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2023 Paris-Nice, France (World Tour)

81st edition: March 5 - 12, 2023
Complete results

2023 Paris-Nice race map

2023 Paris-Nice route. 8 stages covering 1,201 kilometers.

Sunday, March 12: 8th & Final Stage, Nice - Nice, 117.2 km

Stage 8 map & profile

Tadej Pogacar wins again and is the final winner of the 2023 Paris-Nice. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

Km 22.3: Côte de Levens, 6.2 km@ 4.9%. Cat. 2
Km 37.1: Côte de Châteauneuf, 5.4 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 2
Km 51.1: Côte de Berre les Alpes, 6.3 km @ 6%. Cat. 2
Km 68.7: Côte de Peille, 6.5 km @ 7%. Cat. 1
Km 101.9: Col d'Eze, 6 km @ 7.6%. Cat. 1

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Weather at the start/finish city of Nice at 1:45 PM, local time: 20C (68F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 11 mph (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: The day's official start was given to 125 riders at 11:55 AM. there were two non-starters: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jason Osborne (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

Here's the organizer's stage eight summary:

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) added a jewel to his crown when he destroyed his rivals in his training playground to win both the final stage and the 81st edition of Paris-Nice on Sunday. The two-times Tour de France champion was in total control in the 188.4 km in the hills overlooking Nice and his home principality of Monaco to raise his arms on the Promenade des Anglais while humbling the rest of the field. France’s David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) finished second overall, 53 seconds adrift, and Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) was third, 1.39 behind. The Slovenian also achieved an impressive sweep of jerseys, taking home the yellow, the green and the white jersey while the polka-dot remained on the back of Dane Jonas Gregaard (Uno X). He also won three of the eight stages.

The riders begin the final stage of 2023 Paris-Nice on Nice's Promenade des Anglais. ASO photo

15 in the lead
The real start was given at 11:55 to 125 riders. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step) and Jason Osborne (Alpecin Deceuninck) did not start. Polka-doy jersey holder Jonas Gregaard attacked from the gun in the company of team leader Alexander Kristoff, going for the KOM points. The Norwegian was dropped in the Cote de Levens and the KOM leader continued on his own to pick five points at the top.

It was a hilly stage. Here the riders ascend the day's second climb, the Côte de Châteauneuf. ASO photo.

In the descent, Gregaard was reined in by a group of 14 riders – Lucas Hamilton (Jayco Alula), Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers), Nils Politt (Bora Hansgrohe), Stefan Kung (Groupama FDJ), Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Oliver Naesen (Ag2R-Citroen), Clément Champoussin (Arkea Samsic), Kobe Goosens (Intermarché), David De la Cruz (Astana), Jan Tratnik (Jumlo Visma), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Lilian Calméjane (Intermarche) and Hugo Houle (Israel Premier Tech). The Danish rider scored five more points at the top of Cote de Chateauneuf (Km 37.1), leading Pogacar by 18 points at that stage. In the descent, the 15 were joined by Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-Samsic).

Gregaard secures polka-dot
In the following climb, Cote de Berre-les-Alpes (km 51.1), the peloton closed in on the leaders but Gregaard gave it his all to snatch the five points required to secure the polka-dot jersey once and for all. In the descent, Clement Champoussin (Arkea-Samsic), Oliver Naesen (Ag2R), Lucas Hamilton (Jayco-Alula), Jan Tratnik (Jumbo-Visma) and Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ) shot to the lead. In the 1st category Cote de Peille, they were joined by Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), who instantly attacked to find himself alone in the front and lead at the top of the third climb of the day. His former breakaway companions were caught in the descent and the Dutchman picked the main bonus at the intermediate sprint before tackling Col d’Eze on his own.

Pogacar outsprints Gaudu
Poels was first at the intermediate sprint in Eze and Groupama-FDJ attempted to lead-out David Gaudu to pick the four seconds available behind him. But Pogacar proved too strong and easily overpowered the Frenchman to take his GC lead to 14 seconds. With 26 km to go, Wout Poels, who was awarded the most aggressive rider’s prize, was caught by the peloton, led by Time Wellens and Felix Grossschartner, leaving Col d’Eze as the final decider of this Race to the Sun. On the climb, Simon Yates, winner of the final stage last year, was the first in action, but Pogacar counter-attacked and went. Gaudu tried to react but was quickly left to defend his second place along with Yates, Vingegaard, American Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar).

The two-times Tour de France champion increased his lead all the way down to the Promenade des Anglais and never looked back. In twelve race days this year, he has clinched nine victories. Jonas Vingegard was second on the line, six seconds adrift, ahead of David Gaudu in the same time.

Complete results:

117.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.225 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2hr 51min 2sec
2	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 33sec
3	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
4	SIMON PYATES	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
5	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 43''
7	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
8	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
9	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
10	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
11	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 49''
12	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
13	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
14	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
15	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
16	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
17	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
18	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
19	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
20	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
21	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
22	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 14''
23	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
24	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
25	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
26	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
27	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
28	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
29	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	6' 20''
30	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 27''
31	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	6' 32''
32	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
33	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 14''
34	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
35	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
36	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
37	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	8' 35''
38	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
39	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
40	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	8' 39''
41	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
42	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
43	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
44	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
45	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
46	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
47	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
48	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	11' 02''
49	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
50	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
51	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
52	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
53	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
54	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
55	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
56	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
57	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
58	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
59	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	12' 32''
60	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	14' 58''
61	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	s.t.
62	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
63	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
64	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
65	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
66	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
67	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	15' 06''
68	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
69	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	15' 14''
70	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
71	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
72	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
73	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
74	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
75	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
76	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
77	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
78	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
79	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
80	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
81	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
82	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
83	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
84	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	17' 50''
85	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
86	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
87	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
88	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
89	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	18' 33''
90	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
91	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	s.t.
92	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
93	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
94	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
95	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
96	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
97	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
98	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
99	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
100	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
101	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
102	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
103	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
104	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
105	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
106	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
107	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
108	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
109	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
110	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
111	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
112	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	18' 37''
113	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	22' 56''
114	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	25' 25''
115	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	25' 50''
116	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	28' 53''
117	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.

Final GC after stage 8:

GC winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
Mountains classification winner: Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X)
Points classification winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
Teams classification winner: Jayco-AlUla

1,002.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.719 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24hr 1min 38sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 53sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 39''
4	SIMON YATES	JAYCO ALULA	2' 14''
5	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 56''
6	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 17''
7	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	3' 19''
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	4' 05''
10	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 56''
11	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 28''
12	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	9' 18''
13	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	10' 01''
14	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	10' 03''
15	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	11' 46''
16	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	14' 20''
17	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 38''
18	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 52''
19	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	14' 55''
20	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO ALULA	17' 22''
21	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	17' 33''
22	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO ALULA	18' 57''
23	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	19' 36''
24	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	19' 40''
25	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	21' 30''
26	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 37''
27	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	25' 44''
28	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	27' 06''
29	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO ALULA	27' 59''
30	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	28' 44''
31	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	30' 56''
32	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	31' 04''
33	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	31' 11''
34	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	33' 35''
35	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	35' 13''
36	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	35' 36''
37	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	35' 50''
38	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	36' 24''
39	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	38' 02''
40	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	38' 51''
41	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	40' 02''
42	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	40' 18''
43	JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	40' 25''
44	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	40' 44''
45	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	40' 57''
46	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	41' 20''
47	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	43' 04''
48	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	43' 16''
49	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	44' 19''
50	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	45' 45''
51	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	45' 54''
52	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	48' 16''
53	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	48' 35''
54	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	49' 31''
55	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	49' 41''
56	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	51' 26''
57	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	51' 48''
58	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
59	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	53' 58''
60	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	54' 05''
61	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	54' 29''
62	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	54' 50''
63	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	54' 56''
64	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	57' 27''
65	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	57' 59''
66	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	58' 33''
67	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	58' 47''
68	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	59' 18''
69	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	1H 00' 02''
70	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO ALULA	1H 01' 01''
71	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 01' 59''
72	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 02' 40''
73	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1H 03' 31''
74	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	1H 03' 36''
75	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	1H 04' 05''
76	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	1H 04' 31''
77	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 04' 35''
78	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	1H 05' 11''
79	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 05' 13''
80	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	1H 05' 17''
81	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1H 05' 20''
82	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	1H 06' 17''
83	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1H 07' 06''
84	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	1H 07' 10''
85	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 07' 20''
86	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1H 07' 25''
87	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1H 07' 45''
88	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	1H 08' 01''
89	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	1H 08' 17''
90	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	1H 08' 36''
91	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 08' 42''
92	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 10' 23''
93	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 10' 56''
94	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 11' 22''
95	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 11' 59''
96	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1H 12' 07''
97	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	1H 12' 09''
98	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	1H 12' 10''
99	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 12' 51''
100	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1H 13' 16''
101	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	1H 13' 29''
102	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 14' 28''
103	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1H 14' 48''
104	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1H 15' 01''
105	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 15' 39''
106	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
107	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 16' 39''
108	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	1H 19' 27''
109	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 20' 10''
110	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 21' 26''
111	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 22' 54''
112	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 23' 21''
113	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	1H 23' 54''
114	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1H 26' 05''
115	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 26' 33''
116	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	1H 27' 38''
117	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 32' 03''

Stage 8 map & profile:

Stage 8 map

Stage 8 profile

Saturday, March 11: Stage 7, Nice - Col de la Couillole, 142.8 km

Stage 7 map & profile

Tadej Pogacar wins the stage, followed in 2 seconds later by David Gaudu. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

Km 48.9: Côte de Tourette du Château, 17.8 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 1
Km 142.8: Col de la Couillole, 15.7 km @ 7.1%. Cat 1

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Weather at the city of Roure, on the route, about 10 km from the finish, at 1:30 PM, local time: 13C (55F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 26 km/hr (16 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: The real start was given at 11:00 to 142 riders. Two-times Paris-Nice winner Max Schachmann (Bora Hansgrohe), his team-mate Sam Bennett, winner of five Paris-Nice stages, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), Taj Jones, Gay Sagiv and Tom Van Asbroeck (Israel Premier-Tech) did not start.

Very early in the stage three riders abandoned: Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), Ruben Fernandez (Cofidis) & Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X). At km 74 Josh Tarling (INEOS) crashed out.

Here is the race organizer's stage 7 summary:

Unable to get rid of arch-rivals David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard in the climb to La Couillole, the highest summit of Paris-Nice, Tadej Pogacar still secured a second stage win and tightened his grip on the leader’s jersey, even if he will tackle the final stage around Nice with a slim lead. The Slovenian, who took the Race to the Sun lead at la Loge des Gardes, took two more seconds off Gaudu, but only leads the Frenchman by 12 seconds overall while Jonas Vingegaard retained his third place, 58 seconds adrift. As is often the case, Sunday’s 118.4-km final showdown around Nice promised to be another nail-biting finale.

Nineteen up front
The real start was given at 11:00 to 142 riders. Two-times Paris-Nice winner Max Schachmann (Bora Hansgrohe), his team-mate Sam Bennett, winner of five Paris-Nice stages, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), Taj Jones, Gay Sagiv and Tom Van Asbroeck (Israel Premier-Tech) did not start. A lot of attempts took place after the gun but a group of 13 escapees finally emerged after an attempt launched at kilometre 15 by Lilian Calmejane (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty). The break comprised Calmejane, Javier Romo (Astana), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Larry Warbasse (Ag2R-Citroen), Florian Sénéchal (Soudal Quick Step), Brent Van Moer (Lotto Dstny), Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech), Dorian Godon (Ag2R), Soren Kragh Andersen (Alpecin Deceuninck), Kelland O’Brien (Jayco Alula), Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), and Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) who was dropped in the first climb.

The riders roll out on Nice's famous Promanade des Anglais.

As the first climb of the day was nearing, the leading group was joined by Kelland O’Brien (Jayco Alula), Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), Lucas Hamilton (Jayco Alula) and Remi Cavagna (Soudal Quick Step). Kobe Goosens (Intermarché), Gregor Muhlberger (Movistar), Harrison Sweeny (Lotto Dstny), Jérémy Cabot (TotalEnergies) and David de la Cruz (Astana) later caught the breakaway in turn, bringing the number of riders in the front to 19.

Green jersey quits
The wind, the high pace, the climbs and a few crashes led a few riders to call it quits. Green jersey holder Mads Perdersen (Trek-Segafrado) was among the men to give up. At the top of the 1st category Cote de Tourrette-le-Chateau, Dutch champion Pascal Eenkhoorn came first and took the 10 points on offer. The peloton, led by UAE Emirates riders was 2:15 adrift at that stage. In the long descent, Tarling, the youngest rider in the race, crashed and was forced out of the break and the race. The lead of the escapees topped at 2:55 with 45 km to go until Ineos Grenadiers took the reins of the peloton. De la Cruz won the day’s sprint ahead of Goosens and Romo and the three continued their effort and dropped their breakaway companions for a while (km 100) but the group was back together a few km later. A crash involved Kevin Vauquelin at the back and the leading group was split again at kilometre 115 when Politt, Eenkhoorn, Cabot, Goosens and Romo parted with the rest of the break.

Gaudu attacks but Pogacar resists
With 20 km to go, a crash in the peloton involved Alexander Kristoff (Uno X), Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo), Thomas de Gendt (Lotto Dstny), Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) and Tom Scully (Ef Education). At the bottom of the climb, Kobe Goosens and Javier Romo dropped the rest of the break, whose members were gradually run down by the pack. Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) set a high tempo, fatal to Dani Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis). Romo was caught with 10 km to go and Goosens lasted another kilometre. With 7 km left, the top 15 GC leaders were still in contention, except Dani Martinez (Ineos), Matteo Sobrero (Jayco), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Mattias S.kelmjose (Trek) and Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea).

Jonas Vingegaard tried to raise the tempo with 6 km to go after an initial attack by Chris Harper (Jayco Alula) but Tadej Pogacar counter-attacked and went. Two kilometres later, David Gaudu and Vingegaard joined forced to close the gap and the Frenchman even tried to surge with 3.5 km left. He attacked again two kilometres from the line, and the reigning Tour de France champion was dropped by his two arch-rivals. Vingegaard managed to close the gap again and set-up a final sprint by the three main GC contenders. He went first but quickly faltered as Pogacar jumped on his pedals irresistibly to clinch his 7th win of the season…

Complete results:

142.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.285 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3hr 56min 8sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 2sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 06''
4	SIMON YATES	JAYCO ALULA	0' 19''
5	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 24''
6	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 28''
7	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	0' 30''
8	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 38''
9	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
10	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	0' 53''
11	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO ALULA	1' 00''
12	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 21''
13	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R CITROEN	2' 03''
14	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R CITROEN	2' 31''
15	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 39''
16	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
17	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	3' 02''
18	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	4' 59''
19	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	5' 03''
20	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 34''
21	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	7' 17''
22	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	8' 34''
23	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	8' 34''
24	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	9' 18''
25	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO ALULA	9' 24''
26	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
27	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	12' 18''
28	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	12' 55''
29	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	13' 28''
30	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	13' 32''
31	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	13' 36''
32	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	13' 47''
33	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
34	DORIAN GODON	AG2R CITROEN	15' 39''
35	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
36	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	16' 35''
37	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	17' 26''
38	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
39	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
40	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
41	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	20' 25''
42	STAN DEWULF	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
43	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
44	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
45	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
46	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
47	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	21' 22''
48	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	22' 08''
49	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	22' 27''
50	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	22' 32''
51	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 50''
52	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
53	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
54	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
55	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
56	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
57	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
58	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
59	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
60	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
61	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
62	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
63	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
64	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	24' 23''
65	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
66	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	25' 06''
67	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
68	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
69	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	25' 26''
70	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	27' 04''
71	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	27' 21''
72	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	s.t.
73	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
74	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
75	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
76	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
77	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
78	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
79	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
80	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
81	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R CITROEN	s.t.
82	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
83	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	s.t.
84	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
85	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
86	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
87	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	28' 08''
88	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 53''
89	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
90	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
91	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
92	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
93	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
94	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
95	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
96	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
97	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
98	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
99	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
100	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
101	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	28' 58''
102	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
103	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
104	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
105	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
106	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
107	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	29' 21''
108	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	30' 25''
109	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
111	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
112	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	30' 30''
113	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	30' 34''
114	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	30' 44''
115	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	30' 54''
116	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
117	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
118	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
119	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
120	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
121	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
122	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
123	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
124	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	31' 09''
125	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	31' 10''
126	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	31' 29''
127	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 51''

GC after stage 7:

885.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.793 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21hr 10min 50sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 12''
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 58''
4	SIMON YATES	JAYCO ALULA	1' 27''
5	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 59''
6	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2' 20''
7	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	2' 22''
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	2' 32''
9	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 08''
10	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	3' 17''
11	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 59''
12	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R CITROEN	4' 25''
13	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	6' 15''
14	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R CITROEN	6' 18''
15	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	6' 58''
16	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 24''
17	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 27''
18	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO ALULA	8' 29''
19	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	8' 52''
20	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	10' 43''
21	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	11' 35''
22	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	14' 12''
23	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	14' 30''
24	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO ALULA	15' 54''
25	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	18' 17''
26	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	18' 22''
27	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	18' 27''
28	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	19' 55''
29	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	21' 34''
30	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	22' 03''
31	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	22' 10''
32	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	24' 42''
33	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO ALULA	24' 56''
34	DORIAN GODON	AG2R CITROEN	25' 08''
35	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	25' 36''
36	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	26' 20''
37	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R CITROEN	26' 47''
38	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	28' 22''
39	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	29' 02''
40	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	30' 04''
41	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	31' 32''
42	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	31' 48''
43	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	32' 10''
44	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	32' 34''
45	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	32' 48''
46	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	33' 03''
47	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	33' 30''
48	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	33' 44''
49	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	34' 11''
50	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	34' 29''
51	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R CITROEN	34' 34''
52	STAN DEWULF	AG2R CITROEN	34' 38''
53	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	35' 58''
54	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	36' 01''
55	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	36' 20''
56	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	37' 41''
57	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	37' 48''
58	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	38' 25''
59	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	38' 40''
60	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	39' 17''
61	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	39' 38''
62	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	39' 44''
63	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN	39' 46''
64	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	40' 38''
65	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	42' 31''
66	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	42' 42''
67	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	45' 18''
68	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	45' 32''
69	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO ALULA	45' 33''
70	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	45' 41''
71	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	46' 30''
72	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	46' 33''
73	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	46' 47''
74	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	47' 12''
75	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	47' 16''
76	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	47' 30''
77	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	47' 31''
78	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	48' 03''
79	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	48' 24''
80	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	48' 38''
81	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	49' 14''
82	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	49' 15''
83	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	49' 16''
84	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	49' 26''
85	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	49' 43''
86	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	49' 53''
87	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	50' 29''
88	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	51' 38''
89	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	51' 42''
90	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	51' 53''
91	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	52' 17''
92	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	52' 35''
93	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	53' 03''
94	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	53' 14''
95	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	53' 20''
96	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	53' 22''
97	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	53' 23''
98	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	53' 24''
99	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	53' 55''
100	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	53' 59''
101	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	54' 04''
102	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	54' 11''
103	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	54' 42''
104	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	54' 47''
105	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	54' 54''
106	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	55' 11''
107	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	55' 14''
108	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	55' 28''
109	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	55' 38''
110	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	56' 14''
111	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	56' 52''
112	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
113	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	57' 48''
114	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	57' 52''
115	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	58' 08''
116	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	59' 00''
117	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 00' 11''
118	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1H 00' 26''
119	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 00' 29''
120	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	1H 00' 40''
121	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 01' 03''
122	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 01' 23''
123	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 02' 39''
124	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 04' 07''
125	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	1H 04' 28''
126	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 04' 34''
127	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 13' 59''

Stage 7 map & profile:

2023 Paris-Nice stage 7 map

2023 Paris-Nice stage 7 profile

Friday, March 10: ~~Stage 6, Tourves - La Colle sur Loup, 197.5 km~~ Stage cancelled.

Stage 6 map & profile

Before the officials decided to cancel the stage the riders did line up to ride a shortened version of stage six. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

Km 6.2: Côte de la Roquebrussanne, 3.6 km @ 4%. Cat. 3
Km 80.4: Côte des Tuilières, 2.3 km @ 7.8%. Cat. 2
Km 112.2: Còte de Callan, 2 km @ 6.9%. Cat. 3
Km 133.6: Côte de Cabris, 5.3 km @ 5.8%. Cat. 2
Km 168.9: Còte de la Colle sur Loup, 1.8 km @ 10%. Cat. 2

Weather at the city of Vence, on the route, 26 km from the finish, at 1:20 PM, local time: 18C (64F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 45 km/hr (28 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Because of the strong winds, stage 6 has been cancelled and the race will resume Saturday. Here is the race organizer's statement:

"After reviewing several options for modifying the route and waiting for an improvement in weather conditions in the afternoon, the organisers of Paris-Nice have decided to cancel the 6th stage to preserve the safety of the riders of the 81st edition, in agreement with local authorities. The exceptionally violent winds, which notably caused several tree falls in the region, make the cancellation of the stage inevitable.

"As a result, sporting action will resume tomorrow from Nice for the 7th stage towards Col de la Couillole."

Earlier, the organizer were planning or shortening the stage, but that plan had to be abandoned: "Because of gale-force winds on the course of the 6th stage of Paris-Nice between Tourves and La Colle-sur-Loup, race organisers decided to shorten the race and start from La Fontaine d’Aragon, at kilometre 117.8 of the initial route. As a result, stage 6 will for now be raced over 79.6 km to preserve the security of the race and the riders. The riders will still race around Tourves out of respect for the fans at the start and will then travel by bus to the new starting point."

Results: None, stage cancelled

GC after stage 6: Unchanged from stage five.

742.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.043 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17hr 14min 52sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 6sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 46''
4	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 58''
5	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 21''
6	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	1' 42''
7	DANIEL MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	1' 44''
9	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 46''
10	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	1' 56''
11	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 59''
12	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	2' 02''
13	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 06''
14	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 10''
15	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 11''
16	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 12''
17	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	2' 14''
18	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 18''
19	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 20''
20	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 28''
21	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 29''
22	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 33''
23	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 02''
24	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 20''
25	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 26''
26	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 32''
27	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	3' 37''
28	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	3' 55''
29	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 58''
30	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	4' 13''
31	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	4' 17''
32	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	4' 27''
33	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 38''
34	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	4' 48''
35	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	5' 40''
36	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 51''
37	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	5' 58''
38	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 59''
39	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	6' 13''
40	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	6' 20''
41	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 29''
42	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 03''
43	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	7' 19''
44	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	8' 00''
45	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	8' 25''
46	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	8' 27''
47	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	8' 49''
48	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	8' 53''
49	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	9' 19''
50	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 48''
51	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	10' 48''
52	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	11' 00''
53	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	11' 18''
54	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	11' 29''
55	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	11' 46''
56	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12' 20''
57	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	12' 25''
58	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 50''
59	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	12' 58''
60	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 07''
61	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	13' 22''
62	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	13' 26''
63	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	13' 28''
64	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	14' 03''
65	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 44''
66	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	15' 06''
67	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	15' 11''
68	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	15' 30''
69	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 43''
70	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	16' 03''
71	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	16' 15''
72	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	16' 46''
73	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	16' 53''
74	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	16' 55''
75	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	17' 10''
76	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	17' 20''
77	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	20' 07''
78	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	20' 50''
79	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	20' 53''
80	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 06''
81	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 11''
82	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	21' 43''
83	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 02''
84	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	22' 07''
85	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	22' 26''
86	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	22' 33''
87	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	22' 34''
88	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	22' 39''
89	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	22' 47''
90	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	22' 49''
91	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 50''
92	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 55''
93	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 07''
94	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	23' 30''
95	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	23' 32''
96	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	23' 33''
97	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	23' 46''
98	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	23' 50''
99	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	23' 52''
100	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	24' 02''
101	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	24' 07''
102	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	24' 10''
103	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	24' 11''
104	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
105	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	24' 15''
106	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	24' 24''
107	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 52''
108	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	24' 57''
109	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	25' 01''
110	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	25' 03''
111	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	25' 13''
112	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	25' 33''
113	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	25' 36''
114	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	25' 38''
115	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	25' 48''
116	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 25''
117	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	26' 44''
118	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	26' 48''
119	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	26' 53''
120	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	27' 16''
121	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	27' 45''
122	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	28' 07''
123	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	28' 32''
124	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	28' 36''
125	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	28' 37''
126	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	29' 08''
127	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	29' 17''
128	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	29' 21''
129	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	29' 40''
130	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	29' 59''
131	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	30' 17''
132	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	31' 08''
133	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	31' 23''
134	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 26''
135	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	31' 29''
136	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 35''
137	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	32' 15''
138	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	32' 28''
139	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	32' 42''
140	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	32' 44''
141	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	33' 09''
142	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	33' 14''
143	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	33' 30''
144	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	33' 44''
145	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	34' 07''
146	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	35' 04''
147	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	35' 47''
148	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	42' 39''

Stage 6 map & profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

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Thursday, March 9: Stage 5, St. Symphorien sur Coise - St. Paul Trois Châteaux, 212.4 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Olav Kooij is the day's fastest rider. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

Km 3.6: Côte de Coise, 1.5 km @ 8.6%. Cat. 2
Km 11.7: Côte de l'Albèpin, 4.9 km @ 5.1%. Cat. 2
Km 34.6: Côte de Trèves, 2.4 km @ 6%
Km 181.5: Côte d'Aleyrac, 4.5 km @ 4.3%. Cat 3

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Weather at the finish city of St. Paul Trois Châteaux at 1:30 PM, local time: 14C (58F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). Rain isn't forecast until after 7:00 PM.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage five report:

Dutchman Olav Kooij seized the last opportunity of a bunch sprint in this Paris-Nice to snatch his first victory of the season and see his consistency rewarded. Second in Fontainebleau on stage 2 and 4th in stage 1, the 21-year-old team-mate of Jonas Vingegaard outpaced Danish green-jersey holder Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafreod) on the line while stage 1 winner Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step) was third. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) retained his overall lead, but it was cut off by four seconds by second-placed David Gaudu, who took advantage of the day’s intermediate sprint to came back within six seconds of the Slovenian.

Gregaard strengthens KOM lead
The real start was given at 11:32 to 148 riders. Max Walscheid (Cofidis), Andrea Piccolo and Marijn Van den Berg (EF Education-Easypost) did not start.

From the gun, Jonas Gregaard (Uno X) attacked, taking Sandy Dujardin (TotalEnergies) along with him. The two escapees were first and second on the first three climbs of the day (Km 3.6 - Cote de Coise, Km 11.7 – Cote de l’Aubepin, Km 34.6 – Cote de Treves), allowing the KOM leader to add 13 points to his tally. The polka-dot jersey holder is now on 27 points in the mountain classification.

A lovely day for a bike race. ASO photo

Dujardin on his own
The lead of the two escapees reached 5:05 after 12 km and remained stable, topping at 5:50 after 35 km. The strong headwind did not make things easy for the breakaway and Gregaard, his points harvest completed, decided to wait for the peloton, leaving Dujardin on his own in the front. The Frenchman bravely fought on his home roads – he lives in Tournon-sur-Rhône at km 96.7 –, but his lead steadily decreased as Lotto Dstny and Alpecin Deceuninck riders led the chase. He was finally reeled in at kilometre 122 and settled for the most aggressive rider prize of the day.

Gaudu takes sprint
The intermediate sprint at Col du Deves (Km 159) saw a fierce battle between Tadej Pogacar and second-placed David Gaudu (Gorupama-FDJ), who took advantage of a great lead-out by Arnaud Demare to pick the six seconds on offer. The Frenchman is now only six seconds behind the Slovenian overall. In the final climb, some 30 km from the line, teams Trek-Segafredo and Jayco Alula raised the tempo to try and drop pure sprinters like Tim Merlier or Sam Bennett and favour their own sprinters Mads Pedersen and Michael Matthews. But the plan did not quite work and Gregaard surged to add three more points to his polka-dot jersey (30 points).

Stage set for sprint
A bunch sprint was unavoidable and the bunch took it relatively easy until the finale when a roundabout made it tricky to find the best position. Kooij opted to go on the left hand side and it was the good choice as he took the wheel of Mads Pedersen, who launched his sprint from too far and was overpowered on the line by his young Dutch rival.

Complete results:

212.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.837 km/hr

1	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	5hr 19min 54sec
2	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
3	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
4	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
5	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
7	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
9	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
10	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
11	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
12	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
13	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
14	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	s.t.
15	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
16	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
17	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
18	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
19	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
20	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
21	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
22	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
23	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
24	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
25	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
26	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
27	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
28	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
29	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
30	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
31	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
32	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
33	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
34	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
35	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
36	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
37	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	s.t.
38	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
39	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
40	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
41	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
42	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
43	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
44	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
45	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
46	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
47	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
48	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
49	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
50	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
51	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
52	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
53	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
54	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
55	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
56	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
57	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
58	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
59	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
60	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
61	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
62	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
63	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
64	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
65	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
66	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
67	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
68	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
69	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
70	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
71	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
72	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
73	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
74	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
75	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
76	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
77	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
78	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
79	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
80	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
81	ERIK NORDSAETER	UNO-X	s.t.
82	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
83	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
84	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
85	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
86	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
87	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
88	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
89	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
90	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
91	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
92	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
93	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
94	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
95	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
96	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
97	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
98	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
99	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
100	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
101	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
102	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
103	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
104	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
105	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
106	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
107	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
108	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
109	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
110	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
111	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
112	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
113	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
114	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
115	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
116	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
117	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
118	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
119	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
120	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
121	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
122	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
123	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
124	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
125	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
126	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
127	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
128	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
129	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
130	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	@ 34sec
131	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	0' 39''
132	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 41''
133	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
134	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	0' 43''
135	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 46''
136	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
137	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
138	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
139	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
140	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
141	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	0' 52''
142	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
143	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
144	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 03''
145	Jonas GREGAARD	UNO-X	1' 25''
146	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
147	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 26''
148	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2' 35''

GC after stage 5:

742.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.043 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17hr 14min 52sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 6sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 46''
4	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 58''
5	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 21''
6	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	1' 42''
7	DANIEL MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	1' 44''
9	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 46''
10	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	1' 56''
11	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 59''
12	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	2' 02''
13	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 06''
14	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 10''
15	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 11''
16	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 12''
17	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	2' 14''
18	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 18''
19	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 20''
20	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 28''
21	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 29''
22	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 33''
23	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 02''
24	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 20''
25	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 26''
26	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 32''
27	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	3' 37''
28	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	3' 55''
29	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 58''
30	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	4' 13''
31	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	4' 17''
32	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	4' 27''
33	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 38''
34	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	4' 48''
35	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	5' 40''
36	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 51''
37	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	5' 58''
38	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 59''
39	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	6' 13''
40	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	6' 20''
41	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 29''
42	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 03''
43	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	7' 19''
44	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	8' 00''
45	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	8' 25''
46	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	8' 27''
47	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	8' 49''
48	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	8' 53''
49	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	9' 19''
50	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 48''
51	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	10' 48''
52	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	11' 00''
53	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	11' 18''
54	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	11' 29''
55	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	11' 46''
56	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12' 20''
57	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	12' 25''
58	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 50''
59	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	12' 58''
60	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 07''
61	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	13' 22''
62	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	13' 26''
63	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	13' 28''
64	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	14' 03''
65	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 44''
66	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	15' 06''
67	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	15' 11''
68	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	15' 30''
69	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 43''
70	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	16' 03''
71	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	16' 15''
72	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	16' 46''
73	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	16' 53''
74	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	16' 55''
75	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	17' 10''
76	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	17' 20''
77	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	20' 07''
78	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	20' 50''
79	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	20' 53''
80	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 06''
81	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 11''
82	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	21' 43''
83	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 02''
84	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	22' 07''
85	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	22' 26''
86	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	22' 33''
87	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	22' 34''
88	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	22' 39''
89	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	22' 47''
90	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	22' 49''
91	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 50''
92	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 55''
93	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 07''
94	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	23' 30''
95	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	23' 32''
96	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	23' 33''
97	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	23' 46''
98	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	23' 50''
99	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	23' 52''
100	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	24' 02''
101	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	24' 07''
102	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	24' 10''
103	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	24' 11''
104	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
105	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	24' 15''
106	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	24' 24''
107	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 52''
108	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	24' 57''
109	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	25' 01''
110	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	25' 03''
111	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	25' 13''
112	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	25' 33''
113	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	25' 36''
114	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	25' 38''
115	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	25' 48''
116	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 25''
117	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	26' 44''
118	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	26' 48''
119	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	26' 53''
120	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	27' 16''
121	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	27' 45''
122	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	28' 07''
123	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	28' 32''
124	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	28' 36''
125	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	28' 37''
126	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	29' 08''
127	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	29' 17''
128	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	29' 21''
129	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	29' 40''
130	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	29' 59''
131	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	30' 17''
132	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	31' 08''
133	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	31' 23''
134	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 26''
135	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	31' 29''
136	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 35''
137	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	32' 15''
138	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	32' 28''
139	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	32' 42''
140	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	32' 44''
141	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	33' 09''
142	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	33' 14''
143	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	33' 30''
144	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	33' 44''
145	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	34' 07''
146	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	35' 04''
147	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	35' 47''
148	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	42' 39''

Stage 5 map & profile:

2023 Paris-Nice stage 5 map

Here's the stage 5 map.

The 2023 Paris-Nice stage 5 profile. Starts out pretty lumpy.

Wednesday, March 8: Stage 4, St. Amand Montrond - La Loge des Gardes, 164.7 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Tadej Pogacar is the stage winner and new GC leader. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

Km 116.6: Côte du Vernet, 2.1 km @ 5.8%. Cat. 3
Km 137.5: Côte de Cheval Rigon, 5.7 km @ 3.9%. Cat. 3
Km 164.7: La Loge des Gardes, 6.7 km @ 7.1%. Cat. 1

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Weather at Laprugne, on the route, 11 kilometers from the finish, at 1:25 PM, local time: 9C (48F), rain showers, with the wind from the southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). Rain showers are forecast to continue through the afternoon.

The race: The official start was given to all 153 stage three finishers at 12:38 PM.

Here's the race organizer's stage four summary:

Tadej Pogacar did not make any favours in the first mountain stage of the 81st Paris-Nice, surging in the final climb to La Loge des Gardes after a constant work by his team all day to win the stage and seize the yellow and white jersey on Wednesday. The Slovenian perfectly timed his move on the 6.7-km final climb to catch Frenchman David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) in the last stretch and lead him by 10 seconds overall. Pogacar’s arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard cracked a little in the final kilometres and finished 6th. He is now third overall, 44 seconds behind the UAE-Team Emirates.

Seven in the lead
The real start was given at 12:40 to 153 riders in rainy weather. Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Maurice Ballerstedt (Alpecin-Deceuninck) were the first to break clear at kilometre 25 and were later joined by Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Larry Warbasse (AG2R) and Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech). Polka-dot jersey holder Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X Pro) felt he also needed to be in the front to defend his KOM lead and he joined the breakaway after 35 kilometres.

The peloton gets going under rainy skies. ASO photo

Echelons After 56 km, Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates team-mates upped the pace and the bunch split in the treacherous crosswinds but quickly regrouped. As the seven took their lead over five minutes, Jonathan Milan (Bahrain Victorious) called it quits, as did Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) a little bit later. Some 20 km further up, Groupama-FDJ and Jumbo-Visma created another echelon, which scattered the bunch all along the road. The main casualties at that point were green jersey holder Mads Pedersen and his leader Mattias Skelmjose, as well as third-placed overall Michael Matthews (Jayco Alula) but the pack was finally back together at kilometre 87.

Gregaard collects polka-dots
At the first climb of the day, Cote du Vernet (Km 116.6), Jonas Gregaard collected three points to bring his KOM tally to nine. In the ascent, Ballerstedt was dropped by his former breakaway companions, whose lead had gone down to 2:35. In the descent, Dutch champion Eenkhoorn went and took a few seconds lead over the other five escapees but was run down in the Cote de Cheval Rigon (km 137.5), on which Gregaard picked three more points. With 14 points, the Danish rider made sure to retain his polka-dot jersey on the finish line.

Matthews takes sprint bonus
The UAE Emirates team-mates of Tadej Pogacar continued to impose their tempo to the rest of the pack and the break split in the descent after two attacks by Calmejane, who dropped all his companions to the exception of Skaarseth. Their lead went down quickly as the intermediate sprint of the day was nearing and they were caught when Michael Matthews surged to collect six points and six seconds, with Skaarseth and Pogacar behind him. The Slovenian and the Australian insisted for a while before the pack reeled them in.

Pogacar strikes
The stage was set for a showdown on the 6.7-km final climb. Felix Grossschartner led the way for Pogacar at the bottom but Jonas Vingegaard was the first to attack, quickly followed by the Slovenian. The last two Tour de France winners did not charge ahead and as they were caught, France’s David Gaudu counter-attacked with 3 km to go. Pogacar reacted with 2 km to go and caught Vingegaard off guard. The 2020 and 2021 Tour de France winner quickly bridged the gap in the final kilometre and did not leave him a chance on the line.

Tadej Pogacar wins the stage and becomes the new GC leader.

Complete results:

164.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.960 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4hr 1min 17sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 1sec
3	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 34''
4	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 42''
5	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 43''
6	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
7	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	0' 51''
8	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
9	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
10	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
11	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	0' 54''
12	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1' 05''
13	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	1' 06''
14	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 22''
15	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 29''
16	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 38''
17	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
18	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
19	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
20	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
21	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
22	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
23	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 50''
24	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 51''
25	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
26	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 04''
27	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	2' 16''
28	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	2' 37''
29	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
30	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
31	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 47''
32	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 59''
33	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	3' 06''
34	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	3' 22''
35	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
36	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
37	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	4' 04''
38	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 22''
39	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	4' 42''
40	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	5' 01''
41	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
42	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
43	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
44	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
45	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
46	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
47	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
48	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
49	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	5' 59''
50	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 39''
51	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	6' 57''
52	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7' 43''
53	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
54	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
55	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
56	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
57	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	8' 32''
58	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	9' 09''
59	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 47''
60	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	9' 59''
61	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	10' 29''
62	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	10' 43''
63	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
64	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	10' 51''
65	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
66	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
67	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
68	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 46''
69	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
70	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 52''
71	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
72	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	13' 57''
73	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	14' 13''
74	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
75	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
76	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	14' 15''
77	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
78	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	14' 18''
79	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	15' 04''
80	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
81	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
82	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	16' 02''
83	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
84	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	20' 38''
85	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
86	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
87	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
88	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	s.t.
89	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
90	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
91	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
92	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
93	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
94	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
95	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
96	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
97	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
98	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	20' 50''
99	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	20' 58''
100	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
101	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	21' 20''
102	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21' 24''
103	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	22' 22''
104	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
105	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
106	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
107	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
108	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
109	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
110	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
111	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
112	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
113	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
114	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
115	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
116	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
117	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
118	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
119	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
120	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
121	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
122	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
123	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	s.t.
124	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
125	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
126	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
127	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
128	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
129	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
130	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
131	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
132	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
133	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	s.t.
134	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
135	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
136	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
137	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
138	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
139	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
140	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
141	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
142	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
143	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
144	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
145	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
146	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
147	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
148	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
149	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
150	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
151	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.

GC after stage 4:

530 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.476 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	11hr 55min 0sec
2	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 10sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 44''
4	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 56''
5	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 19''
6	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	1' 40''
7	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	1' 42''
9	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 44''
10	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	1' 54''
11	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 57''
12	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	2' 00''
13	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 04''
14	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 08''
15	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 09''
16	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 10''
17	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	2' 12''
18	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 16''
19	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 18''
20	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 26''
21	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 27''
22	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 31''
23	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 00''
24	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 18''
25	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 24''
26	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	3' 30''
27	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	3' 35''
28	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	3' 46''
29	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	3' 53''
30	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 56''
31	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	4' 11''
32	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	4' 15''
33	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	4' 36''
34	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	4' 46''
35	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	5' 38''
36	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 49''
37	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	5' 56''
38	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 57''
39	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	6' 11''
40	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	6' 18''
41	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 27''
42	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 01''
43	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	7' 17''
44	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7' 58''
45	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	8' 23''
46	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	8' 25''
47	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	8' 47''
48	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	8' 51''
49	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	9' 17''
50	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 46''
51	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	10' 46''
52	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	10' 58''
53	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	11' 16''
54	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	11' 27''
55	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	11' 44''
56	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	12' 23''
57	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12' 24''
58	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 48''
59	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	12' 56''
60	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 05''
61	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	13' 20''
62	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	13' 24''
63	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	13' 26''
64	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	14' 01''
65	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 42''
66	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	15' 04''
67	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	15' 09''
68	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	15' 21''
69	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	15' 28''
70	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	15' 41''
71	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	16' 01''
72	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	16' 44''
73	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	16' 51''
74	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	16' 53''
75	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	17' 08''
76	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	17' 18''
77	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	18' 40''
78	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	20' 48''
79	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	20' 51''
80	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 04''
81	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 09''
82	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	21' 19''
83	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	21' 41''
84	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	22' 05''
85	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	22' 17''
86	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	22' 24''
87	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	22' 31''
88	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	22' 32''
89	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	22' 37''
90	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	22' 45''
91	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	22' 47''
92	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 48''
93	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 53''
94	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 09''
95	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	23' 28''
96	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	23' 30''
97	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	23' 31''
98	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	23' 44''
99	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	23' 48''
100	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	23' 50''
101	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	23' 52''
102	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	24' 00''
103	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	24' 05''
104	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	24' 08''
105	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	24' 09''
107	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
108	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
109	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	24' 13''
110	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 50''
111	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
112	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	24' 55''
113	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	24' 59''
114	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	25' 31''
115	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	25' 34''
116	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	25' 56''
117	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
118	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 23''
119	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	26' 40''
120	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	26' 46''
121	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	26' 49''
122	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	26' 51''
123	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	27' 14''
124	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	27' 43''
125	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	27' 49''
126	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	28' 20''
127	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	28' 30''
128	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	28' 34''
129	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	29' 15''
130	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	29' 19''
131	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	29' 32''
132	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	29' 38''
133	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	29' 57''
134	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	30' 57''
135	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	31' 00''
136	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	31' 06''
137	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	31' 21''
138	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 24''
139	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	31' 27''
140	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
141	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	31' 30''
142	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	31' 33''
143	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	32' 20''
144	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	32' 40''
145	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	32' 42''
146	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	32' 47''
147	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	33' 07''
148	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	33' 42''
149	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	34' 16''
150	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	35' 45''
151	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	42' 37''

Stage 4 map & profile:

stage 4 map

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Tuesday, March 7: Stage 3, Dampierre-en-Burley 32.2 km Team Time Trial.

Stage 3 map & profile

Team Jumbo-Visma

Jumbo-Visma was the day's fastest team.

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Weather at the race city of Dampierre-en-Burley at 1:45 PM, local time: 7C (45F), rain shower, with the wind from the southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). The rain is forecast to end about 3:15 PM.

The race: The Race to the Sun had not staged a team time trial for three decades and organizers tried to add a little bit of spice to the event by changing the usual UCI rules by taking times individually instead of clocking the fourth rider in each team as is common practice in TTTs.

The day’s schedule has been slightly altered to relieve local police authorities on a day of national strike and demonstrations all over France. As a result, the first team will start at 2:57 pm (Lotto Dstny) instead of 2:15 as originally planned and the last team will start at 4:00 pm, a little earlier than scheduled at first. The interval between team starts has been brought down from five to three minutes.

Here's the race organizer's stage three report:

Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo Visma opted for tradition and team effort to clinch the 32.2-km team time trial stage 3 of Paris-Nice and nearly handed perfect team-mate Nathan van Hooydonck the race’s yellow jersey. But the Dutchman was finally beaten for the yellow jersey by Vingegaard’s compatriot Magnus Cort (EF Education-Easy Post), who crossed the line only one second slower than the Dutch outfit to snatch the overall lead by the slightest margin. Michael Matthews (Jayco Alula) is now third overall, a further second adrift. Denmark is everywhere with the yellow jersey on Cort’s back while Mads Pedersen holds the green jersey and Jonas Gregaard the polka-dot.

EF Education-EasyPost speeding Magnus Cort to the GC lead.

Tradition
While most teams decided to use the new format of the stage to drop riders along the way and leave just one strong man lead out their leader in the last kilometre, Jumbo Visma kept four riders until the line to set a fastest time of 33 minutes and 55 seconds, at an average speed of 57 kph. They beat EF Education by one second while pacesetters Jayco Alula were four seconds adrift. Groupama-FDJ were a surprising fourth, 14 seconds adrift.

The Lotto Dstny team, last in the team classification of this Paris-Nice, opened the ball of this team time trial, the first on the Race to the Sun since 1993 at 14:57. They crossed the line first in 34:58, setting the tone for the rest of the field. At the first intermediate mark, Jayco Alula were the first under 17 minutes in 16:53. The Australian team opted to stay together and reach the last kilometre with four riders before leading out Simon Yates and Michael Matthews to narrowly beat the 34 minutes bar in 33:59. The mark long proved unbeatable, as teams were attempting diverse tactics to place their leaders in the best possible position. Most decided to leave their strongest specialist in the last kilometre to trail their leader towards the line. It was the case for Tadej Pogacar, led out by Mikkel Bjerg before surging on his own for the final sprint.

Different approaches
The approach was slightly different for France’s David Gaudu, who stayed in the slipstream of former Euorpean champion Stefan Kung until the line: it paid off as the Frenchman only lost ten seconds on Yates and Matthews and was even nine seconds faster than Pogacar. Jumbo Visma by contrast opted to race like in a traditional team time trial, as there were still four of them in the last kilometre. With specialists like Rohan Dennis, Tobias Foss, Jan Tratnik, Nathan van Hoodyonck and Jonas Vingegaard, it proved the right decision and allowed the reigning Tour de France champion to take crucial time over his rivals, and especially Pogacar, who now trails him by 11 seconds overall. Magnus Cort and EF also acted differently, the Dane going solo to try and snatch the yellow jersey. It worked perfectly.

Magnus Cort will start stage four in yellow.

Complete results:

32.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 56.963 km/hr

1	JUMBO-VISMA	33min 55sec
2	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	@ 1sec
3	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 04''
4	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 14''
5	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 23''
6	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 25''
7	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	0' 39''
8	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 45''
9	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 47''
10	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 48''
11	TEAM DSM	0' 48''
12	MOVISTAR	0' 50''
13	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 03''
14	COFIDIS	1' 05''
15	TOTALENERGIES	1' 10''
16	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 13''
17	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 25''
18	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 27''
19	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1' 31''
20	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1' 33''
21	UNO-X	1' 39''
22	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	2' 32''

GC after stage 3:

365.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.271 km/hr

1	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	7hr 53min 41sec
2	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 1sec
3	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 03''
4	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
5	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
6	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 07''
7	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 08''
8	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
9	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 11''
10	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 14''
11	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 17''
12	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
13	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
14	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	0' 18''
15	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 28''
16	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
17	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
18	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
19	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 33''
20	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
21	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 40''
22	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	0' 42''
23	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 43''
24	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	0' 46''
25	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 48''
26	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 49''
27	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 50''
28	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
29	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 51''
30	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
31	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
32	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
33	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
34	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	0' 53''
35	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	0' 55''
36	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
37	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	0' 56''
38	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	0' 57''
39	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 58''
40	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	1' 05''
41	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 06''
42	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	1' 08''
43	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
44	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1' 09''
45	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 10''
46	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	1' 11''
47	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
48	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 12''
49	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
50	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 16''
51	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
52	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 18''
53	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 24''
54	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 28''
55	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
56	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	1' 29''
57	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
58	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 30''
59	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
60	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
61	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
62	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 32''
63	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 33''
64	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1' 34''
65	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 35''
66	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1' 36''
67	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
68	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
69	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
70	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	1' 40''
71	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1' 41''
72	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 42''
73	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
74	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1' 45''
75	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	1' 48''
76	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1' 49''
77	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
78	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
79	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	1' 50''
80	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 51''
81	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 53''
82	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	1' 56''
83	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 02''
84	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 07''
85	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 11''
86	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 30''
87	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
88	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	2' 35''
89	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
90	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	2' 38''
91	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2' 39''
92	BENJAMIN THOMAS	COFIDIS	2' 45''
93	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	2' 55''
94	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	2' 58''
95	JONATHAN MILAN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 03''
96	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	3' 11''
97	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 13''
98	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	3' 14''
99	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
100	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	3' 33''
101	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 36''
102	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
103	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	3' 52''
104	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	4' 26''
105	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	4' 29''
106	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	4' 54''
107	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	4' 54''
108	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	5' 01''
109	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	5' 19''
110	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 23''
111	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5' 29''
112	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	5' 49''
113	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	5' 59''
114	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	6' 00''
115	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 10''
116	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	6' 13''
117	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	6' 14''
118	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	6' 15''
119	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 19''
120	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	6' 34''
121	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	6' 55''
122	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	7' 37''
123	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 08''
124	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	8' 37''
125	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	8' 40''
126	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	8' 43''
127	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 45''
128	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	8' 46''
129	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	8' 56''
130	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	9' 01''
131	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	9' 02''
132	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	9' 04''
133	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	9' 07''
134	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
135	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
136	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	9' 10''
137	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	9' 13''
138	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	9' 33''
139	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	9' 37''
140	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
141	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	9' 59''
142	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	10' 00''
143	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	10' 02''
144	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	10' 20''
145	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 27''
146	Jonas GREGAARD	UNO-X	10' 40''
147	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	10' 47''
148	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	11' 22''
149	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	11' 45"
150	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	11' 56"
151	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	12' 06"
152	SOREN WAERENSKJOLD	UNO-X	13' 25"
153	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	21' 41"

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Monday, March 6: Stage 2, Bazainville - Fontainebleau, 163.7 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Mads Pedersen wins the stage and becomes the new GC leader. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

Km 64.7: Côte des Granges-le-Roi, 1.4 km @ 4.3%. Cat. 3
Km 103.1: Côte de Méréville, 0.86km @ 4.4%. Cat. 3

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Weather at the finish city of Fontainebleau at 2:00 PM, local time: 7C (45F), cloudy, with the wind from the west at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 1% chance of rain.

The race: The official start was given at 12:59 to all 154 riders who began stage one.

Here's the race organizer's stage two summary:

In front of the spectacular castle of Fontainebleau, Denmark’s Mads Pedersen outwitted the rest of the field to snatch his second stage victory in Paris-Nice after the one clinched last year in Dun-le-Palestel. The former world champion beat promising Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) and compatriot Magnus Cort to take the yellow jersey away from Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step). Tadej Pogacar, who again won the day’s intermediate sprint, is second overall, two seconds behind, ahead of a crucial team time trial on Tuesday.

Gregaard goes again
The real start was given at 13:00 to 154 riders. With 3 km done, Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X Pro), already part of yesterday’s break with Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies) was back in action, this time going solo for a long day at the front. The Dane took his gap to a maximum of 4:25 before the peloton, led by Merlier’s Soudal Quick Step team-mates decided it was enough. With a lead settling at under three minutes, Gregaard came first at the top of the 3rd category Cote des Granges-le-Roi, to add three points to his KOM tally, making him the provisional leader of the mountain classification.

Twenty kilometers into the stage. It's a cloudy, cold day. Breakaway rider Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) is four minutes up the road.

New KOM leader
A brief echelon took place after kilometre 81, when the peloton suddenly raised the tempo and split, losing a few riders along the way. While the pack came within 25 seconds of the escapee, it finally regrouped and let Gregaard regain some of his lead. The Dane went ahead, again coming first at the top of Cote de Méréville (km 103.1) to take his KOM lead to eight points. He will keep the polka-dot jersey until stage 4 since there are no KOM points on offer in stage 3’s team time trial. Gregaard was also voted the most aggressive rider of the stage.

Pogacar collects
His KOM harvest completed, he waited for the pack and was reeled in with 53 km to go. Over two days, the Dane has spent 229 km at the front. In the last 50 km, the pack geared up for the final sprint and the only event was a crash by Pierre Latour, 6th overall, with 39 km to go. The Frenchman was able to make it back on his bike and into the pack with a little help from team-mates Jeremy Cabot and Paul Ourselin.

Fifty kilometers to go the peloton is all together. Jonas Vingegaard, who had spent 107 kilometers off the front, sat up after the second climb and was caught with fifty to go. He is now the King of the Mountains. ASO photo

On the only intermediate sprint of the day, Tadej Pogacar attempted the same move as a day before, going for the six seconds up for grabs. The UAE Emirates team leader beat Michael Matthews (Jayco-Alula) and Nathan van Hooydocnk (Jumbo Visma) on the line to snatch precious time ahead of Tuesday’s team time trial. A crash took place under the red flame, disorganizing the final sprint which looked undecided before Mads Pedersen surged to take the day’s laurels.

Complete Results:

163.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.065 km/hr

1	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3hr 28min 57sec
2	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
3	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
4	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
5	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
6	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
7	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
8	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
9	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
10	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
11	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
12	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
14	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
15	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
16	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
17	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
18	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
19	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
20	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
21	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
22	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
23	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
24	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
25	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
26	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
27	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
28	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
29	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	s.t.
30	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
31	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
32	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	s.t.
33	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
34	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
35	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
36	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
37	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
38	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
39	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
40	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
41	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
42	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
43	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
44	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
45	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
46	JONATHAN MILAN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
47	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
48	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
49	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
50	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
51	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
52	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
53	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
54	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
55	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
56	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
57	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	s.t.
58	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
59	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
60	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	s.t.
61	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
62	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
63	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
64	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
65	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
66	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
67	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
68	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
69	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
70	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
71	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
72	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
73	SIMON YATES	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
74	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
75	DANIEL MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
76	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
77	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
78	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
79	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
80	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
81	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
83	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
84	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
85	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
86	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
87	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
88	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
89	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
90	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
91	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
92	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
93	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
94	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
95	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
96	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
97	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
98	MATTIAS JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
99	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
100	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
101	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
102	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
103	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
104	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
105	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
106	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
107	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
108	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
109	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
110	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
111	MAURO SCHMID	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
112	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
113	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
114	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
115	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
116	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
117	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
118	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
119	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
120	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
121	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
122	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
123	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
124	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
125	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
126	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
127	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
128	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
129	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
130	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
131	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	s.t.
132	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
133	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
134	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
135	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
136	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
137	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
138	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
139	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
140	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
141	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
142	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
143	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
144	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
145	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
146	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
147	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
148	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
149	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
150	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
151	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
152	BENJAMIN THOMAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
153	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
154	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.

GC after stage 2:

333.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 45.466 km/hr

1	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	7hr 19min 35sec
2	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 2sec
3	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	0' 04''
4	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 08''
5	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
6	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO ALULA	0' 10''
7	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
8	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
9	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 12''
10	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
11	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	0' 14''
12	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
13	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
14	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
15	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
16	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
17	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
18	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
19	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
20	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
21	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
22	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
24	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
25	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
26	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
27	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
28	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
29	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
30	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
31	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
32	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
33	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
34	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	s.t.
35	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
36	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
37	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
38	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
39	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
40	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
41	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
42	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
43	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
44	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	s.t.
45	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
46	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
47	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
48	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
49	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
50	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
51	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
52	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
53	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
54	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
55	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE JENSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
56	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
57	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
58	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
59	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
60	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
61	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
62	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
63	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
64	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
65	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
66	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
67	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
68	SIMON PHILIP YATES	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
69	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
70	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
71	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
72	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
73	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
74	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
76	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
77	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
78	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
79	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
80	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
81	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
82	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
83	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
84	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
85	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
86	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
87	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
88	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
89	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
90	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
91	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
92	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
93	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
94	MAURO SCHMID	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
95	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
96	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
97	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
98	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
99	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
100	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
101	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
102	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
103	BENJAMIN THOMAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
105	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
106	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
107	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
108	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
109	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
110	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
111	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
112	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	0' 45''
113	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 04''
114	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
115	JONATHAN MILAN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 20''
116	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
117	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
118	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 20''
119	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
120	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	5' 12''
121	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
122	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	s.t.
123	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
124	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
125	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
126	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
127	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
128	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
129	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
130	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
131	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
132	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
133	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
134	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	7' 44''
135	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
136	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
137	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
138	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
139	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
140	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
141	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
142	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
143	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
144	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
145	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
146	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
147	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
148	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
149	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	s.t.
150	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
151	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
152	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
153	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	11' 57''
154	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 46''

Stage 2 map & profile:

Paris-Nice stage 2 map

Paris-Nice stage 2 profile.

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Sunday, March 5: Stage 1, La Verrière - La Verrière, 169.4 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Tim Merlier takes the first stage.

Rated ascents:

Km 59.9: Côte de Milon-la-Chapelle, 0.5 km @ 12%
Km 149.2: Côte de Milon-la-Chapelle, 0.5 km @ 12%

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Weather at start/finish city of La Verrière at 2:00 PM, local time: 6C (43F), cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: All 154 entered riders began the stage and were given their official start at 1:01 PM.

Here's the organizer's stage one summary:

Belgian champion Tim Merlier made the best of an eventful first stage of Paris-Nice around La Verrière, outside Paris, to outsprint the rest of the bunch and take the lead of the Race to the Sun. Already winner of stages in the Tour of Oman and the UAE Tour this season, the Soudal Quick Step fast man was riding the race for the first time and he overpowered Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) and Mads Perdersen (Trek Segafredo), both past stage winners, on the line to take the yellow jersey.

The real start was given to 154 riders at 13:01 under grey skies. France’s Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies) and Denmark’s Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) broke clear after 16 km and received the go-ahead from the peloton. Their lead topped at 3:45 at kilometre 35 and the bunch, led by Lotto Dstny and Alpecin Deceuninck riders, maintained a safe three-minute gap.

Time to race.

After the first ascent of the Cote de Millon-la-Chapelle, on which Ourselin collected three points, the gap went down gradually and was only 2:05 when the pack crossed the finish line for the first time.

Break over
The tempo steadily increased in the second lap of the day with the sprinting teams leading the chase and the gap was down to the minute with 50 km to go. The two escapees now had to be content with reaching the last climb, 20 km from the finish, to try and fight it out for the KOM jersey.

With 40 km left, Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo Visma team jumped to the front of the bunch and the speed gained another gear. Ten kilometres further, Ourselin and Gregaard were reined in after more than 120 km at the front.

Tireless Powless
As the tension increased, a crash took place in the peloton, involving half a dozen riders, but the only rider forced to stop was France’s Thibault Guernalec (Arkea-Samsic). Neilson Powless (EF Education) attacked at the bottom of the last bump with 20 km to go and the peloton split. Tadej Pogacar was on the American’s heels with Arnaud Demare and a group of 27 riders broke clear, taking some favourites like Dani Martinez or Simon Yates off-guard.

As the the bunch regrouped with 16 km to go, the tireless Powless surged again.

Pogacar’s show of strength
Winner of GP La Marseillaise earlier this season, the American held the pack at bay until 7 km from the line. The only intermediate sprint of the day saw Pogacar surge to pick the six seconds up for grabs. France’s Pierre Latour jumped behind him and the two were quickly joined by Jonas Vingegaard at the front. While the two pre-race favourites finally waited for the pack, Latour went on. But he was run down in the last two kilometres as the pack was gearing up for the bunch sprint. Merlier’s team-mate Florian Senechal attacked at the red flame, disorganizing the sprint for their rivals, and paving the way for his leader’s show of strength. Pogacar leads the young rider’s classification.

Here's another shot of the finish from SprintCyclingAgency

Complete results:

169.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.025 km/hr

1	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3hr 50min 52sec
2	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
3	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
4	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
5	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
6	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
7	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
8	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
10	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
11	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
12	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
13	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
14	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
15	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
16	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
17	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
18	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
19	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
20	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
21	SKJELMOSE MATTIAS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
22	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
23	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
24	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
25	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
26	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
27	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
29	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
30	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
31	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
32	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
33	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
34	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
35	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
36	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
37	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
38	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
39	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
40	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
41	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
42	MATHIAS JØRGENSEN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
43	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	s.t.
44	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
45	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
46	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
47	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
48	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
49	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
50	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
51	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
52	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
53	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
54	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
55	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
56	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
57	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
58	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
59	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
60	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
61	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
62	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
63	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
64	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
65	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
66	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
67	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
68	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
69	SIMON PHILIP YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
70	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
71	TOBIAS FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
72	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
73	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
74	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
75	BENJAMIN THOMAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
76	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
77	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
78	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
79	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
80	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
81	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
82	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
83	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
84	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
86	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
87	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
88	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
89	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
90	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
91	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
92	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
93	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
94	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
95	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
96	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
97	MAURO SCHMID	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
98	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
99	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
100	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
101	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
102	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
103	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
104	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
105	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
106	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
107	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
108	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
109	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
110	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
111	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	@ 31sec
112	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 0sec
113	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1' 50''
114	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 50''
115	JONATHAN MILAN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 06''
116	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
117	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
118	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3' 06''
119	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
120	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	4' 58''
121	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
122	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
123	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	s.t.
124	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
125	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
126	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
127	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
128	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
129	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
130	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
131	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
132	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
133	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
134	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	7' 30''
135	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
136	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
137	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
138	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
139	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
140	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
141	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
142	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
143	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
144	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
145	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	s.t.
146	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
147	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
148	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
149	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
150	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
151	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
152	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
153	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	11' 23''
154	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 32''

GC after stage 1:

1	TIM MERLIER	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	3ht 50min 4sec
2	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 4sec
3	TADEJ POGAČAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
4	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 06''
5	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
6	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 08''
7	OLAV KOOIJ	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 10''
8	ARNAUD DE LIE	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
9	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
10	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
11	IVAN GARCIA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
13	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
14	ARNE MARIT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
15	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
16	MAGNUS CORT	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
17	SANDY DUJARDIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
18	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
19	CEES BOL	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
20	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
21	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
22	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
23	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
24	MATTIAS SKJELMOSE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
25	FLORIAN SENECHAL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
26	TOM VAN ASBROECK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
27	PAVEL BITTNER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
28	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
29	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
30	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
31	RASMUS TILLER	UNO-X	s.t.
32	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	s.t.
33	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
34	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
35	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
36	AURÉLIEN PARET-PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
37	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
38	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
39	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
40	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
41	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
42	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
43	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
44	MATHIAS NORSGAARD	MOVISTAR	s.t.
45	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL	UNO-X	s.t.
46	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
47	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
48	GORKA IZAGIRRE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
49	CLÉMENT BERTHET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
50	YVES LAMPAERT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
51	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
52	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
53	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
54	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM	s.t.
55	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
56	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
57	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
58	ANDERS SKAARSETH	UNO-X	s.t.
59	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
60	CHRIS HARPER	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
61	LILIAN CALMEJANE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
62	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
63	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
64	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
65	ION IZAGUIRRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
66	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
67	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
68	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
69	SIMON YATES	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
70	BOB JUNGELS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
71	TOBIAS SVENDSEN FOSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
72	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
73	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
74	RÉMI CAVAGNA	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
75	BENJAMIN THOMAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
76	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
77	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
78	DAVID DEKKER	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
79	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
80	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
81	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
82	LUKE DURBRIDGE	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
83	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
84	DAAN HOOLE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
86	KASPER ASGREEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
87	ANTHON CHARMIG	UNO-X	s.t.
88	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
89	PASCAL EENKHOORN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
90	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
91	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
92	AIME DE GENDT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
93	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
94	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
95	LUCAS HAMILTON	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
96	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
97	MAURO SCHMID	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
98	MATTEO SOBRERO	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
99	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
100	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
101	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
102	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
103	OTTO VERGAERDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
104	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
105	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
106	JACOPO GUARNIERI	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
107	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
108	KELLAND O’BRIEN	JAYCO-ALULA	s.t.
109	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
110	MARCO HALLER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
111	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
112	ALEXIS RENARD	COFIDIS	0' 41''
113	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	2' 00''
114	MATIS LOUVEL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
115	JONATHAN MILAN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 16''
116	JEREMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
117	JOSHUA TARLING	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
118	TIM DECLERCQ	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
119	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
120	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	5' 08''
121	TIM WELLENS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
122	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
123	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	COFIDIS	s.t.
124	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
125	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	s.t.
126	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
127	JAVIER ROMO	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
128	CONNOR SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
129	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
130	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
131	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UNO-X	s.t.
132	TAJ JONES	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
133	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
134	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	7' 40''
135	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
136	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
137	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
138	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
139	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
140	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
141	DAVIDE MARTINELLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
142	MICHEL RIES	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
143	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
144	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
145	JONAS GREGAARD	UNO-X	s.t.
146	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
147	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
148	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
149	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
150	MAX KANTER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
151	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
152	FILIP MACIEJUK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
153	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD	UNO-X	11' 33''
154	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 42''

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Start list with back numbers, March 4, 2023:

	JUMBO-VISMA
1	JONAS VINGEGAARD
2	EDOARDO AFFINI
3	ROHAN DENNIS
4	TOBIAS SVENDSEN FOSS
5	OLAV KOOIJ
6	JAN TRATNIK
7	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK
	TEAM JAYCO ALULA
11	SIMON PHILIP YATES
12	LUKE DURBRIDGE
13	LUCAS WALDE HAMILTON
14	CHRIS HARPER
15	MICHAEL MATTHEWS
16	KELLAND O’BRIEN
17	MATTEO SOBRERO
	INEOS GRENADIERS
21	DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ POVEDA
22	OMAR FRAILE MATARRANZ
23	JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ PRADO
24	PAVEL SIVAKOV
25	CONNOR SWIFT
26	BEN SWIFT
27	MICHAEL JOSHUA TARLING
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
31	TADEJ POGAČAR
32	RUI FILIPE ALVES OLIVEIRA
33	MIKKEL BJERG
34	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER
35	DOMEN NOVAK
36	MATTEO TRENTIN
37	TIM WELLENS
	BORA - HANSGROHE
41	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN
42	SAM BENNETT
43	MARCO HALLER
44	BOB JUNGELS
45	RYAN MULLEN
46	NILS POLITT
47	DANNY VAN POPPEL
	TEAM DSM
51	ROMAIN BARDET
52	PAVEL BITTNER
53	JOHN DEGENKOLB
54	MATTHEW DINHAM
55	NILS EEKHOFF
56	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON
57	KEVIN VERMAERKE
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
61	DAVID GAUDU
62	ARNAUD DEMARE
63	KÉVIN GENIETS
64	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS
65	STEFAN KÜNG
66	RUDY MOLARD
67	MILES SCOTSON
	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
71	JACK HAIG
72	KAMIL GRADEK
73	FILIP MACIEJUK
74	GINO MÄDER
75	JONATHAN MILAN
76	WOUTER POELS
77	FRED WRIGHT
	COFIDIS
81	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI
82	BRYAN COQUARD
83	RUBEN FERNANDEZ
84	SIMON GESCHKE
85	ALEXIS RENARD
86	BENJAMIN THOMAS
87	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID
	AG2R CITROEN TEAM
91	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE
92	CLÉMENT BERTHET
93	MIKAEL CHEREL
94	STAN DEWULF
95	DORIAN GODON
96	OLIVER NAESEN
97	LAWRENCE WARBASSE
	EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST
101	NEILSON POWLESS
102	STEFAN BISSEGGER
103	OWAIN DOULL
104	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN
105	ANDREA PICCOLO
106	TOM SCULLY
107	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG
	TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC
111	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN
112	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN
113	DAVID DEKKER
114	THIBAULT GUERNALEC
115	MATIS LOUVEL
116	DANIEL MCLAY
117	MICHEL RIES
	MOVISTAR TEAM
121	MATTEO JORGENSON
122	IMANOL ERVITI
123	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA
124	GORKA IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI
125	NORSGAARD MATHIAS JØRGENSEN
126	MAX KANTER
127	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER
	TREK - SEGAFREDO
131	SKJELMOSE MATTIAS JENSEN
132	JULIEN BERNARD
133	DAAN HOOLE
134	ALEX KIRSCH
135	JACOPO MOSCA
136	MADS PEDERSEN
137	OTTO VERGAERDE
	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
141	TIM MERLIER
142	KASPER ASGREEN
143	RÉMI CAVAGNA
144	TIM DECLERCQ
145	YVES LAMPAERT
146	MAURO SCHMID
147	FLORIAN SENECHAL
	LOTTO DSTNY
151	ARNAUD DE LIE
152	CEDRIC BEULLENS
153	THOMAS DE GENDT
154	PASCAL EENKHOORN
155	JACOPO GUARNIERI
156	HARRISON SWEENY
157	BRENT VAN MOER
	TOTALENERGIES
161	PIERRE LATOUR
162	EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN
163	JEREMY CABOT
164	SANDY DUJARDIN
165	ALAN JOUSSEAUME
166	PAUL OURSELIN
167	ANTHONY TURGIS
	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
171	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN
172	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT
173	KADEN GROVES
174	SENNE LEYSEN
175	JASON OSBORNE
176	EDWARD PLANCKAERT
177	LIONEL TAMINIAUX
	INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY
181	LILIAN CALMEJANE
182	AIME DE GENDT
183	KOBE GOOSSENS
184	ARNE MARIT
185	HUGO PAGE
186	BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT
187	TACO VAN DER HOORN
	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM
191	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ
192	CEES BOL
193	DAVID DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO
194	DMITRIY GRUZDEV
195	DAVIDE MARTINELLI
196	VADIM PRONSKIY
197	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER
	ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH
201	HUGO HOULE
202	SEBASTIAN BERWICK
203	TAJ JONES
204	GAY SAGIV
205	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ
206	TOM VAN ASBROECK
207	STEPHEN WILLIAMS
	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM
211	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF
212	ANTHON CHARMIG
213	ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL
214	ANDERS SKAARSETH
215	RASMUS TILLER
216	SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD
217	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY

Here are the 22 teams coming to the race:

UCI WorldTeams

AG2R Citroën Team
Alpecin–Deceuninck
Arkéa–Samsic
Astana Qazaqstan Team
Bora–Hansgrohe
Cofidis
EF Education–EasyPost
Groupama–FDJ
Ineos Grenadiers
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
Movistar Team
Soudal Quick-Step
Team Bahrain Victorious
Team DSM
Team Jayco–AlUla
Team Jumbo–Visma
Trek–Segafredo
UAE Team Emirates

Pro Tour teams

Lotto–Dstny
Team TotalEnergies

Wild Card invitations by the organizer

Israel–Premier Tech
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

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