Paris-Nice continues its road to the sun

A lovely historic town lying just 35 kilometers from France’s capital, known for its scenic forest and superb château, Fontainebleau returned on the Paris-Nice route after almost six decades, this time hosting its first-ever finish at the prestigious race.
The day began with Tim Merlier in yellow, which he donned following his crushing opening day victory, and continued with Soudal Quick-Step at the front of the peloton for the entire stage. Tim Declercq was again a man on a mission as he kept an eye on the gap of the breakaway for more than 120 kilometers before eventually bringing it back with more than one hour left on the clock.
Before the flamme rouge, Florian Sénéchal his appearance with Tim Merlier tucked on his wheel, prepared to launch the Belgian, but a roundabout at 500 meters to go split the peloton and completely changed the dynamic of the sprint, which turned out to be very hectic, with every man for himself. Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) won the stage, while Tim – despite finishing outside the top 10 – remained on the overall podium of the race ahead of the team time trial.
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Race details
1 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
3:28:57 |
2 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
0:00 |
3 |
Magnus Cort Nielsen EF Education-EasyPost |
0:00 |
4 |
Daniel McLay Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:00 |
5 |
Lionel Taminiaux Alpecin-Deceuninck |
0:00 |
6 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
0:00 |
7 |
Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost |
0:00 |
8 |
Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan Team |
0:00 |
9 |
Alexis Renard Cofidis |
0:00 |
10 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
0:00 |
14 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
37 |
Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
40 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
56 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
71 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
111 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
117 |
Tim Declercq
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:00 |
1 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
7:19:35 |
2 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
0:02 |
3 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:04 |
4 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
0:08 |
5 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
0:08 |
6 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
0:10 |
7 |
Magnus Cort Nielsen EF Education-EasyPost |
0:10 |
8 |
Pierre Latour TotalEnergies |
0:10 |
9 |
Dorian Godon AG2R Citroën Team |
0:12 |
10 |
Nathan Van Hooydonck Jumbo-Visma |
0:12 |
28 |
Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:14 |
53 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:14 |
58 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:14 |
61 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:14 |
94 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:14 |
118 |
Tim Declercq
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:20 |
1 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
24 pt |
2 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
19 pt |
3 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
15 pt |
4 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
14 pt |
5 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
12 pt |
6 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
12 pt |
7 |
Magnus Cort Nielsen EF Education-EasyPost |
9 pt |
8 |
Daniel McLay Team Arkéa Samsic |
7 pt |
9 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny |
6 pt |
10 |
Lionel Taminiaux Alpecin-Deceuninck |
6 pt |
1 |
Jonas Gregaard Wilsly Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
8 pt |
2 |
Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost |
3 pt |
3 |
Paul Ourselin TotalEnergies |
3 pt |
4 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
2 pt |
5 |
Nils Politt BORA - hansgrohe |
2 pt |
6 |
Domen Novak UAE Team Emirates |
2 pt |
7 |
Arnaud Démare Groupama - FDJ |
1 pt |
8 |
Jacopo Mosca Trek - Segafredo |
1 pt |
9 |
Senne Leysen Alpecin-Deceuninck |
1 pt |
10 |
Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
-2 pt |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
7:19:37 |
2 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
0:06 |
3 |
Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost |
0:12 |
4 |
Arne Marit Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
0:12 |
5 |
Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny |
0:12 |
6 |
Kaden Groves Alpecin-Deceuninck |
0:12 |
7 |
Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:12 |
8 |
Fred Wright Bahrain - Victorious |
0:12 |
9 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
0:12 |
10 |
Pavel Bittner Team DSM |
0:12 |
21 |
Mauro Schmid
Soudal - Quick Step |
0:12 |
1 | EF Education-EasyPost | 21:59:27 |
2 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
3 | Soudal - Quick Step | 0:00 |
4 | Cofidis | 0:00 |
5 | Jumbo-Visma | 0:00 |
6 | TotalEnergies | 0:00 |
7 | Movistar Team | 0:00 |
8 | Groupama - FDJ | 0:00 |
9 | UAE Team Emirates | 0:00 |
10 | BORA - hansgrohe | 0:00 |