Paris-Nice 2026, March 8-15

[Dazed and Confused]

Kevin.....

 

[VanBsr]

They did km 2 to km 1 in more than 60 seconds going downhill. Probably will lose it

Ok. I lost

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Vauquelin dropping Onley, asserting his dominance.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Looks like Onley has a release clause nowadays.

 

[search]

hard to say from viewing only, but going by the results, I would think the conditions kept on improving during the stage

 

[Squire]

Vauquelin dropping Onley, asserting his dominance.

This format is actually entertaining! Not hating it.

 

[pastronef]

INEOS!!! YESSSSSSS

 

[Tim Cahill]

Valverde would've loved this format, a chance to sandbag a bit only to extricate himself from his bothersome teammates with that short rise at the end.

 

[Netserk]

wind played a role which just makes it more puzzling that only some teams made an effort to start late

 

[YavorD]

Ayuso is taking the yellow here.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ineos up to 9 wins, putting some distance between themselves and Li Ning Star now

 

[Squire]

That's a nice chateau.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Solid effort by EF. Congrats to Ineos with the stage win.
Good event, exciting.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ineos up to 9 wins, putting some distance between themselves and Li Ning Star now

Yeah, but Li Ning Star already has 5 Grand Tour wins.

 

[Rob5091]

Well done Ineos - chapeau! To get Onley and Vauquelin to the finish together was well planned.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So Ineos wins but Ayuso in the lead. 17 seconds over Vingegaard in the GC? The Dane should attack tomorrow on Uchon wall.

 

[pastronef]

great see Ineos win, and with G in the car and getting an itw after the stage.

 

[Squire]

Tejada and Lenny the biggest losers among the serious GC contenders, unsurprisingly. Losing more than a minute each, while everyone else with big ambitions were withing 41 seconds of each other.

 

[saunaking]

the only thing this race is missing is another 2nd tier contender like Remco

 

[Netserk]

 

[YavorD]

the only thing this race is missing is another 2nd tier contender like Remco

Judging by UAE Tour he is more like 4th tier contender.
Though this route is much more Volta Comunitat Valenciana than UAE Tour, so he would've been almost a favourite.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 4 is an opportunity to take back a bit of time.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It will rain all day tomorrow, also cross-tailwind during the stage, but sometimes consistent rainfall lowers the wind speed a bit.

 

[Squire]

That's a very serious final 1.8km. Should probably favour Vingegaard over Ayuso, but Ayuso might be in better shape. Lenny and Onley somewhere in the mix too.

 

[YavorD]

Given that Vingegaard is aiming for the double, I think his shape should be rather low here, so I think it's a toss up between him and Ayuso. Onley might be in the mix too.
I would be rather surprised and impressed if Vingegaard wins convincingly here.