Paris-Nice 2024, March 3-10

[Lequack]

Let the hype begin! It's a showdown between Roglic, in his all new Bora team, and Remco, before their real showdown at the TDF. But there's also a lot of other talent here.
Also notable is the TTT of 27 km, where Quickstep will take a lot of time.

Notable GC mentions: Evenepoel, Roglic, Skjelmose, Almeida, McNulty, Vlasov, Bilbao, Van Wilder, Gall
Notable sprinters: Kooij, Pedersen, De Lie, Groves, Groenewegen, Demare

Paris-Nice 2024

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Official website of the Paris–Nice cycling race. “The sun’s race”.

Official website of the Paris–Nice cycling race. “The sun’s race”.

www.paris-nice.fr

Live video stream available on Eurosport/GCN alternative.

Full startlist (not yet final):

Startlist for Paris-Nice 2024

Competing teams and riders for Paris-Nice 2024. Top competitors are Primož RogliÄ, Bauke Mollema and Arnaud Démare.

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[Lequack]

Les Mureaux > Les Mureaux​

03/03/2024 - Stage 1 - 158 km - Flat​

Thoiry > Montargis​

03/04/2024 - Stage 2 - 179 km - Flat​

Auxerre > Auxerre​

03/05/2024 - Stage 3 - 26,9 km - Team Time-Trial​

Chalon-sur-Saône > Mont Brouilly​

03/06/2024 - Stage 4 - 183 km - Mountain​

Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut > Sisteron​

03/07/2024 - Stage 5 - 193,5 km - Hilly​

Sisteron > La Colle-sur-Loup​

03/08/2024 - Stage 6 - 198,5 km - Hilly​

Nice > Auron​

03/09/2024 - Stage 7 - 173 km - Mountain​

Nice > Nice​

03/10/2024 - Stage 8 - 109,5 km - Mountain​

 

[Berniece]

Hope they go for it from day one, but not sure Cote D'Herbeville is hard enough to try something. The steepest part is in the beginning, which doesn't really help.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Shame the team time trail isn't an ITT, other than that this looks like a really good route.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Well, I guess I'm not putting up a thread tonight after all...
However, I am putting up a wall of images.

Stage 1
Bazemont

Montainville

Herbeville

Stage 3
Vaux

Jussy

Stage 4
Mont-Saint-Vincent

Vauxrenard (missing the start and end but including the steepest parts)

Durbize

Fût d'Avenas

Mont Brouilly

Stage 5
Sausse

Peyruergue

La Rochette-du-Buis

Pigière

NB: there's an easy little ramp in the finale, this is not the Côte de la Marquise that has been seen often in Sisteron stages.

Stage 6
Lèques

Luens

Gourdon (only the middle part from Bramafan to Gourdon)

Colle-sur-Loup

Stage 7
La Colmiane

Auron (they skip the final 2.3k)

Stage 8
Levens

Châteauneuf

Berre-les-Alpes (only the first 6.3k)

Peille

Èze

Quatre Chemins (first 3.6k only)

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Skjelmose has a plan. Gain time in the echelons on day 1 and 2, take time in the TTT and then ride away in the mountains.

 

[Lequack]

Well, I guess I'm not putting up a thread tonight after all...

You can still post some better climb profiles if you have them.

 

[Froome]

Les Mureaux > Les Mureaux​

03/03/2024 - Stage 1 - 158 km - Flat​

Thoiry > Montargis​

03/04/2024 - Stage 2 - 179 km - Flat​

Auxerre > Auxerre​

03/05/2024 - Stage 3 - 26,9 km - Team Time-Trial​

Chalon-sur-Saône > Mont Brouilly​

03/06/2024 - Stage 4 - 183 km - Mountain​

Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut > Sisteron​

03/07/2024 - Stage 5 - 193,5 km - Hilly​

Sisteron > La Colle-sur-Loup​

03/08/2024 - Stage 6 - 198,5 km - Hilly​

Nice > Auron​

03/09/2024 - Stage 7 - 173 km - Mountain​

Nice > Nice​

03/10/2024 - Stage 8 - 109,5 km - Mountain​

Not even one proper mountain stage.

 

[tobydawq]

Not even one proper mountain stage.

Definitely not a must.

This route is great.

Tirreno on the other hand... Jeeez...

 

[Potomac]

This route isn't exciting me.

 

[Froome]

Definitely not a must.

This route is great.

Tirreno on the other hand... Jeeez...

I don't agree, there's not even a real mountain stage, just medium mountain stages.

ITT would be better than a TTT.


Tirreno could also be better, but at least monte petrano is a decent final mountain finish.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't agree, there's not even a real mountain stage, just medium mountain stages.

ITT would be better than a TTT.


Tirreno could also be better, but at least monte petrano is a decent final mountain finish.

As I said, it's not a must for Paris-Nice to have a mountain stage. I would definitely prefer if there weren't one as it completely locks the race and becomes all-important.

The same goes for Tirreno for me, I would much rather have it decided on the hilly terrain instead of just one MTF.

 

[Lequack]

How much mountains does Remco need?

 

[Froome]

How much mountains does Remco need?

Probably he would need a ITT instead of a TTT.

The route is perfect for Roglic, he is the favourite.

 

[Berflamand]

Probably he would need a ITT instead of a TTT.

The route is perfect for Roglic, he is the favourite.

I do like the look of QuickStep's team for the TTT though. They should be able to fight for the win imo.

But yeah, a ITT instead of a TTT would probably have been better for Remco.

 

[Berniece]

Probably he would need a ITT instead of a TTT.

The route is perfect for Roglic, he is the favourite.

Director of SOQ said they trained on the TTT, but not sure if he meant that they trained on trying to get Remco in the fastest time, or just default TTT training.

Based on the startlist at PCS, I'm also not sure who would contest them for the win besides Ineos in the TTT

 

[Samamba]

That last km of the first stage is well... interesting.

Organization definitely expecting a hard stage, cause if they go with a pretty big bunch to the last km they might have a problem.

 

[bNator]

Probably he would need a ITT instead of a TTT.

The route is perfect for Roglic, he is the favourite.

Well, he can always change races and win Tirreno, right?

 

[Froome]

Well, he can always change races and win Tirreno, right?

 

[Lequack]

Egan Bernal has decided he also wants to race this

https://twitter.com/x/status/1763190541104083392

View: https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1763190541104083392

 

[shadowrider]

I don't agree, there's not even a real mountain stage, just medium mountain stages.

ITT would be better than a TTT.


Tirreno could also be better, but at least monte petrano is a decent final mountain finish.

Medium mountain stages often bring more spectacle. (sub)topriders not waiting to attack till the last km of the last "out of category" climb. But using the different hills and middle mountain to attack and create chaos. On such a course it is difficult for teams to control the race.

 

[joseph89]

Director of SOQ said they trained on the TTT, but not sure if he meant that they trained on trying to get Remco in the fastest time, or just default TTT training.

Based on the startlist at PCS, I'm also not sure who would contest them for the win besides Ineos in the TTT

"Then there is the team time trial, where the time of the first rider across the line counts. We have worked hard on this."

sounds like they all in for launching remco into the last <10km, which would make for great entertainment

 

[Samu Cuenca]

"Then there is the team time trial, where the time of the first rider across the line counts. We have worked hard on this."

sounds like they all in for launching remco into the last <10km, which would make for great entertainment

I know you keep saying this, but I very much doubt he's going to ride anywhere near 10 km on his own, unless all or most of his teammates crash out during the first two stages.

 

[Berniece]

I know you keep saying this, but I very much doubt he's going to ride anywhere near 10 km on his own, unless all or most of his teammates crash out during the first two stages.

I also have no idea what the best tactic is for such a scenario

 

[Netserk]

Not even one proper mountain stage.

We're in March. This is already clearly harder than what used to be on offer at this time until quite recently.