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So who should we be looking out for in the bunch sprint? While some of the fastmen have left the race, including stage two winner Max Kanter, there are still plenty of big names here.<\/p>\n
Luke Lamperti stands out visible in his green jersey. He\u2019s seeking a second stage win, and should enjoy this uphill terrain.<\/p>\n
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That’s it, the catch has been made, 9.5km from the finish.<\/p>\n
2026-03-14T13:45:49.131Z Only 8 seconds for Marsman. He won’t be out front for much longer.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:44:03.528Z<\/p>\n Marsman is tiring now. He\u2019s not looking so smooth, and is only 15 seconds ahead.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:42:00.401Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:40:40.285Z<\/p>\n UAE’s Rune Herregodts has had a problem and is waiting for the team car.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:39:58.759Z<\/p>\n For the first time, the peloton is making inroads into Marsman’s lead. It’s come back to under 30 seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:37:30.757Z Marsman’s lead is still at 35 seconds. With not much racing left, the peloton will need to pick up the chase soon.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:35:10.318Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:34:11.521Z<\/p>\n It looks cold at the finish in Isola. There is snow on the roadside, although thankfully the road itself has been cleaned up and appears to be dry.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:31:13.268Z<\/p>\n Marsman leading the race.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:30:02.093Z Marsman’s lead has gone up some more, to 35 seconds. It\u2019s still going to be very hard for him to stay clear though, especially once the sprinter teams start their lead-outs.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:28:54.352Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:27:57.145Z<\/p>\n There’s a train of Ineos riders formed at the other side of the road to Visma-Lease a Bike, looking after their leader K\u00e9vin Vauquelin. He would have hoped to have moved up from fourth overall, had it been possible to race the stage in full. Instead, he\u2019ll have one more chance tomorrow to gain the 19 seconds he needs to gain on Georg Steinhauser to take his place on the GC podium.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:23:39.804Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:23:26.471Z 25 seconds is Marsman’s lead. Both he and the peloton are going at a fair lick, aware that today only requires about an hour of racing.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:22:28.864Z<\/p>\n Mechancial for Cofidis’ Louis Rouland, who’s having his wheel changed.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:19:28.479Z<\/p>\n The gradually uphill nature of the route means that, mercifully, there are no descents for the riders to have to worry about.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:18:31.670Z<\/p>\n Marsman on the attack.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:16:35.863Z 15 seconds is the lead for Marsman. So far no team has taken over from Visma-Lease a Bike.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:14:05.067Z<\/p>\n With Visma interested solely in keeping Vingegaard safe, the sprinters’ teams will likely need to do some work at some point.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:12:59.069Z<\/p>\n He has a lead of about 7 seconds.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:12:42.812Z<\/p>\n Marsman made his move 34km from the finish.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:12:11.447Z We have our first attack of the day, and it’s from Alpecin’s Tim Marsman.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:11:04.976Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:05:09.255Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:04:37.507Z<\/p>\n Flat tyre for Florian Dauphin, who has had his rear wheel changed.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:03:19.776Z No riders have attacked. It seems riders are more concerned with safety than challenging for the stage win, at least for now.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:01:59.677Z<\/p>\n Houcou managed to get back into the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:01:11.143Z<\/p>\n Visma-Lease a Bie are leading the peloton, with no attack being made.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T13:00:41.322Z<\/p>\n Conditions still don’t look safe. The roads look wet and the riders tense.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:58:56.052Z<\/p>\n The organisers didn\u2019t wait for Houcou to rejoin the peloton, eager to get things going.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:58:20.794Z And they’re off!<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:57:16.840Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:56:13.093Z<\/p>\n The start’s been delayed some more, with Emmanuel Houcou having a mechanical.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:55:36.481Z<\/p>\n The riders a little earlier at the new unofficial start.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:54:17.437Z<\/p>\n Denz is nearly back. We look set to start soon.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:52:42.070Z<\/p>\n Arthur Kluckers was the other rider to fall, along with Denz and K\u00e4mna.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:51:54.593Z<\/p>\n Denz is talking to his team car. The race start has been delayed while he remains out the back.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:51:25.497Z<\/p>\n Nico Denz looks more hurt, and is still making his way back to the peloton.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:50:49.543Z<\/p>\n For anyone unsure if they should be rising in such conditions, that incident will surely be seen as evidence against doing so.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:50:13.599Z<\/p>\n The incident happened right at the front of the peloton. They\u2019re all back up again, but Lennard K\u00e4mna tore his shorts.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:49:03.181Z<\/p>\n There’s been a crash in the neutral zone, three riders down.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:47:31.334Z<\/p>\n Thankfully the weather has eased off somewhat, though the riders are all still decked in multiple layers to protect themselves from the cold.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:46:44.034Z<\/p>\n They’re on the move now, riding behind the neutral service car ahead of the official start.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:45:44.464Z<\/p>\n The riders are assembled at the new start and ready to go.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:43:49.968Z<\/p>\n Finally, though the climbs have been removed, the parcours isn\u2019t exactly flat. In fact, all 47km go gradually uphill, which could prove too much of a test for the pure sprinters, especially if raced at a fast pace right from the off.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:41:57.294Z<\/p>\n Then there is the stage length, which at under 50km, won\u2019t be a \u2018stage\u2019 in the traditional sense. There\u2019s no time for the usual pattern of a break forming at the start, and the peloton chasing it down. Instead, we\u2019re poised for intense racing right from the off, as any attack at any moment could be the move that takes the win.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:40:24.289Z<\/p>\n Now all the climbs have been removed, the first assumption would be that this will instead be one for the sprinters, but things might not be as straightforward as that.<\/p>\n First of all, there is the ongoing factor of the weather. So long as the rain keeps falling it\u2019ll be difficult to control any rivers who are willing and eager to brave the elements and go out on the attack.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:33:27.793Z<\/p>\n So it looks like we should have some racing in about a quarter of an hour, from the stage’s new start at Pont Louis Nucera.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:25:11.327Z<\/p>\n Jonas Vingegaard earlier today. His lead on the overall classification looks even more secure now that the stage has been shortened and the climbs removed. What might have been a day for his Visma-Lease a Bike to control has become one that could be for the sprinters instead.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T12:02:54.672Z<\/p>\n The scene from the team presentations in Nice earlier today.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:46:00.851Z<\/p>\n A reminder of what happened during yesterday’s stage.<\/p>\n Paris-Nice: Harold Tejada survives late issue and launches daring attack to win stage 6 solo<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:36:14.463Z<\/p>\n Although we have no action to report just yet from Paris-Nice, today’s Tirreno-Adriatico stage is off and running. You can follow all the action with us here.<\/p>\n Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6 LIVE – Breakaway finally forms after an hour of racing<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:27:48.051Z<\/p>\n Lidl-Trek\u2019s bus, part of the convoy taking the race to its new start.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:18:14.523Z<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to convey just how nasty the weather is out there in France, but here\u2019s a close-up detailing just how wet the road is.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:13:22.781Z<\/p>\n A list of the day’s non-starters:<\/p>\n Max Kanter (XDS Astana),<\/p>\n Pascal Eenkhoorn (Soudal Quick-Step)<\/p>\n Tim van Dijke (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)<\/p>\n Nikias Arndt (Bahrain Victorious)<\/p>\n Marijn van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost)<\/p>\n Milan Menten (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9)<\/p>\n Timo Roosen (Picnic PostNL)<\/p>\n Sven Erik Bystrom (Uno-X Mobility)<\/p>\n Aime De Gendt (Pinarello-Q36.5)<\/p>\n Frederik Frison (Pinarello-Q36.5)<\/p>\n Petr Kelemen (Tudor)<\/p>\n Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:10:50.835Z<\/p>\n They aren\u2019t the only riders that have pulled out this morning. In total there are twelve. We\u2019ll bring you a full list in a moment.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:09:46.125Z<\/p>\n Not included among them are Pascal Eenkhoorn and stage two winner Max Kanter, both of whom have pulled out of the race.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T11:08:06.863Z<\/p>\n The riders are on their team buses now, making their way to the new start at Le Broc.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:58:46.710Z<\/p>\n Here was what Jonas Vingegaard had to say yesterday in regards to the threat of bad weather affecting today\u2019s stage.<\/p>\n ‘I have my winter pants’ – Paris-Nice leader Jonas Vingegaard ready for poor weather on Saturday but emphasises safety priorities<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:53:02.878Z<\/p>\n Race leader Jonas Vingegaard.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:47:54.463Z<\/p>\n An update on the new route.<\/p>\n Paris-Nice queen stage 7 shortened again to just 47km of racing after heavy snowfall and ‘inconceivable’ conditions already forced organisers to cut mountaintop finale in Auron<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:46:00.659Z<\/p>\n As things stand, the race will be a gradual uphill 47km from the start to the finish at Isola, from an elevation of about 200m above sea level to 800m.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:44:23.358Z<\/p>\n Jensen Plowright could at least see the funny side of things.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:43:15.449Z<\/p>\n The situation remains in flux. It\u2019s unclear what the appetite will be for any kind of racing in the peloton in such miserable conditions.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:42:06.463Z<\/p>\n The new start will be 73km into what was the originally planned route, at Louis Nuc\u00e9ra bridge in Le Broc, and finish at Isola village, with the original summit finish at Auron scapped.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:38:44.343Z<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:33:42.134Z<\/p>\n This is the weather that has caused the additional revisions.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:31:48.523Z<\/p>\n That means that both of the other climbs that had been on the agenda, the category three climbs, C\u00f4te de Carros and C\u00f4te de Bouyon, have been scrapped.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:31:40.274Z<\/p>\n The new planned start time is 12:45 GMT (13:45 local time).<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:29:00.049Z<\/p>\n It\u2019s been announced that the route has been shortened yet more. The stage will instead now only be 27km long, with a finish at Isola.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:26:11.416Z<\/p>\n \u26a0\ufe0f IMPORTANT – ETAPE 7 \u26a0\ufe0fD\u00e9part en convoi \u00e0 12h pour aller \u00e0 un nouveau lieu de d\u00e9part \u00e0 47km de l’arriv\u00e9e. Le nouveau d\u00e9part sera donn\u00e9 \u00e0 13h45 \u00e0 cet endroit pour les 47 derniers km de la course.\u26a0\ufe0f IMPORTANT – STAGE 7 \u26a0\ufe0fWe will depart in a convoy at 12:00 PM to head to a\u2026March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:25:14.133Z<\/p>\n The weather out there is bad, with the rain falling. There could yet me more route revisions.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:23:35.819Z<\/p>\n So this won’t be the mountainous, queen stage that it was designed as, but, in March, such bad weather is always a possibility. Instead it looks set to be an intense stage, with enough climbs to still potentially prompt attacks, albeit not big GC gaps.<\/p>\n 2026-03-14T10:17:46.133Z<\/p>\n First things first, the new route. It was announced yesterday that, due to snow, the race will no longer be able to travel up to the planned summit finish at Auron, instead finishing earlier on at Isola. There has been talk all week that adverse weather might affect this stage, but the good news is that the stage is still going ahead.<\/p>\n
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