Paris-Nice 2023
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Paris - Nice 2023: Pogacar solos to third stage win and GC triumph
Door Harmen Lustig Tadej Pogacar attacks on the Col d'Èze and he solos to a commanding victory. He reaches the Promenade des Anglais in Nice way ahead of the chasers. David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard round out the final podium.
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Paris - Nice 2023: Pogacar wins Queen Stage to cement lead
Door Harmen Lustig David Gaudu, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar battle it out in the last kilometres of the Queen Stage. The yellow jersey outsprints his rivals to extend his lead in the general classification.
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Paris - Nice 2023: Sprint triumph Kooij, Pogacar still leader
Door Harmen Lustig The 5th stage of Paris-Nice is the longest of the entire Race to the Sun. And the slowest. All action is packed together in the last kilometres. Young Olav Kooij powers to victory ahead of Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier. Tadej Pogacar stays in yellow.
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Paris - Nice 2023: Pogacar wins first uphill finish to take yellow
Door Harmen Lustig Tadej Pogacar climbs to victory in the 4th stage of Paris-Nice. The double Tour de France winner outguns David Gaudu in a two-up sprint to move into the overall race lead. The Frenchman sits in second, Jonas Vingegaard in third.
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Paris - Nice 2023: Jumbo-Visma wins TTT, Cort new GC leader
Door Harmen Lustig Jumbo-Visma powers to victory in the team time trial of Paris-Nice, while runner-up EF Education-EasyPost finishes just 1 second down. As Magnus Cort is the first finisher of the pink squad it is the Dane who moves into the overall race lead.
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Paris - Nice 2023: Pedersen sprints to leader's jersey
Door Harmen Lustig Mads Pedersen powers to victory in the streets of Fontainebleau. The Dane outsprints Olav Kooij to move into the overall race lead of Paris-Nice. Tadej Pogacar gains 6 seconds in the intermediate sprint and sits in second.
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Paris - Nice 2023: Merlier sprints to first leader's jersey
Door Harmen Lustig Tim Merlier sprints to victory in the 1st stage of Paris-Nice. He outguns Sam Bennett and Mads Pedersen. Obviously, the Belgian champion is the first GC leader, while Tadej Pogacar sits in third after winning the intermediate sprint.
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Paris-Nice 2023: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig Paris-Nice 2023 kicked into gear on Sunday 5 March to finish on Sunday the 12th. As always, the Race to the Sun suited all tastes: sprinters, breakaway specialist and climbers. 2023's time trial was for teams.
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Paris-Nice 2023: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig We'll see the first Jonas Vingegaard-Tadej Pogacar clash of 2023 in Paris-Nice. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list of the Race to the Sun.
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Paris - Nice 2023: GC Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard both started their 2023 campaigns in commanding style. The undisputed favourites for next July's showdown aim to floor their rivals and draw first blood. But, maybe a third rider will race away with the bone...…
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 1: La Verrière - La Verrière
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 5 March - The Race to the Sun opens with a lumpy race 169.4 kilometres with start and finish in La Verrière. A 1.5 kilometres climb at 4.7% inside the last 6 kilometres is expected to play a vital role in the finale.
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 2: Bazainville - Fontainebleau
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 6 March - At 163.7 kilometres, the 2nd stage travels from Bazainville to Fontainebleau. Paris-Nice is known for its crosswinds and day two could deliver just that - full echelon action on the flat and exposed roads of northern France.
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 3: Dampierre-en-Burly - TTT
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 7 March - The time trial on Paris-Nice is 32.2 kilometres. It's a team effort with hardly any vertical gain. The last TTT in the Race to the Sun took place 30 years ago.
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 4: Saint-Amand-Montrond - La Loge des Gardes
Door Harmen Lustig Woensdag 8 maart - Paris-Nice includes two mountain top finishes, the first of which happens on the fourth day of action. The 4th stage amounts to 164.7 kilometres and the last 6.7 kilometres climb at 7.1% to the line.
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Paris - Nice 2023 Stage 3: Starting times TTT
Door Harmen Lustig Teams battle it out in the time trial on Paris-Nice. Trek-Segafredo of leader Mads Pedersen starts at 16:00, while hot favourites Jumbo-Visma begin their effort at 15:48. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start times.
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 5: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise - Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 9 March - The longest stage of Paris-Nice adds up to 221.4 kilometres. The route between Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise and Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is predominantly flat, although is does feature five modest climbs, four of which are classified.
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 6: La Fontaine d’Aragon - La Colle-sur-Loup
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 10 March - Stage 6 of Paris-Nice was meant to be a hilly race of 197.4 kilometres from Tourves en La Colle-sur-Loup . It's still a hilly race, but is has been shortened to 79.6 kilometres. Three climbs remain before the riders fly downhill…
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 7: Nice - Col de la Couillole
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 11 March - At 142.9 kilometres, the Queen Stage of the Race to the Sun travels from Nice to the Col de la Couillole. The climb to the line is 15.7 kilometres long and averages 7.1%.
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Paris-Nice 2023 Route stage 8: Nice - Nice
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 12 March - At 118.4 kilometres and featuring five climbs, stage 8 is expected to detonate the fireworks. The last climb, Col d'Èze on the steepest side, is crested with 15.3 kilometres remaining before the riders plunge down to the Côte d'Azur.