2018 Paris-Nice
Male Team 04 - 11 Mar

Paris-Nice

1198 Kilometers 8 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Carlos Barbero
  2. Richard Carapaz
  3. Héctor Carretero
  4. Imanol Erviti
  5. Dayer Quintana
  6. Eduardo Sepúlveda
  7. Marc Soler
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TV

Eurosport across Europe, with ES1 taking charge from Monday through Saturday and ES2 bringing us action from the first and last stages. ⏱ Air times (all CET): Sunday: 3.30pm. Mon-Wed: 3.15pm. Thursday: 4pm. Friday: 3.15pm. Saturday: 1.30pm. Final Sunday: 1.45pm.
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Timetable

The first six stages -except for the opening one in Meudon and stage five to Sisteron (5pm)- will finish around 4.30pm CET. In turn, the last two stages in the weekend (Valdeblore and Nice) will conclude just before 3pm.
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Bonus

There will be 10-6-4 seconds up for grabs at the finish of all seven road stages, plus 3-2-1" at intermediate sprints.
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Social Media

As well as the race's official Twitter account (@ParisNice) and hashtag (#ParisNice), it's really useful to keep up with the racing via the play-by-play feature of the event's website. Over at @Movistar_Team we will follow along with tweets on the Blues' performances as well as other multimedia content.
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Score

The Abarca Sports organisation has won the race overall four times: Miguel Indurain claimed two consecutive GC victories (1989, 1990), Jeff Bernard claimed victory in 1992 with Banesto and Luis León Sánchez got the final yellow jersey in 2009. Eleven stages have also been notched up by team members in the race; more details are available on our website's Statistics section.

Stages

Analysis

01
Chatou - Meudon (135km)
04 March
  1. 01 Arnaud Démare Groupama-FDJ 3h07'39"
  2. 02 Gorka Izagirre Bahrain-Merida + 1''
  3. 03 Christophe Laporte Cofidis m.t.
  4. 12 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team +2"
  5. 24 Marc Soler Movistar Team m.t.
  6. 32 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team m.t.
  7. 78 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team +1'36"
  8. 98 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team +2'48"
  9. 103 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team m.t.
  10. 116 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team m.t.
02
Orsonville - Vierzon (187.5km)
05 March
  1. 01 Dylan Groenewegen LottoNLJumbo 4h51'31"
  2. 02 Elia Viviani Quick Step m.t.
  3. 03 André Greipel Lotto Soudal m.t.
  4. 19 Marc Soler Movistar Team m.t.
  5. 33 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team m.t.
  6. 46 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team m.t.
  7. 53 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team m.t.
  8. 60 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team m.t.
  9. 74 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team m.t.
  10. 80 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team m.t.
03
Bourges - Châtel-Guyon (210km)
06 March
  1. 01 Jonathan Hivert Direct Energie 5h22'49''
  2. 02 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team m.t.
  3. 03 Rémy di Gregorio Delko-Marseille m.t.
  4. 18 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 38''
  5. 35 Marc Soler Movistar Team m.t.
  6. 49 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team m.t.
  7. 73 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team m.t.
  8. 90 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 5'16''
  9. 92 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team m.t.
  10. 106 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team m.t.
04
La Fouillouse - S. Étienne (CRI) (18.4km)
07 March
  1. 01 Wout Poels Team Sky 25'33''
  2. 02 Marc Soler Movistar Team + 11''
  3. 03 Julian Alaphilippe Quick Step + 16''
  4. 23 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 1'08''
  5. 53 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 1'59''
  6. 69 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team + 2'20''
  7. 93 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team + 2'53''
  8. 97 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team + 2'57''
  9. 123 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 3'40''
05
Salon-de-Provence - Sisteron (165km)
08 March
  1. 01 Jérôme Cousin Direct Energie 3h57'25''
  2. 02 Nils Politt Katusha-Alpecin + 2''
  3. 03 André Greipel Lotto Soudal + 4''
  4. 44 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team m.t.
  5. 53 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team m.t.
  6. 56 Marc Soler Movistar Team m.t.
  7. 62 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team m.t.
  8. 68 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team m.t.
  9. 82 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 1'37''
  10. 135 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team + 11'36''
06
Sisteron - Vence (198km)
09 March
  1. 01 Rudy Molard Groupama-FDJ 4h40'05''
  2. 02 Tim Wellens Lotto Soudal + 2''
  3. 03 Julian Alaphilippe Quick Step m.t.
  4. 16 Marc Soler Movistar Team m.t.
  5. 27 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 1'11''
  6. 38 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team + 3'40''
  7. 50 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team + 5'15''
  8. 62 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 9'36''
  9. 75 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team m.t.
  10. 92 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 11'27''
07
Niza - Valdeblore La Colmiane (175km)
10 March
  1. 01 Simon Yates Mitchelton-Scott 5h02'54''
  2. 02 Dylan Theuns BMC Racing Team + 8''
  3. 03 Ion Izagirre Bahrain-Merida m.t.
  4. 08 Marc Soler Movistar Team + 46''
  5. 11 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 54''
  6. 53 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 18'02''
  7. 79 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team + 25'56''
  8. 86 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team + 26'13''
  9. 93 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team + 26'53''
  10. 101 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team m.t.
08
Niza - Niza (110km)
11 March
  1. 01 David de la Cruz Team Sky 2h53'06''
  2. 02 Omar Fraile Astana Pro Team m.t.
  3. 03 Marc Soler Movistar Team + 3''
  4. 08 Richard Carapaz Movistar Team + 38''
  5. 33 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 10'10''
  6. 53 Eduardo Sepúlveda Movistar Team + 14'05''
  7. 57 Dayer Quintana Movistar Team m.t.
  8. 65 Héctor Carretero Movistar Team + 23'42''
  9. 66 Carlos Barbero Movistar Team m.t.

Analysis

The 76th edition of Paris-Nice has got no easy days. Demanding in all respects, often under miserable weather and wide open until the very last finish line in the Promenade des Anglais, the French stagerace marks the start of the biggest multi-day events in the WorldTour calendar, those which hold the flavor of the golden era of the sport.

The ‘Course to the Sun’ will start at the metropolitan area of France’s capital city (Sunday 4th March), with a short (135km), intense route including the climb of Meudon (Cat-3; 2km at 5.4%) just before the finish. Stage two (Monday 5th) will be the only ‘classic’ flat day in this year’s race, a 187.5km journey towards Vierzon with crosswinds as the main threat.

Tuesday 6th will see the race already entering the Massif Central, with three Cat-3 ascents combined with a 1km, 4% slope right before Châtel-Guyon’s finish (210km). The second part of the race will end (Wednesday 7th) with a 18km ITT to Saint-Étienne, not easy at all as it features a long ascent (8km over 3% avg.) towards Saint-Héand and a short, sharp climb with four kilometers to go.

After what could -might- be the last chance for the sprinters in Sisteron (165km, Thursday 8th), the Paris-Nice course will go for its decisive trio of mountain stages. Friday 9th will offer an initial contact, a considerable effort on the southern côtes: 198km to Vence with five rated climbs that include the brutal Côte de la Colle sur Loup (1,800m at 10%), just ten kilometers from a slightly uphill finish.

Saturday 10th will bring a conventional, mountain-top finish in Valdeblore La Colmiane (Cat-1; 16km at 6.2%), with no other big climb just before the end but with four categorized ascents in its 175km route, including the Col de la Sainte-Baume (Cat-1; 17km, 4%) midway through. And on Sunday 11th, the classic, thrilling loop around Nice, with six ascents squeezed into just 110km and a big chance in the route: the Col d’Eze (Cat-1) will no longer be the final climb, rather than the Col des Quatre Chemins (Cat-2; 5.5km at 5.5%) just before the last descent.