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.
ADVERTISEMENTAfter 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
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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>— 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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