Revised course designed to promote attacking riding and tactical intelligence Featuring some steep climbs but lacking either a summit finish or a time trial, the route unveiled today of the 2014 Paris-Nice will place a clear emphasis on tactics and […]
ASO also announces invites for Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné Tour de France organisers ASO have named the four teams that will be given wildcards to this year’s race, confirming that French teams Bretagne – Séché Environnement and Cofidis, the […]
Wants to try to take another Paris-Nice title next season Although recent years have tended to show that being in strong form in both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France are very difficult for riders to achieve, Richie […]
Belgian believes long sprint may have cost him his chance As his final effort showed, Philippe Gilbert had huge motivation to take yesterday’s stage victory in Paris-Nice; the win would have been his first in the rainbow jersey of world […]
Team Sky rider becomes first Australian winner of the Race to the Sun Richie Porte (Team Sky) became the first ever Australian winner of Paris-Nice as he confirmed his overall victory in the 2013 edition of the Race to the […]
American rider concedes that the best man won Paris-Nice as he looks ahead to the Tour Having finished second overall in the 2013 Paris-Nice, Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) vowed to return to the Race to the Sun and win in the […]
Ambitions being revised after Australian’s solo victory With a mountainous but potentially indecisive stage to follow today in Paris-Nice plus an uphill time trial that will most likely not see race leader Riche Porte (Sky) lose any significant time, two […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider takes sprint from much-reduced peloton Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the sixth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Manosque and Nice, as he outsprinted a much-reduced peloton on the famous Promenade des Anglais. The former […]
Iglinskiy second on yesterday’s stage, Grivko remains second overall Having stated before the race that he was confident a strong showing was on the cards and that a top ten overall finish or better was his goal, Jakob Fuglsang instead […]
Australian rider withdraws sick from Paris-Nice Simon Gerrans’ prospects of defending his Milan-Sanremo title has taken a knock with the Australian forced to withdraw from Paris-Nice prior to the start of today’s fifth stage of the race. According to Orica […]
American rider close to yellow, but needs to recover more time from his rivals Sitting sixteen seconds off the race lead of Andrew Talansky heading into today’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, BMC Racing Team leader for the event, Tejay van […]
Australian escapes the other favourites in the final kilometres to take stage and race lead Richie Porte (Team Sky) took his first victory in more than a year in the fifth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Châteauneuf-du-Pape and La […]
Paris-Nice leadership changes nothing for Australian in Team Sky’s Grand Tour plans When Richie Porte (Team Sky) pulled on the Paris-Nice yellow jersey at the end of today’s fifth stage to La Montagne de Lure, it was the first time […]
Russian rider caught by Porte inside final kilometre of stage Denis Menchov has looked on the bright side of his showing today in Paris-Nice, proclaiming himself ‘quite happy’ despite being caught and passed by Richie Porte close to the line […]
Andrew Talansky holds yellow after aggressive, technical finale Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) won the fourth stage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, between Brioude and Saint-Vallier, with a trademark late burst for the line. The Swiss rider was part of a much-reduced peloton […]
Garmin-Sharp rider cool under pressure today, looking forward to tomorrow’s summit finish It may be the highest summit finish in Paris-Nice history at 1600 metres in altitude, but Garmin-Sharp rider Andrew Talansky said that he’s looking forward to going flat […]
Blanco on the wrong end of peloton splits after rainy stage three Inclement weather and rolling roads struck the peloton in Paris-Nice for the first time on Wednesday, with a group of 31 riders eventually pulling a minute ahead of […]
Double-day for Garmin-Sharp rider as he wins a small group sprint Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) sprinted into the lead of the 2013 Paris-Nice as he took victory in the third stage, between Châtel-Guyon and Brioude, at the head of a seven-man […]
