A time trial to shape the overall and see riders like Michał Kwiatkowski, Bob Jungels and Wilco Kelderman put time into Romain Bardet, Nairo Quintana and George Bennett.
Paris-Nice
Paris-Nice Stage 4 Preview
Today’s stage features a surprisingly hilly finish with steep, twisting climbs through vineyards but not everything is different with the weather forecast warning of a storm and the wind could get up.
Paris-Nice Stage 3 Preview
Encore, the third flat stage and the wind should be back again but not as strong as the first two stages. This could be the last chance for many sprinters to challenge Dylan Groenewegen.
Paris-Nice Stage 2 Preview
Another day, another sprint stage and the conditions shouldn’t be as wild as yesterday’s stage.
Paris-Nice Stage 1 Preview
A short stage to ease into the race? On paper yes but that paper requires a paperweight today because of the forecast for strong winds meaning a nervous start to the race.
Paris-Nice Preview
The Race to the Sun with the emphasis on the preposition “to” as a cold and wet week lies ahead for the peloton in its traverse from the capital to the Côte d’Azur. In recent years the startlist has been light on stars but has been a great race nonetheless, this time the relatively flat route of Tirreno-Adriatico has encouraged the climbers to do Paris-Nice. Here’s a look at the route and contenders.
Paris-Nice Route 2019 Route
The route of the 2019 Paris-Nice race was unveiled today and the race from 10-17 March is less than 60 days away. It’s been a thriller in recent years, a highlight of the last few seasons and here’s a closer look at this year’s course.
Highlights of 2018: Part I
Time to look back at the 2018 season, to select a few highlights for review the moment with added hindsight. First, the final stage of Paris-Nice, a cliffhanger on the corniche where the result was uncertain until the very end.
The Moment Paris-Nice Was Won
Are you sitting comfortably? On Sunday morning Marc Soler was sat comfortably in sixth place overall, wearing the white jersey of the best young rider under his rain jacket and had taken a strong second place in the Saint Etienne time trial earlier in the week. He’s a promising rider and was already in a very satisfactory position. Only it wasn’t enough for him and he took off on the steep climb to Peille with 47km to go and won the race overall.
Paris-Nice Stage 8 Preview
110km and it’s all up and down on twisting roads with time bonuses on offer and the overall classification still to play for.