Harassed all day by a formidable Nairo Quintana, Egan Bernal (Sky) kept his cool to win the 77th edition of Paris-Nice at 22 on Sunday. While some expected Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) to challenge the young Colombian in this finale around Nice, it is Quintana who led a fierce battle, à la Contador, to try and topple his compatriot. But Team Sky were too solid...
"It was an exciting week. We reached our objective at the start, which was to win the GC. When you see everything that happened, it was very intense, with the first days in the crosswinds. But we managed to handle the situation. Today we had to control the operation launched by Quintana and we didn't panic. As for me, I tried hard to win this race but i couldn't...
"It's a really good feeling. I can't believe I just won Paris-Nice. It's incredible for me. I'm happy. Was it hard to stay calm? Yes and no. When some riders started to attack, I couldn't follow them but I also knew I had a good team, a strong team and it can control the escapees. It was not difficult to be calm becauseI really believed in my team. The whole team...
| Road | Kilometers | Schedules Local Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the finish | From the start | 38km/h | 40km/h | 42km/h | |||
| FRANCE | |||||||
| ALPES-MARITIMES (06) | |||||||
| VC NICE | 110 | 0 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | ||
| D6202 NICE | 110 | 0 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 14:05 | ||
| SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VAR (M6202-M20) | 96 | 14 | 14:27 | 14:26 | 14:25 | ||
| D20 LA ROQUETTE-SUR-VAR | 91.5 | 18.5 | 14:34 | 14:32 | 14:31 | ||
| Côte de Levens | 89.5 | 20.5 | 14:37 | 14:36 | 14:34 | ||
| LEVENS (M20-M19) | 88.5 | 21.5 | 14:38 | 14:37 | 14:35 | ||
| D19 LEVENS | 85.5 | 24.5 | 14:43 | 14:41 | 14:39 | ||
| Saint Claire | 83.5 | 26.5 | 14:47 | 14:44 | 14:43 | ||
| Laval | 82 | 28 | 14:49 | 14:47 | 14:45 | ||
| Plan D'arriou (TOURRETTE-LEVENS) (M19-D815) | 79.5 | 30.5 | 14:53 | 14:50 | 14:48 | ||
| D815 Le Colombier (TOURRETTE-LEVENS) | 77.5 | 32.5 | 14:56 | 14:53 | 14:51 | ||
| Côte de Châteauneuf | 73.5 | 36.5 | 15:03 | 15:00 | 14:57 | ||
| CHÂTEAUNEUF-VILLEVIEILLE | 71 | 39 | 15:06 | 15:03 | 15:00 | ||
| CONTES | 68 | 42 | 15:11 | 15:08 | 15:05 | ||
| Carrefour D815-D115 | 65.5 | 44.5 | 15:15 | 15:12 | 15:08 | ||
| D115 La Vernéa | 64 | 46 | 15:17 | 15:14 | 15:11 | ||
| Sclos | 62.5 | 47.5 | 15:20 | 15:16 | 15:13 | ||
| Col de Calaïson | 59 | 51 | 15:25 | 15:21 | 15:17 | ||
| Carrefour D115-D215 | 58 | 52 | 15:27 | 15:23 | 15:19 | ||
| D215 Carrefour D215-D2204 | 57 | 53 | 15:28 | 15:24 | 15:20 | ||
| D2204 L'ESCARÈNE (D2204-D21) | 56.5 | 53.5 | 15:29 | 15:25 | 15:21 | ||
| D21 La Grave | 50 | 60 | 15:39 | 15:35 | 15:30 | ||
| D53 PEILLE | 42.5 | 67.5 | 15:52 | 15:46 | 15:41 | ||
| Côte de Peille | 42 | 68 | 15:52 | 15:46 | 15:42 | ||
| Saint-Martin-du-Lac | 37.5 | 72.5 | 15:59 | 15:53 | 15:48 | ||
| LA TURBIE (D53-D2564-M45) | 32.5 | 77.5 | 16:07 | 16:01 | 15:56 | ||
| D2564 LA TURBIE | 31 | 79 | 16:09 | 16:03 | 15:57 | ||
| Carrefour D2564-VC | 30.5 | 79.5 | 16:10 | 16:04 | 15:58 | ||
| D45 ÈZE (M45-M6007-M46) | 29.5 | 80.5 | 16:12 | 16:05 | 16:00 | ||
| D46 Col d'Eze | 26 | 84 | 16:17 | 16:10 | 16:04 | ||
| Carrefour M46-M2564 | 26 | 84 | 16:17 | 16:10 | 16:04 | ||
| D2564 Col des Quatre Chemins (M2564-M33) | 21.5 | 88.5 | 16:24 | 16:17 | 16:11 | ||
| D6007 Carrefour M33-M6007 | 19.5 | 90.5 | 16:27 | 16:20 | 16:14 | ||
| VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER (VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER) | 18 | 92 | 16:30 | 16:22 | 16:16 | ||
| NICE (M6007-VC-M2564) | 17.5 | 92.5 | 16:31 | 16:24 | 16:17 | ||
| D2564 Carrefour M2564-M33 | 9.5 | 100.5 | 16:43 | 16:35 | 16:28 | ||
| Col des Quatre Chemins | 8.5 | 101.5 | 16:45 | 16:37 | 16:29 | ||
| Carrefour M33-M6098 | 1 | 109 | 16:56 | 16:48 | 16:40 | ||
| Nice | -0.5 | 110.5 | 16:59 | 16:50 | 16:42 | ||
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