Swift is swift but Démare swifter as Frenchman wins Paris-Nice stage 1

Swift is swift but Démare swifter as Frenchman wins Paris-Nice stage 1
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After an extremely tough stage 1 in ''Paris-Nice'':http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2016/us/ the Frenchman Arnaud Démare thrilled the home fans with a sprint victory in Vendôme.

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After an extremely tough stage 1 in ‘‘Paris-Nice’‘:http://www.letour.fr/paris-nice/2016/us/ the Frenchman Arnaud Démare thrilled the home fans with a sprint victory in Vendôme.

Arnaud Démare pips Ben Swift to the line to win stage one at Paris-Nice | https://t.co/Cgy1DiPATDpic.twitter.com/iZ3AuMLMEz

— Cycling Weekly (@cyclingweekly) March 7, 2016

The 195k route was littered with dirt roads and punchy climbs and far from fitting the description as a pure sprint.

Stage 1 of Paris-Nice is now Streaming LIVE for NBCSN Subscribers liveextra</a> <a href="https://t.co/2S54ks17Hd">https://t.co/2S54ks17Hd</a> <a href="https://t.co/7vQpdrnXKq">pic.twitter.com/7vQpdrnXKq</a></p>&mdash; NBCSN Cycling (NBCSNCycling) March 7, 2016

The eventual stage winner had a very strong lead out to thank for his victory.

Sky’s Ben Swift was a powerhouse, but was pipped on the line.

Snow flurries on stage one Paris-Nice today. This is lequipe</a> photog Bernard Papon and driver Marc Meilleur <a href="https://t.co/F2Ao4x46i4">pic.twitter.com/F2Ao4x46i4</a></p>&mdash; Luke Edwardes-Evans (lukedoublee) March 7, 2016

Aussie cyclist Michael Matthews wins the Paris-Nice Prologue beating pre-stage favourite Tom Dumoulin by a second pic.twitter.com/aKiJPyWVIB

— FOX SPORTS News (@FOXSportsNews) March 6, 2016

The Orica-GreenEdge rider Australia’s Michael Matthews held on to the yellow jersey he won in Sunday’s prologue.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/03/news/road/results-2016-paris-nice-stage-1_397686

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