The race reached the azure territory with the stage that concluded in Fayence and this ranking:
1. Simon YATES (Orica-Scott) 193.5 km in 4h47’51’’, at an average of 41.79 km/h
2. Sergio HENAO (Team SKY), at 17’’
3. Richie PORTE (BMC Racing Team), at 26’’
The general classification is as follows:
1. Julian ALAPHILIPPE (Quick-Step Floors)
2. Tony GALLOPIN (Lotto-Soudal) at 36’’
3. Sergio HENAO (Team SKY) at 46’’
On the agenda, the 75th edition of Paris-Nice, but also the second edition of Paris-Nice Challenge, a sporty ride that will take place this Saturday on the same roads as the professionals.
This Saturday, it’s time for amateur cyclists to take center stage with the Paris-Nice Challenge sporty ride, which will bring together more than 1200 participants on the same roads the pros will ride the next day.
To be accessible to as many people as possible, Paris-Nice Challenge will offer two routes, one of 110 km and a shorter one (80 km) crossing equally sublime landscapes.
On Saturday and Sunday, spectators can gather in large numbers to cheer on the professional riders before they start the last two stages of Paris-Nice.
Around 4:40 PM, they can also witness the finish of the 75th edition of Paris-Nice, on the Quai des Etats-Unis.
The finish of the “Race to the Sun” has been in Nice since 1933!
