PARIS-NICE. Three in a row for Maximilian Schachmann after 2020 and 2021? The first major event of the year for the cycling season takes place this weekend with the kick-off in Paris Nice.
[Mis à jour le 3 mars 2022 à 16h00] From March 6 to 13, the best cyclists will be present for this 80th edition of Paris-Nice. Among the favorites, Maximilian Schachmann will be looking for a third consecutive title as Primoz Roglic will try to erase his disappointment from last year when the last Vuelta winner, in the lead, crashed twice in the last stage finishing 15th overall. Among the other main riders, Nairo Quintana, winner of the Tour de la Provence will start. As for the sprinters, Fabio Jakobsen, Sam Bennett, Bryan Coquard, Sonny Colbrelli, Jasper Philipsen or Dylan Groenewegen will be there.
On the French side, they will be very numerous as every year: David Gaudu, Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), Guillaume Martin, Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), Florian Sénéchal (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) , Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Dorian Godon (AG2R Citroën Team), Pierre Latour, Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) and Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels – KTM) are expected at the start of this 80th edition of Paris-Nice.
On Sunday March 6, the first stage will take place where the start and finish will take place in Mantes-la-Ville. 159.8 kilometers long, this first race should see sprinters in the foreground despite the four 3rd category climbs. But if the peloton explodes in these climbs, the strong should quickly explain themselves on arrival and compete for the first yellow jersey of this Paris-Nice.
Here are the main entries for the race:
- Bora-Hansgrohe: Schachmann (Germany), Grossschartner (Aut), Vlasov (Rus), Bennett (Irl)
- Team BikeExchange-Jayco: Groenewegen (Hol), S.Yates (Gbr)
- Bahrain Victorious: Colbrelli (Ita), Sanchez (Esp), Teuns (Bel)
- Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl: Jakobsen (Hol), Sénéchal (Fra), Stybar (Rtc)
- Lotto Soudal: Gilbert, De Gendt (Bel)
- Intermarché-Wanty Gobert Materials: Taaramäe (East)
- Alpecin-Fenix: Philipsen (Bel), Vine (Aus)
- UAE Team Emirates: McNulty (Usa), Gaviria (Col), Trentino (Ita)
- EF Education-Easypost: Bisseger (Sui), Doull (Gbr)
- Trek-Segafredo: Mollema (Hol), Pedersen (Dan), Stuyven (Bel)
- Movistar Team: Garcia Cortina (Spain), Jorgenson (USA)
- AG2R Citroën Team: Champoussin, Paret-Peintre (Fra), O’Connor (Aus)
- Cofidis: Martin, Coquard (Fra), I.Izagirre (Spain)
- Groupama-FDJ: Gaudu, Madouas (Fra), Küng (Sui)
- TotalEnergies: Boasson Hagen (Nor), Latour, Turgis (Fra)
- Team Arkéa-Samsic: Capiot (Bel), Quintana (Col)
- B&B Hotels-KTM: Bonnamour, Hivert (Fra)
- Israel Start-Up Nation: Schmidt (Dan)
- Astana-Qazaqstan: Lutsenko (Ukr), De la Cruz (Spain)
- Jumbo-Visma: Roglic (Slo), Kruijswijk (Hol), Van Aert (Bel), Dennis (Aus), Laporte (Fra)
- Team DSM: Kragh Andersen (Dan), Bol (Hol), Degenkolb (G)
- Ineos-Grenadiers: Ganna (Ita), A.Yates (Gbr), Martinez (Col)
As every year, the race will take place over a week from Sunday March 6, 2022 to Sunday March 13, 2022.
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 Eurosportwith, 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 in front of the two Astana, Vlasov and Ion Izagirre. First French rider, Guillaume Martin takes a good 6th place. Aurélien Paret-Peintre confirms his good start to the season, 9th. pic.twitter.com/uNpN5NplVy
— The Gruppetto (@TheGruppetto) March 14, 2021