2021 Paris-Nice, France (World Tour)

79th edition: March 7 - 14, 2021

Paris-Nice podium history | 2020 edition | 2022 edition | Organizer's race preview | The stages | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 | Stage 8

2021 Paris-Nice route. 8 stages covering 1,169.3 kilometers.

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Sunday, March 14: 8th & Final Stage, Le Plan du Var - Levens, 92.7 km

Stage 8 map & profile | Stage 8 photos

Primoz Roglic lost his lead after crashing early in the stage and then near the finish he suffered a mechanical. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Rated ascents:

• Km 11.8: Côte de Duranus, 3.9 km @ 3.7%. Cat. 2
• Km 48.1: Côte de Duranus, 3.9 km @ 3.7%. Cat. 2
• Km 84.3: Côte de Duranus, 3.9 km @ 3.7%. Cat. 2

Weather at the finish city of Levens at 12:30 PM, local time: 16C (60F), sunny, with the wnd from the northwest at 21 km/hr (13mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 136 riders began stage eight at 2:30. Giacomo Nizzolo did not start. Because of Covid-19 concerns, rather than a sprint on the seafront in Nice, the conclusion of the 2021 Paris-Nice will cover 3 laps of a circuit that features the Côte de Duranus, before culminating in an uphill finish to Levens.

Here's the organizer's stage eight summary:

Germany’s Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) retained his Paris-Nice crown after one of the most sensational finales of the Race to the Sun, which saw runaway race leader Primoz Roglic crash, falter and finally lose a crown which seemed within almost certain reach. The Slovenian hit the tarmac after 22 km, was halted again with 25 km to go and never managed to return into a pack speeding to get rid of him once and for all.

Roglic, winner of three stages in this edition, crossed the line 3:08 behind Schachmann and finished 15th overall with the slim consolation of a green jersey. In the final GC, the German leads white jersey winner Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana) by 19 seconds and his Astana team-mate Ion Izagirre by 23 seconds.

On the finish line in Levens, Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education-Nippo) outwitted Frenchman Christian Laporte (Cofidis) for his second stage win in Paris-Nice.  

Attempts
The real start was given to 136 riders at 14:31. Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka) did not start. Several attempts took place early on, Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) being the most active as the peloton was tackling the first ascent of Cote de Duranus.  Dylan Van Baarle (Ineos-Grenadiers) was first at the top ahead of Dylan Teuns (Bahrain), Sergio Henao (Qhubeka-Assos) and Quentin Pacher (B&B Hotels).  The four were joined by Dorian Godon  (Ag2R-Citroen) and Louis Meintjes (Intermarché) in the descent. But the six were caught by the bunch shortly before the first bonus sprint of the day, won by Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Ag2R-Citroen). 

Roglic crashes
Several crashes took place in a nervous peloton, starting with David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), who was forced out of the race, until race leader Primoz Roglic hit the tarmac in turn at kilometre 22 and was brought back into the peloton, who relaxed after the incident. The Slovenian was back in the pack with his shorts torn apart and bruises on his legs. On the flat (km 32), Tim De Clercq (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Jonas Rutsch (EF-Nippo), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Sven Bystrom (UAE) parted with the peloton. They were chased by stage 2 winner Cees Bol (DSM), Stefano Oldani (Lotto), Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic) and Johan Jacobs (Movistar), who was finally dropped. At km 45, the Barguil trio joined the leading four and seven men tackled the second ascent in the front. 

Eight in the lead
Laurens De plus (Ineos Grenadiers) later joined the breakaway group before the second ascent of Cote de Duranus, led by Barguil, ahead of Theuns and Bystrom. The gap increased in that second climb as the pack seemed intent on avoiding further crashes, to the exception of 2009 Paris-Nice winner Luis Leon Sanchez, who repeatedly attempted to go behind the break. The Spanish champion (Astana) finally parted with the pack with Krists Neilands (Israel Start-Up nation), followed by Michael Matthews (Bike Exchange), Omar Fraile (Astana), Matteo Trentin (UAE), Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo), Damien Touzé (Ag2R-Citroen), Dylan Theuns (Bahrain) and later Simon Geschke (Cofidis).    

Roglic falters
With 25 km to go, Roglic suffered a mechanical and found himself dropped by the peloton. Schachmann’s Bora-Hansgrohe and Astana led the pack at full speed to drop the yellow jersey holder while George Bennett and Steven Kruijswijk tried vainly to bring him back. The Slovenian gradually lost ground as the final victory was eluding him with each kilometre. At the front, Barguil, Bernard, Bystrom and Rutsch went but were quickly reined in by the speeding peloton, in which Schachmann was getting closer to a second win in the Race to the Sun. With 15 kilometres to go, Roglic had lost his 52-seconds lead over the German. At the finish – and after nearly crashing again with 5 km to go – Roglic lost more than three minutes. 

Cort Nielsen wins stage
In the last 3 km, Gino Mader (Bahrain), who had narrowly lost to Roglic in La Colmiane, tried his luck again with Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Krists Neilands (Israel Start-Up Nation) but the pack regrouped. In the final sprint, Magnus Cort Nielsen was the most cunning and he attacked before the last corner to upstage Frenchman Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) on the line. It was the Dane’s second stage win on the Race to the Sun after the one earned in 2019. France’s Anthony Perez (Cofidis) retained his polka-dot jersey.

Complete Results:

Stage 8 photos

92.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.608 km/hr

1	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2hr 16min 58sec
2	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
3	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
4	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
5	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
6	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
7	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
10	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
11	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
12	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
13	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
14	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
15	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
16	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
17	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
18	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
19	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
20	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
21	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
22	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	@ 14sec
23	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
24	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 38''
25	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 39''
26	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
27	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 05''
28	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 39''
30	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
31	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
32	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
33	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
34	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
35	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
36	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
37	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
38	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
39	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
40	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
41	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 21''
42	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 24''
43	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
44	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
45	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
46	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
47	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
48	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
49	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
50	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
51	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
52	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
53	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
54	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
55	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
56	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 08''
57	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 10''
58	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
59	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
60	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
61	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
62	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
63	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
64	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
65	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
66	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
67	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
68	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
69	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
70	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
71	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
72	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 11''
73	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
74	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
75	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
76	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
77	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	7' 14''
78	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
79	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	8' 25''
80	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 41''
81	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
82	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
83	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
84	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
85	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
86	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
87	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 07''
88	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
89	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
90	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
91	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
92	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	9' 09''
93	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	9' 47''
94	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
95	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	10' 11''
96	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
97	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
98	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
99	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
100	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
101	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
102	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
103	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
104	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
105	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
106	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	10' 14''
107	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
108	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
109	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
110	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
111	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
112	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
113	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 24''
114	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
115	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
116	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
117	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
118	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
119	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
120	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
121	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
122	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
123	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
124	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
125	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
126	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
127	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	15' 39''

Final GC after stage 8:

• GC winner: Max Schachmann (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Mountains classification winner: Anthony Perez (Cofidis)
• Points classification winner: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech)
• Team classification winner: Astana-Premier Tech

1,169.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.557 km/hr

1	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	28hr 49min 51sec
2	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	@ 19sec
3	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 23''
4	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 41''
5	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	0' 42''
6	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 14''
7	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 18''
8	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	1' 29''
9	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 31''
10	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 32''
11	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 41''
12	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 44''
13	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 49''
14	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 55''
15	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 16''
16	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	2' 17''
17	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2' 31''
18	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	2' 36''
19	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	2' 40''
20	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 09''
21	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	3' 13''
22	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	3' 20''
23	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	4' 09''
24	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	4' 12''
25	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	5' 37''
26	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	6' 33''
27	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	9' 01''
28	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	9' 32''
29	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	10' 22''
30	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	14' 18''
31	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	15' 32''
32	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	16' 51''
33	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	17' 01''
34	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	18' 23''
35	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	18' 36''
36	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 41''
37	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	19' 16''
38	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	20' 42''
39	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	20' 57''
40	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 33''
41	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	23' 08''
42	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	24' 15''
43	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	26' 02''
44	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	26' 59''
45	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	27' 41''
46	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	27' 54''
47	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 25''
48	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	28' 33''
49	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	29' 01''
50	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	29' 19''
51	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	29' 24''
52	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	30' 40''
53	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	31' 18''
54	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	31' 30''
55	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	31' 52''
56	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	32' 21''
57	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	32' 39''
58	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	33' 13''
59	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	33' 48''
60	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	34' 01''
61	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	34' 19''
62	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	34' 23''
63	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	35' 10''
64	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	35' 52''
65	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	36' 14''
66	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	37' 34''
67	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	37' 38''
68	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	38' 56''
69	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	39' 42''
70	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	40' 50''
71	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
72	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	42' 58''
73	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	43' 00''
74	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	43' 21''
75	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	43' 38''
76	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	44' 01''
77	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	45' 35''
78	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	45' 47''
79	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	46' 45''
80	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	47' 28''
81	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	47' 32''
82	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	47' 36''
83	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	47' 41''
84	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	47' 43''
85	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	48' 27''
86	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	48' 58''
87	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	49' 45''
88	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	49' 53''
89	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	49' 54''
90	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	50' 17''
91	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	50' 28''
92	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	51' 18''
93	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	51' 30''
94	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	52' 37''
95	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	53' 35''
96	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	53' 38''
97	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	53' 44''
98	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	53' 59''
99	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	54' 25''
100	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	55' 26''
101	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	55' 37''
102	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	55' 54''
103	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	56' 08''
104	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	57' 59''
105	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	59' 39''
106	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 00' 01''
107	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 00' 22''
108	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	1H 01' 06''
109	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 01' 18''
110	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	1H 01' 22''
111	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 02' 28''
112	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 04' 04''
113	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 04' 56''
114	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 05' 00''
115	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 06' 12''
116	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 06' 24''
117	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 06' 46''
118	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 07' 51''
119	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 09' 38''
120	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	1H 10' 30''
121	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 12' 11''
122	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 12' 26''
123	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 15' 39''
124	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	1H 17' 22''
125	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 19' 12''
126	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 20' 46''
127	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	1H 22' 22''

Stage 8 map & profile:

Stage 8 map. Three laps around this loop.

Stage 8 profile

Stage 8 photos:

Before the stage. That should be Max Schachmann bumpng fists with Primoz Roglic. Bettini photo

Looks like it is about time to race. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Getting going. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

The eight who tried to get away. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Magnus Cort Nielsen wins the stage. Getty Sport photo

Magnus Cort Nielsen gets to celebrate a big win. Getty Sport photo

Primoz Roglic finished 56th. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

The final podium, from left: Aleksandr Vlasov (2nd), Max Schachmann (1st) & Ion Izaguirre (3rd)

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Saturday, March 13: Stage 7, Le Broc - Valdeblore La Colmiane, 119.2 km

Stage 7 map & profile | Stage 7 photos

Primoz Roglic is clearly in stunning form.

Rated ascents:

• Km 6.7: Côte de Gilette, 6.6 km @ 4.9%. Cat. 2
• Km 34.4: Col de la Sigale, 6.6 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 2
• Km 47: Côte de Saint-Antonin, 6.2 km @ 6.7%. Cat. 2
• Km 119.2: La Colmiane, 16.3 km @ 6.5%. Cat. 1

Weather at Valdeblore, near the finish: 10C (50F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 139 riders began stage seven at 11:43. Not starting: Maximilian Walscheid (Qhubeka), Patrick Bevin (Israel-Start-up Nation) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix). Halfway into the stage Alexander Edmonson (BikeExchange) quit.

Here's the organizer's stage seven summary:

Primoz Roglic knocked down the rest of the field at La Colmiane on Saturday to clinch his third stage victory in the 79th edition of Paris-Nice and strengthen his overall lead with one day to go in the Race to the Sun. The Slovenian jumped in the last stretch to overtake the last of the escapees, a remarkable Gino Mader (Bahrain-Victorious), on the line after outwitting title-holder Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) who had to settle for third on the line. The Jumbo-Visma team leader now leads Schachmann by 52 seconds overall while Russian and white jersey holder Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana) is third, 1:11 adrift. Roglic is now 92.7-km short of his first Paris-Nice crown. 

13 in the lead
The real start was given at 11:43 to 139 riders. Maximilian Walscheid (Qhubeka), Patrick Bevin (Israel-Start-up Nation) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) did not start. In the Cote de Gilette, a group of thirteen riders emerged, comprising Neilson Powless (EF-Nippo), Andrey Amador and Laurens De Plus (Ineos Grenadiers), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Anthony Perez (Codidis), Julien Bernard and Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), David de la Cruz (UAE), Sam Bennett and Mattia Cataneo (Deceuninck-Quick-Step), Dylan Teuns and Gino Mader (Bahrain). Polka-dot jersey holder Anthony Perez was first at the top of the climb, adding five points to his KOM tally. 

Perez secures polka-dot
Mads Pedersen (Tresk-Segafredo) chased on his own behind the break until the descent of Col de la Sigale when he gave up and waited for the bunch. Perez took five more points on Col de la Sigale (Km 34.4) as the break led the peloton by 1:45. At that stage, the Frenchman had already secured the definitive polka-dot jersey but he was still first again at the top of Cote de St Antonin (km 47) when the gap reached 2:30. With Cataneo lying 2:01 behind Roglic in the GC, the peloton raised the pace in the long flat section leading to the final ascent. 

Mader so close
Sam Bennett led the break relentlessly and also won the first sprint of the day in Tournefort (Km 88) as the gap settled at 1:15 until the bottom of the climb to La Colmiane. As the road went up, Powless, Bernard, Elissonde, Lutsenko, Cattaneo, De la Cruz and Mader dropped their former companions. The skimming continued and Powless, Mader and Elissonde were the last escapees standing with 10 km left in the stage. Three kilometres further up the road, Mader and Powless were alone to battle it out but the young Swiss was the stronger of the day and he went solo five kilometres from the line. It seemed as if he would go all the way, especially as Roglic seemed to relax after having reeled in an attack by Schachmann under the red flame, but the Slovenian mercilessly surged in the last 200 metres to cross the line in first place and become the first rider since Tom Boonen in 2006 to win three stages in the Race to the Sun.

Complete Results:

Stage 7 photos

119.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.781 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	3hr 9min 18sec
2	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	@ 2sec
3	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 05''
4	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 08''
5	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 10''
6	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
7	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	0' 15''
8	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
9	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	0' 22''
10	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	0' 27''
11	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
12	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 35''
13	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 38''
14	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	0' 40''
15	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 53''
16	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
17	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	0' 59''
18	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	1' 03''
19	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	1' 14''
20	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 27''
21	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 37''
22	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 42''
23	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 48''
24	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 52''
25	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
26	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
27	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1' 57''
28	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	2' 02''
29	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	2' 14''
30	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 13''
31	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 30''
32	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 34''
33	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
34	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
35	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	5' 33''
36	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	5' 46''
37	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 53''
38	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
39	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
40	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	8' 26''
41	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
42	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
43	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
44	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
45	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	9' 29''
46	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
47	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
48	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 07''
49	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 01''
50	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
51	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	12' 03''
52	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12' 41''
53	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
54	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	13' 26''
55	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	13' 45''
56	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
57	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	13' 55''
58	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
59	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
60	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 18''
61	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
62	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	17' 31''
63	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
64	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
65	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
66	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
67	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
68	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
69	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
70	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
71	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
72	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
73	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
74	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
75	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 14''
76	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	18' 19''
77	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
78	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
79	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
80	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	19' 46''
81	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
82	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
83	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
84	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
85	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
86	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
87	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
88	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
89	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
90	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
91	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
92	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
93	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
94	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
95	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
96	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
97	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
98	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
99	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
100	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
101	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
102	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	20' 41''
103	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	21' 10''
105	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
106	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
107	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
108	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
109	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
110	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
111	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
112	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
113	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
114	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
115	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
116	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
117	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
118	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
119	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
120	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
121	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
122	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
123	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	21' 25''
124	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 35''
125	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	21' 58''
126	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
127	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	22' 23''
128	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	23' 33''
129	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
130	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	24' 48''
131	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	24' 56''
132	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
133	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	24' 56''
134	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	25' 10''
135	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	25' 35''
136	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
137	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.

GC after stage 7:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Anthony Perez (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech)
• Team classification leader: Astana-Premier Tech

1,076.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.575 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	26hr 32min 1sec
2	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 52sec
3	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 11''
4	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 15''
5	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	1' 34''
6	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
7	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	2' 06''
8	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 07''
9	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 10''
10	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	2' 21''
11	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 24''
12	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 26''
13	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 33''
14	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 36''
15	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 41''
16	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	2' 49''
17	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 50''
18	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	3' 13''
19	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	3' 18''
20	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	3' 22''
21	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	3' 23''
22	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 27''
23	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	3' 53''
24	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	3' 59''
25	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 01''
26	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	4' 05''
27	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	4' 12''
28	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	5' 01''
29	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 03''
30	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	7' 29''
31	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	8' 45''
32	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 24''
33	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	14' 45''
34	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	14' 53''
35	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	15' 05''
36	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	16' 04''
37	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	16' 14''
38	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	17' 49''
39	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	18' 29''
40	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	19' 15''
41	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	20' 56''
42	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	20' 57''
43	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	21' 10''
44	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	21' 30''
45	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21' 35''
46	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	23' 54''
47	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 03''
48	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	24' 38''
49	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	25' 11''
50	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	25' 15''
51	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	25' 27''
52	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	26' 24''
53	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
54	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	26' 54''
55	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	27' 29''
56	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	28' 00''
57	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 12''
58	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	29' 25''
59	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	29' 53''
60	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	30' 30''
61	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	30' 49''
62	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	31' 01''
63	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	31' 16''
64	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	31' 29''
65	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	31' 31''
66	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	31' 52''
67	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	32' 29''
68	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	32' 34''
69	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	32' 51''
70	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	33' 41''
71	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	34' 41''
72	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	35' 06''
73	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	36' 02''
74	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	36' 05''
75	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	36' 13''
76	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	36' 24''
77	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	36' 38''
78	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	37' 12''
79	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	37' 22''
80	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	37' 32''
81	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	38' 09''
82	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	38' 57''
83	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	39' 08''
84	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	39' 27''
85	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	39' 36''
86	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	39' 40''
87	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	40' 31''
88	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	40' 58''
89	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	41' 06''
90	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	42' 11''
91	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	42' 23''
92	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	42' 39''
93	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	43' 22''
94	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	44' 15''
95	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	44' 23''
96	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	45' 30''
97	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	45' 46''
98	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	45' 51''
99	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	45' 58''
100	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	46' 04''
101	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	46' 11''
102	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	46' 18''
103	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	46' 27''
104	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	46' 45''
105	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	46' 46''
106	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	47' 29''
107	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	47' 37''
108	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	48' 34''
109	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	48' 40''
110	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	48' 50''
111	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	50' 41''
112	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	51' 05''
113	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	51' 18''
114	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	52' 07''
115	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	53' 07''
116	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	53' 20''
117	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	53' 52''
118	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	54' 59''
119	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	55' 41''
120	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	55' 44''
121	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	57' 06''
122	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	57' 33''
123	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	57' 57''
124	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	58' 32''
125	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	58' 57''
126	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	59' 53''
127	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	59' 54''
128	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 00' 46''
129	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	1H 01' 08''
130	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 02' 49''
131	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 03' 07''
132	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 03' 27''
133	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	1H 03' 55''
134	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 06' 40''
135	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 08' 14''
136	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	1H 11' 03''
137	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	1H 13' 03''

Stage 7 map & profile:

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile

Stage 7 photos:

Today's stage is filled with climbs. Here's the pack at about the halfway point. Photo: ASO.

David Gaudu could only manage 25th today, un jour sans. Groupama-FDJ photo

The lead group near the finish. Looks like Roglic is about to go. Bettini photo

Primoz Roglic going by Gino Mäder to win the stage. Jumbo-Visma photo

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Friday, March 12: Stage 6, Brignoles - Biot, 202.5 km

Stage 6 map & profile | Stage 6 photos

Primoz Roglic does it again. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

• Km 52: Côte des Tuilières, 2.2 km @ 7.8%. Cat. 2
• Km 67.4: Côte de Mont Méaulx, 1.5 km @ 4.3%. Cat. 3
• Km 102.5: Côte de Cabris, 7.8 km @ 5.8%. Cat. 1
• Km 112.9: Col du Ferrier, 4.3 km @ 6.8%. Cat. 2
• Km 156.2: Côte de Guerdon, 4 km @ 3.7%. Cat. 3

Weather at the finish city of Biot at 1:30 PM, local time: 19C (66F), fair, with the wind from the southwest at 31 km/hr (19 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: The real start was given at 11:06 to 147 riders. Four of yesterday's finishers did not start: Maxime Bouet and Anthony Delaplace (Arkea-Samsic), Amund Jansen (Bike Exchange) and Louis Vervaeke (Alpexin-Fenix).

During the first half of the stage another four riders abandoned: Brandon McNulty (UAE), Daniel Arroyave (EF Education-Nippo), Kaden Groves (Bike Exchange) and Miles Scotson (Groupama-FDJ). McNulty, who is the wearer of the leading young rider's white jersey, had crashed.

Here's the organizer's stage six summary:

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) made it clear who held the reins of Paris-Nice on Friday when he outclassed the peloton in an uphill sprint in Biot to snatch stage 6 and increase his lead ahead of the queen stage at the top of La Colmiane. The Slovenian surged in the last stretch to overpower specialists of such finishes as Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) and Australian Michael Matthews (Bike Exchange). In the overall standings, the two-times Vuelta winner leads title-holder Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) by 41 seconds and Ion Izagirre (Astan-Premier Tech) by 50 seconds.

Fast start
The real start was given at 11:06 to 147 riders. Maxime Bouet and Anthony Delaplace (Arkea-Samsic), Amund Jansen (Bike Exchange) and Louis Vervaeke (Alpexin-Fenix) did not start. The first attempt took place at kilometre 13, when Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Matteo Trentin (UAE) broke clear. Several attempts to join them were quashed and the break was over after 33.5 km as the peloton was speeding at nearly 48 kph and dropping several riders. In the first climb of the day, Cote des Tuilieres (km 52) Anthony Perez (Cofidis) added five points to his KOM tally while a group of six emerged, composed of Perez, Victor Campenaerts (Qhubeka-Assos), Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Jonathan Hivert (B&B Hotels) and Julien El Fares (EF Education-Nippo). 

Perez collects points
Perez added three more points to his KOM lead in Cote de Mont-Meaulx (km 67.4) as the lead of the six settled at just under three minutes. As the race was nearing the main ascent of the day, Cote de Cabris, white jersey holder Brandon McNulty, third overall, crashed at the back of the peloton and was forced out of the race. At the top of Cote de Cabris, Perez added 10 points to his polka-dot jersey and five more at Col du Ferrier (km 112.9) to take his tally to 52 points. At that stage, the peloton was four minutes adrift. In the descent, with 60 km to go Perez decided to relax, followed by Julien El Fares and the breakaway group was down to four riders. 

Elissonde goes solo
Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma maintained the gap under three minutes as Elissonde was 2:24 behind their leader at the start and could be a threat. Lutsenko punctured with 32 km to go as the bunch increased the pace behind the three remaining escapees. With 25 km left, Elissonde decided to go on his own in the Cote de Roquefort-les-Pins where the second bonus sprint was held. But the chase, led by Cofidis and Deceuninck-Quick Step, gained momentum as the Frenchman was joined by Germany’s Jonas Rutsch (EF Education-Nippo) in the finale. The two maintained a 20-second lead for 10 km and the German kept going on his own until the red flame. The sprint was launched from afar by Frenchman Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), who led out team-mate Laporte into the final stretch. But the stronger man was Roglic, who raised on his pedals to power his way to the line, which he crossed with a scream of jubilation.

Complete Results:

Stage 6 photos

202.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.336 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	4hr 40min 22sec
2	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
3	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
4	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
5	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
6	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
7	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
8	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
9	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
10	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
11	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
12	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
13	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
14	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
15	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
16	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
17	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
18	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
19	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
20	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
21	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
23	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
24	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
25	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
26	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
27	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
28	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
29	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
30	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
31	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
32	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	s.t.
33	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
34	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
35	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
36	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
37	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
38	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
39	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	@ 11sec
40	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	0' 12''
41	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	0' 24''
42	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	0' 27''
43	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 40''
44	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 45''
46	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	0' 47''
47	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	0' 49''
48	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	0' 54''
49	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
50	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
51	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	0' 56''
52	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	0' 57''
53	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 59''
54	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 06''
55	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 21''
56	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
57	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 39''
58	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 42''
59	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	1' 44''
60	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1' 49''
61	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 05''
62	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
63	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
64	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
65	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
66	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
67	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	2' 09''
68	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 40''
69	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
70	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2' 42''
71	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
72	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
73	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 56''
74	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	3' 03''
75	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
76	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	3' 04''
77	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	s.t.
78	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	s.t.
79	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	3' 26''
80	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	3' 33''
81	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
82	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
83	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
84	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
85	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
86	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
87	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
88	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
89	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
90	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
91	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
92	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
93	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	3' 59''
94	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 29''
95	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	4' 35''
96	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
97	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
98	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4' 54''
99	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	4' 57''
100	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	6' 00''
101	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
102	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	6' 05''
103	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	7' 05''
104	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
105	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
106	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 21''
107	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	7' 29''
108	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 56''
109	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
110	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
111	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
112	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	8' 26''
113	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	9' 00''
114	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	9' 14''
115	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
116	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	12' 02''
117	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
118	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
119	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
120	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
121	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
122	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
123	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
124	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
125	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	16' 39''
126	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
127	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
128	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	s.t.
129	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
130	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
131	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
132	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
133	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
134	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
135	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
136	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
137	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
138	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
139	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
140	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	17' 14''
141	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
142	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	26' 58''

GC after stage 6:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Anthony Perez (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech)
• Team classification leader: Asana-Premier Tech

957.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.947 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	23hr 22min 53sec
2	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 41sec
3	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 50''
4	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 51''
5	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	1' 08''
6	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	1' 14''
7	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 16''
8	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 21''
9	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
10	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 23''
11	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 25''
12	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
13	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 30''
14	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 41''
15	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 46''
16	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 47''
17	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
18	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 53''
19	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	1' 54''
20	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 55''
21	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2' 01''
22	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	s.t.
23	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	2' 05''
24	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	2' 12''
25	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 13''
26	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 14''
27	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 21''
28	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2' 27''
29	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2' 30''
30	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	2' 37''
31	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 43''
32	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 49''
33	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	4' 01''
34	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
35	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 07''
36	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	6' 02''
37	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	7' 02''
38	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 11''
39	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	8' 44''
40	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	8' 49''
41	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 59''
42	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	9' 10''
43	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	9' 13''
44	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	9' 41''
45	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	9' 43''
46	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 53''
47	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	10' 19''
48	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 03''
49	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	11' 12''
50	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	11' 18''
51	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	11' 33''
52	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	11' 44''
53	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 33''
54	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	12' 47''
55	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12' 49''
56	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	12' 57''
57	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	13' 08''
58	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	13' 16''
59	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	13' 37''
60	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	13' 45''
61	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	13' 54''
62	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	14' 11''
63	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	14' 45''
64	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	14' 53''
65	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	s.t.
66	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	14' 59''
67	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	15' 10''
68	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	16' 02''
69	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	16' 17''
70	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	16' 21''
71	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	16' 28''
72	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	16' 39''
73	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	16' 46''
74	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	17' 15''
75	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	17' 36''
76	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	17' 48''
77	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	18' 13''
78	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	18' 53''
79	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	18' 56''
80	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	19' 10''
81	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	19' 31''
82	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	19' 40''
83	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	21' 02''
84	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	21' 57''
85	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 02''
86	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	22' 15''
87	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	22' 18''
88	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	22' 27''
89	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 42''
90	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	22' 50''
91	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	22' 55''
92	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	23' 25''
93	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	24' 27''
94	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	24' 41''
95	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	24' 43''
96	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	24' 44''
97	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	24' 58''
98	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	25' 33''
99	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	25' 34''
100	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK-STEP	25' 35''
101	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
102	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	25' 50''
103	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI	MOVISTAR	25' 55''
104	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	26' 15''
105	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	27' 08''
106	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	27' 29''
107	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	27' 30''
108	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	27' 33''
109	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	27' 41''
110	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	27' 43''
111	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
112	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	27' 58''
113	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	29' 04''
114	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	29' 05''
115	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	29' 51''
116	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	30' 16''
117	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	30' 38''
118	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	31' 47''
119	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	32' 00''
120	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	32' 32''
121	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	33' 08''
122	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	33' 24''
123	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	33' 26''
124	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	34' 08''
125	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	34' 26''
126	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	34' 27''
127	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	35' 03''
128	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	35' 46''
129	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	35' 49''
130	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	36' 13''
131	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	37' 37''
132	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	39' 26''
133	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	39' 48''
134	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	39' 58''
135	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	40' 12''
136	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	40' 41''
137	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	40' 55''
138	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	41' 22''
139	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	42' 07''
140	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	46' 54''
141	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	48' 05''
142	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	51' 07''

Stage 6 map & profile

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

Stage 6 photos:

The peloton crests the Col du Ferrier (km 113) with a break of six riders four minutes ahead. ASO photo

Mac Schachmann remains in second place. Bettini photo.

Here they come... Sirotti photo

Primoz Roglic dives for the line. Jumbo-Visma photo

Primoz Roglic wins again. Sirotti photo

Best young rider Aleksandr Vlasov. Sirotti photo

Primoz Roglic remains the GC leader. Sirotti photo

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Thursday, March 11: Stage 5, Vienne - Bollène, 200 km

Stage 5 map & profile | Stage 5 photos

Sam Bennett takes the stage. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Rated ascent:

• Km 166.4: Côte de Saint-Restitut, 1.5 km @ 4.8%. Cat. 3

Weather at the finish city of Bollène at 1:25 PM, local time: 15C (59F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 152 riders began stage five at 11:08.

Late in the stage (about km 165) GC leader Tadej Pogacar and his teammate Tony Martin crashed. Pogacar was able to resume racing but Martin was forced to abandon.

Here's the organizer's stage 5 summary:

Sam Bennett avenged his disappointment in stage 2 to snatch his second stage win of this Paris-Nice in Bollene after another impressive show of strength by his Deceuninck-Quick Step team. The Irishman powered to his 5th stage win on the Race to the Sun ahead of France’s Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea Samsic) and Germany’s Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) after a long, sometimes sluggish 200.2 km ride.

Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) retained the race leader’s yellow and white jersey, but suffered a big fright when he crashed with 37 km to go in a pile-up which forced his team captain Tony Martin, the 2011 Paris-Nice winner, out of the race. He now leads title-holder Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) by 31 seconds, the German having picked a few seconds in the bonus sprints of the day.   

Slow ride:
152 riders started from Vienne at 11:08. The peloton decided to take it easy at first, covering less than 32 km in the first hour of the race. The first sprint of the day in Vion (Km 54) won by Germany’s Jasha Sütterlin (DSM) allowed title-holder Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) to snatch two bonus seconds and find himself trailing Primoz Roglic by 33 seconds overall. Lucas Hamilton (Bike Exchange) was third. The first three hours of the race were ridden at only 33 kph.

Belgian reaction:
The first attempt to shake up the peloton took place at kilometre 128, when eleven riders, all of them Belgian, upped the tempo and broke with the pack. The escapees were Victor Campenaerts (Qhubeka-Assos), Jasper Stuyven and Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Thomas De Gendt and Philippe Gilbert (Lotto-Soudal), Tim Declercq and Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Stan De Wulf and Oliver Naesen (Ag2R-Citroen), Dries de Bondt and Louis Vervaeke (Alpecin-Fenix). But they were reeled in seven kilometres further down the road. 

Roglic crashes and Martin quits:
The pace increased slightly as the finish was nearing and a bunch sprint seemed unavoidable. The acceleration led to a couple of crashes at the back, one involving Laurens De Plus (Ineos Grenadiers), who was halted by a mechanical and lost ground. At kilometre 163, Tony Martin hit an obstacle on the roadside, which led to a team pile-up involving race leader Primoz Roglic. While the yellow and white jersey was able to make it back on his bike, the 2011 winner of the Race to the Sun was forced out of the race with a suspected shoulder injury.    

Bennett too strong:
The crash led the peloton to relax a bit as the sprinters trains were taking their positions. Max Schachmann battled in the second bonus sprint (km 184) with Ion Izagirre (Astana) who pipped him on the line and collected the three points on offer. Tiesj Benoot took the last point for his 27th birthday. In the last five kilometres, Deceuninck-Quick Step seized the reins and perfectly delivered Bennett into the final stretch. But the Irishman was led out slightly early and had to be super strong to fend off the challenge of Bouhanni and Ackermann and earn his 4th victory of the season.

Complete Results:

Stage 5 photos

200 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.973 km/hr

1	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	5hr 16min 1sec
2	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
3	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
4	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
5	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
6	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
8	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
10	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
11	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
12	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
13	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
14	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
15	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
16	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
17	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
18	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
19	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
20	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
21	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
23	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
24	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
25	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
26	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
27	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
29	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
30	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
31	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
32	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
33	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
34	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
35	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
36	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
37	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
38	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
39	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
40	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
41	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
42	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
43	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
44	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
46	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
47	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
48	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
49	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
50	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
51	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
52	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
53	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
54	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
55	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
56	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
57	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
58	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
59	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
60	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
61	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
62	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
63	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
64	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
65	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
66	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
67	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
68	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
69	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
70	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
71	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
72	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
73	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
74	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
75	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
76	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
77	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
78	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
79	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
80	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
81	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
82	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
83	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
84	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
85	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
86	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
87	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
88	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
89	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
90	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
91	DANIEL ARROYAVE CAÑAS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
92	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
93	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
94	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
95	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
96	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
97	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
98	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
99	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
100	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
101	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
102	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
103	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
104	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
105	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
106	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
107	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
108	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
109	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
110	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
111	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
112	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
113	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
114	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
115	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
116	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
117	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
118	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@ 28sec
119	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
120	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
121	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	0' 35''
122	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
123	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
124	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
125	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
126	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
127	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 37''
128	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
129	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
130	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	0' 45''
131	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	0' 53''
132	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
133	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 01''
134	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 22''
135	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
136	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 27''
137	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
138	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
139	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 30''
140	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 33''
141	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 51''
142	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
143	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
144	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
145	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 55''
146	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 19''
147	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 57''
148	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
149	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
150	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	3' 20''
151	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	11' 01''

GC after stage 5:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountain classification leader: Anthony Perez (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Astana-Premier Tech

754.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.344 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	18hr 42min 41sec
2	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 31sec
3	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 37''
4	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 40''
5	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	0' 41''
6	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	0' 58''
7	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	1' 04''
8	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 08''
9	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 11''
10	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 12''
11	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 13''
12	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 15''
13	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
14	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 20''
15	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 31''
16	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 36''
17	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 37''
18	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
19	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 43''
20	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 44''
21	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
22	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 45''
23	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 51''
24	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
25	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1' 55''
26	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	2' 02''
27	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 03''
28	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 04''
29	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2' 20''
30	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2' 21''
31	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 24''
32	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	2' 27''
33	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 33''
34	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 39''
35	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 52''
36	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 12''
37	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	3' 15''
38	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 51''
39	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	4' 13''
40	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	5' 20''
41	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	5' 30''
42	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	5' 31''
43	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 56''
44	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 26''
45	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	6' 29''
46	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 33''
47	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	7' 38''
48	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	7' 45''
49	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	8' 06''
50	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	8' 30''
51	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 37''
52	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8' 38''
53	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
54	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 44''
55	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 49''
56	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 50''
57	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 53''
58	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 12''
59	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 18''
60	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 43''
61	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	9' 57''
62	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	10' 13''
63	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	10' 19''
64	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	10' 28''
65	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	10' 40''
66	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 48''
67	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 53''
68	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	11' 02''
69	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	11' 09''
70	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	11' 16''
71	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	11' 27''
72	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	11' 39''
73	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	11' 41''
74	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 59''
75	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12' 29''
76	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	12' 46''
77	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	13' 17''
78	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	13' 23''
79	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	13' 47''
80	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	13' 54''
81	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14' 24''
82	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 35''
83	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 39''
84	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	14' 42''
85	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 00''
86	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 10''
87	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	15' 42''
88	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	15' 55''
89	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	15' 57''
90	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	16' 17''
91	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	16' 18''
92	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	16' 20''
93	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	16' 35''
94	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	17' 39''
95	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 04''
96	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	18' 06''
97	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	18' 19''
98	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	18' 32''
99	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	19' 10''
100	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	19' 24''
101	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 31''
102	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	19' 51''
103	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	19' 59''
104	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	20' 13''
105	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	20' 48''
106	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	20' 58''
107	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	21' 07''
108	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	21' 13''
109	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	21' 14''
110	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	21' 31''
111	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	21' 49''
112	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	21' 51''
113	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI	MOVISTAR	22' 12''
114	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	22' 14''
115	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	22' 15''
116	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	22' 19''
117	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
118	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 20''
119	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	22' 21''
120	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 29''
121	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 32''
122	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
123	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
124	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	22' 36''
125	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	22' 37''
126	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22' 45''
127	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 51''
128	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	22' 59''
129	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	23' 09''
130	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	23' 23''
131	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	23' 25''
132	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	23' 34''
133	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
134	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 37''
135	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	23' 44''
136	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 52''
137	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	23' 54''
138	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	23' 59''
139	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 06''
140	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 26''
141	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	24' 33''
142	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	24' 43''
143	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	25' 55''
144	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	26' 13''
145	DANIEL ARROYAVE CAÑAS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	29' 50''
146	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	29' 58''
147	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 05''
148	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	31' 16''
149	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	31' 16''
150	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	43' 07''
151	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	46' 45''

Stage 5 map & profile:

Stage 5 map

Stage 5 profile

Stage 5 photos:

Race leader Primoz Roglic heads to the start. Sirotti photo

Michael Matthews just before the stage start. Sirotti photo

60 kilometers into the stage on a day late in wnter. Deceuninck-Quick Step leads the pack. So far the peloton has averaged only 33 km/hr. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Despite the day's crash Primoz Roglic remains in yellow for another day. Jumbo-Visma photo

I like this shot from Team Total Direct Energie.

Bora-hansgrohe and Alpecin-Fenix at the front. Bettini photo

Sam Bennett takes the stage. Getty Sport photo

Sam Bennett just after the stage. Sirotti photo

Sam Bennet enjoys his win. Getty Sport photo

Primoz Roglic will start stage six in yellow. ASO photo

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Wednesday, March 10: Stage 4, Chalon sur Saône - Chiroubles, 187.5 km

Stage 4 map & profile | Stage 4 photos

Primoz Roglic takes the stage and the GC lead. ASO photo

Rated ascents:

• Km 27.6: Col de Chèvres, 2.3 km @ 7.6%. Cat. 2
• Km 47.1: Col de la Pistole, 3.1 km @ 6.6%. Cat. 2
• Km 63.1: Côte de Croix de Montmain, 3.6 km @ 5.4%
• Km 84.7: Côte de la Roche de Solutré, 4.1 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 2
• Km 121.8: Mont Brouilly, 3 km @ 7.7% (final km is 9.3%). Cat. 2
• Km 166.9: Mont Brouilly, 3 km @ 7.7% (final km is 9.3%). Cat. 2
• Km 187.6: Chiroubles, 7.3 km @ 6%. Cat. 1

Weather at the finish city of Chiroubles at 1:20 PM, local time: 11C (51F), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 5 km/hr (3 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: 157 riders started the stage. Soren Kragh Andersen (DSM) and Samuele Battistella (Astana) do not start. Andersen has back problems and he was withdrawn from the race as a "precaution towards the classics".

Here's the organizer's stage four summary:

Primoz Roglic patiently waited for the finale of the winding 4th stage of Paris-Nice in the vineyards of the Beaujolais to surge and win his first stage on the Race to the Sun and take the yellow and white jersey away from Swiss Stefan Bissegger. The Jumbo-Visma team leader attacked in the grueling final climb to Chiroubles, to cross the line with a 12 second lead over what was left of the bunch, led by title-holder Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Frenchman Guillaume Martin Cofidis. The 3,500 metres elevation on the menu were too heavy for stage 3 winner Bissegger but also for Giro winner Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadier), who crashed out of contention. The two-times Vuelta winner now leads Schachmann by 35 seconds overall, with young American Brandon McNulty (UAE) third 37 seconds adrift. 

Six in the lead
157 riders started from Chalon-sur-Saone at 11:20. Dane Soren Kragh Andersen (DSM), who suffers from back problems, and Italy’s Samuele Battistella (Astana) did not start. At kilometre 3, Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) launched the day’s breakaway, followed by Anthony Perez (Cofidis), polka-dot jersey holder Fabien Doubey (Total Direct Energie) and Jose Rojas (Movistar). They were quickly joined by Oliver Naesen (Ag2R-Citroen) and Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Fenix). After seven kilometres, the lead of the six reached a minute. The gap increased steadily to reach 5:30 into the first climb of the day, Cote des Chevres (km 27.6).    

Perez topples Doubey
Perez was first at the top, ahead of Bernard and Doubey. The result was exactly the same on Col de la Pistole (km 47.1), on Cote de Croix de Montmain (km 63.1) and on the Rock of Solutré (km 84.7) as Perez ousted Doubey from the top of the KOM classification. The Frenchman stretched his lead on Mont Brouilly, shortly before Doubey, worn out by his efforts, was dropped by the leading group. With 50 km to go in Col de Durbize, as Casper Pedersen (DSM) surged from the bunch to chase behind the break, the peloton lost several riders. Race leader Stefan Bissegger was also seen struggling in the ascent and narrowly saved his scalp. 

Bernard goes
The five escapees only retained a minute’s lead as they tackled Mont Brouilly for the second time. The peloton sped up the hill and dropped yellow jersey holder Bissegger and the whole of the sprinters. As the pack was nearing, Bernard decided to go solo and parted with his breakaway companions to reach the top on his own. In the descent, Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) crashed and the Giro winner was definitely dropped by the main bunch while the Frenchman managed to make it back. As the peloton was catching the rest of the breakaway group, Remi Cavagna (Deceuninck-Quick Step), second overall, attacked in turn, quickly joined by 2009 Paris-Nice winner Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana). 

Roglic on his own
In col de Durbize, Cavagna was forced to stop because of a mechanical and Sanchez caught Bernard with 5 km to go. The Frenchman was the first to crack and the Spanish champion was also caught when Primoz Roglic surged in the wheel of Pierre Latour and went on his own. With only the final ascent to Chiroubles left, the Slovenian increased his lead and showed he was a  class above the rest. 

Complete result

Stage 4 photos

187.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.869 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	4hr 49min 36sec
2	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 12sec
3	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
4	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
5	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
6	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
7	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16''
8	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
9	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
10	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
11	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
12	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
13	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
14	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21''
15	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
16	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	24''
17	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
18	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
19	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	26''
20	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	28''
21	LUIS SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
22	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	32''
23	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	53''
24	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
25	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
26	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	1' 07''
27	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
28	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	1' 20''
29	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 22''
30	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
31	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 33''
32	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 41''
33	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 43''
34	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
35	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
36	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 54''
37	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2' 05''
38	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 07''
39	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 50''
40	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	3' 48''
41	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
42	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
43	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 40''
44	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	5' 47''
45	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
46	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
47	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
48	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 48''
49	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	7' 24''
50	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 31''
51	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
52	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	7' 40''
53	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	7' 41''
54	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
55	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
56	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	7' 45''
57	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	7' 46''
58	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	7' 56''
59	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
60	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
61	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
62	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
63	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
64	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
65	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
66	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
67	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
68	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
69	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
70	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8' 06''
71	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	9' 28''
72	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
73	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 01''
74	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
75	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	10' 49''
76	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
77	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
78	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
79	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	12' 02''
80	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
81	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	12' 42''
82	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
83	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 22''
84	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
85	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
86	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
87	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
88	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
89	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
90	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
91	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
92	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
93	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
94	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
95	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
96	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	14' 53''
97	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
98	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	15' 57''
99	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
100	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 10''
101	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	17' 27''
102	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
103	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
104	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
105	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
106	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
107	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
108	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
109	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
110	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
111	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	17' 31''
112	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	18' 46''
113	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	18' 48''
114	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
115	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	19' 57''
116	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
117	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	20' 55''
118	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
119	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
120	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
121	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
122	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
123	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
124	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
125	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
126	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
127	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
128	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
129	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
130	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
131	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
132	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
133	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
134	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	22' 00''
135	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
136	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
137	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
138	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
139	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
140	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
141	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
142	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
143	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
144	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
145	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
146	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
147	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
148	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
149	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
150	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
151	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 13''
152	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	34' 51''

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountain classification leader: Anthony Perez (Cofidis)
• Points classification leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Brandon McNulty (UAE-Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Astana-Premier Tech

554.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.274 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	13hr 26min 40sec
2	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	@ 35sec
3	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	37''
4	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	41''
5	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	43''
6	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	58''
7	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	1' 05''
8	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 09''
9	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1' 11''
10	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 12''
11	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 13''
12	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 15''
13	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 15''
14	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 20''
15	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 31''
16	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 36''
17	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 37''
18	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
19	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 43''
20	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 44''
21	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
22	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 45''
23	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 51''
24	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
25	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1' 55''
26	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	2' 02''
27	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 03''
28	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 04''
29	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2' 20''
30	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2' 21''
31	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 24''
32	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	2' 27''
33	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 33''
34	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	2' 39''
35	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 52''
36	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 12''
37	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	3' 15''
38	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	3' 51''
39	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	4' 13''
40	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	5' 20''
41	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	5' 30''
42	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	5' 31''
43	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 56''
44	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 26''
45	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	6' 29''
46	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 33''
47	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	7' 38''
48	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	7' 45''
49	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	8' 02''
50	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8' 03''
51	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	8' 06''
52	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 25''
53	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 37''
54	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8' 38''
55	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 44''
56	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	8' 49''
57	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	8' 50''
58	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	8' 52''
59	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	8' 57''
60	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 12''
61	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	9' 18''
62	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
63	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	9' 26''
64	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 36''
65	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 43''
66	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	9' 48''
67	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	9' 57''
68	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	10' 13''
69	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	10' 26''
70	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	10' 28''
71	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 48''
72	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	11' 02''
73	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	11' 09''
74	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	11' 41''
75	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 52''
76	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 59''
77	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	12' 46''
78	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	12' 54''
79	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	13' 17''
80	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	13' 20''
81	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	13' 54''
82	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14' 24''
83	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 35''
84	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 39''
85	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 00''
86	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 10''
87	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
88	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	15' 12''
89	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	15' 20''
90	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	15' 27''
91	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	15' 42''
92	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	16' 17''
93	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	16' 18''
94	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	16' 34''
95	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	16' 35''
96	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	17' 04''
97	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	18' 01''
98	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	18' 06''
99	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	18' 19''
100	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	18' 32''
101	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	18' 46''
102	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	19' 07''
103	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	19' 10''
104	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	19' 18''
105	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	19' 24''
106	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 37''
107	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	19' 51''
108	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	19' 54''
109	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	20' 09''
110	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	20' 30''
111	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	20' 41''
112	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	20' 48''
113	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	21' 14''
114	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	21' 31''
115	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	21' 40''
116	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	21' 46''
117	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	21' 49''
118	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	21' 51''
119	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI	MOVISTAR	22' 12''
120	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	22' 19''
121	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
122	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 20''
123	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	22' 21''
124	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	22' 29''
125	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	22' 32''
126	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	22' 32''
127	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
128	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	22' 36''
129	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	22' 37''
130	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22' 45''
131	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	22' 50''
132	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	22' 59''
133	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
134	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 05''
135	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	23' 09''
136	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	23' 23''
137	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	23' 34''
138	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 41''
139	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	23' 44''
140	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 52''
141	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	23' 54''
142	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	23' 58''
143	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	24' 02''
144	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	24' 04''
145	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	24' 26''
146	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	29' 50''
147	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	29' 58''
148	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 05''
149	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 48''
150	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	31' 16''
151	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	39' 47''
152	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	46' 45''

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map:

Stage 4 profile

Stage 4 photos:

The new GC leader Stefan Bissegger being escorted by his EF Education-Nippo teammates. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Rojas leads Doubey, Riesebeek and Bernard through Beaujolais country. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Rémi Cavagna racing past the vinyards.

Max Schachmann finished second today. Bettini photo

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Tuesday, March 9: Stage 3, Gien 14.4 km individual time trial.

Stage 3 map & profile | Stage 3 photos

Stage winner and new GC leader Stefan Bissegger. Photo: ASO/FAbien Boukla

Weather at the city of Gien at 1:50 PM, local time: 10C (50F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the organizer's stage three summary.

The young Swiss rider Stefan Bissegger (EF Education–Nippo) came out on top in today's thrilling 14.4 km time trial around the charming town of Gien, on the banks of the Loire. The 22-year-old from Thurgau, who is part of a new generation of riders bursting onto the stage of international cycling and finished runner-up to world champion Filippo Ganna in the recent UAE Tour, rode at an average speed of more than 49 km/h to finish the stage in 17' 34" and edge out Deceuninck–Quick-Step's Frenchman Rémi Cavagna by mere hundredths of a second. Meanwhile, the big favourite to win Paris–Nice, Primož Roglič, had to settle for third, six seconds behind the leading duo and just ahead of American Brandon McNulty (UAE) and Søren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM), the victor in last year's time trial in Saint-Amand-Montrond. Bissegger also wrested the leader's yellow jersey from Michael Matthews, who finished 23" behind the winner after mounting a gallant defence.

Dennis sets an early benchmark
Starting in 13th place, Australian Rohan Dennis set the bar sky-high from the beginning. The two-time world champion rolled over the finish line at the bottom of the Château de Gien with a time of 17′47″, almost a minute faster than the previous riders. However, his place in the hot seat was placed in constant jeopardy by other specialists in the race against the clock, including teammate Dylan van Baarle, who came within a second, two-time New Zealand time trial champion Patrick Bevin, who finished just three seconds down, and Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk, seven seconds back. The threat materialised when Søren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM), the winner of last year's time trial in Saint-Amand-Montrond, posted the fastest time at the intermediate time check, two seconds ahead of Dennis, and bested the Australian by three at the finish line. The Dane's prospects of winning the time trial stage two years in a row were starting to look good.

All that was left was for his time to withstand the assault of other specialists such as Victor Campenaerts, who ended up faltering, popular favourite Primož Roglič and Frenchman Rémi Cavagna, who flew on the banks of the Loire… as well as Bissegger, who had already displayed his capabilities in the UAE Tour.

Bissegger brings the hammer down
After going through the intermediate time check at km 6.7 with a slight deficit, Roglič surged in the second half of the course to move into the lead with a time of 17′40″. However, the Slovenian was in the sights of Cavagna, who dug deep in the last few hundred metres to topple the runner-up in last year's Tour de France with a time of 17′34″. Yet the Frenchman would end up ruing the tiny amount of time lost trying to overtake Kristian Sbaragli in the finale. Starting shortly after "the TGV from Clermont-Ferrand", Stefan Bissegger matched Cavagna pedal stroke for pedal stroke before snatching victory from him by a meagre 0.83 seconds on the line. Meanwhile, Michael "Bling" Matthews doggedly hung on to his overall lead by two seconds at the intermediate time check, but he faded in the last few kilometres to finish 23″ down on the young Swiss rider, the undeniable author of the breakout performance of this edition.

Complete Results:

Stage 3 photos

14.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 49.184 km/hr

1	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	17min 34sec
2	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 6sec
4	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	09''
5	SØREN ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	10''
6	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	13''
7	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
8	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	14''
9	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	16''
10	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
11	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	20''
12	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	21''
13	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	22''
14	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
15	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
16	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
17	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	23''
18	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	24''
19	MAGNUS NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	25''
20	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
21	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
22	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	27''
23	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
24	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
25	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	29''
26	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	30''
27	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	31''
28	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
29	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	32''
30	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
31	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
32	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	35''
33	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	38''
34	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
35	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
36	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	39''
37	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	41''
38	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
39	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	43''
40	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
41	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	44''
42	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	45''
43	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
44	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
45	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	46''
46	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	47''
47	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	48''
48	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
49	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	49''
50	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
51	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
52	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	50''
53	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
54	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
55	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	52''
56	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
57	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	53''
58	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	54''
59	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
60	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	55''
61	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	56''
62	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	57''
63	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	58''
64	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
65	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
66	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	1' 00''
67	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
68	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 01''
69	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 02''
70	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
71	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
72	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
73	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
74	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 04''
75	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 05''
76	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
77	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
78	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 06''
79	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	1' 08''
80	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 09''
81	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 10''
82	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
83	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
84	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 11''
85	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
86	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
87	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 12''
88	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 13''
89	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
90	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 14''
91	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 15''
92	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 16''
93	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
94	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
95	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
96	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	1' 18''
97	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
98	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 19''
99	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 20''
100	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
101	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 23''
102	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 24''
103	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
104	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 25''
105	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
106	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 27''
107	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
108	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	1' 28''
109	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 29''
110	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 30''
111	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
112	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
113	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 31''
114	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1' 32''
115	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
116	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
117	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 33''
118	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
119	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
120	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 34''
121	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
122	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 35''
123	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	1' 36''
124	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	1' 37''
125	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
126	ODD EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 40''
127	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 42''
128	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
129	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 43''
130	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
131	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
132	AMUND JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 44''
133	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 45''
134	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 46''
135	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	1' 47''
136	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
137	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	1' 50''
138	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
139	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	1' 51''
140	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
141	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 53''
142	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
143	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 56''
144	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 57''
145	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
146	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
147	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 58''
148	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 03''
149	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
150	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	2' 05''
151	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 10''
152	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	2' 12''
153	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	2' 13''
154	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	2' 15''
155	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 16''
156	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	2' 17''
157	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 19''
158	MATTEO PELUCCHI	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	2' 27''
159	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 06''

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo)
• Mountains classification leader: Fabien Doubey (Total Direct Energie)
• Points classification leader: Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo)
• Team classification leader: Deceuninck-Quick Step

367.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.623 km/hr

1	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	8hr 37min 11sec
2	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
3	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 6sec
4	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	09''
5	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
6	SØREN ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	10''
7	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	12''
8	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	13''
9	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	14''
10	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	15''
11	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	20''
12	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	21''
13	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	22''
14	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
15	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
16	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	24''
17	MAGNUS NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	25''
18	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
19	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
20	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	27''
21	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
23	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	29''
24	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
25	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	30''
26	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	31''
27	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	32''
28	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
29	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
30	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	35''
31	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	38''
32	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
33	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
34	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	39''
35	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	40''
36	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	41''
37	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	43''
38	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	44''
39	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	45''
40	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
41	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	46''
42	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
43	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	47''
44	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	49''
45	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
46	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
47	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	50''
48	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
49	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	52''
50	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
51	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
52	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	53''
53	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	54''
54	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
55	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	55''
56	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	56''
57	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	58''
58	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
59	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
60	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	1' 00''
61	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
62	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 01''
63	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 02''
64	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
65	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
66	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
67	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 03''
68	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 05''
69	EDVALD HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	1' 06''
70	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	1' 08''
71	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 09''
72	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 10''
73	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
74	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
75	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 11''
76	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
77	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	1' 12''
78	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 13''
79	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
80	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 14''
81	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 15''
83	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	1' 16''
84	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
85	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
86	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 17''
87	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	1' 18''
88	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
89	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1' 19''
90	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 20''
91	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1' 23''
92	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1' 25''
93	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
94	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 27''
95	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
96	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 30''
97	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
98	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
99	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1' 32''
100	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
101	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 33''
102	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
103	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 34''
104	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
105	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1' 35''
106	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	1' 36''
107	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	1' 37''
108	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
109	ODD EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 40''
110	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 41''
111	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 42''
112	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 43''
113	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
114	AMUND JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 44''
115	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 45''
116	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
117	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	1' 47''
118	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
119	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	1' 48''
120	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	1' 50''
121	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
122	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	1' 51''
123	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
124	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 53''
125	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
126	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	1' 55''
127	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1' 57''
128	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
129	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1' 58''
130	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 03''
131	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
132	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2' 09''
133	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 10''
134	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	2' 13''
135	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	2' 17''
136	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2' 19''
137	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 20''
138	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2' 21''
139	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	2' 34''
140	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	2' 46''
141	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	2' 51''
142	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
143	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 59''
144	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	3' 05''
145	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 06''
146	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 07''
147	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 54''
148	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	5' 38''
149	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	7' 43''
150	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	7' 51''
151	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	8' 20''
152	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	8' 50''
153	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 03''
154	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	9' 09''
155	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 46''
156	MATTEO PELUCCHI	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	11' 05''
157	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	11' 47''
158	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	15' 27''
159	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	16' 05''

Stage 3 map & profile

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 photos:

Cyril Gautier leaves the start house. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Rohan Dennis racing on the streets of Gien. He rode the course at 48.58 km/hr (17min 47sec). Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Soren Kragh Andersen. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Brandon McNulty riding to fourth place. Bettini photo

5th place Søren Kragh Andersen. Cor Vos photo

Primoz Roglic

Another shot of Roglic. Cor Vos photo

Michael Matthews in the yellow kit of the GC leader. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Stefan Bissegger on his way to winning the stage and becoming the new GC leader.

Rémi Cavagna after learning he missed winning the stage by less than a second.

Setefan Bissegger will ride stage four in yellow. Getty Images.

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Monday, March 8: Stage 2, Oinville sur Montcient - Amilly, 188 km

Stage 2 map & profile | Stage 2 photos

Cees Bol takes the stage. Photo: Cor Vos

Rated ascent:

• Km 72.2: Côte des Granges-le-Roi, 1.3 km @ 3%. Cat. 3

Weather at the finish city of Amilly at 1:20 PM, local time: 8C (46F), sunny, with the wind from the north at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Team Ineos-Grenadiers announced on their Twitter account that 2013 and 2015 Paris-Nice winner Richie Porte suffered no fracture after the crash that forced him out of the race in stage one.

160 riders (all the stage one starters less Richie Porte) began stage 2 at 11:49.

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

Dutchman Cees Bol (Team DSM) outwitted the rest of the bunch to raise his arms on the last stretch of the second stage in Amilly, but the main actor of the day was Australia’s Michael Matthews (Bike Exchange), who collected bonus points on the 188 km of the days’ ride before finishing third to rid Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) of the leader’s jersey. “Bling”, who already held the yellow and white jersey in 2016 until the pen ultimate day, picked five seconds in the bonus sprints to move level with Bennett and his podium placing was enough to repeat the feat. Denmark’s Mads Pedersen, was second in the stage behind Bol and also lies second overall.

Belgian breakaway
Stage 2 started at 11:49 without 2013 and 2015 race winner Richie Porte, forced out in a crash on stage 1. The break of the day took place at kilometre 17.5 when Belgians Sander Armee (Qhubeka) and Dries de Bondt (Alpecin-Fenix) parted with the rest of the peloton. The pack gave them the go-ahead and the duo gradually increased their lead, which topped at 4:25 at kilometre 33 and remained stable at around three minutes until the day’s climb, Cote des Granges-le-Roi at km 72.2. 

Echelons
Armee was first ahead of De Dondt at the top of the climb with Fabien Doubey (Total Direct Energie) snatching the remaining point to secure the polka-dot jersey until Thursday as there are no climbs in Tuesday’s stage 3. The peloton split into several echelons after Trek-Segafredo upped the pace and the two escapees were brought back at kilometre 84. The second part of the bunch, in which featured Steven Kruiswijk among others, finally regrouped a few kilometres further down the road, shortly before the first bonus sprint of the day, taken by Michael Matthews (Bike Exchange). 

Matthews bonus collector
With 70 km top go Deceuninck-Quick Step also increased the tempo in the crosswinds, splitting the pack into three echelons. Kruijswijk was again among the riders dropped by the front of the bunch but the pack regrouped once more. Andre Greipel (Israel Startup Nation) won the second bonus sprint ahead of Matthews, and the Australian found himself level with Sam Bennett on time in the GC before the final sprint. Shortly after the sprint, George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) crashed but was quickly back on his bike. It was not the case of Alexis Vuillermoz (Total Direct Energie), who was forced to call it quits with a suspected collarbone injury in a later pile-up. 

Bol makes it at last
A last crash involved Gregor Muehlberger (Movistar) and Daniel Arroyave (EF Education-Nippo) before the stage was set for the final bunch sprint. Trek-Segafredo led for most of the last two kilometres to position Mads Pedersen ideally, while Sam Bennett was blocked a bit behind after a crash took place in the last corner. But Cees Bol was the most cunning of a lot as he surged behind Pedersen and France’s Bryan Coquard to snatch his most emphatic win to date after several top five placings in the last Tour de France.                       

Complete results:

Stage 2 photos

188 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.092 km/hr

1	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	4hr 27min 59sec
2	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
3	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
4	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
5	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
6	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
7	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
9	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
10	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
11	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
13	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
14	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
15	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
16	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
17	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
18	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
19	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
20	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
21	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
22	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
23	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
24	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
25	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
26	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
27	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
28	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
30	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
31	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
32	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
33	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
34	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
35	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
36	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
37	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
38	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
39	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
40	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
41	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
42	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
43	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
44	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
45	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
46	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
47	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
48	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
49	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
50	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
51	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
52	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
53	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
54	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
55	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
56	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
57	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
58	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
59	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
60	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
61	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
62	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
63	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
64	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
65	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
66	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
67	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
68	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
69	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
70	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
71	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
72	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
73	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
74	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
75	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
76	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
77	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
78	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
79	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
80	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
81	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
82	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
83	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
84	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
85	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
86	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
87	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
88	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
89	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
90	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
91	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
92	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
93	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
94	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
95	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
96	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
97	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
98	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
99	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
100	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
101	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
102	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
103	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
105	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
107	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
108	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
109	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
110	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
111	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
112	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
113	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
114	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
115	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
116	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
117	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
118	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
119	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
120	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
121	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
122	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
123	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
124	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
125	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
126	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	34''
127	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
128	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	@ 0sec
129	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
130	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	34''
131	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 0sec
132	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
133	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	34''
134	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 0sec
135	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
136	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
137	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
138	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
139	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
140	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1' 08''
141	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 0sec
142	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
143	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 17''
144	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	@ 0sec
145	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 19''
146	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
147	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
148	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	@ 0sec
149	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
150	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
151	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
152	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 29''
153	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	@ 0sec
154	MATTEO PELUCCHI	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
155	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
156	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
157	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 38''
158	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	@ 0sec
159	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	6' 00''

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Michael Matthews (Team BikeExchange)
• Mountains classification leader: Fabien Doubey (Total Direct Energie)
• Points classification leader: Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Florian Vermeersch (Lotto-Soudal)
• Team classification leader: Israel Start-Up Nation

353 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.412 km/hr

1	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	8hr 19min 23sec
2	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	@ 4sec
3	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
4	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
5	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	08''
6	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	11''
7	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	12''
8	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
9	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	13''
10	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
11	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
12	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
13	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	14''
14	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
15	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
16	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
17	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
18	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
19	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
20	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
21	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
22	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
23	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
24	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
25	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
26	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
27	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
28	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
29	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
30	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
31	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
32	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
33	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
34	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
35	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
37	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
38	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
39	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
40	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
41	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
42	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
43	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
44	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
45	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
46	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
47	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
48	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
49	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
50	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
51	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
52	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
53	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
54	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
55	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
56	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
57	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
58	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
59	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
60	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
61	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
62	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
63	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
64	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
65	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
66	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
67	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
68	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
69	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
70	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
71	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
72	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
73	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
74	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
75	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
76	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
77	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
78	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
79	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
80	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
81	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
83	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
84	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
85	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
86	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
87	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
88	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
89	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
90	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
91	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
92	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
93	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
94	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
95	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
96	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
97	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
98	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
99	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
100	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
101	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
102	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
103	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
104	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
105	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
106	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
107	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
108	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
109	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
110	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
111	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
112	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
113	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
114	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
115	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
116	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
117	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
118	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
119	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
120	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
121	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
122	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
123	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
124	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
125	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
126	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
127	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
128	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
129	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
130	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
131	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
132	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	34''
133	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	48''
134	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
135	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
136	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
137	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	1' 24''
138	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 31''
139	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1' 33''
140	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
141	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
142	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	1' 43''
143	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 57''
144	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
145	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 31''
146	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 37''
147	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 52''
148	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 56''
149	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	6' 14''
150	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	7' 05''
151	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	7' 08''
152	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
153	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 44''
154	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
155	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
156	MATTEO PELUCCHI	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	8' 52''
157	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	10' 04''
158	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 14''
159	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

Stage 2 photos:

Mads Pedersen, I believe, before the start of stage two. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

A cool start to the stage with arm warmers and some with leg warmers. ASO photo

With two riders up the road, Deceuninck-Quick Step does the work of leading the pack and protecting yellow jersey Sam Bennett. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

Movistar posted this stage two pic.

Five kilometers to go.

The stage is Cees Bol's. Photo: ASO/F. Boukla

Cees Bol enjoys his stage win. ASO photo

Sam Bennett traded his yellow jersey for a green one.

Michael Matthews will start stage three in yellow. ASO photo

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Sunday, March 7: Stage 1, Saint Cyr L’École - Saint Cyr L’École, 165 km

Stage 1 map & profile | Stage 1 photos

Sam Bennett takes the first stage. Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images

Rated ascents:

• Km 49.2: Côte de Senlisse, 1.1 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 3
• Km 55.8: Côte de Méridon, 1.4 km @ 5.2%. Cat. 3
• Km 133.4: Côte de Senlisse, 1.1 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 3
• Km 140: Côte de Méridon, 1.4 km @ 5.2%. Cat. 3

Weather at the start/finish city of Saint Cyr L’École at 2:00 PM, local time: 9C (48F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The Race: 161 riders began the stage at 1:05.

Here's the organizer's summary of stage one:

Ireland’s Sam Bennett returned to French roads in Paris-Nice on Sunday to seize the yellow and white leader’s outfit of the Race to the Sun for the first time. The Tour de France green jersey holder was perfectly led out by his Deceuninck Quick Step team-mate Michael Morkov to snatch his third win of the season after two stages of the UAE Tour. The Irishman overpowered France’s Arnaud Demare and former wofld champion Mads Pedersen in a 166-km first stage around St Cyr L’Ecole, fatal to 2013 and 2015 winner Richie Porte, who crashed with 33 km to go and was forced out on the first day. 

Doubey’s solo: The real start was given at 13:07 to all 161 riders. It took 16.5 km for Fabien Doubey (Total Direct Energie) to finally break on his own. The Frenchman, going for KOM points, led the peloton by 5:20 at best (Km 33) and bagged three points at the top of Cote de Senlisse (km 49.2) ahead of the peloton led by Tim De Clercq (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Julien Bernard (Trek Segafredo). Doubey collected three more points on Cote de Meridon (km 55.8) and went on to win the bonus sprint in Chateaufort (km 66) ahead of Michael Matthews (Team Bike Exchange) and Ben Swift (Ineos Grenadiers). 

Four in the lead: At the end of the first loop (km 81), the gap was down to 3:25. Doubey’s lead gradually melted until kilometre 115, when four riders finally reined the Frenchman in - Philippe Gilbert, Stefano Oldani (Lotto Soudal), Antony Perez (Cofidis) and Chris Lawless (Total Direct Energie). As Lawless let them go, the four remaining escapees led the pack by some 20 seconds with 50 km to go. The pack remained within 30 seconds of the four breakaways as a few crashes took place in the bunch involving Dylan Teuns, Oliver Naesen, Ben O’Connor and later Matthias Brandle and Sander Armee. 

Porte out of the race: 33 km from the line, Richie Porte crashed in turn and the 2013 and 2015 Paris-Nice winner halted, suffering from lower back pains, before deciding to try and complete the stage the best he could. But he was forced to call it quits with 15 km to go, having given it his all. Doubey clinched more points in the second ascent of Cote de Senlisse, securing the polka-dot jersey, and then relaxed, leaving Gilbert, Oldani and Perez to keep fighting. But the trio were also reined in at kilometre 139. Another Lotto-Soudal rider, Kobe Goosens, also tried his luck with 25 km to go as Maxime Bouet (Arkea-Samsic) and Kaden Groves (Bike Exchange) also hit the tarmac. 

Last attempts: The Belgian was caught with 17 km left, shortly before the second bonus sprint up the Chateaufort wall, won by Michael Matthews ahead of Tiesj Benoot (DSM) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek Segafredo). After the sprint, seven riders went in turn. France’s Pierre Latour surged, taking six other riders with him: Soren Kragh Andersen (DSM), Dylan Teuns (Bahrain), Mattia Cattaneo (Deceuninck Quick Step), David De la Cruz (UAE), Cyril Gautier (B&B) and Kristian Sbaragli (Apecin). But they were caught in the finale as the sprinters teams started to position themselves. Deceuninck-Quick Step first seemed a little blocked at the back but they delivered perfectly for Sam Bennett to surge behind Arnaud Demare and Mads Pedersen to easily upstage the Frenchman and the Dane and raise his arms for his fourth stage win in the Race to the Sun and his first leader’s jersey.

Complete results:

Stage 1 photos

165 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.714 km/hr

1	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3hr 51min 38sec
2	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
3	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
4	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
5	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
6	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
7	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
8	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
10	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
11	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
12	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
13	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
14	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
15	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
16	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
17	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
18	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
19	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
20	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
21	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
22	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
23	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
24	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
25	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
26	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
27	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
28	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
29	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
30	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
31	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
32	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
33	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
34	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
35	LUIS SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
36	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
37	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
38	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
39	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
40	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
41	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
42	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
43	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
44	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
45	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
46	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
47	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
48	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
49	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
50	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
51	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
52	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
53	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
54	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
55	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
56	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
57	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
58	MAGNUS NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
59	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
60	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
61	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
62	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
63	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
64	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
65	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
66	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
67	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
68	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
69	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
70	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
71	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
72	ODD EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
73	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
74	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
75	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
76	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
77	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
78	PIERRE PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
79	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
80	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
81	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
82	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
83	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
84	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
85	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
86	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
87	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
89	MAX WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
90	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
91	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
92	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
93	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
95	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
96	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
97	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
98	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
99	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
100	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
101	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
102	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
103	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
104	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
105	AMUND JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
106	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
107	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
108	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
109	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
110	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
111	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
112	SØREN ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
113	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
114	EDVALD HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
115	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
116	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
117	SVEN BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
118	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
119	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
120	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
121	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
122	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
123	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
124	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
125	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
126	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
127	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
128	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
129	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
130	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
131	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
132	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
133	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
135	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
136	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
138	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
139	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
140	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	@ 1min 43sec
141	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
142	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
143	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
144	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 17''
145	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
146	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 23''
147	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
148	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
149	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 42''
150	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
151	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	6' 54''
152	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
153	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
154	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 30''
155	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
156	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
157	MATTEO PELUCCHI	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	8' 38''
158	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	8' 42''
159	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 00''
160	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Fabien Doubey (Total Direct Energie)
• Points classification leader: Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix)
• Team classification leader: Israel Start-Up Nation

1	SAM BENNETT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	3hr 51min 28sec
2	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 4sec
3	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	0' 05''
4	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	0' 06''
5	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	0' 08''
6	BEN SWIFT	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 09''
7	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
8	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	0' 10''
9	BRYAN COQUARD	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
10	PASCAL ACKERMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
11	PHIL BAUHAUS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
12	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
14	RUDY BARBIER	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
15	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
16	JOHN DEGENKOLB	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
17	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
18	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
19	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
20	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	JOHAN JACOBS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
22	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
23	GIACOMO NIZZOLO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
24	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
25	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
26	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
27	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
28	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
29	RÉMI CAVAGNA	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
30	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
31	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
32	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
33	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
34	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
35	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
36	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
37	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
38	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
39	MAX SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
40	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
41	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
42	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
43	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
44	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
46	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
47	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
48	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
49	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
50	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
51	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
52	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
53	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
54	KOBE GOOSSENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
55	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
56	GEORGE BENNETT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
57	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
58	MAGNUS NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
59	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
60	JAI HINDLEY	TEAM DSM	s.t.
61	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
62	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
63	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
64	SENNE LEYSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
65	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
66	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
67	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
68	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
69	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
70	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
71	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
72	ODD EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
73	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
74	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
75	JACOPO MOSCA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
76	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
77	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
78	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
79	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
80	TAO HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
81	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
82	LAURENS DE PLUS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
83	LOUIS VERVAEKE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
84	ANTHONY DELAPLACE	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
85	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
86	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
87	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
88	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
89	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
90	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
91	MATTEO SOBRERO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
92	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
93	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
95	JOS VAN EMDEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
96	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
97	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
98	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
99	OSCAR RIESEBEEK	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
100	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
101	STEFANO OLDANI	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
102	JONATHAN HIVERT	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
103	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
104	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
105	AMUND JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
106	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
107	ANDREY AMADOR	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
108	JACOPO GUARNIERI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
109	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
110	DRIES DE BONDT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
111	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
112	SØREN ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
113	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
114	EDVALD HAGEN	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
115	SEBASTIAN MORA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
116	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
117	SVEN BYSTRØM	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
118	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
119	JULIEN EL FARES	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
120	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
121	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
122	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
123	ROHAN DENNIS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
124	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
125	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
126	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
127	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
128	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
129	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
130	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
131	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
132	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
133	YVES LAMPAERT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
135	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
136	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	s.t.
138	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
139	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
140	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
141	SERGIO HENAO	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	s.t.
142	DANIEL ARROYAVE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
143	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
144	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
145	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 10''
146	HEINRICH HAUSSLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 53''
147	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
148	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 27''
149	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 33''
150	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 52''
151	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	7' 01''
152	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS	7' 04''
153	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
154	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	7' 40''
155	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
156	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
157	MATTEO PELUCCHI	QHUBEKA-ASSOS	8' 48''
158	KADEN GROVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	8' 52''
159	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE	14' 10''
160	MAXIME BOUET	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.

Stage 1 map & profile

Looks like the riders will do two laps.

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile:

Stage 1 photos:

Opening ceremonies: Team Jumbo-Visma is presented

Looks like everything is ready to go. Groupama-FDJ photo.

Fabian Doubey starts his long break. ASO photo

Fabien Doubey tries to make good his escape. Photo: ASO/Fabien Boukla

It's a brisk morning with arm warmers and some leg warmers on the riders. That's Tim Declercq leading. Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images

Bora-hansgrohe posted this picture of a compact peloton.

Team DSM posted this evocative picture of racing in France.

After crashing Richie Porte tried to get back in the race, but he had to abandon. INEOS photo

Here they come...Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images

Sam Bennet is the day's fastest. Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images

Sam Bennett will start stage two in the leader's yellow yersey. Photo: A.S.O./Fabien Boukla

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Organizer's race preview:

January 6th 2021 - 11:40: On March 14, 2020, at La Colmiane, Nairo Quintana won the last stage of Paris-Nice, whose overall winner was Maximilian Schachmann. The Race to the Sun unwittingly became the last major sport event to be held before coronavirus forced a large part of the world into lockdown. Since then, cycling proved its formidable capacity to reinvent itself by staging most of its monuments, and notably the Tour de France, in record time.

The 79th edition of Paris-Nice was determined to return to La Colmiane in 2021. To go full circle. But also and above all to pay homage to the populations of the Tinée and Vésubie valleys, bitterly struck by storms and landslides last October. We could not make it back to Vesubie in 2020. But we will soon return.

To reinvent itself is precisely what Paris-Nice is doing every year, even slightly. And it will again be the case at the start of a 2021 year that we hope to be the season of hopes instead of the season of threats.

Like good wine, Paris-Nice has always made the most of its traditions while adding the touch of novelty which makes each vintage unique. The 2021 edition will look for its most spicy flavours in the mounts of Maconnais and Beaujolais with an extremely hilly 4th stage which should provide one of the most exciting battles of the race. Through the hill of Solutré, two ascents of Mont Brouilly – a classic of the Race to the Sun since Julian Alaphilippe won a time trial there in 2017 –, and a tough finale in Chiroubles, riders will have to swallow 3,500 metres of elevation. Overall positions, already established after a 14-km individual time trial in Gien the previous day, should be settled for a while before the final weekend around Nice, where the race will return to its familiar playground, including La Colmiane, ridden three times in the last four years.

After the Brignoles-Biot ride on Friday, identical to the one held in 2011, the dense final stage will again be held on the hills around Nice on the course that the riders were not allowed to tackle in 2020. Another nail-biting finale is to be expected, bearing in mind that the overall winning margins in 2016, 2017 and 2018 were all under four seconds. For the 12th time, the Grand Depart will take place in the Yvelines department with a stage around Saint-Cyr-l’École, which saw the Tour peloton ride past in September. Recent editions showed that stages in the area were spectacular both for their landscapes and for the fierce competition on its roads.- Christian PRUDHOMME

- For the 12th year in succession, Paris-Nice will start from the Yvelines department. St Cyr L’Ecole will be the start of this 79th edition after Plaisir a year ago.

- The Paris-Nice peloton will tackle the Colmiane climb for the third time in four years. Simon Yates was first at the top of the ascent in 2018 while Nairo Quintana won last year’s final stage year there as Maximilian Schachmann was crowned overall.

- For the 79th edition of Paris-Nice, Century 21 will sponsor the best young rider’s white jersey. Antargaz also becomes an official partner of Paris-Nice as the sponsor of the most aggressive rider classification.

Since 1933 Paris-Nice has come of age but by remaining faithful to its traditions while bringing in new ideas, the Race to the Sun has remained the reference stage race of the early season. The 2021 vintage will look to the hillsides of Maconnais and Beaujolais for added flavour in an extremely bumpy 4th stage which should be one of the highlights of the edition. “We needed a hard-fought stage early in the race, said race director François Lemarchand. The riders tend to have their habits and it’s our duty to try and unsettle them a little.” The peloton will ride the Hill of Solutré, then will twice climb Mont Brouilly, made famous by Julian Alaphilippe’s time trial victory in 2017, before reaching a tough new finale in Chiroubles with a 7.3-km ascent at 6 pc. In all, the riders will have to swallow 3,500c metres of elevation.

Overall positions, already established by a 14.5-km individual time trial on flat terrain around Gien the day before, should become even clearer before the final weekend around Nice, where the race will return to its traditional playground. The Colmiane pass, in the Valdeblore valley overlooking Nice, is becoming a regular fixture of Paris-Nice after the victories by Simon Yates in 2018 and Nairo Quintana in 2020 and the peloton will have a thought for the populations of the Vesubie, Tinee and Roya valleys, badly hit by storms and landslides last October. “Unfortunately, we cannot go back to the Vesubie valley for now, but we had to return to La Colmiane to pay homage to the population,” said François Lemarchand.

The Brignoles to Biot stage on the Friday is identical to the stage held in 2011 on the same course, with the ascent of Col du Ferrier halfway through, while the short and intense finale in the Nice hinterland on the Sunday, which the riders were forced to shun in 2020, will follow the same route as in 2019, with Côte de Peille and Col d’Eze among the main climbs. Everybody knows how close this last stage can be as the victories by Geraint Thomas in 2016, Sergio Henao in 2017 and Marc Soler in 2018 were all won by margins of under four seconds.

The race starter will be held for 12th time in the Yvelines department, outside Paris, for a Grand Depart in St Cyr l’Ecole, through which the Tour de France rode in September. Like last year – and it will also be the case for the second stage between Oinville-sur-Montcient and Amilly –, weather conditions and especially sidewinds could be damaging and prevent sprinters to have the final say. A bunch sprint looks likely however in the 5th stage in the Rhone Valley between Vienne and Bollene.

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The stages:

Sunday, March 7th, stage 1: Saint-Cyr-L’École > Saint-Cyr-L’École, 166 km

Monday, March 8th, stage 2: Oinville-sur-Montcient > Amilly, 188 km

Tuesday, March 9th, stage 3: Gien > Gien, 14,4 km (individual time trial)

Wednesday, March 10th, stage 4: Chalon-sur-Saône > Chiroubles, 188 km

Thursday, March 11th, stage 5: Vienne > Bollène, 203 km

Friday, March 12th, stage 6: Brignoles > Biot, 202,5 km

Saturday, March 13th, stage 7: Nice > Valdeblore La Colmiane, 166,5 km

Sunday, March 14th, stage 8: Nice > Nice, 110,5 km

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Start list with back numbers, March 6, 2021:

	BORA-HANSGROHE
1	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN
2	PASCAL ACKERMANN
3	CESARE BENEDETTI
4	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER
5	JORDI MEEUS
6	NILS POLITT
7	MICHAEL SCHWARZMANN
	TEAM DSM
11	TIESJ BENOOT
12	CEES BOL
13	NILS EEKHOFF
14	JAI HINDLEY
15	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN
16	CASPER PEDERSEN
17	JASHA SÜTTERLIN
	EF EDUCATION - NIPPO
21	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN
22	DANIEL ARROYAVE CAÑAS
23	STEFAN BISSEGGER
24	JULIEN EL FARES
25	JENS KEUKELEIRE
26	NEILSON POWLESS
27	JONAS RUTSCH
	JUMBO - VISMA
31	PRIMOŽ ROGLIC
32	GEORGE BENNETT
33	LENNARD HOFSTEDE
34	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK
35	TONY MARTIN
36	SAM OOMEN
37	JOS VAN EMDEN
	INEOS GRENADIERS
41	RICHIE PORTE
42	ANDREY AMADOR
43	LAURENS DE PLUS
44	ROHAN DENNIS
45	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART
46	BEN SWIFT
47	DYLAN VAN BAARLE
	TEAM QHUBEKA ASSOS
51	SERGIO LUIS HENAO
52	SANDER ARMEE
53	FABIO ARU
54	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS
55	GIACOMO NIZZOLO
56	MATTEO PELUCCHI
57	MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID
	ASTANA - PREMIER TECH
61	ALEKSANDR VLASOV
62	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA
63	OMAR FRAILE
64	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI
65	ALEXEY LUTSENKO
66	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ
67	MATTEO SOBRERO
	TREK - SEGAFREDO
71	MADS PEDERSEN
72	JULIEN BERNARD
73	KENNY ELISSONDE
74	ALEX KIRSCH
75	JACOPO MOSCA
76	JASPER STUYVEN
77	EDWARD THEUNS
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
81	DAVID GAUDU
82	BRUNO ARMIRAIL
83	ARNAUD DEMARE
84	JACOPO GUARNIERI
85	IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS
86	MILES SCOTSON
87	RAMON SINKELDAM
	LOTTO SOUDAL
91	PHILIPPE GILBERT
92	THOMAS DE GENDT
93	JOHN DEGENKOLB
94	KOBE GOOSSENS
95	STEFANO OLDANI
96	HARM VANHOUCKE
97	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH
	TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC
101	WARREN BARGUIL
102	MAXIME BOUET
103	NACER BOUHANNI
104	ANTHONY DELAPLACE
105	DANIEL MCLAY
106	CLÉMENT RUSSO
107	CONNOR SWIFT
	DECEUNINCK - QUICK STEP
111	SAM BENNETT
112	MATTIA CATTANEO
113	RÉMI CAVAGNA
114	TIM DECLERCQ
115	YVES LAMPAERT
116	MICHAEL MØRKØV
117	FLORIAN SENECHAL
	COFIDIS
121	GUILLAUME MARTIN
122	PIET ALLEGAERT
123	SIMON GESCHKE
124	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE
125	ANTHONY PEREZ
126	PIERRE LUC PERICHON
127	JELLE WALLAYS
	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE
131	MICHAEL MATTHEWS
132	LUKE DURBRIDGE
133	ALEXANDER EDMONDSON
134	KADEN GROVES
135	LUCAS HAMILTON
136	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN
137	ALEXANDER KONYCHEV
	AG2R CITROEN TEAM
141	BOB JUNGELS
142	STAN DEWULF
143	DORIAN GODON
144	OLIVER NAESEN
145	BEN O'CONNOR
146	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE
147	DAMIEN TOUZE
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
151	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF
152	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM
153	RUI COSTA
154	DAVID DE LA CRUZ
155	BRANDON MCNULTY
156	RUI OLIVEIRA
157	MATTEO TRENTIN
	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
161	DYLAN TEUNS
162	YUKIYA ARASHIRO
163	PHIL BAUHAUS
164	JACK HAIG
165	MARCO HALLER
166	HEINRICH HAUSSLER
167	GINO MÄDER
	TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE
171	PIERRE LATOUR
172	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN
173	FABIEN DOUBEY
174	CHRISTOPHER LAWLESS
175	ANTHONY TURGIS
176	DRIES VAN GESTEL
177	ALEXIS VUILLERMOZ
	MOVISTAR TEAM
181	MATTEO JORGENSON
182	JORGE ARCAS
183	IMANOL ERVITI
184	JOHAN JACOBS
185	SEBASTIAN MORA VEDRI
186	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER
187	JOSÉ ROJAS
	ISRAEL START-UP NATION
191	KRISTS NEILANDS
192	RUDY BARBIER
193	PATRICK BEVIN
194	MATTHIAS BRÄNDLE
195	ANDRÉ GREIPEL
196	SEP VANMARCKE
197	RICK ZABEL
	INTERMARCHE - WANTY - GOBERT MATERIAUX
201	LOUIS MEINTJES
202	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING
203	JONAS KOCH
204	REIN TAARAMÄE
205	TACO VAN DER HOORN
206	BOY VAN POPPEL
207	DANNY VAN POPPEL
	B&B HOTELS P/B KTM
211	BRYAN COQUARD
212	CYRIL BARTHE
213	CYRIL GAUTIER
214	JONATHAN HIVERT
215	JÉRÉMY LECROQ
216	CYRIL LEMOINE
217	QUENTIN PACHER
	ALPECIN - FENIX
221	JASPER PHILIPSEN
222	DRIES DE BONDT
223	SENNE LEYSEN
224	OSCAR RIESEBEEK
225	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI
226	SCOTT THWAITES
227	LOUIS VERVAEKE