2026 Paris–Nice

2026 Paris–Nice
2026 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 36
Race details
Dates8–15 March 2026
Stages8
Distance1,153.4 km (716.7 mi)
Winning time25h 25' 11"
Results
Winner  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) (Visma–Lease a Bike)
  Second  Daniel Martínez (COL) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Third  Georg Steinhauser (GER) (EF Education–EasyPost)

Points  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) (Visma–Lease a Bike)
Mountains  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) (Visma–Lease a Bike)
Youth  Georg Steinhauser (GER) (EF Education–EasyPost)
  Team Ineos Grenadiers

The 2026 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race which started on 8 March and finished on 15 March in France. It was the 84th edition of Paris–Nice and the sixth race of the 2026 UCI World Tour.

Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and four UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 8 March Achères to Carrières-sous-Poissy 171.2 km (106.4 mi) Flat stage  Luke Lamperti (USA)
2 9 March Épône to Montargis 187 km (116 mi) Flat stage  Max Kanter (GER)
3 10 March Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Pouilly-sur-Loire 23.5 km (14.6 mi) Team time trial  Ineos Grenadiers (GBR)
4 11 March Bourges to Uchon 195 km (121 mi) Medium mountain stage  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
5 12 March Cormoranche-sur-Saône to Colombier-le-Vieux 205.4 km (127.6 mi) Hilly stage  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
6 13 March Barbentane to Apt 179.3 km (111.4 mi) Hilly stage  Harold Tejada (COL)
7 14 March Nice to Auron Isola-Village 138.7 km (86.2 mi) 47 km (29 mi) Mountain stage  Dorian Godon (FRA)
8 15 March Nice to Nice 145 km (90 mi) Medium mountain stage  Lenny Martinez (FRA)
Total 1,153.4 km (716.7 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

8 March 2026 — Achères to Carrières-sous-Poissy, 171.2 km (106.4 mi)[2]
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost 3h 45' 17"
2  Vito Braet (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 0"
3  Orluis Aular (VEN) Movistar Team + 0"
4  Milan Fretin (BEL) Cofidis + 0"
5  Biniam Girmay (ERI) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
6  Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"
7  Mike Teunissen (NED) XDS Astana Team + 0"
8  Sakarias Koller Løland (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 0"
9  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
10  Robert Donaldson (GBR) Team Jayco–AlUla + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost 3h 45' 07"
2  Vito Braet (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 4"
3  Orluis Aular (VEN) Movistar Team + 6"
4  Casper Pedersen (DEN) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6"
5  Milan Fretin (BEL) Cofidis + 10"
6  Biniam Girmay (ERI) NSN Cycling Team + 10"
7  Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 10"
8  Mike Teunissen (NED) XDS Astana Team + 10"
9  Sakarias Koller Løland (NOR) Uno-X Mobility + 10"
10  Axel Zingle (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 10"

Stage 2

9 March 2026 – Épône to Montargis, 187 km (116 mi)[2]
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Max Kanter (GER) XDS Astana Team 4h 25' 07"
2  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
4  Dorian Godon (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
5  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
6  Rick Pluimers (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
8  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
9  Clément Russo (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 0"
10  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost 8h 10' 12"
2  Vito Braet (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché + 0"
3  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
4  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 8"
5  Orluis Aular (VEN) Movistar Team + 8"
6  Juan Ayuso (ESP) Lidl–Trek + 8"
7  Casper Pedersen (DEN) Soudal–Quick-Step + 8"
8  Dorian Godon (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 12"
9  Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 12"
10  Mike Teunissen (NED) XDS Astana Team + 12"

Stage 3

10 March 2026 – Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Pouilly-sur-Loire, 23.5 km (14.6 mi) (TTT)[2]
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[5]
Rank Team Time
1 Ineos Grenadiers 26' 40"
2 Lidl–Trek + 2"
3 Decathlon CMA CGM + 11"
4 Visma–Lease a Bike + 15"
5 Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 20"
6 EF Education–EasyPost + 23"
7 Movistar Team + 28"
8 UAE Team Emirates XRG + 37"
9 Groupama–FDJ United + 41"
10 Cofidis + 42"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Ayuso (ESP) Lidl–Trek 8h 37' 02"
2  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 2"
3  Oscar Onley (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 3"
4  Daan Hoole (NED) Decathlon CMA CGM + 13"
5  Bruno Armirail (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 17"
6  Davide Piganzoli (ITA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 17"
7  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 17"
8 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 22"
9  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 22"
10  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 24"

Stage 4

11 March 2026 – Bourges to Uchon, 195 km (121 mi)[2]
Stage 4 Result (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 4h 16' 12"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 41"
3  Tim van Dijke (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 45"
4  Mick van Dijke (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 42"
5  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 54"
6  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 38"
7  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 4' 02"
8  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 4' 20"
9  Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 4' 55"
10  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 5' 07"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)[6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 12h 53' 15"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 52"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 3' 20"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 39"
5  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ United + 5' 02"
6  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 5' 07"
7  Tim van Dijke (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 5' 33"
8  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 5' 45"
9  Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 6' 27"
10  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 6' 32"

Stage 5

12 March 2026 – Cormoranche-sur-Saône to Colombier-le-Vieux, 205.4 km (127.6 mi)[2]
Stage 5 Result (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 4h 29' 01"
2  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2' 02"
3  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 2' 20"
4  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 20"
5  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 20"
6  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2' 20"
7  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 20"
8  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 20"
9  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 2' 20"
10  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 2' 20"
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 17h 22' 06"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 22"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 5' 50"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6' 09"
5  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 7' 37"
6  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 8' 15"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 9' 02"
8  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 10' 06"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10' 16"
10  Oscar Onley (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 11' 23"

Stage 6

13 March 2026 – Barbentane to Apt, 179.3 km (111.4 mi)[2]
Stage 6 Result (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team 3h 54' 38"
2  Dorian Godon (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6"
3  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team + 6"
4  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 6"
5  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 6"
6  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
7  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6"
8  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 6"
9 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 6"
10  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 6"
General classification after Stage 6 (1–10)[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 21h 16' 50"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 22"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 5' 50"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6' 09"
5  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 7' 37"
6  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 8' 15"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 9' 02"
8  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 10' 06"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10' 16"
10  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 11' 27"

Stage 7

14 2026 – Nice to Isola-Village, 47 km (29 mi)[2]
Stage 7 Result (1–10)[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dorian Godon (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers 1h 01' 48"
2  Biniam Girmay (ERI) NSN Cycling Team + 0"
3  Cees Bol (NED) Decathlon CMA CGM + 0"
4  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
5  Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
6  Mike Teunissen (NED) XDS Astana Team + 0"
7  Jensen Plowright (AUS) Alpecin–Premier Tech + 0"
8  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"
9  Matteo Trentin (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10  Samuel Watson (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
General classification after Stage 7 (1–10)[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 22h 18' 38"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 22"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 5' 50"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6' 09"
5  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 7' 37"
6  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 8' 15"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 9' 02"
8  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 10' 06"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10' 16"
10  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 11' 27"

Stage 8

15 March 2026 – Nice to Nice, 145 km (90 mi)[2]
Stage 8 Result (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 06' 43"
2  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike + 0"
3  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 7"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 7"
5  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 7"
6  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 7"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 7"
8  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 7"
9  Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team + 44"
10  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 44"
General classification after Stage 8 (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 25h 25' 11"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 4' 23"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 6' 07"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6' 24"
5  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 7' 31"
6  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 9' 09"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 9' 19"
8  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 10' 23"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10' 33"
10  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 11' 40"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
Combativity award
1 Luke Lamperti Luke Lamperti Luke Lamperti Casper Pedersen Luke Lamperti NSN Cycling Team Mathis Le Berre
2 Max Kanter Daan Hoole
3 Ineos Grenadiers Juan Ayuso Juan Ayuso Ineos Grenadiers Not awarded
4 Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Georg Steinhauser Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe Tim van Dijke & Mick van Dijke
5 Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Ineos Grenadiers Jonas Vingegaard
6 Harold Tejada Joshua Tarling
7 Dorian Godon Dorian Godon Tim Marsman
8 Lenny Martinez Jonas Vingegaard Valentin Paret-Peintre
Final Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Georg Steinhauser Ineos Grenadiers Not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the team classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 25h 25' 11"
2  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 4' 23"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 6' 07"
4  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6' 24"
5  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 7' 31"
6  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 9' 09"
7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 9' 19"
8  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 10' 23"
9  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10' 33"
10  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team + 11' 40"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Visma–Lease a Bike 58
2  Dorian Godon (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers 55
3  Harold Tejada (COL) XDS Astana Team 45
4  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 44
5  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious 37
6  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers 33
7  Vito Braet (BEL) Lotto–Intermarché 32
8  Lewis Askey (GBR) NSN Cycling Team 32
9  Daniel Martínez (COL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 23
10  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 23

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost 25h 31' 18"
2  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 17"
3  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 24"
4  Mathys Rondel (FRA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 4' 16"
5  Alex Baudin (FRA) EF Education–EasyPost + 4' 26"
6  Mattéo Vercher (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 7' 02"
7  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 20' 07"
8  Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) XDS Astana Team + 35' 54"
9  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 37' 04"
10  Joshua Tarling (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 37' 50"

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10)[10]
Rank Team Time
1 Ineos Grenadiers 77h 00' 14"
2 Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 25"
3 Visma–Lease a Bike + 4' 39"
4 EF Education–EasyPost + 23' 35"
5 Groupama–FDJ United + 28' 29"
6 UAE Team Emirates XRG + 35' 41"
7 XDS Astana Team + 44' 30"
8 Team TotalEnergies + 55' 27"
9 Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 55' 42"
10 Soudal–Quick-Step + 1h 16' 22"

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