Paris-Nice 2026 Route stage 8: Nice - Nice

Sunday 15 March – The Race to the Sun concludes with a 129.2-kilometre stage featuring just under 2,800 metres of climbing. The riders tackle five ascents along the way, the last of which is the short and sharp Côte du Linguador, situated just under 20 kilometres from the finish near the Allianz Riviera on the outskirts of Nice.

Last updated: 14 March 2026 - favourites and weather conditions added

The riders follow the Var valley for around 20 kilometres upstream before leaving the valley to continue along the La Vésubie. So, another valley section and the profile remains therefore broadly similar. The gradient occasionally kicks up, and just before Lantosque the riders cross the river and head towards the foot of the Col de la Porte. This climb measures 7 kilometres at an average gradient of 7.2%. By the summit, the race is 50 kilometres underway.

A long descent then takes the riders to Contes, where the Côte de Châteauneuf-Villevieille awaits: 6.6 kilometres at an average gradient of 6.6%. After the summit, the road descends for 5 kilometres towards the canyoning hotspot of Rio Sec, before rising again towards Aspremont: 3.8 kilometres at 4.1%.

Over the next 10 kilometres, the riders descend back into the Var valley, which they soon leave to tackle the Côte du Linguador. The last proper obstacle of the day ascends for 3.3 kilometres at 8.8% towards Castagniers. The steepest section, which touches 14%, comes in the opening kilometre.

After passing through Castagniers, the riders drop back down into the Var valley, leaving it once more in the final 7 kilometres to tackle a stretch of 1.4 kilometres at 4.5%. The rest of the route is flat.

The finish is not, as usual, on the Promenade des Anglais, but at the Allianz Riviera, Nice’s football stadium.

The first three riders across the line gain 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds, while 6, 4 and 2 seconds are available at the intermediate sprint.

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Weather conditions
17°C – sunny – north-easterly winds, force 5 (in the hills it will be slightly cooler and the wind less strong)

Favourites
Jonas Vingegaard, Victor Campenaerts, Søren Kragh Andersen, Aleksandr Vlasov, Kévin Vauquelin

The final stage of Paris–Nice starts at 13:25 and is expected to finish around 16:30 - both local times (CET).