Adverse weather conditions and heavy snowfall have forced organisers of Paris-Nice to alter and shorten the queen stage 7 on Saturday. The route’s distance has been shortened by 18km to just 120.4km, and the finish line has been moved away from the mountaintop finish in Auron to Isola to ensure rider safety.
“The organisers of Paris-Nice have been closely monitoring the weather conditions in the Alpes-Maritimes department throughout the week. The latest forecasts make an arrival in the Auron resort inconceivable, with the rain-snow line estimated to be around 1,100 metres altitude,” race organisers confirmed on Friday evening before stage 7 set to start in Nice on Saturday.
“To ensure riders’ safety, the decision to modify the route for stage 7 was made in agreement with the city of Nice, the Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture, the municipalities of Auron and Isola, and in consultation with the panel of commissaires from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), as well as representatives of the teams (A.I.G.C.P) and riders (C.P.A).
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The peloton was initially scheduled to compete across 138.7km from Nice to the mountaintop finish at the ski station of Auron. The field will now race the first 120.4km of that course, which includes two climbs: Côte de Carros at the 14.8km mark and Côte de Bouyon at the 24km mark.
He now leads the general classification into the penultimate stage with 3:22 ahead of Daniel Felipe Martínez (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) and 5:50 ahead of Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost).
⚠️ LE PARCOURS DE LA 7e ÉTAPE DE PARIS-NICE MODIFIÉ ⚠️ Les équipes d’organisation de Paris-Nice ont observé tout au long de la semaine l’évolution des conditions climatiques dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes. Les prévisions les plus récentes rendent inenvisageables une… pic.twitter.com/tzlWvX9YJYMarch 13, 2026