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Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

After several sunny days at the start and two dreadful days at the end, this year's 8-day Paris-Nice will be known as the Race to the Rain. HTC-Highroad's Tony Martin literally clinched his win with a pack finish in rain soaked Nice on Sunday.
Big Photos from all 8 Stagesreuters/sirotti

2011 Paris-Nice Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
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Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Paris-Nice 2011

March 8 update: Tirreno-Adriatico starts Wednesday overlapping with Paris-Nice through Sunday. Race previews, official startlist and worldwide broadcasters now posted in addition to the usual race info.

Stage 4: Thomas Voeckler solos in the rain for his second win at this year's Paris-Nice; Tony Martin wraps up the overall


12 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Tony Martin secures overall victory at Paris-Nice cyclingnews
Martin winnaar Parijs-Nicenos.nl
Martin jubelt über Gesamtsiegde.eurosport.yahoo
Voeckler viert weer in Parijs-Nice, Martin eindwinnaar sporza.be
 Last Km (flemish, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
12 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti March 12 update:
Stage 8 interactive map with 3D flyover and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 7: Rémy di Gregorio takes the risks necessary to survive on the last lap in Biot in slick conditions


9 Big Photos from Stage 7reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Rémy Di Grégorio wins in the rain cyclingnews
Di Gregorio juicht in Franse regen en windsporza.be
Di Grégorio enfin ! lequipe.fr
 Last Km (restricted/flemish) — sporza
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
9 Big Photos from Stage 7reuters/sirotti
Brutal Paris-Nice stage takes its tollvelonews
 Stage 7 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
March 12 update:
Stage 7 interactive map with 3D flyover and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 6: Tony Martin crushes the field to move into the race lead


12 Big Photos from Stage 6reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Stock photo of the winner, Tony Martionsirotti
Martin powers to time trial victory, overall lead cyclingnews
 Martin fährt nach Sieg in Gelbde.eurosport.yahoo
12 Big Photos from Stage 6reuters/sirotti
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
Martin powers to Paris-Nice time trial win, takes leadvelonew
Photos from the TT ClimbJoe Alderson
 Stage 8 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
March 10 update: Recent editions of Paris-Nice have avoided time-trialing other than a prologue. This year, however, stage 6 will feature a rolling/hilly 27 km TT in Provence that should shake up the standings. Exceptional time-trialist HTC-Highroads's Tony Martin (left) is only 10s back of race leader Andreas Klöden. Klöden is a very good time-trialist himself, but he'll need one of his best performances to keep the Yellow Jersey after stage 6. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Stage 6 TT Start Order and Timesbiciciclismo

Stage 5: Andreas Klöden (RadioShack) takes an ugly climbers sprint at the end of the first mountain stage to move into the race lead


11 Big Photos from Stage 5reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Klöden powers to wincyclingnews
Andreas Kloden : "défendre ce maillot"cyclismactu.net
RadioShack’s Andreas Kloden wins Paris-Nice stage and takes the leadvelonews
 Sieg und Gelb: Klöden lässt's krachende.eurosport.yahoo
 Last Km (flemish) — sporza
11 Big Photos from Stage 5reuters/sirotti
 Stage 5 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
Two-pronged Shack attack nets P-N win for Klodencyclingweekly.co.uk
 Stage 5 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
March 9 update:
Stage 5 interactive map/google earth and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 4: Thomas de Gendt is back in Yellow after dragging the break to the line; Thomas Voeckler takes the win


12 Big Photos from Stage 4reuters/sirotti Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Voeckler victorious in Belleville cyclingnews
De Gendt pakt leiderstrui terug in Parijs-Nice sporza.be
Paris-Nice 4e étape: victoire de Thomas Voecklerafp
Paris-Nice: Voeckler grabs dramatic fourth stage, De Gendt recaptures yellow jerseyvelonation
Voeckler collects his first Paris-Nice stage win cyclingnews
Two Thomases take over at Paris-Nice: Voeckler wins out of break, De Gendt back in yellowvn
 Last Km (working? flemish) — sporza
12 Big Photos from Stage 4reuters/sirotti
 Stage 4 Last Kms (10:20 french) — france3
 Stage 4 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
More Stage 4 Photosaso/letour.fr
March 8 update:
Stage 4 interactive map/google earth and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 3: HTC-Highroads's Matt Goss takes the twisting sprint finish


10 Big Photos from the Stage 3reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Goss rockets to stage win, GC leadcyclingnews
Stock photo of the winner, Matt Gossreuters
HTC-Highroad’s Matthew Goss doubles at Paris-Nice, De Gendt slips to secondvelonews
 Last Km (02:00 flemish) — sporza
10 Big Photos from the Stage 3reuters/sirotti
 Stage 3 Last Kms (9:15 french) — france3
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
More Stage 3 Photosaso/letour.fr
 Matt Goss Interview (01:49 english) — versus
Paris-Nice pileup injures Sagan, Maes, Roelandts cyclingnews
 Stage 3 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
March 7 update:
Stage 3 interactive map/google earth and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 2 results: Sky's Greg Henderson wins the mass sprint into Amilly


The peloton rolling out from Montfort l’Amaury with Thomas de Gendt in Yellow
8 Big Photos from Stage 2reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
Henderson sprints to victorycyclingnews
Henderson's Five-Star Showteamsky
Sky’s Greg Henderson wins 2011 Paris-Nice stage 2velonews
8 Big Photos from Stage 2reuters/sirotti
 Stage 2 Last 5 Kms (5:51 french) — france3
 Last Km (02:00 flemish) — sporza
 Thomas de Gendt Interview (01:21 english) — versus
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
More Stage 2 Photosaso/letour.fr
 Stage 2 Highlights (01:05 English) — sbs
March 6 update:
Stage 2 interactive map/google earth and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 1: The break barely succeeds, Vacansoleil's Thomas De Gendt wins with the peloton bearing down


12 Big Photos from Stage 1reuters/sirotti
Full/Official Resultsletour.fr
De Gendt holds on in Houdancyclingnews
De Gendt bezorgt Vacansoleil zegenos.nl
Paris-Nice stage winner De Gendt reveals success secret cyclingnews
Thomas De Gendt takes Paris-Nice openervelonews
 Stage 1 Last 7 Kms (10:02 french) — france3
12 Big Photos from Stage 1reuters/sirotti
 Last Km (05:58 flemish) — sporza
 Winner's Interview (03:46 flemish) — sporza
Graham Watson Photosgrahamwatson
More Stage 1 Photosaso/letour.fr
 Stage 1 Highlights (01:30 english) — sbs
March 5 update:
Stage 1 interactive map/google earth and written previewsteephill.tv
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Official Startlist with bib numberssteephill.tv
UCI and AFLD announce Paris-Nice anti-doping cooperationvelonation

Race Previews

March 4/5 update:
Hesjedal to make Paris-Nice debut cyclingnews
Romain Sicard ready for Paris-Nice cyclingnews
Brent Bookwalter possible BMC team leader at Paris-Nice; Phinney outvelonews
 Race Preview/Favorites (01:51 english) — versus
Van Garderen confident for Paris-Nicecyclingweekly.co.uk
Thomas Voeckler motivated but realistic about Paris Nicevelonation
Vino plays down hat-trick chanceseurosport
Sagan primed for Paris-Nicecyclingnews
Official Startlist with bib numberssteephill.tv
Wiggins prepared for Paris-Nicevelonation
Porte ready to fight for Paris-Nice victorycyclingnews

March 1 update:
Paris-Nice 2011: Who will win?cyclingweekly.co.uk

February 16 update: Profiles and timetables for all remaining stages are now posted in race summary table (right column). — Steve

February 1 update: The 2011 route was announced today in Versailles. Usually the "Race to the Sun" eschews time-trialing, but this year a 27 km time-trial on stage 6 replaces the prologue. I'm sure it has nothing to do with ex-Tour de France doper and weak time-trialist, Riccardo Riccò, stating earlier this year that Paris-Nice is one of his targets for 2011. Lots of climbing as usual in the latter stages as the race enters Provence and the finale around Nice. Preliminary race info including stage profiles for the mountain stages (5, 7, 8) are now posted in the race summary table are now posted. — Steve

Paris-Nice 2011 route unveiledcyclingnews
Riccò to ride Paris-Nice in 2011cyclingnews

2011 Paris-Nice Route Map (Le Carte du Parcours)



En Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

March 12 update: A work in progress. Check back at race time for the latest live links and feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
eurosport    live video (french)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live audio (english)
  tv schedule
Live on British Eurosport 2 and highlights on Eurosport in the evening (British time)
rtbf    live video (French) French TV restricted to Belgium
france3-tv    live video (french)
   live video (french)
  tv schedule
Daily live coverage likely restricted to France and french-speaking countries. Stage 3 begins at 16:10 CET
sporza    live video (flemish)
   live video (flemish)
  tv schedule
likely restricted to Belgium/Europe; Stage 2 starts at 15:45 CET.
   live video (spanish)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Spanish; Teledeporte feed
NOS    live video (dutch)
   live video (dutch)
  tv schedule
likely restricted to Netherlands; Dutch
versus   tv schedule Versus will have delayed coverage in HD: March 6-11 @ 4pm, March 12 @ 2pm and March 13 @ 4pm
 live text updates English
 live ticker erratic at best, but there are sometimes live text updates/ticker on the official site and key moments
live text updates ES
live text updates EN
The Spanish website Biciciclismo will have the latest race updates in Spanish
 steephill text updates
 #parisnice tweets
short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; email send a comment or a new live link


Paris-Nice variations depending on the language: Paris-Niza (spanish), Parigi-Nizza (Italian), Parijs-Nice (Dutch), Paris-Nizza (German).

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