Paris-Nice 2014
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 8th stage - Vichot take stage, Betancur GC
Door Martijn Ophorst French Champion Arthur Vichot took the final stage of Paris Nice today, out-sprinting Jose Rojas in Nice. Carlos Betancur sealed the overall win ahead of the World Champion Rui Costa.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 7th stage - Slagter's 2nd victory
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 7 of Paris-Nice stage goes in 195.5 mountainous kilometres from Mougins Biot Sophia Antipolis. The finish is atop a short and steep 1.5 kilometre climb. Dutchman Tom-Jelte Slagter shows his form and takes his second day victory. World…
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 6th stage - Carlos Betancur again
Door Martijn Ophorst The 6th stage starts in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon and finishes in Fayence, in 221.5 kilometres the longest ride this edition. Hills galore and the final 1.5 kilometres go up by 129 meters and offers a 20% section. World Champion Rui Costa…
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 5th stage - Betancur attack rewarded
Door Martijn Ophorst No major splits on the climbs again today and an attack on the descent, led by Carlos Betancur, formed a breakaway with Bob Jungels and Jakob Fuglsang with the initiator sprinting to the stage win.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 4th stage - Slagter takes win
Door Martijn Ophorst Tom Jelte Slagter took the 4th stage of Paris-Nice after escaping with Geraint Thomas and outsprinting him at the finish.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 3rd stage - Degenkolb wins at last!
Door Martijn Ophorst It was a case of 3rd time lucky for John Degenkolb as he sprinted to the win in stage 3 of Paris-Nice after 2 consecutive 2nd places.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 2nd stage - Hofland outsprints Degenkolb
Door Harmen Lustig The 2nd stage of the 2014 Paris-Nice traveled from Rambouillet to Saint-Georges-Sur-Baulche. As expected it came down to a bunch sprint with the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne runner up Moreno Hofland taking the victory.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 1st stage - Bouhanni wins
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the 2014 Paris-Nice started in Mantes la Jolie and finished in the same town at around 15:50. Some crashes along the way fractured the peloton and nobody in the front group could stop a powerful Nacer Bouhanni as he took the first…
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 1: Mantes la Jolie - Mantes la Jolie
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday, March 9th – Stage 1 of the 2014 Paris-Nice is a 162.5 km stage from Mantes-la-Jolie to... Mantes-la-Jolie.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 2: Rambouillet - Saint-Georges-Sur-Baulche
Door Harmen Lustig Monday, March 10 – In the 2nd stage the bunch heads from Rambouillet to Saint-Georges-Sur-Baulche. A mostly flat , 205 km ride, with a couple of bumps that shouldn't worry the sprinters.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 3: Toucy - Circuit Magny-Cours
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday, March 11th – The riders head out for a 180 km ride to the circuit of Magny-Cours in stage 3 of this year's Paris-Nice. The sprinters teams will be looking to control this one with what should be a great finish after 1 lap on the old…
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 4: Nevers - Belleville
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday, March 12 – Stage 4 in the 2014 edition of Paris-Nice leads is a 201.5 kilometres ride from Nevers to Belleville. We are in Burgundy, one of the hillier regions of France – a bumpy day in store for the riders through the rolling…
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 5: Crêches-sur-Saône - Rive-de-Gier
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, March 13th – Stage 5 takes in 152.5 kilometres from Crêches-sur-Saône to Rive-de-Gier, meaning we are leaving Burgundy and head for the Loire department. The hills are getting more serious as the race heads further south towards its…
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 6: Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon - Fayence
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, March 14th - Stage 6 takes the riders on a 221.5 kilometre stage from Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon to Fayence. Tough ride, not much flat to be seen as might be expected in the Provence region.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 7: Mougins - Biot Sophia Antipolis
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday, March 15th - Mountains in store between Mougins and Biot Sophia Antipolis. The ride of 195.5 kms contains 5 categorized cols and numerous uncategorized hills, including the final 1.5 km climb to the finish line in Biot Sophia Antipolis.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Route stage 8: Nice - Nice
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday, March 15 – This year's Paris-Nice concludes with a short but tough stage through the hills around Nice. In just 128 kms, the riders climb 5 hills, the last being the famous Col d’Èze, before finishing on the Promenade in Nice.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig 189 riders will set out from Mantes la Jolie for the 2014 edition of Paris-Nice, but who are the riders tipped for the GC battle? Cyclingstage.com selects a list of favourites who have aspirations of wearing the yellow jersey into Nice.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Riders and teams
Door Martijn Ophorst Paris-Nice starts on the 9th of March and is the second World Tour race of the season. Richie Porte won the overall in 2013 but will not defend his title as he replaces the injured Chris Froome in Tirreno-Adriatico. Vincenzo Nibali (image) will…