American Floyd Landis wins Paris-Nice cycling race

Landis triumphs at Paris-Nice

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Floyd Landis won more than Paris-Nice on Sunday. He secured the trust and confidence of his Phonak teammates as they look confidently toward this summer's Tour de France.

His teammates rallied around Landis to preserve his slender nine-second margin in Sunday's nervous, four-climb finale to win his second major stage race inside a month.

And in the process, the team and Landis promoted themselves as one of the favorites for July.

"The most important thing was the confidence of the team and their ability to stay focused on the race," Landis said. "As far as confidence for the Tour, this is a not Tour de France-level race in March. But winning the last two races have been very good for team morale and our confidence in the team's ability to work together to defend the jersey."