Paris-Nice 2026

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Paris-Nice 2026 Results

Stage 8: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint / As it happened

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) once again went on the attack on Côte du Linguador and only Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) was able to stay with him. The two, working well together, sped towards the finish line, where Martinez took the stage win. Harold Tejada (XDS-Astana) took third from a chase group.

Vingegaard won the overall, with 4:23 on Lenny Martinez (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) who had to chase back after a crash following a mishap with a teammate. Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) finished third,

Stage 7: Dorian Godon holds off Biniam Girmay to win heavily shortened stage / As it happened

Biblical rains delivered more changes to stage 7 - already impacted by snow - to a 47km course where the sprinters had another chance to shine. French champion Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) took the win after a flawless leadout by his team. Biniam Girmay (NSN) took second and Cees Bol (Decathlon CMA CGM) was third. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) retained the race lead.

Stage 6: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win solo / As it happened

A daring late attack over the top of the final climb of stage 6 of Paris-Nice has netted 28-year-old Colombian Harold Tejada (XDS-Astana) his first WorldTour victory and the second win of his pro career. Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) and Lewis Askey (NSN) round out the podium on the day.

Overall leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) maintained his race lead safety for a third straight day with two stages to go.

Stage 5: Jonas Vingegaard claims second straight victory and boosts overall advantage/ As it happened

Jonas Vingegaard ruled supreme at Paris-Nice on Thursday as the Danish race leader took his second stage in as many days in commanding fashion.

Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) powered away 20 kilometres from the finish to claim one of his most impressive stage wins of the last few seasons, blasting away over the last few climbs to finish more than two minutes clear of closest chaser Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep).

Three stages remain but with an advantage of 3:22 over closest GC challenger Dani Martinez (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Vingegaard is now looking all but unstoppable.

Stage 4: Jonas Vingegaard triumphs, takes overall lead in atrocious weather as Juan Ayuso crashes out of race / As it happened

A day of high drama in appalling weather in Paris-Nice as race leader Juan Ayuso crashed out injured on a rainsoaked descent, and no less than 14 other riders were DNS or abandoned, whilst Jonas Vingegaard managed to stay ahead and out of trouble for the stage and the overall win.

Thanks to early echelons, Vingegaard formed part of a front group of 40 that literally exploded on a descent some 55 kilometres when Ayuso crashed out. Others also out of the race included Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), whilst Dan Hoole (Decathlon CMA CGM) abandoned after falling earlier on.

The race all but disintegrated behind the Dane, as riders battled the weather and multiple crashes. Vingegaard is now in control on GC with a 52 second lead over Dan Martínez (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) with Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) in third at 3:20.

Stage 3: Ineos Grenadiers win stage 3 team time trial while Juan Ayuso takes GC lead with second-placed Lidl-Trek finish

Ineos Grenadiers was the fastest on the stage 3 team time trial at Paris-Nice, beating Lidl-Trek by 2.5 seconds in Pouilly-sur-Loire on Tuesday. British TT star Josh Tarling most of the work, with Kévin Vauquelin stopping the clock as their first rider across the line. Decathlon CMA CGM finished third.

Vauquelin fell just short of taking the race leader's yellow jersey, however, as the GC lead went to Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek) thanks to the four bonus seconds he gained at an intermediate sprint on stage 2.

Stage 2: Max Kanter speeds to victory in messy sprint finish / As it happened

Max Kanter (XDS-Astana) surprised the favourites with victory on stage 2 of Paris-Nice, conquering a messy sprint into Montargis for the biggest victory of his career and first at WorldTour level.

Luke Lamperti (EF Education-EasyPost) held onto the yellow jersey, but did see his lead in the general classification cut to zero seconds, and he is now tied on time with runner-up Vito Braet (Lotto-Intermarché) while Laurence Pithie (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) is in third place at six seconds back ahead of the stage 3 team time trial on Tuesday.

Stage 1: Luke Lamperti surges at front of bunch sprint to secure signature win on opening stage / As it happened

Luke Lamperti claimed the first win of the season for his new team EF Education-EasyPost with the victory on stage 1 at Paris-Nice. Vito Braet (Lotto-Intermarché) finished second and Orluis Aular (Movistar) took third in a bunch sprint in Carrières-sous-Poissy.

The 23-year-old US rider earned the first WorldTour win of his career and also slipped on the first leader's jersey of the eight-day stage race.

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.

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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

2026 Paris-Nice route

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2026 Paris-Nice start list

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