Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 1: Condé sur Vesgre – Vendôme
Monday, March 7, 2016 – Stage 1 in Paris-Nice leads from Condé-sur-Vesgre to Vendôme in a flat stage of 195 kilometres. Sections of unpaved roads and maybe crosswinds should provide spectacle. The last stretch of pavé is a climb with 3.5 kilometres left.
Departure place Condé-sur-Vesgre is a village to the southwest of Paris. After leaving the pack heads to Vendôme, which is to the southeast of Le Mans. Whoever has been on the highspeed train of the French, the TGV, from Paris to Bordeaux may recognize the town as one of the few stops along the way.
Just like the TGV, the riders will come to a halt at high speeds as the last metres are a false flat down. Moments before, with 3.5 kilometres left, the Côte du Chemin du Tertre de la Motte is crested, a 1 kilometre climb at 3.7%. As the stage is closed with a local round the climb is on the menu twice. The first time is with 17.5 kilometres to go.
The special thing about the Côte du Chemin du Tertre de la Motte is that it is an unpaved road for 750 metres. So two days after Strade Bianche former mountainbikers and cyclo crossers can eat their hearts out.
With 23 kilometres to go Chemin de Tourteline is another stretch of pavé. This is a flat sector at 1,350 metres.
Race results/race report stage 1, Paris-Nice 2016.
Paris – Nice 2016 stage 1: Route maps, height profile, and more
Click on the images to zoom
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles Favourites - Paris - Nice 2016 Overview - Paris-Nice 2016 Wellens takes stage 7, Thomas wins Race to the Sun - Paris - Nice 2016 Ilnur Zakarin takes stage 6, Geraint Thomas new leader - Paris - Nice 2016 Lutsenko solos to victory, Matthews retains overall lead - Paris - Nice 2016 Sprint victory Bouhanni in stage 4, Matthews still in the lead - Paris - Nice 2016 Stage 3 cancelled due to snow - Paris - Nice 2016 Matthews cements lead with victory in stage 2 - Paris - Nice 2016 Michael Matthews takes prologue and yellow jersey - Paris - Nice 2016 Route prologue: Conflans-St.-Honoraire - Conflans-St.-Honoraire - Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 2: Contres – Commentry - Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 3: Cusset – Mont Brouilly - Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 4: Juliénas – Romans sur Isère - Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 5: Saint Paul Trois Châteaux – Salon de Provence - Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 6: Nice – La Madone d’Utelle - Paris - Nice 2016 Route stage 7: Nice – Nice - Paris - Nice 2016 More articles Giro 2024: Narváez powers to pink in three-up sprint
Vuelta Femenina 2024: Vos wins hilltop sprint, Vollering still leader
Giro 2024 Route stage 2: San Francesco al Campo - Oropa
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 2: The King of Oropa
Vuelta Femenina 2024 Route stage 8: Alcobendas - Valdesquí
Giro 2024: The Route
Giro 2024: Riders
Giro 2024: GC Favourites
Giro 2024 Route stage 1: Turin - Turin
Giro 2024 Route stage 3: Novara - Fossano
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 3: For fast finishers #1
Giro 2024 Route stage 4: Acqui Terme - Andora
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 4: Mini Milan-San Remo
Giro 2024 Route stage 5: Genoa - Lucca
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 5: For fast finishers #2
Giro 2024 Route stage 6: Viareggio - Rapolano Terme
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 6: Mini Strade Bianche
Giro 2024 Route stage 7: Foligno - Perugia
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 7: For punchy ITT specialists
Giro 2024 Route stage 8: Spoleto - Prati di Tivo
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 8: Mountain race for attackers
Giro 2024 Route stage 9: Naples - Naples
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 9: For fast finishers #3
Cycling Calendar 2024
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 2024: Brown wins six-up sprint
Tour de France 2024: The Route
Tour de France 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 1: Florence - Rimini
Vuelta 2024: The Route
Like our Facebook page and stay on top of all pro-race information!