2019 Paris–Nice
| 2019 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Egan Bernal, wearing the yellow jersey of the race leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 10–17 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,240 km (770 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 17' 02" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that was held between 10 and 17 March 2019 in France. It was the 77th edition of Paris–Nice and the sixth race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.[1] Spaniard Marc Soler was the defending champion.[2]
The race was won by Egan Bernal of Team Sky, making it the team's 6th win overall and 4th win in the last 5 years. Bernal also took the young rider classification. Nairo Quintana of Movistar Team finished second, with Bernal's teammate Michał Kwiatkowski rounding out the podium as well as taking the points classification. Thomas De Gendt of Lotto–Soudal took the mountains classification, and Team Sky won the team classification.
Teams
[edit]The 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited to the race. In addition five second-tier UCI Continental Circuits received a wildcard invitation to participate in the event. The teams entering the race will be:[3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Route
[edit]The race started on 10 March 2019 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the western suburbs of Paris, and finished on 17 March in Nice, covering 1,240 kilometres (770 mi) over eight stages. After four flat and hilly stages on the first four days, there was a 25.5-kilometre (15.8 mi) individual time trial on the fifth day. The seventh stage was the event's queen stage, finishing on the Col de Turini in the Alpes-Maritimes. The eighth and final stage finished on Nice's Promenade des Anglais.[4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 10 March | Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 138.5 km (86.1 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 2 | 11 March | Les Bréviaires to Bellegarde | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | |
Flat stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 3 | 12 March | Cepoy to Moulins/Yzeure | 200 km (120 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 4 | 13 March | Vichy to Pélussin | 210.5 km (130.8 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Magnus Cort (DEN) |
| 5 | 14 March | Barbentane to Barbentane | 25.5 km (15.8 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Simon Yates (GBR) |
| 6 | 15 March | Peynier to Brignoles | 176.5 km (109.7 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Sam Bennett (IRL) |
| 7 | 16 March | Nice to Col de Turini La Bollène-Vésubie | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Daniel Martínez (COL) |
| 8 | 17 March | Nice to Nice | 110 km (68 mi) |  |
Medium mountain stage |  Ion Izagirre (ESP) |
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 10 March 2019 — Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 138.5 km (86 mi)[6][7]
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