{"id":351680,"date":"2025-12-17T19:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/351680\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:07:12","slug":"paris-nice-2026-profiles-route-and-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/351680\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris-Nice 2026 – Profiles, route and teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris-Nice<\/a> 2026 already has its route. The organisers unveiled the course for the 84th Race to the Sun on Wednesday in Versailles, starting on Sunday, March 8th 2026 in Ach\u00e8res and finishing a week later in Nice. It\u2019s a varied edition: chances for sprinters, wind-exposed days, a team time trial, punchy finales, and high-mountain stages.<\/p>\n

Ach\u00e8res debuts as the start town, becoming the 30th locality in the Yvelines department to host the race. Day one should spark early action with a finishing circuit in Carri\u00e8res-sous-Poissy, where the C\u00f4te de Chanteloup-les-Vignes could cause the first splits. Stage 2, from \u00c9p\u00f4ne to Montargis, crosses the G\u00e2tinais plains, a setting suited both to echelons and a bunch sprint.<\/p>\n

The third day is reserved for the team time trial between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Pouilly-sur-Loire, a benchmark for squads with general classification ambitions. From there, the race heads into the Morvan, with the climb to Uchon set to judge the stage and potentially reshape the standings.<\/p>\n

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The second half ramps up in difficulty. Stage 5, the longest with the most elevation gain, will take the peloton to Colombier-le-Vieux and inflict notable wear. The next day, the finish in Apt promises excitement, with a decisive ascent inside the final five kilometres.<\/p>\n

The finale in Nice takes an unusual shape due to municipal elections. On Saturday, 14.03.2026, Stage 7 will roll out from the Promenade des Anglais towards Auron. On Sunday, the race concludes with a finishing circuit around the Riviera stadium, exploring new climbs and featuring the demanding C\u00f4te du Linguador as the key point to decide the winner.<\/p>\n

On the sporting front, Matteo Jorgenson\u2019s successor will be crowned on an unprecedented route. Among the favourites for the overall are Simon Yates, Joao Almeida<\/a>, Juan Ayuso, Cian Uijtdebroeks, Mattias Skjelmose, as well as the Frenchmen Kevin Vauquelin, Lenny Martinez and David Gaudu. For the stages, riders such as Mads Pedersen, Olav Kooij and Michael Matthews stand out as references.<\/p>\n

Paris\u2013Nice 2026 will start with 22 teams. The 18 WorldTeams will be joined by the top three ProTeams in the 2025 UCI ranking \u2014 Cofidis, Pinarello\u2013Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team and Tudor Pro Cycling Team \u2014 plus invited squad TotalEnergies. A mix that guarantees depth and variety in a week that once again sets the tone for the European season.<\/p>\n

Teams Paris\u2013Nice 2026TeamCategoryCountry Alpecin \u2013 Premier Tech WorldTeam Belgium Bahrain Victorious WorldTeam Bahrain Decathlon CMA CGM Team WorldTeam France EF Education \u2013 EasyPost WorldTeam United States Groupama \u2013 FDJ United WorldTeam France INEOS Grenadiers WorldTeam United Kingdom Lidl \u2013 Trek WorldTeam Germany Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 WorldTeam Belgium Movistar Team WorldTeam Spain NSN Cycling Team WorldTeam Switzerland Red Bull \u2013 BORA \u2013 hansgrohe WorldTeam Germany Soudal Quick-Step WorldTeam Belgium Team Jayco AlUla WorldTeam Australia Team Picnic PostNL WorldTeam Netherlands Team Visma | Lease a Bike WorldTeam Netherlands UAE Team Emirates \u2013 XRG WorldTeam United Arab Emirates Uno-X Mobility WorldTeam Norway XDS Astana Team WorldTeam Kazakhstan Cofidis ProTeam France Pinarello \u2013 Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team ProTeam Switzerland Tudor Pro Cycling Team ProTeam Switzerland TotalEnergies ProTeam France Profiles Paris\u2013Nice 2026<\/p>\n

08.03.2026 – Stage 1 – 171.2 km – Medium Mountains<\/p>\n

\"Ach\u00e8res<\/p>\n

Ach\u00e8res > Carri\u00e8res-sous-Poissy<\/p>\n

09.03.2026 – Stage 2 – 187 km – Medium Mountains\"09.03.2026<\/p>\n

\u00c9p\u00f4ne > Montargis<\/p>\n

10.03.2026 – Stage 3 – 23.5 km – Team Time Trial\"10.03.2026<\/p>\n

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire > Pouilly-sur-Loire<\/p>\n

11.03.2026 – Stage 4 – 195 km – Flat, uphill finish\"11.03.2026<\/p>\n

Bourges > Uchon<\/p>\n

12.03.2026 – Stage 5 – 205.4 km – Mountain\"12.03.2026<\/p>\n

Cormoranche-sur-Sa\u00f4ne > Colombier-le-Vieux<\/p>\n

13.03.2026 – Stage 6 – 179.3 km – Mountain\"13.03.2026<\/p>\n

Barbentane > Apt<\/p>\n

14.03.2026 – Stage 7 – 138.7 km – Flat, uphill finish\"14.03.2026<\/p>\n

Nice > Auron<\/p>\n

15.03.2026 – Stage 8 – 145 km – Mountain\"15.03.2026<\/p>\n

Nice > Nice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paris-Nice 2026 already has its route. The organisers unveiled the course for the 84th Race to the Sun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,141214,92522,82],"class_list":["post-351680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-paris-nice","tag-profiles","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}