PARIS-NICE. Maximilian Schachmann, winner last year for the second time in a row, puts his title on the line in the 2022 edition of Paris-Nice. Dates, route … Info
[Mis à jour le 5 janvier 2022 à 12h11] The route of the 2022 edition of Paris-Nice was unveiled this Wednesday, January 5. On the program, 8 stages including a dantesque penultimate which will be contested at the top of the Col de Turini (15 kilometers at 7.3% average) with nearly 3,200 meters of elevation gain. Among the other stages, the first two on the plain will lead the runners to Orléans. They will then see Vierzon for a hilly stage leading them to Dun-le-Palestel, Tuesday March 8. The next day, the time trial between Domérat and Montluçon will be hilly and could upset the classification. Thursday March 10, three category 1 passes will be on the menu in the Foréziens and Ardèche mountains, for the first mountain stage. The 6th stage between Courthézon and Aubagne will also be very hilly.
The date is not yet official but the first big stage race should start on March 6 and end on the 13th after a week of racing.
The route of this 80 edition of Paris-Nice was officially unveiled on Wednesday January 5, here are the details of the route:
This Paris-Nice 2022 should benefit from a double broadcast on French television, on France 3 and Eurosport, with, in the comments, Alexandre Pasteur, Laurent Jalabert and Marion Rousse on one side, and Guillaume Di Grazia, Jacky Durand, David Moncoutié and Steve Chainel on the other.
The Primoz Roglic incident finally benefited the German Maximilian Schachmann, already crowned last year and who won this Paris-Nice 2021 ahead of Alexander Vlasov and Ion Izagirre:
The final ranking of #ParisNice with the victory of Schachmann ahead of the two Astana, Vlasov and Ion Izagirre. First French rider, Guillaume Martin takes a nice 6th place. Aurélien Paret-Peintre confirms his good start to the season, 9th. pic.twitter.com/uNpN5NplVy
– The Gruppetto (@LeGruppetto) March 14, 2021