2026 Paris–Nice
| 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
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
| 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
Stage 1
- 8 March 2026 — Achères to Carrières-sous-Poissy, 171.2 km (106.4 mi)[2]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 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
- 12 March 2026 – Cormoranche-sur-Saône to Colombier-le-Vieux, 205.4 km (127.6 mi)[2]
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Stage 6
- 13 March 2026 – Barbentane to Apt, 179.3 km (111.4 mi)[2]
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Stage 7
- 14 March 2026 – Nice to Isola-Village, 47 km (29 mi)[2]
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Stage 8
- 15 March 2026 – Nice to Nice, 145 km (90 mi)[2]
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Stage Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification |
Combativity award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ↑ "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.