{"id":477024,"date":"2026-03-15T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/477024\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:52:16","slug":"paris-nice-stage-8-live-jonas-vingegaard-defends-the-yellow-jersey-on-hilly-final-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/477024\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris-Nice stage 8 LIVE – Jonas Vingegaard defends the yellow jersey on hilly final day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026-03-15T13:49:38.307Z<\/p>\n

Cepeda, Barta and Prodhomme have been caught by the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:48:53.423Z
\n80KM TO GO<\/p>\n

It’s all still very close on the road. Paret-Peintre leads Soler by 20 seconds, and the peloton by 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:47:11.863Z<\/p>\n

Soler has gone clear from the other three and is chasing Paret-Peintre.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:46:42.229Z<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T13:44:43.635Z<\/p>\n

Paret-Peintre has attacked the others, and now leads the race alone.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:43:21.293Z<\/p>\n

This is a big move from Soler – he’s 6th on GC, and clearly looking to rise.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:42:06.679Z<\/p>\n

Marc Soler and Will Barta jumped out of the bunch earlier on the climb, and have now joined the leaders.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:39:48.121Z<\/p>\n

Visma-Lease a Bike take control of the peloton on the climb, where there are only beteen 30 or 40 riders left.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:38:05.758Z<\/p>\n

Van den Bossche has been dropped by the other three on the climb.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:36:11.097Z<\/p>\n

They’ve begun climbing the 6.9% slopes of the 7km Col de la Porte.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:35:44.965Z<\/p>\n

Prodhomme, Cepeda and Paret-Peintre have gone clear from all of the original break, save for Van den Bossche. They are the new leading group on the road.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:34:44.674Z<\/p>\n

And Movistar have done the same, with their climber Cepeda, who has now joined the leaders.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:33:58.672Z<\/p>\n

That explains what Decathlon were riding for – two try and bring the break back and set their own man up, Prodhomme, to attack and get to the front of the race on his favoured terrain of the mountains.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:32:55.335Z<\/p>\n

Nicolas Prodhomme and Valentin Paret-Peintre have jumped out of the peloton and joined the five leaders.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:29:32.379Z<\/p>\n

As well as sprinters like Luke Lamperti, Caper Pedersen is among those dropped from the peloton. That looks likely to end his chances of winning the Mountains Classification.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:28:29.132Z
\n90KM TO GO<\/p>\n

The peloton is fast approaching the break. They’re only about 20 seconds behind, and the catch is imminent.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:26:53.243Z<\/p>\n

Decathlon, Movistar and Visma-Lease a Bike are the three teams doing the work at the front of the peloton.<\/p>\n

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\"NICE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T13:25:27.508Z<\/p>\n

The pace in the peloton is up on the foothills of the Col de la Porte, with the peloton starting to thin out.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:21:28.609Z<\/p>\n

The five riders in the day’s break.<\/p>\n

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\"NICE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T13:15:34.700Z<\/p>\n

Race leaders Visma-Lease a Bike have taken over control at the front of the peloton.<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T13:14:11.164Z
\n100KM TO GO<\/p>\n

The leading five’s advantage has been kept at just over a minute, at 1:10. They’ve been going gradually uphill, and will continue to do so until the gradient ramps up yet more for the start of the day’s first climb, the category one Col de la Porte.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:09:42.249Z<\/p>\n

Here at Paris-Nice, Movistar and Decathlon are leading the peloton, rather than Visma-Lease a Bike – curiously, teams without GC positions to defend or chase.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:07:36.533Z<\/p>\n

Not only that, we\u2019re also bringing you the Trofeo Alfreda Binda, which has a typically stellar line-up featuring Lotte Kopecky, Marianne Vos Elisa Longo Borghini, among others.<\/p>\n

Trofeo Alfredo Binda LIVE – Will it be a climber, a sprinter or a solo move?<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-03-15T13:05:40.416Z<\/p>\n

Tirreno-Adriatico is also coming to a close today, and they’re into the final 80km. Follow all the action with us here.<\/p>\n

Tirreno-Adriatico stage 7 LIVE – Van der Poel leads charge on only categorised climb of the day as sprinters drop<\/a><\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:59:35.696Z
\n110KM TO GO<\/p>\n

This is looking good for the break – they’re lead is up to one minute.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:58:19.686Z<\/p>\n

Matteo Trentin leading the five escapees.<\/p>\n

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\"NICE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T12:57:59.638Z<\/p>\n

Vauquelin appears to be back in the bunch, following his mechanical.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:53:52.149Z<\/p>\n

Those chasers were on a hiding to nothing, and have been brought back by the peloton, but the five leaders remain clear.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:52:37.140Z<\/p>\n

Three riders are behind these five leaders and striving to bridge up to them.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:51:10.678Z<\/p>\n

Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) and Fabio Van den Bossche (Soudal Quick-Step) are two of the riders in this new lead group (which has five riders rather than four), having attempted to go clear in the previous move too. They\u2019re accompanied by Matteo Trentin (Tudor), Alexandre Delettre (TotalEnergies) and yesterday\u2019s attacker Tim Marsman (Alpecin-Premier Tech).<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:49:09.235Z<\/p>\n

K\u00e9vin Vauquelin has had a mechanical and is off the back of the peloton. The Frenchman has been down on his luck at this race.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:47:30.027Z
\n120KM TO GO<\/p>\n

Now that those moves have been shut down, four more riders are trying to go clear.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:46:13.235Z<\/p>\n

But they\u2019ve now all been brought back, and the peloton is together again.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:45:47.622Z<\/p>\n

Those four riders have been joined by about eight more riders.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:42:31.771Z<\/p>\n

Fabio Van den Bossche (Soudal Quick-Step), Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis), William Blume Levy (Uno-X Mobility) and Jonas Rutsch (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9) are the four riders with a small lead.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:40:42.841Z<\/p>\n

Four riders have a small lead.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:40:16.481Z<\/p>\n

The jersey wearers at the start – Godon in green, Vingegaard in yellow and Pedersen in polka-dots.<\/p>\n

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\"NICE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T12:36:21.972Z<\/p>\n

Attacks are flying out of the peloton right from the flag.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:35:19.855Z
\nOFFICIAL START<\/p>\n

After a brief delay, they’re off!<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:29:46.891Z<\/p>\n

We\u2019re down another six riders this morning – Ewen Costiou, Guillaume Boivin, Cees Bol, Callum Scotson, Alex Kirsch and Josh Giddings are all absent from the start.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:27:51.508Z<\/p>\n

The parcours is tough and intensive, with three category one climbs packed into just 128.6km. The racing is likely to be on right from the start, with plenty of scope for attacks.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:26:16.830Z<\/p>\n

The riders are on their way to kilometre 0, making their way through the neutralised zone in Nice.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:23:16.255Z<\/p>\n

With a start and finish in Nice, this is the traditional finish of Paris-Nice, albeit with a twist. Rather than finish at the usual Promenade des Anglais, local elections have forced them to move to the Allianz Riviera instead.<\/p>\n

2026-03-15T12:18:45.056Z<\/p>\n

Visma-Lease a Bike at the start, ready for more day of defending the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n

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\"NICE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T12:10:20.688Z<\/p>\n

After yesterday\u2019s apocalyptic rain and freezing snow, today the cyclists are being greeted by mercifully dry and mild conditions, here in Nice.<\/p>\n

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2026-03-15T12:07:43.918Z<\/p>\n

We\u2019re all set for the traditional Paris-Nice race finale in Nice. And unlike yesterday;\u2019s heavily-truncated stage, it appears the weather is good enough for this one to go ahead as planned.<\/p>\n

2026-03-03T16:27:38.036Z<\/p>\n

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