Paris–Nice

The cycling race Paris-Nice (also called race to the sun ) is considered the first major stage race of the cycling season and was a 2005-2007 on the UCI ProTour, a series of the most important stages and one-day races of the year. Since 2011 the French race is part of the succession series UCI World Tour.

The week-long race will be in March, parallel in time to the Italian race Tirreno- Adriatico, held in the south of France. It was founded by Albert Lejeune, director of the magazine " Petit Journal " and was first held in 1933. Today, the race of the Amaury Sport Organisation is organized, which also organizes the Tour de France. In analogy to the Tour de France, the leader of the general classification will be with the yellow jersey ( maillot jaune ), the leader of the points classification with the green jersey ( maillot vert ) and the leader of the mountain classification with the dotted jersey ( maillot à pois ) excellent. The best young rider may wear the white jersey ( maillot blanc).

Meanwhile, place the starting place not in Paris but in the Paris suburb of Issy -les -Moulineaux. The profile of the stage race is to call for early in the season to be relatively difficult, as several mountain stages with increases in the first category are on the program. The last stage was once mostly a mountain time trial from Nice to Col d' Eze. For several years the race ends with a "normal " stage to Nice.

With seven wins in a row in the 1980s, the Irishman Sean Kelly is record winner of Paris - Nice.

Winner

  • 2014 Colombia Carlos Betancur
  • 2013 Australia Richie Porte
  • 2011 Germany Tony Martin
  • 2010, Spain Alberto Contador
  • Luis León Sánchez 2009 Spain
  • 2008 Italy Davide Rebellin
  • 2007 Spain Alberto Contador
  • 2006 United States Floyd Landis
  • 2004 Germany Jörg Jaksche
  • 2003 Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan
  • 2002 Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan
  • 2001 Italy Dario Frigo
  • 2000 Germany Andreas Klöden
  • 1999 The Netherlands Michael Boogerd
  • 1998 Belgium Frank Vandenbroucke
  • 1997 France Laurent Jalabert
  • 1996 France Laurent Jalabert
  • 1995 France Laurent Jalabert
  • 1994 Switzerland Tony Rominger
  • 1993 Switzerland Alex Zülle
  • 1992 France J.-F. Bernard
  • 1991 Switzerland Tony Rominger
  • 1990 Spain Miguel Indurain
  • 1989 Spain Miguel Indurain
Race stage Cycle sport General classification in the Tour de France King of the Mountains Issy-les-Moulineaux Sean Kelly (cyclist) Bradley Wiggins 2011 Paris–Nice Tony Martin (cyclist) 2010 Paris–Nice 2009 Paris–Nice Bobby Julich Alexander Vinokourov Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Stephen Roche Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Freddy Maertens Michel Laurent Joop Zoetemelk Rolf Wolfshohl Tom Simpson Jacques Anquetil Jan Janssen Jean Graczyk Fred De Bruyne Jean Bobet Jean-Pierre Munch Louison Bobet Roger Decock Jules Lowie Roger Lapébie Gaston Rebry Alphonse Schepers 2014 UCI World Tour Tour Down Under Volta a Catalunya E3 Harelbeke Tour of Flanders Tour of the Basque Country Amstel Gold Race Tour de Romandie Tour de Pologne
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