Date | March 8 - 15, 2026 |
Distance | 1,245km |
Start location | Achères |
Finish location | Nice |
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2025 winner | Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) |
2026 Paris-Nice information
Paris-Nice once again kicks off the European WorldTour stage races with eight days of racing in mid-March. The race starts in Achères on March 8, 2026 and concludes in Nice on March 15, 2026.
The 'race to the sun' is one of the cornerstones of professional cycling. First organised in 1933, the race features some of the greats among its past winners, including Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil and Sean Kelly.
As is tradition, the race starts in the North of France, near Paris with flat or rolling stages. There is often a time trial before the race heads into the mountains and to the sunnier shores in Nice.
Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) secured his second overall win at Paris-Nice, celebrating his victory on home roads around Nice. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was second and Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) third in the overall classification.
Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2025 Paris-Nice with race reports, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.
2026 Paris-Nice stages
- Stage 1: Achères - Carrières-sous-Poissy, 171.2km
- Stage 2: Epône - Montargis, 187km
- Stage 3: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire - Pouilly-sur-Loire TTT, 23.5km
- Stage 4: Bourges - Uchon, 195km
- Stage 5: Cormoranche-sur-Saône - Colombier-le-Vieux, 205.4km
- Stage 6: Barbentane - Apt, 179.3km
- Stage 7: Nice - Auron, 138.7km
- Stage 8: Nice - Nice, 145km
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'Cycling is a relentless sport' – Skjelmose misses Paris-Nice podium challenge with stage 7 crash
Dane was forced to abandon from third place after colliding with road furniture midway through penultimate stage -
Michael Storer hails Julian Alaphilippe as 'most important rider' in delivering Australian's Paris-Nice stage win
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Lidl-Trek say no fractures for Dane, who crashed 51km from finish of stage 7
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'I was so close last year' - Michael Matthews building steadily for Milan-San Remo at Paris-Nice
Australian determined to make good on string of near-misses in La Primavera on March 22
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'We're hoping he can go far' - Paris-Nice victory for Lenny Martinez fires up home expectations for young French climber
Bahrain Victorious racer boosts GC chances after netting first WorldTour win at ultra-tough summit finish -
Paris-Nice Queen stage 7 shortened to 109km due to 'unfavourable' weather conditions with two climbs removed
Penultimate stage modified from 147.8km to 109.3km, but the planned final ascent to Auron stays the same -
Jonas Vingegaard will not start stage 6 of Paris-Nice after Thursday's early stage crash
Visma-Lease a Bike rider was second overall after stage 5, having handed race lead to teammate Jorgenson after hurting hand in crash
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How Matteo Jorgenson and Visma-Lease a Bike dominated Paris-Nice despite Jonas Vingegaard's crash – Philippa York analysis
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'I'm no Tadej, I'm just a good cyclist' - Victor Campenaerts discusses his radical change of Tour de France ambitions with Visma-Lease a Bike
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