Luis Leon Sanchez scored this afternoon the 36 th edition of the Mediterranean Tour after finishing 12th in the last stage, Nice - Toulon Mont Faron.
"This victory comes earlier than expected this season, but it's very good signal for the Paris-Nice, one of the important objectives of my season," said the rider from Murcia of Caisse d'Epargne on the summit of Mont Faron.
"It is true that the fact of having raced in Australia in January helped me take the good way earlier than I thought.
We started building this victory the first day in the team time trial and since then all my colleagues have done an exceptional job and believed in me, every day for allowing me to get the best possible conditions in this last and difficult stage.
We worked hard to bring down a long break and the final climb I gave it all to stand and lose as little time as possible.
I hope that this success is the harbinger of many others throughout the season. "
Source: Caisse d’Epargne