Paris-Nice stage 5 Live – A rolling day with a steep uphill end

He and the remainder of the bunch have begun driving, and are passing by means of the neutralised part.

There was a time when a climb like this had Julian Alaphilippe’s title written throughout it, however the Frenchman isn’t fairly the pressure he as soon as was, and hasn’t gained a race since final July. Nevertheless, he’s proven some indicators of type, and should nonetheless be counted among the many candidates for the stage win.

The ultimate climb to the end lasts 1.7km, and averages a brutal 10.8%. It’s a ‘wall’ in an analogous vein to the Mur de Huy, and would require robust climbing legs, a fast punch, and good timing in order to not fade earlier than the highest.

You be a part of us as we await the start of stage 5, an extended slog of about 200km by means of hilly terrain that may finish with a steep wall of Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Sciez.