Last tango in Paris
Tribute will be paid at the start to two-time Tour winner Laurent Fignon, who died last year and rode for the Créteil club in his younger days. From there, the peloton will roll out in a festive atmosphere. Even by Tour standards, this final day is short at just 95km following the transfer from Grenoble, but will be no less intense once the race leader's team have led the race onto the Champs-Elysées. Mark Cavendish has won this stage for the past two years and his goal will be to make that a hat-trick and do so with the green jersey
on his shoulders.
Details -
Distance: 95 km
Highest point: 65m
Category: Flat
Bernhard Eisel says...
"Obviously by now you're just desperate to finish the thing. If you were a horse, they'd shoot you. That's all forgotten though, replaced by the sheer joy of riding. It's a celebration but it's also work. It's made for Cavendish and the eyes of the world are on us."
Stage map
Stage profile
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As it happened: Trofeo Alfredo Binda serves up a race of attrition with a three rider group fighting for the win
The peloton tackles five decisive finish circuits and 152.7km for the long-running Italian Classic -
As it happened: Intense final stage of Paris-Nice culminates in two-up sprint
The traditional final day fireworks in Nice bring five major climbs packed into just 145km -
Trofeo Alfredo Binda: Karlijn Swinkels edges Anna van der Breggen to claim first WorldTour victory
Mie Bjørndal Ottestad rounds out the podium as three-rider break makes it to the line -
Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint
Dane is second on final stage and Harold Tejada takes third from small chase group in Nice
