Alberto Contador (Astana - SRAM RED) has won stage six of the 2009 Paris Nice and in doing so has taken back the Yellow Jersey from France’s Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step).

Contador used his climbing strength to ride away from the opposition 5km before the Mountaintop finish at La Montagne de Lure. Alberto won this race in 2007 and now leads Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) by 1:13 and Chavanel by 1:24 with two stages remaining.

Paris-Nice Stage Six Results

1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 4.47.46
2 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0.58
3 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 1.26
5 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
10 Chris Anker Soerensen (Den) Saxo Bank