Paris-Nice 2026, March 8-15

[Devil's Elbow]

Not this year with the Giro in his legs

Pogacar did his best ever Tour with the Giro in his legs.

 

[Rou]

If the stages in the weekend are not modified he might win by 5+ minutes.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Vingegaard on the phone

'How did Wout get on?'

 

[Escarabajo]

Are we talking about Ayuso now?
Yawn!

Chapeau Vingo!

 

[canina82]

Pogacar did his best ever Tour with the Giro in his legs.

Pogacar can't be a benchmark, you know that.
And I could add Vingegaard will face better competition in the Giro.

 

[Sciatic]

If Vingegaard ever meets the Pope he might get mixed up re: which ring to kiss

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage:

1	Vingegaard Jonas	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	60	50		4:29:01
2	Paret-Peintre Valentin	Soudal Quick-Step	40	30		2:02
3	Tejada Harold	XDS Astana Team	30	18		2:20
4	Martinez Lenny	Bahrain - Victorious	25	13		,,
5	Izagirre Ion	Cofidis	20	10		,,
6	Martínez Daniel Felipe	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	15	7		,,
7	Vauquelin Kévin	INEOS Grenadiers	10	4		,,
8	Steinhauser Georg	EF Education - EasyPost	8	3		,,
9	Rondel Mathys	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	5	2		,,
10	Soler Marc	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	2	1		,,

Not sure about VPP's plan.....Anyway happy to see Ion hanging on.

 

[Berniece]

Pogacar can't be a benchmark, you know that.
And I could add Vingegaard will face better competition in the Giro.

Vingegaard also says he pushes better numbers in his 2nd GT of the year

 

[tobydawq]

Ion Izagirre on track for his 21st top 10 in one of the 7 major one-week races. That will put him first among current pros ahead of Quintana with whom he shares the first place at the moment.

That's a surprise to me after a very lacklustre 2025 (but it probably also does say a bit about the field).

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Harold tejeda is on some serious business this year

 

[canina82]

Vingegaard also says he pushes better numbers in his 2nd GT of the year

Yeah, it's very obvious Vingegaard was stronger in the 2023 and 2025 Vuelta compared to the Tour.

 

[Squire]

Ion Izagirre on track for his 21st top 10 in one of the 7 major one-week races. That will put him first among current pros ahead of Quintana with whom he shares the first place at the moment.

That's a surprise to me after a very lacklustre 2025 (but it probably also does say a bit about the field).

More surprising that Quintana shares that lead tbh. He's not the first that comes to mind as a consistent one-week rider. Although a long career of being among the best in the world helps, I guess.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pogacar can't be a benchmark, you know that.
And I could add Vingegaard will face better competition in the Giro.

Please tell me which rider in the current generation is a better benchmark for Vingegaard. Especially a hypothetical Vingegaard who is challenging Pogacar.

 

[tobydawq]

More surprising that Quintana shares that lead tbh. He's not the first that comes to mind as a consistent one-week rider. Although a long career of being among the best in the world helps, I guess.

They're actually quite far ahead of the rest.

Next on the list is Roglic with 16 and then Yates and Kelderman (who has no podiums) on 15.

 

[canina82]

Please tell me which rider in the current generation is a better benchmark for Vingegaard. Especially a hypothetical Vingegaard who is challenging Pogacar.

That is also true but can't see Vingegaard so much stronger like Pogacar in 2024. Vingegaard doesn't have the tendency to be good all season like Pogacar. But there is no point discussing this right now, we will know the answer in 4 months

 

[Berniece]

Yeah, it's very obvious Vingegaard was stronger in the 2023 and 2025 Vuelta compared to the Tour.

Well in 2023 he was very strong, and had the shitters in the first week. In 2025 he was ill during the 2nd week.

I can only say that Vingegaard and Visma say he pushes better numbers after a GT. If you want to say that's a lie, fine.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Unfortunate that the only two real stage racers crashed out or didn't even attend, so its hard to tell how strong he really is. Almeida wouldn't really challenge him on this route and with the terrible weather yesterday, but Ayuso very well could've. Its just lacklustre honestly, but still a good win considering the time gaps and I guess you can only win against the riders lining up

 

[canina82]

Well in 2023 he was very strong, and had the shitters in the first week. In 2025 he was ill during the 2nd week.

I can only say that Vingegaard and Visma say he pushes better numbers after a GT. If you want to say that's a lie, fine.

It's a obvious lie (I don't think there is someone who really believes Vingegaard was better in the Vuelta). Roglic was at his level in the 2023 Vuelta and Almeida was close to him in 2025.
Tell me a rider (not named Pogacar) who was remotely close to Vingegaard in 2023 or 2025 TdF?

 

[RedheadDane]

Vingegaard showing who's the best climbing-Dane in the race:

Rnk	Prev	▼▲	Rider	Team	Pnt
1	3	▲2	Vingegaard Jonas	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	26
2	1	▼1	Pedersen Casper	Soudal Quick-Step	18

But actually, Pedersen keeping the KoM jersey yesterday, after getting dropped very early, was some luck merchant work.
Or... non-work, coz he didn't work for it.

 

[saunaking]

I hope you are joking

just saying gaps are nuts. look at the history of this race. This will be biggest gap in almost 100 years and by far

 

[theyoungest]

Unfortunate that the only two real stage racers crashed out or didn't even attend, so its hard to tell how strong he really is. Almeida wouldn't really challenge him on this route and with the terrible weather yesterday, but Ayuso very well could've. Its just lacklustre honestly, but still a good win considering the time gaps and I guess you can only win against the riders lining up

But why could Ayuso have challenged him? I know it's usual for a young rider or a rider in a new team to become a shiny object for cycling fans, but let's stick to the facts. When has Ayuso ever been able to challenge Vingegaard?

He probably would have been on the podium, but Ayuso isn't exactly known for his consistency.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Two mid-mountain stages and the GC gaps look like the end of an average GT. Insane.

 

[Bolder]

Jonas peaking too early in the season?

It is odd, no? Normally he's pack fodder at this point. At least the Giro comes before the Tour.

 

[fenns]

It's a obvious lie (I don't think there is someone who really believes Vingegaard was better in the Vuelta). Roglic was at his level in the 2023 Vuelta and Almeida was close to him in 2025.
Tell me a rider (not named Pogacar) who was remotely close to Vingegaard in 2023 or 2025 TdF?

maybe they meant better numbers in training? In Vuelta 2025 he looked like he was content to do just enough to win. You would not think Pidcock and Hindley could get within 5 minutes of him in a Tour.

 

[canina82]

just saying gaps are nuts. look at the history of this race. This will be biggest gap in almost 100 years and by far

Context is important, no? His biggest rival crashed and he gained a lot of time due to echelons.
Is it impressive? Yes, it is! This is something Pogacar couldn't do? Oh please... and that was your point.