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1. Scarponi takes charge in Tirreno Adriatico -

   Defending champion Michele Scarponi breaks away late on to win the fourth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico and seize the overall lead.

2. Tondo wins Paris-Nice stage -

   Xavier Tondo holds off the peloton to snatch the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice race after a 180-km breakaway.

3. Sagan sprints to Paris-Nice stage win -

   Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan snatches his second victory in the highly competitive Paris-Nice race with a late burst of speed to prevail in the fifth stage.

4. Bennati wins third Tirreno stage -

   Italy's Daniele Bennati of the Liquigas team wins the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico from San Miniato to Monsummano Terme in Italy.

5. Polish cyclo-cross brothers fail drugs tests -

   Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, who won gold and silver in the under-23 cyclo-cross world championships, have tested positive for EPO.

6. Boonen burns off rivals to win Tirreno stage -

   Tom Boonen burns off his rivals with ease in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati.

7. Superb Contador takes control of Paris-Nice -

   Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador seizes control of the Paris-Nice race as he snatches a solo win in the fourth stage to lead a Spanish 1-2-3.

8. Gerdemann snatches Tirreno first stage -

   Germany's Linus Gerdemann grabs victory in the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico. The Milram rider beat off second-placed Spaniard Pablo Lastras of Caisse d'Epargne.