The 2020 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that was held between 8 and 14 March 2020 in France. It was the 78th edition of Paris–Nice and the fifth race of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race was shortened on 13 March, removing the final stage, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health situation had already led to the withdrawal of several teams before and during the race.
German rider Maximilian Schachmann won the overall classification after the race was ended following the seventh stage. Belgian Tiesj Benoot was second, Colombian Sergio Higuita third.
Teams Seventeen teams participated in the race, including twelve UCI WorldTour teams and five UCI Professional Continental teams. Several teams originally scheduled to take part in the race withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including , , , , , , and . During the race, many riders and teams chose to pull out, including , , and defending world road race champion Mads Pedersen, due to various coronavirus-related reasons. As a result, of the 136 riders who started the race, only 61 riders finished.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Route
+Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 8 March Plaisir to Plaisir Hilly stage 2 9 March Chevreuse to Chalette-sur-Loing Flat stage 3 10 March Chalette-sur-Loing to La Châtre Flat stage 4 11 March Saint-Amand-Montrond to Saint-Amand-Montrond Individual time trial 5 12 March Gannat to La Côte-Saint-André Flat stage 6 13 March Sorgues to Apt Hilly stage 7 14 March Nice to Valdeblore La Colmiane Mountain stage 8 15 March Nice to Nice Medium mountain stage Stage cancelled Total
Stages Stage 1 8 March 2020 — Plaisir to Plaisir,
Stage 2 9 March 2020 — Chevreuse to Chalette-sur-Loing,
Stage 3 10 March 2020 — Chalette-sur-Loing to La Châtre,
Stage 4 11 March 2020 — Saint-Amand-Montrond to Saint-Amand-Montrond, (ITT)
Stage 5 12 March 2020 — Gannat to La Côte-Saint-André,
Stage 6 13 March 2020 — Sorgues to Apt,
withdrew before the start of stage 6, following concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stage 7
14 March 2020 — Nice to Valdeblore La Colmiane,
Stage 8 (cancelled) 15 March 2020 — Nice to Nice,
Following stage 5, the decision was made to cancel stage 8 in order to limit the exposure of staff and riders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Teams classification 1 Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Maximilian Schachmann Jonathan Hivert Cees Bol 2 Giacomo Nizzolo Sergio Higuita 3 Iván García Giacomo Nizzolo 4 Søren Kragh Andersen Maximilian Schachmann 5 Niccolò Bonifazio 6 Tiesj Benoot Nicolas Edet 7 Nairo Quintana Tiesj Benoot 8 Cancelled Final Maximilian Schachmann Tiesj Benoot Nicolas Edet Sergio Higuita
Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the teams classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
Notes
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