Paris-Nice 2026 Route stage 7: Pont Louis Nucéra - Isola

Saturday 14 March – In stage 7 of Paris–Nice, the riders cover 47 kilometres from Pont Louis Nucéra to Isola. The route has been shortened twice due to bad weather in southern France, and this is what remains of the queen stage.

Last updated 14 March 2026: After already being shortened to just over 120 kilometres on the eve of the stage, the organisers decided shortly before the start to cut the route further to 47 kilometres. The peloton is travelling there in convoy from Nice, making for a bizarrely long neutral zone. The actual race route has effectively been reduced to the final sentence of the second paragraph below.

The route of stage 7 was modified on the evening before the start. The riders will follow exactly the same roads as planned, but the stage will now finish in Isola, where the intermediate sprint was originally scheduled. As a result, the stage is around 18 kilometres shorter and the entire final climb has been removed. This way, it could well be a stage for the sprinters.

Following two modest climb early on, the final 47 kilometres rise on a false flat to the line.

The race expected to finish at 15:05 (CET).

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Biniam Girmay, Matteo Trentin, Dorian Godon, Laurence Pithie, Luke Lamperti

Other interesting reads:
- live race report
- GC after stage 6
- full route
- start list
- last year's race
- records & winners
- 2026 cycling calendar

Paris-Nice 2026 stage 7: route & profiles

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Original route description:

The first 7 kilometres take the riders through the Var valley before they turn onto the climb to Carros. The ascent stretches for 7 kilometres at an average gradient of 5.1%. After passing through the hillside village, the road continues to rise at moderate gradients. It's only 5 kilometres later that a short descent precedes the next climb. The Côte de Bouyon adds another 1.7 kilometres at 6.1%, and then, after 24.4 kilometres, the climbing is done for quite some time. The next 50 kilometres are relatively easy, with a mix of gentle descents, flat sections, and an occasional minor rise.

Midway through the stage, the riders return to the Var valley. They follow the river upstream for around 10 kilometres before turning into the Tinée valley. They continue along the valley to Drogon, where they then take the left-hand turn onto the final climb. The last 7.3 kilometres of the stage rise at 7.2% to the finish in Auron. The steepest section comes in the last 1.5 kilometres, when the road ramps up to 9% for 1 kilometre. The last few hundred metres then flatten out significantly.

Last year, stage 7 also finished in Auron following a similar route. Michael Storer took the victory by dropping his breakaway companion Mauro Schmid in the final 3 kilometres and soloing to the line.

The first three riders across the finish gain 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds, while 6, 4 and 2 seconds are up for grabs at the intermediate sprint.

Ride the (original) route yourself? Download GPX stage 7 Paris-Nice 2026.