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Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Paris-Nice Stage 6 came down to a duel between two of the most accomplished breakaway artists in the sport, strong men of the peloton Luis-Leon Sanchez and Jens Voigt. 9 Big Photos from Stage 6 — reuters/sirotti  2012 Big Photos from the all 8 Stages — reuters/sirotti/flockton 2011 Big Photos from all 8 Stages — reuters/sirotti 2010 Big Photos from all 8 Stages — reuters/sirotti |
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News and Updates for Paris-Nice 2012
March 7-14:Overlapping with Paris-Nice starting Wednesday is the equally popular Tirreno-Adriatico. live video, results, photos and highlights every day.
Stage 8 results: Lieuwe Westra puts in a great TT ride, but Bradley Wiggins beats him by 2s to claim the stage and the overall win
12 Big Photos from Stage 8 (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Stage 8 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Wiggins wins Paris-Nice
— cyclingnewsBradley Wiggins wins Paris-Nice
— cyclingweekly.co.ukWiggins wins Paris-Nice with Col d’Eze victory
— velonationVacansoleil-DCM fires on all cylinders at Paris-Nice
— cyclingnewsWiggins bridges 45-year gap at Paris-Nice
— cyclingnewsAg2r La Mondiale hails Péraud’s result
— velonation
Last Km of winning Stage 8 ITT ride
(01:56 HQ Spanish) — rtve.es Bradley Wiggins Post-Stage 8 Interview (03:42 English) — skysports 12 Big Photos from Stage 8 (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti PresseSports Stage 8 — letour.frMarch 10 update: The pass (Col d'Èze) that overlooks the French Riviera will determine the final results; the 9.6 km @ 4.7% uphill time trial will determine if Bradley Wiggins is the best rider in this year's race. Lieuwe Westra is just 6 seconds back. The climb undulates with several step sections so riders are opting for regular road bikes with clip-ons. The Col d’Eze time trial was the traditional finish used to decide Paris-Nice but not recently. Eddy Merckx was the first winner of Col d'Eze back in 1969. For this year's stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 8 Start Order and Times (CET - subtract 5 hrs for EDT/ 8 hrs for PDT) — biciciclismo
Stage 7 results: Thomas De Gendt solos into Nice; Wiggins remains leader; Leipheimer crashes multiple times
7 Big Photos from Stage 7 — reuters/sirottiFull/Official Stage 7 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frDe Gendt solos to victory
— cyclingnewsThomas De Gendt soleert naar ritzege in Nice
— sporza.beWiggins One Step Away; Leipheimer's hopes derailed by crashes — teamskyParis-Nice: Thomas De Gendt solos into Nice as Leipheimer crashes out of contention
— velonationLeipheimer Crashes out of Contention at Paris-Nice
— velonewsLeipheimer's hopes for Paris-Nice victory dashed with one stage remaining
— cyclingnews Last Km of Stage 7
(01:57 HQ Spanish) — rtve.es PresseSports Stage 7 — letour.fr 7 Big Photos from Stage 7 — reuters/sirottiMarch 9 update: Paris-Nices of recent have finished with a road stage into Nice, but this year it's the pentultimate stage as a time trial returns to the final day. Often a break succeeds on this stage; however, this year the run up to the flat finish in Nice is easier with less climbing. Past winners in Nice the last four years, all of them from breaks, were Thomas Voeckler, Amaël Moinard, Antonio Colom and Luis-Leon Sanchez, yesterday's winner. For this year's stage details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 6 results: Leon Luis Sanchez inches out Jens Voigt in a duel
9 Big Photos from Stage 6 — reuters/sirottiFull/Official Stage 6 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frSanchez wins Paris-Nice stage to Sisteron
— cyclingnewsVluchter Sanchez pakt bloemen in Parijs-Nice
— sporza.beSanchez se console — lequipe.fr Last of Stage 6 (Flemish, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be Last Km of Stage 6
(01:38 HQ Spanish) — rtve.es 9 Big Photos from Stage 6 — reuters/sirotti PresseSports Stage 6 — letour.fr
Carlos Barredo successfully attacked his breamates during the run into Sisteron during the 2008 Paris-NiceMarch 8 update: After the transfer to the stage 6 start in Suze-la-Rousse and the 177 km course to Sisteron we'll be close to Nice at the end of Friday. Sisteron is known as the gateway to Provence because it's situated in the narrow gap of two mountain ridges, however, Stage 6 will avoid the big mountains. There are five categorized climbs on Friday, but nothing difficult and the finish is flat. (see climb details below)
In 2008 when Paris-Nice followed a similar profile into Sisteron, a large group of 17 riders got away. In the run to the finish it was wheedled down to about 6 before Carlos Barredo launched a successful solo attack with about 5 kms to go to capture one of the biggest wins of his career. (photo above).
For this year's details, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 5 results: Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) surprises the favorites on Montée Laurent Jalabert
18 Big Photos from Stage 5 — reuters/sirottiFull/Official Stage 5 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frWestra prevails on Mende mountain finish — cyclingnewsWestra verrast de kleppers in Parijs-Nice
— sporza.beLieuwe Westra sours to take Paris-Nice stage five on the Montée Jalabert
— velonation 18 Big Photos from Stage 5 — reuters/sirotti Last Km of Stage 5
(04:01 HQ Spanish) — rtve.es PresseSports Stage 5 — letour.frLeipheimer respects Sky's Mende performance
— cyclingnewsVan Garderen down, but not out after Mende losses
— cyclingnewsWestra wins in France but celebrations may prove costly
— cyclingweekly.co.uk
Alberto Contador soloing up Montée Laurent Jalabert in 2010 at Paris-Nice
March 7 update: Thursday's stage will feature a modest mountaintop finish (3 km @ 10.1 %) on the climb now named after Laurent Jalabert.
In 2010 at Paris-Nice, on this same finish, Alberto Contador beat Alejandro Valverde (2nd) by 10s and Levi Leipheimer (28th) by 1'09". (Leipheimer is not good on short, steep climbs.) With no Alberto Contador this year and Alejandro Valverde in good form, he'll be the favorite for this stage. However, it will be a cold, windy day so something unexpected could happen.
The Stage 5 finish host, Mendes, is located in the Cévennes, a great unhearlded cycling area. Someday I'll post some of our recreational ride photos.
See the Google earth and streetview climb links below for details on Thurday's categorized climbs. Also, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Illness sweeps through Paris-Nice peloton
— cyclingnews
Wiggins ready for all takers on Mende
— velonews
Big Photos from the 2010 finish at Mende — sirotti
Stage 4 results: Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) wins the bunch sprint after coming close the previous day
9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — reuters/sirottiFull/Official Stage 4 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frMeersman schiet raak in Parijs-Nice
— sporza.beGianni Meersman wins in Rodez — cyclingnewsWiggins' Paris-Nice success may not lead to Tour win, says Evans
— cyclingweekly.co.ukMeersman claims Paris-Nice fourth stage
— sbs.au 9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — reuters/sirotti Last Km (Flemish, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be PresseSports Stage 4 — letour.fr Last Km of Stage 4
(01:37 Spanish) — rtve.es Stage 4 Brief Highlights
(01:06 Italian) — rai
March 7 update: Stage 4 features a lumpy course heading southeast into the Midi-Pyrénées with a finish in Rodez (pictured left), a popular stop for the Tour de France. The second half of the stage is very classic-like with short, twisty hills including one near the finish. More than half the field is more than 7 minutes down on GC, so there are plenty of riders eligible for the big break of the day and sprinter teams may not be chasing. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM), Carlos Barredo (Rabobank) and Rémy Di Gregorio (Cofidis) are all riders who have won Paris-Nice stages from breaks in the recent past and are pre-qualified to make the break on Wednesday (ie are in the lower half of the general classification). See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 3 results: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) chips away at Bradley Wiggin's lead with 10 bonus seconds by edging out Simon Gerrans on the uphill finish at Lake Vassivière
12 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reuters/sirottiFull/Official Stage 3 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frAlejandro Valverde wins in Lac de Vassivière — cyclingnewsValverde klopt Gerrans in sprint bergop
— sporza.beValverde wins stage three of Paris-Nice
— cyclingweekly.co.ukAlejandro Valverde wins tight sprint to take Paris-Nice stage three
— velonationRelaxed Valverde's efforts paying off on Paris-Nice
— reuters Last Km (Flemish, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be Last Km of Stage 3 (HD)
(01:53 Spanish) — rtve.es 12 Big Photos from Stage 3 — reuters/sirotti PresseSports Stage 3 — letour.fr
March 5 update: After leaving Vierzon, Stage 3 will be straight and flat for the first half as we continue to head south to the Méditerranéen. When we enter the Haute-Vienne department at the end of the stage, the race will encounter two cat 3 climbs including the narrow, hilltop finish at Le Lac de Vassivière just east of Limoges. (See the climb stats just below).
Lac de Vassivière has hosted the Tour de France stages three times (in 1985, ’90 and ‘95) and the August UCI stage race Tour du Limousin (2.HC) often finishes here. It's also a popular recreational cycling area. At the heart of the Limousin region and the Millevaches Regional Natural Park, Lake Vassivière extends over 1000 hectares of water and a 45 km shoreline in a protected environment.
I initially thought this would be a good finish for Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) + 30s, who needs to chip away at Bradley Wiggin's lead. However, the climb (5.2 km at 3.9%) likely isn't steep enough to shake out all the power sprinters especially since the last km is only 2.7% average grade. Instead, it might be good finish for Valvarde's teammate Jose Joaquin Rojas who was second on stage 2. The narrowness of the road up to Lake Vassivière will add some stress for the GC guys. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
The Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 3 — inrng
Update: Andy Schleck has abandoned Paris-Nice due to illness
Stage 2 results: Crosswinds split the field as Tom Boonen takes the bunch sprint in Orléans; many GC contenders caught out. Bradley Wiggins now the race leader.
11 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters/flockton/sirottiFull/Official Stage 2 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frParis-Nice stage 2: Tom Boonen wins in Orléans
— cyclingnewsTom Boonen sprint naar winst in Parijs-Nice
— sporza.beWiggins rides in to Paris-Nice lead
— cyclingweekly.co.ukVan Garderen hoping for Paris-Nice confirmation
— velonewsWiggins in command at Paris-Nice
— cyclingnews100th career win for Boonen at Paris-Nice
— cyclingnewsSetback for Nuyens’ Flanders preparation as Belgian withdraws from Paris-Nice
— velonation Last Km (Flemish, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be 11 Big Photos from Stage 2 — reuters/flockton/sirotti Perfect illustration of echelons in today's stage — lequipe PresseSports Stage 2 — letour.fr Bradley Wiggins Post-Stage 2 Interview (02:52 English) — skysports
March 4 update: A flat stage with some long straight sections on the way south to the finish in Orléans, which New Orleans in the U.S. is named after. This stage should end in a sprint but crosswinds could easily change that. Marcel Kittel (Project 1T4I) will be the favorite if it comes down to a field sprint. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). SteveNick Nuyens crashes at Paris-Nice but determined to continue
— cnParis-Nice: A race with history that really sticks in the mind — guardian
Stage 1 results: Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil-DCM) benefits from an early start time as rain hampers the favorites including Bradley Wiggins (Sky) who finished 1s back for second
5 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters/sirottiFull/Official Stage 1 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.frParis-Nice: Gustav Erik Larsson takes opening stage
— cyclingnewsWiggins second in Paris-Nice opening time trial
— cyclingweekly.co.ukLarsson wint proloog in Parijs-Nice, De Gendt 5e
— sporza.beGustav Larsson flies to rain-affected Paris-Nice time trial victory
— velonationWiggins upbeat with Paris-Nice start
— sbs.auWiggins cautious in Paris-Nice opener
— cyclingnews 5 Big Photos from Stage 1 — reuters/sirotti Graham Watson Stage 1 photos — cyclingweekly.co.uk Andy Schleck's TT form vs Bradley Wiggins... 'nuff said — greghenderson/grahamwatson Stage 1 Verslag/Highlights (Flemish, restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be PressSports Stage 1 — letour.frLeipheimer pleased with third place in Paris-Nice’s opening stage
— velonationFar from ideal start for Martin in Paris-Nice ITT
— cyclingnews
The morning scene at the start host for stage 1 of Paris-Nice (photo w/ permission: robert schmidt)
March 3 update: A 9.4 km west to east individual time trial course outside of Paris with one cat 3 hill at the beginning. 90% chance of light rain forecasted. Bradley Wiggins said at Volta ao Algarve last month that he has early Tour de France form. He was going to be one of the favorites for this stage anyways. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve
Stage 1 ITT Start Order and Times — steephillOfficial startlist now posted — steephill
PEZ Previews: Paris-Nice's Opening Time Trial — pezcyclingnewsThe Spin: Paris-Nice Stage 1 — inrngMarch 2 update:
February 22 update:
Also, all stage maps, profiles and timetables are now posted. See race summary table (right).
2012 Paris-Nice Race Preview
March 2 update:
Paris-Nice: A race with history that really sticks in the mind — guardian.co.ukParis-Nice 2012: Who will win? — cyclingweekly.co.ukMartin to defend Paris-Nice title for Omega Pharma-Quick Step
— cyclingnewsGerrans: GreenEdge in the mix for Paris-Nice
— cyclingnewsFebruary 29 update:
Wiggins aims to continue Sky momentum in Paris-Nice
— cyclingnewsSaxo Bank trying to defend WorldTour status in Paris-Nice
— velonationJérôme Coppel: Paris-Nice “suits me”
— velonation 2011 Big Photos from all 8 Stages — reuters/sirotti 2010 Big Photos from all 8 Stages — reuters/sirottiFebruary 1 update:
Paris-Nice route confirmed with Col d’Èze time trial finale — velonationBig names expected for Paris-Nice
— velonewsUphill TT finale returns to Paris-Nice
— sbs.auDrama to the last for Paris-Nice
— cyclingnews
January 25 update: Details for the 2012 Paris-Nice were leaked before the official announcement scheduled for the coming days. See the race summary (right) and the route map below. — Steve
Paris-Nice route leaked, Col d’Eze time trial to return
— velonation
Paris-Nice 2012 wildcards announced
— cyclingnews
Chavanel takes aim at Paris-Nice
— cyclingnews
Chris Horner eyes return at Paris-Nice
— velonews
 
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En Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 3 update: A work in progress for Paris-Nice 2012 live video. Check back at race time for the latest live links and feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve
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 live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english, click British Eurosport 2) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet) | Early details for live video on Eurosport International (5 mars de 15h00 à 16h30, le 8 mars de 14h45 à 16h15 Diffusion en différé les 4 et 6 mars de 16h45 à 18h00; les 7 et 10 mars de 19h00 à 20h00; le 9 mars de 23h00 à 00h00 et le 11 mars de 17h45 à 19h00) and British Eurosport 2 on March 4 and 6 |
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live video (flemish)
live video (flemish)
live video (flemish)
live video (flemish) live video (flemish)
live video (flemish) tv schedule |
likely restricted to Belgium/Europe;. |
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live video (french) live video (french) live video (french) live video (french) tv schedule |
Daily live coverage, official feed likely restricted to France and french-speaking countries; March 4th 13h30 à 15h25, March 5-9 15h00 à 16h30 except March 8 14h45 à 16h15, March 10 16h30 à 18h00, March 11, 13h30 à 15h 00 on france 3 région Méditerranée : |
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live video (french) tv schedule
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French TV restricted to Belgium |
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 live video (spanish) tv schedule |
Spanish; Teledeporte feed |
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live video
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Italy; Live coverage + rebroadcasts |
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live video (luxembourgish) tv schedule |
restricted to Luxembourg; Luxembourguish. Stage 1 14:00 - 15:30 CET |
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live video (dutch) live video (dutch) tv schedule |
likely restricted to Netherlands; Dutch |
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live video (english) tv schedule |
Australia; live video streaming starting Sunday night 11.20pm (AEDT). |
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tv schedule(see comments) |
United States; Highlights w/ Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll: March 4 at 3 p.m. ET; March 5-9 at 4:30 p.m ET.; March 10 at 3 p.m. ET; March 11 at 10:30 p.m. ET |
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 live text updates |
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live tickerRealtime Gaps |
erratic at best, but there are sometimes live text updates/ticker on the official site and key moments |
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live text updates ES |
The Spanish website Biciciclismo will have the latest race updates in Spanish |
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 steephill text updates #parisnice tweets |
short text updates from any and everyone | check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
Paris-Nice variations depending on the language: Paris-Niza (spanish), Parigi-Nizza (Italian), Parijs-Nice (Dutch), Paris-Nizza (German).
2012 Route Map
Route Map (Large Version)