Paris-Nice 2026: Vingegaard extends GC lead with dominant solo win

fotobureau Cor VosShortly after the day’s last escapee, Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda, is caught, Jonas Vingegaard launches his winning attack. The yellow jersey solos for 21 kilometres to claim his second consecutive stage win and cement his lead in the GC (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 5th stage 2026 Paris-Nice

1. Jonas Vingegaard (den) 4:29:01
2. Valentin Paret-Peintre (fra) + 2:02
3. Harold Tejada Harold (col) + 2:20
4. Lenny Martinez (fra) s.t.
5. Ion Izagirre (spa) s.t.
6. Daniel Felipe Martínez (col) s.t.
7. Kevin Vauquelin (fra) s.t.
8. Georg Steinhauser (ger) s.t.
9. Mathys Rondel (fra) s.t.
10. Marc Soler (spa) + 2:22

GC after stage 5
1. Jonas Vingegaard (den)
2. Daniel Felipe Martínez (col) + 3:22
3. Georg Steinhauser (ger) + 5:50
4. Kevin Vauquelin (fra) + 6:09
5. Lenny Martinez (fra) + 7:37
6. Marc Soler (spa) + 8:15
7. Ion Izagirre (spa) + 9:02
8. Mathys Rondel (fra) + 10:06
9. Alex Baudin (fra) + 10:16
10. Oscar Onley (gbr) + 11:23

Race report
Many riders are keen to make the breakaway, and as a result it takes a long time before one finally sticks. It’s only on the Côte de Lentilly that Aleksandr Vlasov, Joshua Tarling, Rémi Cavagna, Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda and Nicolas Prodhomme form the break.

The five riders build a 2-minute lead, but that doesn’t stop three time trial specialists – Victor Campanaerts, Iván Romeo and Lorenzo Milesi – from joining them. There are still roughly 100 kilometres to go as the three catch up.

Cepeda heads out alone on the Côte de Sécheras, and the peloton crests the summit 1 minute behind him.

The Ecuadorian's effort comes to an end on the Côte de Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. Not long after, Daniel Felipe Martínez, runner-up in the GC, has to let the rest go. At the front, yellow jersey holder Jonas Vingegaard makes a counter move: he attacks.

The Dane brings home the bacon in a 21-kilometre solo effort, thus strengthening his lead in the general classification. Valentin Paret-Peintre finishes second after dropping the other chasers on the Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain.

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