Paris-Nice 2025 Route stage 7: Nice

Paris-Nice 2025 Route stage 7: Nice - Auron

Saturday, 15 March - The Queen Stage of Paris-Nice has been shortened to 109.3 kilometres due to bad weather. Three intermediate climbs were initially planned, but only one remains. The final climb of 7.3 kilometres with an average gradient of 7.2% to the ski resort of Auron has been kept.

The race 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 before dropping back down into the Var Valley.

The riders follow the valley to the north, all the while riding on a false flat uphill towards Isola, host to the intermediate sprint. The route then continues in the same vein to the base of the final climb.

The riders turn left, leaving the Tinée Valley to enter a 7.3-kilometre ascent with an average gradient of 7.2%. The final kilometre rises at a punishing 9%.

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

Another interesting read: results 7th stage 2025 Paris-Nice.

Paris-Nice 2025 stage 7: routes & profiles

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Paris - Nice 2025, stage 7: route, finale - source: www.paris-nice.fr

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[Below the text about the original route – so, this is the second consecutive year that the Queen Stage has been shortened]

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 final kilometre rises at a punishing 9%.

Ride the route yourself? Download GPX stage 7 Paris-Nice 2025.