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2026-03-11T16:16:21.648Z<\/p>\n
Thanks for joining us today, on a stage in which the 2026 Paris-Nice was turned on its head. We\u2019ll have more news on the various fall-outs in the aftermath of the brutal race.<\/p>\n
And, as always, we\u2019ll be back again tomorrow for live coverage of stage five, as Jonas Vingegaard strives to defend his overall lead on a day with the most amount of climbing so far. This might have felt like a definitive stage, but there\u2019s plenty more riding still to be done.<\/p>\n
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2026-03-11T16:09:41.576Z<\/p>\n
Tim Van Dijke, who put in a stunning performance for third place.<\/p>\n
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2026-03-11T16:03:37.718Z<\/p>\n
Ride of the day must be Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe in general, and Tim Van Dijke specifically. They blew the race apart, the strongest in the crosswinds, and then pressed on to take up three of the top four places.<\/p>\n
And Van Dijke defied gravity on the final climb, hauling his large frame up the super-steep gradients to stay by team leader Dani Mart\u00ednez\u2019s side, and ultimately finishing third on what was one of the main GC stages of the race. If Remco Evenepoel is watching, he may want the Dutchman on his Tour de France line-up.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T16:00:34.299Z<\/p>\n
There are still exhausted riders arriving at the finish, in dribs and drabs, some 18 minutes after Vingegaard won the stage.<\/p>\n
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2026-03-11T15:56:35.664Z<\/p>\n
Considering all the things that could have gone wrong today, that was a fine performance by Jonas Vingegaard, and shows why he\u2019s one of the best of his generation. It\u2019s not just his elite climbing and time trialling that makes him such a special rider – he\u2019s also resilient in the cold, can handle himself in the crosswinds, and keep himself right at the front of the race and away from danger.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:53:17.837Z<\/p>\n
The only other rider other than Daniel Mart\u00ednez and Steinhauser within five minutes of Vingegaard on GC is K\u00e9vin Vauquelin in fourth, at 3:39.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:51:27.944Z<\/p>\n
Bad weather often has an effect at Paris-Nice, but rarely does it cause quite as much carnage as this. The time gaps are enormous, at a race that usually ends being so close-poised at the top of the GC.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:50:41.268Z<\/p>\n
All that means that Vingegaard now leads the GC by 52 seconds from Daniel Mart\u00ednez, with Georg Steinhauser a distant third at 3:20.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:44:49.711Z<\/p>\n
Plowright takes 9th.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:44:04.250Z<\/p>\n
Lenny Martinez takes 7th, and David Gaudu is set to take 8th. All of these riders are arriving in ones.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:43:22.897Z<\/p>\n
Now Vauquelin arrives home for 6th place, at 3:40.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:42:35.237Z<\/p>\n
Steinhauser comes home for fifth place, at 2:55.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:42:08.609Z<\/p>\n
Vauquelin has dropped the other three riders who were in his group.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:41:42.465Z<\/p>\n
Mick Van Dijke takes fourth place, making it three in the top four for Red Bull.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:40:49.917Z<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez takes second, at aboit 42 seconds, and Tim Van Dijke third.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:40:26.900Z<\/p>\n
Dani Mart\u00ednez has at last struck clear of Tim Van Dijke.<\/p>\n
2026-03-11T15:39:57.292Z The Dane takes the stage!<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:39:34.716Z<\/p>\n Vingegaard is approaching the top, he can see the finish line.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:39:04.312Z<\/p>\n Still Tim Van Dijke remains with Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:38:08.392Z<\/p>\n Vingegaard is 500m from home and looking good for both the stage and the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:36:44.517Z<\/p>\n Tim Van Dijke looked like he was done, but now Vingegaard’s attacks he’s gone back to setting the pace for his teammate.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:36:06.963Z<\/p>\n He’s got a gap of a few seconds already.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:35:46.161Z Vingegaard attacks under the flamme rouge!<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:34:48.466Z<\/p>\n The gradient ramps up for the front group. Surely only a few more peddlestrokes left for Van Dijke.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:34:14.254Z<\/p>\n As things stand Dani Mart\u00ednez and Vingegaard will climb to top two places on GC, with Vauquelin into third, Georg Steinhauser into fourth, Soler fifith and Gaudu sixth.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:31:58.491Z<\/p>\n Still Tim Van Dijke leads the front group, just 3km from the finish at the top of the climb.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:30:47.058Z<\/p>\n Still with Vauquelin is Gaudu, Soler, Lenny Martinez and Plowright.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:28:33.274Z That Vauquelin group is still well behind, at 3:20 now.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:27:48.750Z<\/p>\n How things have changed – whereas earlier it was Onley well ahead of Vauquelin after the split, now Vauquelin is Ineos\u2019 strongest option again.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:27:08.644Z<\/p>\n Behind, Vauquelin is pushing on, and his teammate Onley is among those dropped.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:26:37.827Z<\/p>\n The agonising 16% section comes in the final kilometre. Will both Vingeagaad and Mart\u00ednez wait until then to make a move, or potentially go earlier?<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:25:30.374Z<\/p>\n Mick Van Dijke is done, leaving just his brother Tim with Vingegaard and Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:24:52.064Z<\/p>\n The way things have shaped up today, the race for the yellow jersey might have already become a two-man contest between Jonas Vingegaard and Dani Mart\u00ednez. In which case, how they compare on this final climb could be decisive.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:22:32.902Z<\/p>\n Still the Van Dijke brothers lead. This has been a sublime show of strength and resilience from them, remaining at the front all day on what has been a brutal war of attrition.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:21:36.641Z<\/p>\n The leaders are onto the final climb now.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:19:59.454Z So the situation as we near the finale of the stage is that we have a four-man lead group of Vingegaard, D. Martinez and the Van Dijke brothers at the head of the race, Georg Steinhauser second on the road all alone at 1:53, and a larger chase group featuring Onley, Vauquelin, Gaudu and Lenny Martinez at three minutes.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:18:15.075Z<\/p>\n Only a few kilometres until the start of the final climb. It’s long and irregular, averaging 4.5%, but with a brutal maximum of 16%.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:16:39.766Z<\/p>\n This newly-formed chase group is still miles behind the leaders, however. Their a whole 2:55 behind, a gap that continues to rise.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:14:31.477Z<\/p>\n The Vauquelin group has now caught the Onley group.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:14:08.395Z<\/p>\n Lots of abandonments have now been confirmed – McNulty, Castrillo and Piganzoli.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:13:23.991Z<\/p>\n The Vauquelin chasers are only about 15 seconds behind the Onley group. It seems they’ll soon come together.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:12:21.443Z<\/p>\n An update on Juan Ayuso.<\/p>\n Race leader Juan Ayuso abandons Paris-Nice after heavy crash in horrid wet conditions<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:10:34.060Z<\/p>\n The leading quartet.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:08:12.580Z<\/p>\n Vauquelin, Lenny Martinez and Soler are on the charge. They keep picking up and passing riders ahead of them on the road.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:07:38.205Z The Onley group are going backwards. They’re now 2 minutes behind the leaders, with the Vauquelin group bearing down on them just 30 seconds behind.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:06:27.527Z<\/p>\n Here are the updated KOM standings:<\/p>\n 1 Casper Pedersen 18 points<\/p>\n 2 Mathis Le Berre 14<\/p>\n 3 Mick Van Dijke 8<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:05:07.097Z<\/p>\n Georg Steinhauser is between the front and Onley group. He must have gone clear of the latter earlier on the climb.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:04:28.986Z Mick Van Dijke leads the front quartet over the climb. None of these riders are interested in the KOM points.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:02:04.380Z<\/p>\n Gaudu and Plowright are the two riders with Tarling and Onley.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T15:01:09.796Z<\/p>\n Onley is with Tarling and two others, who have gone clear from the rest of that chase group.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:59:38.548Z<\/p>\n Way down the road, Vauquelin, Lenny Martinez and Marc Soler have gone clear from the rest of the riders in their group as they climb this hill.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:56:24.821Z<\/p>\n The chase group is on the climb too, over a minute behind. Onley is struggling to keep the wheels of some ahead of him – are all of the crashes, mechanicals and chasing he\u2019s endured today taking its toll?<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:53:38.835Z<\/p>\n The leaders are on the climb, and Denz is dropped having done a heap of work on behalf of his teammates.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:52:32.670Z<\/p>\n They will be climing again soon, up the C\u00f4te de la Croix de la Liberation. Though its average is only 5.4% for 4.7km, that takes into account a brief downhill halfway up. The final 2.5km rise at 7.3%.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:51:34.325Z<\/p>\n This is all that’s left of the front group leading the race.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:49:59.574Z The front group’s lead over the chasers is getting bigger. It’s at 52 seconds. And the Vauquelin group is even further adrift, at 2:30. This has been absolute carnage.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:48:40.152Z<\/p>\n Vingegaard takes 6 seconds, Mart\u00ednez 4 seconds in 2nd, and Denz 2 seconds in third.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:48:02.299Z<\/p>\n Vingegaard takes it, slipping clear of all four Red Bull riders to take the maximum seconds on offer.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:47:06.833Z<\/p>\n The leaders are coming to the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:46:26.835Z<\/p>\n The Onley group is a large one, but it doesn\u2019t seem as though many GC contenders are in it. It\u2019s mostly made up of rouleurs.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:45:23.314Z<\/p>\n Oscar Onley and his two-man Ineos train of Tarling and Watson have caught a group ahead of them. They are now second on the road, 40 seconds behind the leading 5.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:41:39.490Z<\/p>\n An intermediate sprint is coming up in about 5km. There’s a chance for both Mart\u00ednez and Vingegaard to gain some bonus seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:40:53.535Z<\/p>\n The five riders left in the front group are: the Red Bull quartet of Dani Mart\u00ednez, Nico Denz, Tim Van Dijke and Mick Van Dijke, plus Visma’s Jonas Vingegaard.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:39:45.978Z It’s been confirmed that Juan Ayuso has dropped out of the race. That’s devastating news given the form he’s been in, and how well this stage was shaping up for him.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:38:43.634Z<\/p>\n And now Vacek is dropped out of it.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:38:29.868Z<\/p>\n Thornely has been dropped out of the front group, leacing just 6 riders in it.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:37:49.939Z<\/p>\n The race is in pieces now. A 7-man front group leads, with other stragglers trying to join them. An Ineos chase trio of Onley, Tarling and Watson are about 30 seconds behind, while the Vauquelin chase group is about 1:30 behind.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:34:58.783Z<\/p>\n The front group could be about to get bigger, as some of those held up in the crash have them back within sight.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:31:58.450Z<\/p>\n In fact, those seven riders are the only ones left in the front group. We didn’t see the crash, but it must have been a big one.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:31:08.752Z<\/p>\n Red Bull continue to lead the front group with what looks like the same five riders all there. Vingegaard is also OK and still in this group, as is Vacek.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:30:24.369Z<\/p>\n Romeo is another rider to have gone down. He\u2019s back on his bike and riding, but his shorts are torn.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:29:41.559Z<\/p>\n Ayuso is back off his bike, and looks set to abandon.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:29:24.063Z<\/p>\n The lead group is much smaller now. There ca’t be much more than 15 riders in it.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:29:06.019Z<\/p>\n Ayuso is back on his bike, but looks in a bad way.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:28:49.473Z<\/p>\n Race leader Ayuso has also gone down!<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:28:32.153Z Crash in the lead group, a few riders held up, including McNulty.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:27:24.953Z<\/p>\n Vauquelin is getting increasingly desperate. He’s attacked out of the chase group alone.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:25:46.206Z 50 seconds remains the gap between the leaders and the chase group, with Onley and Tarling stranded almost halfway in between.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:25:05.729Z<\/p>\n The terrain goes gradually downhill for a while until the next, and penultimate, hill of the day, the category two C\u00f4te de la Croix de la Liberation.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:23:38.789Z<\/p>\n Onley and Tarling have work to do. They’re 20 seconds behind the lead group, and only 30 secods ahead of the Vauquelin chase group.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:22:12.422Z<\/p>\n Behind, the Vauquelin chase group has been to reduced to about 15 riders. They’re reduced their gap a little to the leaders, but it remains at 50 seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:21:05.217Z<\/p>\n Mecanical for Oscar Onley. He’s chasing back to the front group now with teammate Tarling.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:20:36.087Z<\/p>\n Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe are doing all the work at the front of the leading group, making use of their strength in numbers. With Vlasov not among them, they\u2019re all in for Daniel Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:19:30.499Z<\/p>\n Jonas Vingegaard, still safely in the bunch.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:16:53.472Z The Red Bull trio of Mick van Dijke, Callum Thornley and Dani Mart\u00ednez lead the front group over the summit, with nobody sprinting to challenge them for the KOM points.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:14:50.839Z<\/p>\n The lead group are about to summit the climb.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:14:22.127Z Having brought the gap down to 50 seconds, the chasing group aren’t making any more inroads during the latter part of this climb.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:12:09.940Z<\/p>\n Lotto’s Joshua Giddings is the latest rider dropped from the front group as they near the summit.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:10:27.225Z<\/p>\n Lenny Martinez is also helping Vauquelin, and they’ve brought the lead group back within 50 seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:09:20.296Z<\/p>\n Vauquelin is taking it upon himself to lead the chase group on the climb. His Paris-Nice hopes could be slipping away unless he can get back into that front group soon.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:08:09.681Z<\/p>\n Meanwhile Ayuso is down to just one Lidl teammate – Mathias Vacek.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:07:37.406Z<\/p>\n That leaves Jacobs’ Groupama-FDJ leader David Gaudu isolated.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:07:06.828Z<\/p>\n Johan Jacobs is the latest rider dropped out of the first group as they continue this climb.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:06:04.316Z<\/p>\n The chasing group are using this climb to try and make inroads. And it’s having some effect with the gap reduced to 1:10.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:04:58.919Z<\/p>\n Some riders are suffering under the pace being set by Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe on this climb. Rune Herregodts of UAE and Jakob S\u00f6derqvist of Lidl-Trek have been dropped.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T14:03:41.394Z<\/p>\n Although many of the riders in this front group are prioritising the GC, there\u2019s a chance for others to go for the KOM points on offer at the top of this climb. The current leader in the classification, Casper Pedersen, is missing from this group, as is the only other man with more than 3 points, Mathis Le Berre.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:59:28.156Z<\/p>\n The leaders begin the climb, with an even bigger gap – they now have 1:40 over the chasers<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:55:54.173Z<\/p>\n Just a few kilometres before they begin the C\u00f4te de la Croix des Cerisiers. It’s a sustained effort, lasting 6.2km, but averages only 4.1%.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:55:07.908Z The gap’s getting bigger. As they near the foot of the first climb, it’s up to 1:30. The chasers will be desperate to reverse that once they start climbing.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:47:10.012Z<\/p>\n The race will soon change in character, as the terrain becomes more hilly, beginning with the first climb of the day, the category three C\u00f4te de la Croix des Cerisiers, about 10km away.<\/p>\n If the gap between the leading and chasing group is smaller by then, GC men like Vauquelin and Martinez might fancy their chances of bridging it by attacking on the favourable uphill. But so long as it remains at a minute, that seems unlikely.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:43:29.685Z The gap remains at one minute. We’re deep into the stage, but still the battle between the groups rages on.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:36:51.117Z<\/p>\n A reminder that we also have live coverage of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage today, where the rain is falling as well.<\/p>\n Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3 LIVE – Closed railway crossing briefly neutralises race in cold and wet conditions<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:33:05.492Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:30:41.269Z The chase group is beginning to get somewhere again. They’ve brought their deficit to the front group back to one minute.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:27:25.045Z<\/p>\n Enjoying our live race coverage? Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:24:22.264Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:22:50.231Z<\/p>\n It’s bad news for Bert Van Lerberghe, however. Like Daan Hoole, he has had to abandon as a result of that crash.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:21:04.989Z<\/p>\n Good news for Onley and Ineos – he\u2019s back in the lead group! He, Tarling and Watson managed to recover quickly after the crash, and have paced their way back up to the leaders.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:17:24.529Z The gap between the first and second group has grown some more, to 1:30.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:16:37.753Z<\/p>\n This stage is turning into significant whiplash from the highs of yesterday for Ineos Grenadiers. Then, DS Geraint Thomas was celebrating what felt like a turning point for the team.<\/p>\n ‘We’ve had a rough couple of years but we’re on the way back’ \u2013 A nervous Geraint Thomas delights in Ineos Grenadiers’ TTT success at Paris-Nice<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:15:10.923Z<\/p>\n Looking at the conditions out there, it’s easy to see how a crash could have occurred.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:13:19.093Z<\/p>\n This has now developed into a bad situation for Ineos Greniaders, who have both of their GC leaders, Vauquelin and Onley, missing from the front group.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:09:43.500Z<\/p>\n Hoole has abandoned the race as a result of that crash. That’s terrible news, given the brilliant form he’s shown the previous two days.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:08:41.238Z There’s a crash in the front group, and big names are involved. Onley and Hoole included.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:07:16.194Z<\/p>\n Oscar Onley, who\u2019s safely in the front group, unlike his teammate K\u00e9vin Vauquelin. If these two groups don’t come back together, then he will become Ineos\u2019 outright leader for the GC.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T13:04:46.610Z The gap is growing out again, to 1:20. The second group is having a real hard time of dragging themselves back into contention. And they’re running out of time, too – we’re almost halfway into the stage already<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:57:24.394Z<\/p>\n This was the thrilling moment right at the start of the day when the peloton first split apart in the weather.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:55:46.385Z<\/p>\n Cl\u00e9ment Russo has been dropped out of the front group, leaving his Groupama leader David Gaudu with just one teammate, Johan Jacobs.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:51:33.340Z Momentum is shifting. The second group are beginning to claw their way back to the first, and have them back to within 1:05. Vauquelin, Martinez and co. might yet be able to save their races.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:49:41.738Z<\/p>\n The rain is making this an especially grim day of racing for the riders.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:48:05.240Z<\/p>\n Jonas Vingegaard managed to make the split, but only has one Visma-Lease a Bike teammate with him (Edoardo Affini). After a team time trial performance that fell short of their high expectations, it hasn\u2019t been the best start for the team at this Paris-Nice.<\/p>\n ‘It may not have been our best day as a team’ \u2013 Jonas Vingegaard with work to do at Paris-Nice as team time trial shakes up GC standings<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:42:34.687Z<\/p>\n Race leader Juan Ayuso just off the back of the peloton, getting some assistance with a rain jacket. He\u2019s passed this test of his overall lead so far, having made the split – but there are still more tests to come in the shape of the climbs towards the end of the stage.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:39:47.490Z The relentless pace of this stage is not letting up, with the second group desperate to make it back to the first. But there’s enough riders riding in the front group to keep them at bay, and the gap between them is growing bigger – now up to 1:45.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:31:07.487Z The gaps are remaining steady, with 1:25 separating the first two groups, and the third at three minutes.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:23:47.324Z<\/p>\n The wind has made for a very fast opening to this stage – they’ve only been racing for an hour, yet have already completed 53km.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:19:22.848Z<\/p>\n Remember, this isn\u2019t the only bike race taking place today – over in Italy, it\u2019s the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. We\u2019re bringing you all of the action live here.<\/p>\n Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3 LIVE – Race all together after solo break took KOM points<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:15:51.093Z Still the second group isn’t making inroads, remaining 1:15 behind. The third group is going backwards, now 3 minutes adrift.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:14:10.964Z<\/p>\n The teams best represented in the front group, each with at least four riders, are Uno-X Mobility, Movistar, Ineos and Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe \u2013 although the latter two are missing GC men Vauquelin and Vlasov respectively.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:11:13.942Z<\/p>\n This is all that’s left of the front peloton.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:08:16.551Z<\/p>\n Vlasov’s Red Bull teammate Dani Mart\u00ednez is in the lead group, however, as well as Brandon McNulty, David Gaudu and Ivan Romeo.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:06:58.116Z<\/p>\n There are about 40 riders in the lead group, containing most of the main GC men. Vauquelin and Martinez are missing, and there is no sign of Vlasov.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:04:10.728Z The situation is looking bad for the trailing groups. The second with Vauquelin is 1:15 behind, and the third is 1:45.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T12:01:09.483Z<\/p>\n The front group, being led here by Juan Ayuso’s Lidl-Trek team.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:58:05.487Z<\/p>\n Weather could continue to be a factor throughout this Paris-Nice. There are growing fears that the key mountain stage at the weekend is under threat.<\/p>\n Snow and intense cold forecast for Paris-Nice’s key mountain stage this weekend raises fears of repeat cancellation or major alteration<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:54:03.340Z<\/p>\n The second group is now made up of the Vauquelin and Martinez, which came together.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:53:18.884Z The gaps between the groups are getting bigger! There’s now 45 seconds between the first and second, and 1:10 between the first and third.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:48:15.942Z<\/p>\n Oscar Onley is in the front group, here with his teammate Josh Tarling.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:43:07.223Z<\/p>\n Jonas Vingegaard and Juan Ayuso are both in the front group.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:42:44.635Z Less than 20km into the stage, and already there’s carnage. The front group leads a second containing Lenny Martinez by 25 seconds, a third group containing K\u00e9vin Vauquelin by 45 seconds, an a fourth group by 1:10.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:40:50.253Z<\/p>\n Lenny Martinez has also been dropped. He’s in the second group.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:38:25.235Z<\/p>\n The man second place on GC, K\u00e9vin Vauquelin, is among those dropped! He’s down in the third group on the road.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:37:33.431Z<\/p>\n Here’s what it looks like on the road – the race is in pieces already.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:35:44.188Z<\/p>\n No word yet of any of the top GC contenders being caught out, though King of the Mountains Casper Pedersen is in on of the trailing groups.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:33:40.093Z<\/p>\n For now, the gaps between the groups are being measured in seconds, with 10 seconds between the first two, and the others less than 40 seconds back. But those caught out are in danger of being dumped out of contention if this continues.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:32:11.737Z<\/p>\n About 40 riders are in the front peloton, including Juan Ayuso in the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:31:35.059Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:30:39.883Z<\/p>\n Conditions are horrible out there, with rain also falling.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:30:12.966Z<\/p>\n There are splits already! The peloton has fractured into four groups.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:29:47.815Z<\/p>\n The wind also appears to be blowing from the south, which, considering that most of the stage is in a eastwards direction, is ample conditions for crosswinds.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:28:35.989Z<\/p>\n It’s a fast start, and the wind is blowing – echelons are very much on the cards today!<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:27:57.531Z<\/p>\n Three riders have pulled out of the race overnight – Piet Allegaert, Roel van Sintmaartensdijk, and Eddie Dunbar, who would have hope to have ridden a good GC at this race.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:25:05.055Z And they’re off!<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:24:07.699Z<\/p>\n The riders are the start, wrapped up warm.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:21:53.924Z<\/p>\n It’s a cold one today, with the temperature down to 10 degrees. And, crucially, there’s also a stronger breeze than in previous stages – something that could be a factor during the 100km-or-so of flat roads that opens the stage.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:20:15.864Z<\/p>\n The riders are on the move through the neutralised zone.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:14:09.853Z<\/p>\n Whereas yesterday saw significant time gaps related to how well each contender\u2019s teams went, today will be the first time they take each other on mano y mano on an uphill finish. And though the vital stats (8km at 4.5%) of final climb at Uchon might make it sound modest, that belies just how steep it gets – its maximum gradient is 16%, which is sure to gaps between them with the strongest coming to the fore.<\/p>\n 2026-03-11T11:07:47.106Z<\/p>\n Yesterday\u2019s team time trial has transformed the GC, so that the stage is set for the fight for overall victory to really get going today. Ineos Grenadiers took the stage win, but Juan Ayuso just about claimed the overall lead ahead of their duo K\u00e9vin Vauquelin and Oscar Onley.<\/p>\n
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