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• Paris-Nice A Big Doping Negative
  March 31st, 2011
  

  All of the doping controls that were performed at Paris-Nice in early March, came back with 100% of them with a negative result, it was reported by official sources on [...]

• Tony Martin Fact File
  March 13th, 2011
  

  Factfile on Paris-Nice winner Tony Martin: Name: Tony Martin Date of birth: April 23, 1985 Place of birth: Erfurt (Germany) Nationality: German Height: 1.85 m Weight: 75 kg Teams: Thuringer [...]

• Martin Wins Paris-Nice, Voeckler Takes The Final Stage
  March 13th, 2011
  

  NICE, France, March 13, 2011 – German all-rounder Tony Martin of the HTC-Highroad team won the 69th edition of Paris-Nice Sunday as French champion Thomas Voeckler claimed victory in the [...]

• Martin Keeps Lead In Paris-Nice
  March 12th, 2011
  

  BIOT, France, March 12, 2011 – Germany’s Tony Martin retained the lead in the Paris-Nice after Saturday’s stormy seventh stage was won by French rider Remy Di Gregorio. This first [...]

• Chavanel Coughs His Way Out Of Paris-Nice
  March 12th, 2011
  

  BRIGNOLES, France, March 12, 2011 (AFP) – France’s Sylvain Chavanel pulled out of Paris-Nice before the start of Saturday’s penultimate and seventh stage because of a suspected chest infection, his [...]

• Paris-Nice Stage 5 2011 Final K’s
  March 11th, 2011
  

• Martin Wins Time Trial, Takes Control of Paris-Nice
  March 11th, 2011
  

  AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, March 11, 2011 – German Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad hammered home his victory intentions at Paris-Nice by winning the sixth stage time trial to take command of the [...]

• Klodden Finds A Liking To Paris-Nice Stage 5
  March 10th, 2011
  

  VERNOUX-EN-VIVARAIS, France, March 10, 2011 – Germany’s Andreas Kloden rolled back the years to take the lead of Paris-Nice after winning Thursday’s 194km fifth stage between Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise and here. The [...]

• Voeckler Gets Back On The Winning Side Of Paris-Nice
  March 9th, 2011
  

  BELLEVILLE, France, March 9, 2011 – French champion Thomas Voeckler ended an eight year wait for a stage win in the Paris-Nice race here on Wednesday when he won the [...]

• Goss The Boss On Paris-Nice 3rd Stage
  March 8th, 2011
  

  NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES, France, March 8, 2011 – Australian sprint ace Matthew Goss won the third stage of the Paris-Nice race on Tuesday, a 202.5km ride from Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuit-Saint-Georges in Burgundy [...]

• Kiwi Henderson Wins Paris-Nice Second Stage
  March 7th, 2011
  

  AMILLY, France, March 7, 2011 – New Zealand’s Greg Henderson of the Sky team won a sprint finish on Monday to take the second stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race. [...]

• Paris-Nice Stage 1 Final K’s
  March 7th, 2011
  

• Mad Dog De Gendt Barks First In Paris-Nice
  March 6th, 2011
  

  HOUDAN, France, March 6, 2011 – Thomas De Gendt won the first stage of the Paris-Nice on Sunday, a 154.5km ride round Houdan, for his first major stage victory and [...]

• Martin, Sagan Tipped For Paris-Nice Success
  March 5th, 2011
  

  PARIS, March 5, 2011 – Germany’s Tony Martin and Peter Sagan of Slovakia will be among the in-form riders looking to capitalise on the relative lack of Spanish talent when [...]

• Goss Looking For Victory Number Seven In Paris-Nice
  March 5th, 2011
  

  HTC-Highroad sprinter, Matt Goss heads for the start of Paris-Nice this weekend in search of another victory to add to his impressive total of six wins this season. “I’ve done [...]

• Paris-Nice Fact Sheet
  March 5th, 2011
  

  The course: eight stages Houdan (Yvelines) to Nice. With a individual time trial (stage 5). And no summit finish. Total distance of about 1307 km. Stages: March 6: 1st stage [...]

• Movistar Opens Season At Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
  March 4th, 2011
  

  Eusebio Unzué’s squad to tackle first two races from old historical calendar with two strong lineups on the roads of France and Italy. Movistar Team will be riding their first [...]

• Phinney Won’t Start Paris-Nice
  March 3rd, 2011
  

  BMC Racing Team Has Options For Paris-Nice With no designated leader for Paris-Nice, the BMC Racing Team brings a number of options into its first appearance in the eight-day race [...]

• Quick-Step Cycling Team And Their Upcoming Races
  March 3rd, 2011
  

  On Sunday, March 6th, the 69th edition of the Paris-Nice starts off from Houdan. The 8-stages race will cover a total distance of 1,307 kilometres. Leading the Quick-Step Cycling Team [...]

• Voeckler Team Leader For Europcar At Paris-Nice
  February 18th, 2011
  

  PARIS, February 18, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Thomas Voeckler of France will lead the Europcar team in the next edition of Paris-Nice, which starts on 6 March in Houdan [...]

• Paris-Nice – The Stages and The Teams
  February 1st, 2011
  

  The 6th edition of Paris-Nice will begin with a road stage, a loop around Houdan (Yvelines), instead of traditional prologue. Stages: March 6: 1st stage Houdan (Yvelines) – Houdan, 154.5 [...]

• Heinrich Haussler Set For Comeback After Injury
  March 19th, 2010
  

  Cervélo TestTeam rider Heinrich Haussler will be out of competition until he fully recovers from the knee problem that has plagued him since a crash in the Volta ao Algarve. [...]

• Contador Signals Intent With Paris-Nice Triumph
  March 14th, 2010
  

  NICE, France, March 14, 2010 (AFP) – Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Astana won the Paris-Nice race Sunday for his second win in the event, three years [...]

• Contador Keeps Lead At Paris-Nice As Sagan Nabs Stage
  March 12th, 2010
  

  AIX EN PROVENCE, France, March 12, 2010 (AFP) – Liquigas racer Peter Sagan won the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Friday, a 157km ride from Pernes-les-Fontaines to Aix-en-Provence, [...]

• Contador Takes Control Of Paris-Nice On Stage 4
  March 11th, 2010
  

  Spain’s Alberto Contador secured a Paris-Nice double whammy on Thursday by winning the race’s fourth stage here, becoming the overall leader in the process. The Astana rider attacked 1700 meters [...]

• Jens Voigt In The Lead Of Paris-Nice
  March 10th, 2010
  

  Yann Huguet (Skil Shimano), Nikolas Maes (Quick Step) and Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma Lotto) characterized the third and 208 kilometer long stage of Paris-Nice between Saintjunien and Aurillac. Entering the [...]

• Sagan Speeds To Paris-Nice Third Stage
  March 10th, 2010
  

  Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday. Sagan, 20, moved up to second place [...]

• Boom Leading, As Bonnet Wins Stage
  March 9th, 2010
  

  LIMOGES, March 9, 2010 (AFP) – French cyclist William Bonnet recorded his first major stage race success here on Tuesday when he won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race, [...]

• Dramatic Stage 2 At Paris-Nice – Jens Voigt Still Second
  March 8th, 2010
  

  It was an extremely nervous first and 201, 5 kilometer long stage of Paris-Nice between Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines og Contres. Two crashes along the way was the direct consequence of the eager [...]

• Sky’s The Limit For Henderson In Paris-Nice
  March 8th, 2010
  

  New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson won the first stage of the Paris-Nice race on Monday for the British-based Team Sky. The 33-year-old, a gold medal winner at the 2002 Commonwealth [...]

• Jens Voigt Second In Paris-Nice
  March 7th, 2010
  

  Today, The Race to the Sun, Paris-Nice was launched with an 8 kilometer long and hilly time trial in Montfort-L’Amaury. The course took off with a 15, 5 kilometer long, [...]

• Gert Steegmans Fractures Collar Bone
  March 7th, 2010
  

  Paris – 7th March, 2010 – Team RadioShack’s Gert Steegmans broke his left collarbone in the Prologue of Paris-Nice. Steegmans was caught in a whirlwind while on his bike. The [...]

• Boom Busts Open Paris-Nice Prologue
  March 7th, 2010
  

  Holland’s 2008 world cyclo-cross champion Lars Boom won the Paris-Nice cycling prologue on Sunday in an 8-kilometer time trial in the town of Monfort-l’Amaury just outside the French capital. German [...]

• ASO Set To Take Over Dauphine Libere
  January 7th, 2010
  

  Written by: Jonathan Tessler French cycling stage race the Dauphine Libere is set to be organized by the current owners of the Tour de France this June ahead of the [...]

• Paris-Nice Cycling Results
  March 15th, 2009
  

  NICE, France, March 15, 2009 – Results here on Sunday in the eighth and final stage of the Paris to Nice cycle race: Eighth Stage (119 kms in and around [...]

• Spain’s Sanchez Trumps Contador For Paris-Nice Title
  March 15th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois NICE, France, March 15, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez trumped compatriot Alberto Contador to win the 67th Paris-Nice cycling race after the eighth and final [...]

• Paris-Nice Race Results
  March 14th, 2009
  

  Results from the seventh and penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race here on Saturday: Seventh stage 1. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/GCE) 28hr 05min 45sec 2. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) at [...]

• Luis Leon Sanchez Takes Yellow Jersey From Contador At Paris-Nice
  March 14th, 2009
  

  FAYENCE, France, March 14, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez, riding for the Caisse d’Epargne team, won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race here on [...]

• Contador Back In Lead After Stage 6 Win At Paris-Nice (Results)
  March 13th, 2009
  

  MONTAGNE DE LURE, France, March 13, 2009 – Spain’s Alberto Contador, riding for the Astana team, won the sixth stage of Paris-Nice cycling race on Friday to take the leader’s [...]

• Thomas Voeckler of Bougyues Telecom Suffers Broken Collarbone At Paris-Nice
  March 13th, 2009
  

  MONTAGNE DE LURE, France, March 13, 2009 – French Bougyues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler suffered a broken collarbone in a fall during the sixth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race [...]

• Jeremy Roy of Team FDJ Wins A Thrilling Stage 5 At Paris-Nice
  March 12th, 2009
  

  VALLON PONT D’ARC, France, March 12, 2009 – Jeremy Roy, riding for FDJ, won the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race here on Thursday, a 204.0km ride from Annonay to [...]

• Christian Vande Velde Riding For Team Garmin Wins Paris-Nice Stage 4
  March 11th, 2009
  

  SAINT ETIENNE, France, March 11, 2009 (AFP) – American Christian Vande Velde, riding for Garmin, won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race here on Wednesday, a 173.5km ride from [...]

• Paris-Nice Stage 3 & Overall Results
  March 10th, 2009
  

  VICHY, France, March 10, 2009 – Results from Tuesday’s third stage of the Paris-Nice, a 178km run from Orval to Vichy: 1. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 4hr 33min 12sec 2. Juan [...]

• Sylvain Chavanel of Quick Step Wins Paris-Nice 3rd Stage In The Rain
  March 10th, 2009
  

  Sylvain Chavanel of France won the third stage of the Paris-Nice race here on Tuesday and also grabbed the overall lead from Spain’s Alberto Contador. Chavanel, of Quick Step, saw [...]

• Heinrich Haussler of Team Cervelo Wins Paris-Nice 2nd Stage
  March 9th, 2009
  

  LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-URSIN, France, March 9, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Heinrich Haussler, riding for the Cervelo team, prevailed in a sprint for the second stage honors in the Paris-Nice here on [...]

• Contador Wins Paris-Nice Time Trial
  March 8th, 2009
  

  AMILLY, France, March 8, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador, riding for the Astana team, won the opening stage in the Paris-Nice, a 9.3km time trial here on Sunday. British [...]

• UCI and AFLD Reach AN Anti-Doping Collaboration
  March 6th, 2009
  

  The International Cycling Union (UCI) and the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) reached an agreement on Friday over drug-testing measures in the Paris-Nice stage race, which starts on Sunday. This new [...]

• Excellent Chances for Team Saxo Bank at Paris-Nice
  March 4th, 2009
  

  [03.03 08:11] Team Saxo Bank is embarking on this year’s edition of ”The Race Against the Sun” with sky-high ambitions. The race begins with a nine-kilometer time trial in Amily [...]