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16.40 Ten kilometers to go.
16.39 4 km from the finish, there will be an intermediate sprint valid for the points classification, at the end of the last climb of the day, the Cote des Dix-sept Tournants.
16.37 At the head of the group was Jacopo Mosca, who took on the task of filming the American, now 20″ away when there are 11 km left to go.
16.34 The group resumed the athletes who had left after the GPM. Powless gains about fifteen seconds on his pursuers.
16.33 Another shot of Powless, who tries the solitary action. Offensive tactics of the captain of EF Education-EasyPost.
16.31 Unfortunately Jonathan Milan broke away: the blue is trying to catch up with the chasing group.
16.30 In the end, the riders in the lead became twenty-five, too many to think of a collaboration. Group that has about fifteen seconds of detachment.
16.28 There is a multiple shot after the brow of the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle: eight riders attack.
16.27 ATTACK POWLESS! Following the wheel of the American Pogacar and Demare, who score points for the climbers classification.
16.26 The worst placed rider seems to be Thibault Guernalec (Team Arkèa Samsic), who seems to have broken his right collarbone.
16.22 The whole platoon was on the left of the roadway to avoid the frontal wind, and in a bottleneck, to avoid the sidewalk, a runner from EF Education-EasyPost slipped, involving other athletes.
16.20 FALL INTO THE GROUP! Involved a dozen runners.
16.18 Very sustained pace of the group, which travels around 60 km/h in this phase: there is excitement to take the climb in front of everyone.
16.16 Ten kilometers at the entrance to the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle.
16.15 The dream of Ourselin and Gregaard ends: the two are taken back at -31 from the finish by the group.
16.12 The athletes are facing another short tear, in which the two fugitives could be definitively taken. Mechanical problems for Stan Dewulf (AG2R Citroen Team).
16.10 Thomas De Gendt, after the great work of towing the group, positioned himself at the rear of it.
16.08 The escape is now within range of the group, which sees the silhouettes of Ourselin and Gregaard: the gap is only 20 ″.
16.06 The athletes are approaching the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle for the second and last GPM of the day.
16.03 40 km from the finish line, the breakaway has a 40 ″ lead over the group, at this moment being driven by the Jumbo-Visma.
16.00 Ourselin also begins to collaborate in the escape, alternating with his lead partner Gregaard.
15.58 The group is always drawn by the Belgian couple De Gendt-Declercq.
15.53 The athletes are facing a short uphill stretch, which put Javier Romo (Astana Team) in difficulty, who broke away from the group.
15.50 Fifty kilometers to go, Ourselin and Gregaard’s advantage over the group fluctuates between 1′ and 1’10”.
15.47 Average speed of the race which remains constantly around 41.5 km/h.
15.42 The action of Declercq and De Gendt brought the group back about 1′ from the two fugitives.
15.39 Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), a possible outsider for success, returns to the group.
15.37 In fact, the group is now 1’30” from Ourselin and Gregaard, with 60 km left to go.
15.33 Now the athletes are facing a stretch of false level, Declercq’s step is excellent which can bring the group closer to the two fugitives.
15.30 In the lead is the Danish Gregaard who sets the pace, while Ourselin is not willing to help the Dane too much.
15.27 The Belgian Tim Declercq, in the 400th race with the Soudal Quick-Step, takes on the task of pulling the group.
15.24 70 km to the finish line: the peloton lost about ten seconds from Ourselin and Gregaard, who now have an advantage of 1’51”.
15.21 The athletes are facing a steep downhill section in which they must be very careful to avoid the risk of falling.
15.17 It is very cold – 5°/6° temperature – today in Ile-de-France: all the athletes are wearing a k-way to warm up.
15.14 The advantage of the two fugitives over the group, now driven by Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Dstny), is still lower: 1’40” the gap of the pursuers on Ourselin and Gregaard.
15.10 Eighty kilometers to the finish line.
15.08 The first half of the match has passed: the situation is still calm in the group.
15.03 Another 20 ″ earned by the group on Ourselin and Gregaard 85 km from the finish line in La Verrière.
15.00 Slightly rising pace, with the average speed of the duo in command which has increased to 41.5 km/h. Stage which, according to this rhythm, should end around 17.00.
14.55 The peloton ate another 30″ on the leading pair, who maintain a 2’30” lead over their pursuers 90 km from the finish.
14.52 Eight Azzurri present at the start: in addition to the aforementioned Milan, we find Edoardo Affini (Team Jumbo-Visma) and Matteo Sobrero (Team Jayco AIUIa) in the race, among the favorites in Tuesday’s time trial, the stainless Matteo Trentin (UAE Emirates ), the young Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost), and the supporters Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo), Jacopo Guarnieri (Lotto Dstny) and Davide Martinelli (Astana Team).
14.47 100 km to the finish line, the two leaders maintain the 3 ‘advantage over the group.
14.45 At the head of the group we find TotalEnergies, a team which includes one of the fugitives of the day, the transalpine Paul Ourselin.
14.40 The winner of the last edition, Primoz Roglic, is not present at the start of Paris-Nice 2023: the Slovenian, in fact, has decided to participate in the Tirreno-Adriatico, a race that will start tomorrow with the time trial in Lido di Camaiore.
14.35 The athletes cross the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle, here are the scores assigned by the first third-category GPM:
1 OURSELIN Paul TotalEnergies 3
2 GREGAARD Jonas Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 2
3 LEYSEN sleepy Alpecin-Deceuninck 1
14.33 There are 110 km left to go, Ourselin and Gregaard still have about 3′ ahead of the group.
14.32 One kilometer to the ascent of the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle, which will give the first points for the climbers’ classification.
14.31 Stage which, according to forecasts, should end in a sprint: the young Belgian Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), and the experts Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AIUIa), Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick) are the favorites step). Jonathan Milan (Bahrain-Victorius) represents a possible outsider for today’s success.
14.27 30 ″ recovered by the group on the two fugitives, who now have about 3 ‘ahead of the pursuers 115 km from the finish.
14.24 The pace of the race is quite comfortable: the two fugitives travel with an average speed of 40 km/h, despite the not very hard stretches.
14.18 Ten kilometers at the entrance to the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle, short climb – 500 m long – but with an average gradient of 10.5%.
14.16 Situation that remains stable at 120 km in the end, with the two pacesetters maintaining about 3 ’30 ″ of margin.
14.13 Many names of weight registered in this year’s Paris-Nice: above all, the presence of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma), authentic protagonists of the past Tour de France won for the first time from danish. Also keep an eye out for Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), double winner of Paris-Nice, Simon Yates (Team Jayco AIUIa), and Romain Bardet (Team DSM).
14.09 At the moment the athletes are engaged in a downhill stretch, just over 15 km from the first GPM of the day, the Cote de Milon-La-Chapelle, which will have to be climbed for a second time about 20 km from the end of the stage.
14.05 Today’s route that winds around the town of Le Verrière, where the finish line of the first fraction is located, not to be underestimated due to the numerous, albeit short, ups and downs to be faced.
14.02 At 130 km to the finish line, Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies) and Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) have an advantage of about 3 ‘ 30 ″ over the group.
14.00 Good afternoon friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE broadcast of the first stage of Paris-Nice 2023, the classic stage race in the month of March.
Good morning OA Sport friends and welcome to Live broadcast from the first step from the Paris-Nice 2023a prestigious stage race now in its eighty-first edition, which will compete, as usual, with the Tirreno-Adriatico starting tomorrow.
The route of the first fraction winds around the town of The canopy, where both the finish line and the finish line are located. Overall, the track will be lively, full of ups and downs, but not so hard as to put the sprinters in difficulty, who will have the chance to fight for success today. There are two third category GPMs, placed on the same hill, the Cote de Milon-la-Chapelle, which the athletes will have to pass twice during the race.
Among the favorites for the stage victory, we certainly find the Belgian Arnaud DeLie (Lotto Dstny), who has already collected three successes in 2023: the experts should not be underestimated Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AIUIa) b Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick Step), mentre jonathan milan (Bahrain-Victorius) will be looking for the coup after having already conquered the second stage of the Saudi Tour in February. Luxury names entered in this year’s Paris-Nice include Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Romain Bardet (Team DSM), who set off with the ambition of wearing the yellow jersey at the end of next Sunday’s stage.
The stage, visible on Eurosport 2 on TV and on Discovery+ in streaming, will start at 12.45, while we at OA Sport will offer LIVE broadcasting starting at 14.00. Don’t miss a single moment of the race with our LIVE broadcastwe are waiting for you!
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