{"id":1828968,"date":"2026-03-15T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T12:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1828968"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T12:49:04","slug":"paris-nice-jonas-vingegaard-secures-gc-title-but-gets-pipped-to-stage-8-victory-by-lenny-martinez-in-narrow-two-up-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1828968","title":{"rendered":"Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nParis-Nice\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\nRace Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-[13px]\"><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nJames Moultrie <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-03-15T15:49:04Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n15 March 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Dane is second on final stage and Harold Tejada takes third from small chase group in Nice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-700 mb-2 text-[12px] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-gray-700 [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"mt-2\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) takes stage 8 win ahead of race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo\" class=\"contents\" data-only-inline=\"1\">\n<div class=\"visible flex flex-row flex-nowrap sticky max-lg:-ml-5 top-[60px] sm:top-0 z-[9994] w-screen lg:w-full h-[50px] bg-white p-0 mb-5 border-neutral-200 border border-solid\" data-component-name=\"Article:JumpTo:Variants:Inline\" data-analytics-id=\"sticky-nav\" id=\"sticky-nav--inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"sticky-nav\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row w-full h-full overflow-x-scroll overflow-y-hidden tracking-normal overscroll-x-contain\" id=\"sticky-nav__scroll-container\"><span 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worked well to hold off the chasing group behind and reach the finish in Nice together, but with no gifts in this sport, they began to look at each other with Vingegaard sitting on the Frenchman&#8217;s wheel, ready to sprint.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WgbLgkGBeTEBYvN6GgDDHm-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WgbLgkGBeTEBYvN6GgDDHm-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Intense final stage of Paris-Nice culminates in two-up sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard launches 20km solo attack for impressive stage 5 victory, extends already massive GC lead<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">With enough time to do so as they approached the new finish line beside the Allianz Riviera stadium, home to football club OGC Nice, Martinez kept his cool before launching an almighty 300-metre sprint to hold off Vingegaard, who came out of his wheel but was unable to pip him to the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Today was almost the perfect day; we had a lot of fun. We raced full gas racing all day, and finally, I&#8217;m able to win Paris-Nice. It&#8217;s been a tough one for me, but I&#8217;m extremely happy to sit here in the yellow jersey today,&#8221; said Vingegaard after the finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Of course, I would have loved to win the stage as well today, but Lenny was very strong, so he deserves to win as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It actually means a lot to me to win Paris-Nice. It&#8217;s been the one that I just couldn&#8217;t get right; now, finally, I get it right, and that makes me extremely happy. It&#8217;s a good start to the year and something I&#8217;m very proud of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite going down hard in a clumsy crash caused by teammate Laurence Pithie, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe did well to put out a fire and protect Dani Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s second place overall, with Aleksandr Vlasov and Pithie working hard in the chase to save his position, despite being in obvious pain.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth place overall, K\u00e9vin Vauquelin got his Ineos Grenadiers teammates to take over at times on the front, but he was unable to really put pressure on Georg Steinhauser, who actually proved the stronger of the two on the key Linguador climb, ending in the German confirming a well-earned podium finish by the time they reached Nice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"a799faa5-d81f-4541-b2ea-e9a803aa36d7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Martinez thanks Vlasov after saving his second place on GC <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-how-it-unfolded\"><span>How it unfolded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"2a6d1a48-c89a-43b6-8fdf-ad50e18c79b7\">With 130km of brutal racing in the mountains near Nice in store, racing got off to a muted start, with five riders getting up the road to form a breakaway: Tim Marsman (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Alexandre Delettre (TotalEnergies), Matteo Trentin (Tudor), Fabio Van den Bossche (Soudal-QuickStep) and Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">\u2018Finally I get it right\u2019 &#8211; Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning Paris-Nice in dominant fashion<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rmo8expmZfxhWQzwDmH6XN-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rmo8expmZfxhWQzwDmH6XN-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Selective stage 5 of Paris-Nice won by solo attack<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The racing was almost entirely uphill, even leading onto the foot of the first categorised climb, the Col de la Porte, with Decathlon CMA CGM, Movistar, Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates-XRG all sharing time on the front to chase down the break.<\/p>\n<p>As the road kicked uphill on the 7km climb, the breakaway riders began to falter with attacks coming out of the peloton from Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon CMA CGM), Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (Movistar) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep), who formed a leading trio.<\/p>\n<p>Paret-Peintre quickly emerged as the strongest, however, jumping away on his own. The closest rider to his back wheel was UAE&#8217;s Marc Soler, who tried to mount a counter. With the Frenchman cresting the KOM point first, he held around a 25-second lead over the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>The peloton was led by Visma-Lease a Bike for Vingegaard, who controlled things around a minute down on Paret-Peintre, with Soler in no man&#8217;s land between the main group and lone leader \u2013 knowing his time was done, he soon took a gel and sat up, waiting for the chasers.<\/p>\n<p>Ineos Grenadiers took over on the front of the peloton for Vauquelin, clearly trying to capitalise on his stellar form and move onto the overall podium ahead of Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>The upping in pace was followed by a disaster for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, as Laurence Pithie inadvertently caused his leader Mart\u00ednez to crash by moving across the road and looking the other way.<\/p>\n<p>After starting the day in second place, his GC position was now under big threat as he remounted after being sat visibly in pain for some time and being forced into a chase behind the peloton. With 30km to go, Red Bull had reduced the damage to 1:15, but with climbing still to come.<\/p>\n<p>Having retaken control on the C\u00f4te de Chateauneuf-Villevieille (6.7 km at 6.4%) and brought Vingegaard safely down the descent, Visma controlled much of the final 50km and led him to the foot of the C\u00f4te du Linguador (3.3 km at 8.2%) with Paret-Peintre reeled back in.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard only had Campenaerts left to help him as they reached the final categorised climb with 21km still to race, and his pace shredded the group before Vingegaard made his hit out for glory, with only Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) able to match him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"0d2c986c-5375-4db9-8ec7-45c45ab4ba86\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Martinez was the only rider able to follow Vingegaard <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"18aac570-3962-4904-a66f-36b27c248adb\">Vauquelin had begun to struggle behind as Steinhauser found more strength in his legs, but there was a long way to go before the podium spots were confirmed. Mart\u00ednez had been well piloted back to only a minute down by his Red Bull teammates, but he still wasn&#8217;t in contact with those chasing him on GC.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard and Martinez crested the final categorised climb with a 30-second advantage on the chasing group, made up of Vauquelin, Steinhauser, Harold Tejada (XDS Astana), Mathys Rondel (Tudor), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) and Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation in the chase wasn&#8217;t necessarily poor, but Vingegaard did pull through with the Frenchman to try and keep them in front heading into the final 10km. This built them a big enough lead heading into the last kilometre that they started to really look at each other, almost allowing the chasers back into the fray.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez stayed calm despite Vingegaard no longer helping him, but the Dane was unable to add a third stage win and cap off what has been a very successful first appearance in 2026, with the Frenchman holding onto his effort in the sprint to narrowly beat the overall winner at the line.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"7c572672-8ff5-4b1a-a069-c27ff97af937\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"8d711649-bc58-4359-b44a-dfaf080faf1f\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">James Moultrie<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__social\">\n<nav class=\"button-social-group author__social-buttons\" aria-labelledby=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">\n<div id=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">Social Links Navigation<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__role\">News Writer<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined\u00a0Cyclingnews\u00a0as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d\u2019Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport\u2019s top riders in Chlo\u00e9 Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports \u2013 rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class='vfcustom-community-guidelines'&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted 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450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">As it happened: Intense final stage of Paris-Nice culminates in two-up sprint<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard launches 20km solo attack for impressive stage 5 victory, extends already massive GC lead<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">\u2018Finally I get it right\u2019 &#8211; Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning Paris-Nice in dominant fashion<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br 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data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Racing<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SHtwaqfsSb3YdQFXYt4XXA-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SHtwaqfsSb3YdQFXYt4XXA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, 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class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\nRace Results<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-[13px]\"><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nJames Moultrie <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-03-15T15:49:04Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n15 March 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Dane is second on final stage and Harold Tejada takes third from small chase group in Nice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-700 mb-2 text-[12px] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-gray-700 [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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worked well to hold off the chasing group behind and reach the finish in Nice together, but with no gifts in this sport, they began to look at each other with Vingegaard sitting on the Frenchman&#8217;s wheel, ready to sprint.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WgbLgkGBeTEBYvN6GgDDHm-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WgbLgkGBeTEBYvN6GgDDHm-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Intense final stage of Paris-Nice culminates in two-up sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard launches 20km solo attack for impressive stage 5 victory, extends already massive GC lead<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">With enough time to do so as they approached the new finish line beside the Allianz Riviera stadium, home to football club OGC Nice, Martinez kept his cool before launching an almighty 300-metre sprint to hold off Vingegaard, who came out of his wheel but was unable to pip him to the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Today was almost the perfect day; we had a lot of fun. We raced full gas racing all day, and finally, I&#8217;m able to win Paris-Nice. It&#8217;s been a tough one for me, but I&#8217;m extremely happy to sit here in the yellow jersey today,&#8221; said Vingegaard after the finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Of course, I would have loved to win the stage as well today, but Lenny was very strong, so he deserves to win as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It actually means a lot to me to win Paris-Nice. It&#8217;s been the one that I just couldn&#8217;t get right; now, finally, I get it right, and that makes me extremely happy. It&#8217;s a good start to the year and something I&#8217;m very proud of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite going down hard in a clumsy crash caused by teammate Laurence Pithie, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe did well to put out a fire and protect Dani Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s second place overall, with Aleksandr Vlasov and Pithie working hard in the chase to save his position, despite being in obvious pain.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth place overall, K\u00e9vin Vauquelin got his Ineos Grenadiers teammates to take over at times on the front, but he was unable to really put pressure on Georg Steinhauser, who actually proved the stronger of the two on the key Linguador climb, ending in the German confirming a well-earned podium finish by the time they reached Nice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"a799faa5-d81f-4541-b2ea-e9a803aa36d7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Martinez thanks Vlasov after saving his second place on GC <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-how-it-unfolded\"><span>How it unfolded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"2a6d1a48-c89a-43b6-8fdf-ad50e18c79b7\">With 130km of brutal racing in the mountains near Nice in store, racing got off to a muted start, with five riders getting up the road to form a breakaway: Tim Marsman (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Alexandre Delettre (TotalEnergies), Matteo Trentin (Tudor), Fabio Van den Bossche (Soudal-QuickStep) and Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">\u2018Finally I get it right\u2019 &#8211; Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning Paris-Nice in dominant fashion<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rmo8expmZfxhWQzwDmH6XN-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rmo8expmZfxhWQzwDmH6XN-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Selective stage 5 of Paris-Nice won by solo attack<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The racing was almost entirely uphill, even leading onto the foot of the first categorised climb, the Col de la Porte, with Decathlon CMA CGM, Movistar, Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates-XRG all sharing time on the front to chase down the break.<\/p>\n<p>As the road kicked uphill on the 7km climb, the breakaway riders began to falter with attacks coming out of the peloton from Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon CMA CGM), Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (Movistar) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep), who formed a leading trio.<\/p>\n<p>Paret-Peintre quickly emerged as the strongest, however, jumping away on his own. The closest rider to his back wheel was UAE&#8217;s Marc Soler, who tried to mount a counter. With the Frenchman cresting the KOM point first, he held around a 25-second lead over the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>The peloton was led by Visma-Lease a Bike for Vingegaard, who controlled things around a minute down on Paret-Peintre, with Soler in no man&#8217;s land between the main group and lone leader \u2013 knowing his time was done, he soon took a gel and sat up, waiting for the chasers.<\/p>\n<p>Ineos Grenadiers took over on the front of the peloton for Vauquelin, clearly trying to capitalise on his stellar form and move onto the overall podium ahead of Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>The upping in pace was followed by a disaster for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, as Laurence Pithie inadvertently caused his leader Mart\u00ednez to crash by moving across the road and looking the other way.<\/p>\n<p>After starting the day in second place, his GC position was now under big threat as he remounted after being sat visibly in pain for some time and being forced into a chase behind the peloton. With 30km to go, Red Bull had reduced the damage to 1:15, but with climbing still to come.<\/p>\n<p>Having retaken control on the C\u00f4te de Chateauneuf-Villevieille (6.7 km at 6.4%) and brought Vingegaard safely down the descent, Visma controlled much of the final 50km and led him to the foot of the C\u00f4te du Linguador (3.3 km at 8.2%) with Paret-Peintre reeled back in.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard only had Campenaerts left to help him as they reached the final categorised climb with 21km still to race, and his pace shredded the group before Vingegaard made his hit out for glory, with only Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) able to match him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"0d2c986c-5375-4db9-8ec7-45c45ab4ba86\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Martinez was the only rider able to follow Vingegaard <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"18aac570-3962-4904-a66f-36b27c248adb\">Vauquelin had begun to struggle behind as Steinhauser found more strength in his legs, but there was a long way to go before the podium spots were confirmed. Mart\u00ednez had been well piloted back to only a minute down by his Red Bull teammates, but he still wasn&#8217;t in contact with those chasing him on GC.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard and Martinez crested the final categorised climb with a 30-second advantage on the chasing group, made up of Vauquelin, Steinhauser, Harold Tejada (XDS Astana), Mathys Rondel (Tudor), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) and Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation in the chase wasn&#8217;t necessarily poor, but Vingegaard did pull through with the Frenchman to try and keep them in front heading into the final 10km. This built them a big enough lead heading into the last kilometre that they started to really look at each other, almost allowing the chasers back into the fray.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez stayed calm despite Vingegaard no longer helping him, but the Dane was unable to add a third stage win and cap off what has been a very successful first appearance in 2026, with the Frenchman holding onto his effort in the sprint to narrowly beat the overall winner at the line.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"7c572672-8ff5-4b1a-a069-c27ff97af937\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"8d711649-bc58-4359-b44a-dfaf080faf1f\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5kc8nsofmMWAQECTbzYYw9.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">James Moultrie<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__social\">\n<nav class=\"button-social-group author__social-buttons\" aria-labelledby=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">\n<div id=\"button-social-group- author__social-buttons\">Social Links Navigation<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__role\">News Writer<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined\u00a0Cyclingnews\u00a0as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d\u2019Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport\u2019s top riders in Chlo\u00e9 Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports \u2013 rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class='vfcustom-community-guidelines'&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted 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450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">As it happened: Intense final stage of Paris-Nice culminates in two-up sprint<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard launches 20km solo attack for impressive stage 5 victory, extends already massive GC lead<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">\u2018Finally I get it right\u2019 &#8211; Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning Paris-Nice in dominant fashion<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br 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data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Racing<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SHtwaqfsSb3YdQFXYt4XXA-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SHtwaqfsSb3YdQFXYt4XXA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, 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700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Paris-Nice: Dorian Godon holds off Biniam Girmay to win heavily shortened stage 7<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post--placeholder max-w-full animate-pulse\"><span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, 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group, and while everyone else faltered, Martinez was able to follow on the steep roads of the C\u00f4te du Linguador.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e435cfb2-9ab6-423c-b184-3120eec43f05-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The pair worked well to hold off the chasing group behind and reach the finish in Nice together, but with no gifts in this sport, they began to look at each other with Vingegaard sitting on the Frenchman&#8217;s wheel, ready to sprint.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WgbLgkGBeTEBYvN6GgDDHm-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WgbLgkGBeTEBYvN6GgDDHm-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Intense final stage of Paris-Nice culminates in two-up sprint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y2RPa8VfnEoTrK4JSEAaKn-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UDrbYxbku7F2sun2qqDesX-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard launches 20km solo attack for impressive stage 5 victory, extends already massive GC lead<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">With enough time to do so as they approached the new finish line beside the Allianz Riviera stadium, home to football club OGC Nice, Martinez kept his cool before launching an almighty 300-metre sprint to hold off Vingegaard, who came out of his wheel but was unable to pip him to the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Today was almost the perfect day; we had a lot of fun. We raced full gas racing all day, and finally, I&#8217;m able to win Paris-Nice. It&#8217;s been a tough one for me, but I&#8217;m extremely happy to sit here in the yellow jersey today,&#8221; said Vingegaard after the finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Of course, I would have loved to win the stage as well today, but Lenny was very strong, so he deserves to win as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It actually means a lot to me to win Paris-Nice. It&#8217;s been the one that I just couldn&#8217;t get right; now, finally, I get it right, and that makes me extremely happy. It&#8217;s a good start to the year and something I&#8217;m very proud of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-MYx6qTiFtMgxLBryHsnu5L slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite going down hard in a clumsy crash caused by teammate Laurence Pithie, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe did well to put out a fire and protect Dani Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s second place overall, with Aleksandr Vlasov and Pithie working hard in the chase to save his position, despite being in obvious pain.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth place overall, K\u00e9vin Vauquelin got his Ineos Grenadiers teammates to take over at times on the front, but he was unable to really put pressure on Georg Steinhauser, who actually proved the stronger of the two on the key Linguador climb, ending in the German confirming a well-earned podium finish by the time they reached Nice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"a799faa5-d81f-4541-b2ea-e9a803aa36d7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oURqDw95nQ5aju5TKbsF8U-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Martinez thanks Vlasov after saving his second place on GC <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-how-it-unfolded\"><span>How it unfolded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"2a6d1a48-c89a-43b6-8fdf-ad50e18c79b7\">With 130km of brutal racing in the mountains near Nice in store, racing got off to a muted start, with five riders getting up the road to form a breakaway: Tim Marsman (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Alexandre Delettre (TotalEnergies), Matteo Trentin (Tudor), Fabio Van den Bossche (Soudal-QuickStep) and Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FU4aHvWHtTFehC8LLkfdyR-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">\u2018Finally I get it right\u2019 &#8211; Jonas Vingegaard celebrates winning Paris-Nice in dominant fashion<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bNH2bbMaQdNWEHTnVDDpFm-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rmo8expmZfxhWQzwDmH6XN-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rmo8expmZfxhWQzwDmH6XN-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">As it happened: Selective stage 5 of Paris-Nice won by solo attack<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The racing was almost entirely uphill, even leading onto the foot of the first categorised climb, the Col de la Porte, with Decathlon CMA CGM, Movistar, Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Team Emirates-XRG all sharing time on the front to chase down the break.<\/p>\n<p>As the road kicked uphill on the 7km climb, the breakaway riders began to falter with attacks coming out of the peloton from Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon CMA CGM), Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (Movistar) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep), who formed a leading trio.<\/p>\n<p>Paret-Peintre quickly emerged as the strongest, however, jumping away on his own. The closest rider to his back wheel was UAE&#8217;s Marc Soler, who tried to mount a counter. With the Frenchman cresting the KOM point first, he held around a 25-second lead over the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>The peloton was led by Visma-Lease a Bike for Vingegaard, who controlled things around a minute down on Paret-Peintre, with Soler in no man&#8217;s land between the main group and lone leader \u2013 knowing his time was done, he soon took a gel and sat up, waiting for the chasers.<\/p>\n<p>Ineos Grenadiers took over on the front of the peloton for Vauquelin, clearly trying to capitalise on his stellar form and move onto the overall podium ahead of Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>The upping in pace was followed by a disaster for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, as Laurence Pithie inadvertently caused his leader Mart\u00ednez to crash by moving across the road and looking the other way.<\/p>\n<p>After starting the day in second place, his GC position was now under big threat as he remounted after being sat visibly in pain for some time and being forced into a chase behind the peloton. With 30km to go, Red Bull had reduced the damage to 1:15, but with climbing still to come.<\/p>\n<p>Having retaken control on the C\u00f4te de Chateauneuf-Villevieille (6.7 km at 6.4%) and brought Vingegaard safely down the descent, Visma controlled much of the final 50km and led him to the foot of the C\u00f4te du Linguador (3.3 km at 8.2%) with Paret-Peintre reeled back in.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard only had Campenaerts left to help him as they reached the final categorised climb with 21km still to race, and his pace shredded the group before Vingegaard made his hit out for glory, with only Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) able to match him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"0d2c986c-5375-4db9-8ec7-45c45ab4ba86\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-1200-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ktytg79DtxRhJAyVtYC5yY-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Martinez was the only rider able to follow Vingegaard <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"18aac570-3962-4904-a66f-36b27c248adb\">Vauquelin had begun to struggle behind as Steinhauser found more strength in his legs, but there was a long way to go before the podium spots were confirmed. Mart\u00ednez had been well piloted back to only a minute down by his Red Bull teammates, but he still wasn&#8217;t in contact with those chasing him on GC.<\/p>\n<p>Vingegaard and Martinez crested the final categorised climb with a 30-second advantage on the chasing group, made up of Vauquelin, Steinhauser, Harold Tejada (XDS Astana), Mathys Rondel (Tudor), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) and Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost).<\/p>\n<p>The cooperation in the chase wasn&#8217;t necessarily poor, but Vingegaard did pull through with the Frenchman to try and keep them in front heading into the final 10km. This built them a big enough lead heading into the last kilometre that they started to really look at each other, almost allowing the chasers back into the fray.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez stayed calm despite Vingegaard no longer helping him, but the Dane was unable to add a third stage win and cap off what has been a very successful first appearance in 2026, with the Frenchman holding onto his effort in the sprint to narrowly beat the overall winner at the line.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"7c572672-8ff5-4b1a-a069-c27ff97af937\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjUcR8erKhw23JkphhcWAd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"8d711649-bc58-4359-b44a-dfaf080faf1f\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/paris-nice-jonas-vingegaard-secures-gc-title-as-lenny-martinez-wins-stage-8\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RQUAxG2GKjzyvZ4C3NPu57-1024-80.jpg&#8221;] Pro Cycling Racing Road Paris-Nice Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard secures GC title but gets pipped to stage 8 victory by Lenny Martinez in narrow two-up sprint Race Results By James Moultrie published 15 March 2026 Dane is second on final stage and Harold Tejada takes third from small chase group in Nice When [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-1828968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1828968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1828968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1828968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1828968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}