First big race of the year in France, Paris – Nice set off this Sunday, March 9 to end a week later, the 16th.
Before Milan San Remo and the great Flanderian classics of April, Paris – Nice 2025 began Sunday March 9, kicking off the first big stages races on the UCI calendar. For this new edition of the sun race, we will see for the first time in France, the French Julian Alaphilippe in his new colors of the Swiss team Tudor of Fabian Cancellara. It will also be the first real official outing of Danish Jonas Vingegaard who will be a big favorite alongside Matteo Jorgenson, holding the title. Brandon McNulty, Joao Almeida, Santiago Buitrago, Aleksandr Vlasov, Ben O’Connor, Felix Gall are also announced in this 83rd edition, while Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier will be expected on the sprints.
For the time being, unsurprisingly, the Visma of the two major favorites (Jorgenson and Vingegaard) dominate this Paris Nice, especially after the team’s watch, which made it possible to create first differences between the favorites. During the first big damaged step this Wednesday, the race was neutralized for several minutes due to extreme conditions and violent thunderstorms before resuming. The arrival at the top finally allowed the favorites to explain himself with an enterprising Lenny Martinez who was the only one who could follow the Danes before cracking. But it was ultimately the runner of the UAE Joao Almeida who managed to style the former winner of the Tour de France on the finish line.
The steps
- STEP 4, Wednesday March 12: Vichy La Loge des Gardes, 163.4 km
- STEP 5, Thursday March 13: Saint-Just-en-Chevalet La Côte-Saint-André, 196.5 km
- STEP 6, Friday March 14: Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban Berre l’Etang, 209.8 km
- STEP 7, Saturday March 15: Nice Auron, 147.8 km
- Step 8, Sunday March 16: Nice Nice, 119.9 km.
The classification
Discover the general classification of Paris – Nice 2025 with an update at the end of the stage of the day.
Latest updates
16:52 – Almeida as a boss
First big stage and first victory in this Nice Paris for Joao Almeida who managed to style on the finish line the former winner of the Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard who nevertheless seemed to have made the difference.
16:02 – The race resumes
After several minutes of neutralization and about fifteen kilometers made in a small tempo under an icy cold, the runners finally resumed their path to the finish line.
15:20 – Neutralized race
Due to the very violent conditions on the road to Paris Nice with a large thunderstorm, the 4th stage is currently neutralized under the orders of the organization.
10:30 – The profile of the step
The stage of the day, 163 kilometers long connecting Vichy to the Lodge of the Guards should upset the general classification with several difficulties on the program. 3,100 meters of elevation gain and six listed climbs are planned, including the final rise in the Guard Lodge (1st category). If Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson will be expected, Julian Alaphilippe will also be.