2026 Paris–Nice
Appearance
| 2026 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 8–15 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,153.4 km (716.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 25' 11" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race which started on 8 March and finished on 15 March in France. It was the 84th edition of Paris–Nice and the sixth race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.
Teams
[edit]All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and four UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[1]
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Premier Tech
- Decathlon CMA CGM
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ United
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Lidl–Trek
- Lotto–Intermarché
- Movistar Team
- NSN Cycling Team
- Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- Team Picnic–PostNL
- Visma–Lease a Bike
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- XDS Astana Team
UCI ProTeams
Route
[edit]| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 8 March | Achères to Carrières-sous-Poissy | 171.2 km (106.4 mi) | Flat stage | ||
| 2 | 9 March | Épône to Montargis | 187 km (116 mi) | Flat stage | ||
| 3 | 10 March | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Pouilly-sur-Loire | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) | Team time trial | ||
| 4 | 11 March | Bourges to Uchon | 195 km (121 mi) | Medium mountain stage | ||
| 5 | 12 March | Cormoranche-sur-Saône to Colombier-le-Vieux | 205.4 km (127.6 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
| 6 | 13 March | Barbentane to Apt | 179.3 km (111.4 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
| 7 | 14 March | Nice to |
Mountain stage | |||
| 8 | 15 March | Nice to Nice | 145 km (90 mi) | Medium mountain stage | ||
| Total | 1,153.4 km (716.7 mi) | |||||
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 8 March 2026 — Achères to Carrières-sous-Poissy, 171.2 km (106.4 mi)[2]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
[edit]- 10 March 2026 – Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Pouilly-sur-Loire, 23.5 km (14.6 mi) (TTT)[2]
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
[edit]- 12 March 2026 – Cormoranche-sur-Saône to Colombier-le-Vieux, 205.4 km (127.6 mi)[2]
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Stage 6
[edit]- 13 March 2026 – Barbentane to Apt, 179.3 km (111.4 mi)[2]
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Stage 7
[edit]- 14 March 2026 – Nice to Isola-Village, 47 km (29 mi)[2]
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Stage 8
[edit]- 15 March 2026 – Nice to Nice, 145 km (90 mi)[2]
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Classification leadership table
[edit]| Stage | Stage Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
Combativity award |
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| 1 | Luke Lamperti | Luke Lamperti | Luke Lamperti | Casper Pedersen | Luke Lamperti | NSN Cycling Team | Mathis Le Berre |
| 2 | Max Kanter | Daan Hoole | |||||
| 3 | INEOS Grenadiers | Juan Ayuso | Juan Ayuso | INEOS Grenadiers | Not awarded | ||
| 4 | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Georg Steinhauser | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | Tim van Dijke & Mick van Dijke | ||
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | INEOS Grenadiers | Jonas Vingegaard | |||
| 6 | Harold Tejada | Joshua Tarling | |||||
| 7 | Dorian Godon | Dorian Godon | Tim Marsman | ||||
| 8 | Lenny Martinez | Jonas Vingegaard | Valentin Paret-Peintre | ||||
| Final | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Jonas Vingegaard | Georg Steinhauser | INEOS Grenadiers | Not awarded | |
Classification standings
[edit]| Legend | |||
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| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ||
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | ||
| Denotes the winner of the team classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award | ||
General classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Visma–Lease a Bike | 25h 25' 11" | |
| 2 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4' 23" | |
| 3 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 6' 07" | |
| 4 | INEOS Grenadiers | + 6' 24" | |
| 5 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 7' 31" | |
| 6 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 9' 09" | |
| 7 | Cofidis | + 9' 19" | |
| 8 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 10' 23" | |
| 9 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 10' 33" | |
| 10 | XDS Astana Team | + 11' 40" |
Points classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Visma–Lease a Bike | 58 | |
| 2 | INEOS Grenadiers | 55 | |
| 3 | XDS Astana Team | 45 | |
| 4 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 44 | |
| 5 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 37 | |
| 6 | INEOS Grenadiers | 33 | |
| 7 | Lotto–Intermarché | 32 | |
| 8 | NSN Cycling Team | 32 | |
| 9 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 23 | |
| 10 | Soudal–Quick-Step | 23 |
Mountains classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Visma–Lease a Bike | 44 | |
| 2 | Soudal–Quick-Step | 27 | |
| 3 | Soudal–Quick-Step | 18 | |
| 4 | Team TotalEnergies | 14 | |
| 5 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 12 | |
| 6 | XDS Astana Team | 11 | |
| 7 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 10 | |
| 8 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 9 | |
| 9 | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 8 | |
| 10 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 8 |
Young rider classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | EF Education–EasyPost | 25h 31' 18" | |
| 2 | INEOS Grenadiers | + 17" | |
| 3 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 24" | |
| 4 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 4' 16" | |
| 5 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 4' 26" | |
| 6 | Team TotalEnergies | + 7' 02" | |
| 7 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 20' 07" | |
| 8 | XDS Astana Team | + 35' 54" | |
| 9 | INEOS Grenadiers | + 37' 04" | |
| 10 | INEOS Grenadiers | + 37' 50" |
Teams classification
[edit]| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | 77h 00' 14" | |
| 2 | + 3' 25" | |
| 3 | + 4' 39" | |
| 4 | + 23' 35" | |
| 5 | + 28' 29" | |
| 6 | + 35' 41" | |
| 7 | + 44' 30" | |
| 8 | + 55' 27" | |
| 9 | + 55' 42" | |
| 10 | + 1h 16' 22" |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Startlist for Paris-Nice 2026". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2026 Paris-Nice Route". Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- 1 2 Fletcher, Patrick (8 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Luke Lamperti surges at front of bunch sprint to secure signature win on opening stage". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 1 2 Moultrie, James (9 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Max Kanter speeds to stage 2 victory in messy sprint finish". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 1 2 Moultrie, James (10 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Ineos Grenadiers win stage 3 team time trial while Juan Ayuso takes GC lead with second-placed Lidl-Trek finish". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (11 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (12 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard launches 20km solo attack for impressive stage 5 victory, extends already massive GC lead". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fotheringham, Alasdair (13 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- 1 2 Moultrie, James (14 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Dorian Godon holds off Biniam Girmay to win heavily shortened stage 7". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moultrie, James (15 March 2026). "Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 15 March 2026.