Evans wins Paris-Nice fourth cycling stage

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MONT SEREIN, France (AFP) — Australian Cadel Evans, riding for the Silence team, won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race on Thursday at Mont Serein ahead of Dutch rider Robert Gesink.

Gesink, 21, of Rabobank takes the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 176km stage which finished on the slopes of the famous Mont Ventoux climb.

The duo finished some 30sec ahead of Italian pair Rinaldo Nocentini and Davide Rebellin.

Overnight leader Sylvain Chavanel of France lost steam in the final climb, falling three minutes behind.

Four riders Aleksandr Kuschynski, Jens Voigt, Bernhard Eisel and Niki Terpstra lead a long breakaway from the 11km mark to take a three-minute lead into the final climb.

German Voigt make a solo break at the foot...