Paris-Nice, nicknamed the Race to the Sun, is one of the biggest one-week stage races on the men’s WorldTour calendar with Tour de France hopefuls using it to test early season shape or just to get into the swing of things once more. The 2025 edition returns from 9th-16th March.
Last year’s race was won by Matteo Jorgenson by 30 seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel. Stage 7 had to be altered with a different finishing point up Madone d’Utelle due to fears of snow at Auron, which will feature in the 2025 race.
Jorgenson will be back alongside leader Jonas Vingegaard and new teammate Victor Campenaerts. Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are bringing Aleksandr Vlasov, winner of the shortened Stage 7 in 2024, while UAE Team Emirates XRG, victorious in the team time-trial last time out have the strong (and in-form) duo of João Almeida and Pavel Sivakov.
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Paris-Nice 2025 key information
- Date: 9th-16th March 2025
- Start: Le Perray-en-Yvelines
- Finish: Nice
- Stages: 8
- Distance: 1,212.6km
- 2024 winner: Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)
- UK television coverage: TNT Sports
Paris-Nice 2025 route and stage-by-stage preview
Beginning in Yvelines just west of Paris once again, the race will take riders down central France and towards the southeast to finish in Nice.
Stage 1, Sunday 9th March: Le Perray-en-Yvelines – Le Perray-en-Yvelines, 156.1km
The 2025 Paris-Nice kicks off with a flat stage around Le Perray-en-Yvelines in northern France. A flat stage with plenty of small lumps, there are three Category 3 climbs to scale with maximum 15% gradients, the last one coming just over 20km from the finish line. Olav Kooij took stage honours last year on a similar parcours to Les Mureaux, beating Mads Pedersen in the sprint.
Stage 2, Monday 10th March: Montesson – Bellegarde, 183.9km
Stage 2 is another for the sprinters with a 183.9km stretch from Montesson to Bellegarde. There’s only two climbs on the menu but they’re not difficult and come early.
There’s an intermediate sprint point of the race 20km from the finish as the peloton head onto a circuit for a loop before the stage winner is decided.
Stage 3, Tuesday 11th March: Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours – Nevers, 28.4km (TTT)
The team time-trial is 28.4km in length and features a short uphill climb towards the intermediate time check. The Côte de la Pisserotte near the end of the course reaches a gradient of 11%.
In 2024, UAE Team Emirates XRG won the TTT stage by 15 seconds ahead of Jayco-AlUla.
Stage 4, Wednesday 12th March: Vichy – La Loge des Gardes, 163.4km
The first of two big summit finishes of Paris-Nice arrives on Stage 4, the Category 1 La Loge des Gardes, which comes after five other climbs in the 163.4km.
Stage 5, Thursday 13th March: Saint-Just-en-Chevalet – La Côte-Saint-André
Stage 5 is a long one at just over 200km and backloaded with a fierce number of short, steep climbs in quick succession.
The day ends with a punchy uphill finish on the 1.7km Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Sciez, which hits a maximum 18% gradient in the final kilometre.
Stage 6, Friday 14th March: Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban – Berre l’Étang, 209km
Some brief respite before a mountainous weekend, this should be the last opportunity for the sprinters. The trio of Category 3 climbs shouldn't cause any problems.
Stage 7, Saturday 15th March: Nice – Auron, 147.8km
Here’s where things really start to get serious. The first proper mountain stage of the 2025 Paris-Nice finishes with a one-two punch of Category 1 climbs starting with La Colmiane, which featured on the penultimate stage of last year's Tour de France. On the road to the finish line, the harshest section of the final climb to Auron will hit a little before the flamme rouge, with its 9% gradient eventually giving way in the last 300m.
Stage 8, Sunday 16th March: Nice – Nice, 120km
A trio of Category 1 climbs is on the cards for the final day of racing: the Col de la Porte, Côte de Peille and Col des Quatre Chemins. The latter coming in the last 10km of the stage, hitting 16% before the descent to the finish where the winner will be crowned.
Paris-Nice 2025 favourites
After winning the first stage race he entered this year in the Volta ao Algarve, Jonas Vingegaard has a big target on his back heading into Paris-Nice. But he’ll face strong competition from João Almeida, who is itching to claim a stage race this year having finished second overall at both the Volta ao Algarve and Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.
Cyclist's ratings
- ★★★★★: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)
- ★★★★: Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)
- ★★★: Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious), Ben O’Connor (Jayco-AlUla), Felix Gall (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)
- ★★: Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Max Schachmann (Soudal-QuickStep)
- ★: Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers), Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious)
How to watch Paris-Nice 2025
Viewers in the UK can only watch Paris-Nice on TNT Sports, which is available to be streamed through Discovery+. FloBikes has the coverage across Canada, it's NBC Sports and Peacock for the US and in Australia it's on SBS. Check below for a full broadcaster list.
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UK TV times
Stage 1, Sunday 9th March
TNT Sports 1: 12:30-14:30
Stage 2, Monday 10th March
TNT Sports 2: 13:45–15:45
TNT Sports 1: 15:15–15:45
Stage 3, Tuesday 11th March
TNT Sports 2: 13:45–15:45
TNT Sports 1: 15:15–15:45
Stage 4, Wednesday 12th March
TNT Sports 2: 13:45–15:45
TNT Sports 1: 15:15–15:45
Stage 5, Thursday 13th March
TNT Sports 2: 13:45–15:45
TNT Sports 1: 15:15–15:45
Stage 6, Friday 14th March
TNT Sports 3: 13:45–15:45
TNT Sports 1: 15:15–15:45
Stage 7, Saturday 15th March
TNT Sports 3: 12:30–14:30
Stage 8, Sunday 16th March
TNT Sports online: 14:25–16:25
TNT Sports 3: 15:15–16:30
International broadcasters
- Australia: SBS
- Basque Country: EITB
- Belgium: RTBF, VRT
- Canada: FloBikes
- China: Zhibo TV
- Denmark: TV2DK
- Europe: Eurosport (not UK)
- France: Eurosport, France TV
- Italy: Rai Sport
- Japan: J Sports
- Latin America: DirecTV
- Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN International
- Luxembourg: RTL
- Middle East & North Africa: Abu Dhabi Sports
- Netherlands: NOS
- New Zealand: Sky Sport
- Norway: TV2
- South East Asia: Eurosport
- Spain: Teledeporte
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport
- Switzerland: SRG SSR
- United States: NBC Sports
Paris-Nice 2025 start list
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