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Paris-Nice 2026 Preview | Route, Startlist, Favorites

Paris-Nice 2026 starts with fast terrain, a key team time trial, and a mountain weekend that should decide the GC between the strongest all-rounders and climbers.

Favorites
Jonas Vingegaard
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Carlos Rodriguez
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Kévin Vauquelin
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Pavel Sivakov
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Daniel Martínez
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Max Poole
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Paris-Nice 2026

The official route opens with two sprint-friendly stages, adds a 23.5km team time trial on stage 3, then gradually hardens through Uchon, Colombier-le-Vieux, Apt, Auron, and the classic attacking finale around Nice.

What the route says

The official route opens with two sprint-friendly stages, adds a 23.5km team time trial on stage 3, then gradually hardens through Uchon, Colombier-le-Vieux, Apt, Auron, and the classic attacking finale around Nice.

Favorites

Jonas Vingegaard remains the standout GC name, but Brandon McNulty, Carlos Rodriguez, Kévin Vauquelin, Pavel Sivakov, Daniel Martínez, Max Poole, and the best punchers can all shape the week.

Startlist status

The current Local startlist is an initial March 2026 import built from current public startlist pages, so expect additions and late team changes as the race week settles.

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