin due to Sir Bradley Wiggins withdrawing from the stage took to the road.
Tony Martin finished in 20.52.55 to take over the stage lead by eight seconds.
Nicholas Roche of Team Sky finished in 22.08 before Jon Izaguerre went provisionally into third place.
That was until Simon Spillak put in a superb time of 20.36 but Team Sky's Richie Porte was eating up the road and was twelve seconds quicker at the checkpoints.
Tony Gallopin was the last man on the road, starting two minutes after Porte, the 2013 race winner but at the checkpoint was 54 seconds down on Porte's time.
Team Sky's Geraint Thomas finished in 21.01 and Michael Kwaitkowski finished in 20.52.
Porte, the Australian time trial champion cam home in 20.23. some 13.35 ahead of Spillak's time to take the stage win.
All eyes were on Tony Gallopin who finished in 22.02 to give Richie Porte the stage win and the raceTony Gallopin said: "I am really disappointed. One day we can be brilliant and the next bad. It was a terrible day. I had no legs and did not have the chance to make any effort. I was not good today and I was not good enough."
Stage Result
1 Richie Porte 20.23
2 Spilak+13
3 Costa+24
4 Martin+29
5 Kwiatkowski+29
6 Talansky+37
7 Thomas+39
8 I Izagirre+50
9 Wellens+54
Porte took the general classification by thirty seconds from Michal Kwiatkowski.
General Classification
1 Porte
2 Kwiatkowski +30
3 Spilak +30
4 Costa +30
5 Thomas +41
6 Gallopin +1:03
7 Fuglsang +1:05
8 Valls +1:24
Source: DSG
