Paris-Nice 2025 Route stage 7: Nice

Paris-Nice 2025 Route stage 7: Nice - Auron

Saturday, 15 March - De 7th stage of Paris-Nice serves up an elevation gain of 3,700 metres across a 137.8-kilometre route. After three intermediate ascents, the final ascent to the ski resort village of Auron stretches for 7.3 kilometres at an average gradient of 7.2%.

Last year’s penultimate stage was set to finish in Auron, but heavy snowfall forced organisers to reroute to the Madone d’Utelle, where Aleksandr Vlasov soloed to victory.

This year’s attempt to reach Auron begins with 10 kilometres along the Var Valley before the riders take on the Côte d’Aspremont – a 9-kilometre climb at 5%. After a short descent, the road climbs gently to Levens, then drops back down into the Var Valley.

Not long after, the peloton leaves the Var Valley again, heading into the Vésubie Valley. Following the river upstream at shallow gradients for tens of kilometres, the riders reach Roquebillière, where the Côte de Belvédère begins. The 3.3-kilometre climb at 5.7% is a minor distraction as the riders descend back to the Vésubie Valley to continue on the gentle uphill that eventually leads to Saint-Martin-Vésubie, at the foot of the Col de Saint-Martin.

The ski station of La Colmiane crowns the Col de Saint-Martin. It’s an 7.5-kilometre climb with an average gradient of 7.1%. From the summit, the riders descend to Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, where there’s still over 30 kilometres to race. First comes a gentle uphill towards Isola, host to the intermediate sprint, before the route continues in the same vein to the base of the finish climb.

The riders turn left and leave the Tinée Valley to enter a 7.3-kilometre toil with an average gradient of 7.2%. The early sections are much steeper, making the start of the ascent far tougher than that percentage suggests.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprint offers 6, 4 and 2 seconds.

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