Cavagna impresses at Paris-Nice

Wednesday marked the first uphill finish of the race, which was expected to deliver a big shake-up of the general classification, where the differences were still small. The peloton started from Saint-Amand-Montrond – the birthplace of Julian Alaphilippe, and the town where rainbow jersey Tom Boonen took a Paris-Nice powered to a stage win back in 2006 – and took on three classified climbs: Côte du Vernet, Côte de Cheval Rigon and La Loge des Gardes.
Seven riders established a breakaway, but they didn’t have a chance against the peloton, who was determined to fight for victory and the bonus seconds that were in play at the finish. The escapees were easily reeled in long before the last hurdle of the day, and the GC men had their fight for victory, which was nabbed by Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
Rémi Cavagna surprised everyone with a strong ride on La Loge des Gardes, staying with the big favourites’ group until two kilometers to go. The former French Champion rode consistently on the tough ramps of the first-category climb, limiting the damages from the moment he was distanced and arriving home in the top 20, a result which made him Soudal Quick-Step’s highest-ranked rider in the overall standings.
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Race details
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
4:01:17 |
2 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
0:01 |
3 |
Gino Mäder Bahrain - Victorious |
0:34 |
4 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
0:42 |
5 |
Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa Samsic |
0:43 |
6 |
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen Jumbo-Visma |
0:43 |
7 |
Romain Bardet Team DSM |
0:51 |
8 |
Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda INEOS Grenadiers |
0:51 |
9 |
Simon Yates Team Jayco AlUla |
0:51 |
10 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
0:51 |
18 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
1:38 |
55 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:43 |
62 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
10:43 |
80 |
Tim Declercq
Soudal - Quick Step |
15:04 |
117 |
Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step |
22:22 |
130 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
22:22 |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
11:55:00 |
2 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
0:10 |
3 |
Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen Jumbo-Visma |
0:44 |
4 |
Simon Yates Team Jayco AlUla |
0:56 |
5 |
Gino Mäder Bahrain - Victorious |
1:19 |
6 |
Romain Bardet Team DSM |
1:40 |
7 |
Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda INEOS Grenadiers |
1:40 |
8 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
1:42 |
9 |
Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost |
1:44 |
10 |
Matteo Sobrero Team Jayco AlUla |
1:54 |
24 |
Rémi Cavagna
Soudal - Quick Step |
3:18 |
45 |
Kasper Asgreen
Soudal - Quick Step |
8:23 |
54 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal - Quick Step |
11:27 |
101 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
23:52 |
103 |
Florian Sénéchal
Soudal - Quick Step |
24:05 |
108 |
Tim Declercq
Soudal - Quick Step |
24:09 |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
29 pt |
2 |
Mads Pedersen Trek - Segafredo |
24 pt |
3 |
Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla |
20 pt |
4 |
Olav Kooij Jumbo-Visma |
19 pt |
5 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal - Quick Step |
15 pt |
6 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
12 pt |
7 |
Sam Bennett BORA - hansgrohe |
12 pt |
8 |
Gino Mäder Bahrain - Victorious |
9 pt |
9 |
Magnus Cort Nielsen EF Education-EasyPost |
9 pt |
10 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
7 pt |
1 |
Jonas Gregaard Wilsly Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
14 pt |
2 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
12 pt |
3 |
David Gaudu Groupama - FDJ |
5 pt |
4 |
Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
4 pt |
5 |
Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost |
3 pt |
6 |
Paul Ourselin TotalEnergies |
3 pt |
7 |
Gino Mäder Bahrain - Victorious |
3 pt |
8 |
Aurélien Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team |
2 pt |
9 |
Domen Novak UAE Team Emirates |
2 pt |
10 |
Nils Politt BORA - hansgrohe |
2 pt |
1 |
Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates |
11:55:00 |
2 |
Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team |
1:42 |
3 |
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Trek - Segafredo |
2:08 |
4 |
Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa Samsic |
2:09 |
5 |
Kevin Vermaerke Team DSM |
4:15 |
6 |
Anthon Charmig Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
4:46 |
7 |
Matthew Dinham Team DSM |
6:11 |
8 |
Clément Champoussin Team Arkéa Samsic |
6:27 |
9 |
Matis Louvel Team Arkéa Samsic |
12:56 |
10 |
Michel Ries Team Arkéa Samsic |
14:42 |
1 | Team Jayco AlUla | 34:40:52 |
2 | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:58 |
3 | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:07 |
4 | Jumbo-Visma | 1:54 |
5 | Groupama - FDJ | 4:24 |
6 | AG2R Citroën Team | 5:35 |
7 | Movistar Team | 5:40 |
8 | Team DSM | 6:23 |
9 | Cofidis | 6:56 |
10 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 8:12 |