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Jumbo-Visma took victory in an absorbing and original team time trial on Stage 3 at Paris-Nice, propelling GC hopeful Jonas Vingegaard up the standings, while Magnus Cort (EF Education–EasyPost) snatched the overall lead. ‘Race for the Sun’ organisers courted controversy in the build-up after overhauling the TTT, with teams awarded times based on the first rider – not the fourth – to cross the line.
Mads Pedersen (Trek–Segafredo) won a chaotic sprint finish in the second stage of Paris-Nice from Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) and also took the overall lead of the race. Tim Merlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) was the big favourite to make it back-to-back stage wins but a crash with 1km remaining split the peloton up. Ad The top 10 were all closely congested at the finish line as Pedersen powered past Kooij, with Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education–EasyPost) third and Dan McLay (Arkea–Samsic) in fourth.
LA VERRIERE, France: Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won a battle of the fast men to take the first stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday in La Verriere.
Team Jumbo-Visma have confirmed that Slovenian superstar Primoz Roglic will return to action at Tirreno-Adriatico 2023 after undergoing shoulder surgery at the end of 2022. It had been initially thought that Roglic would return to action at the Volta a Catalunya but he was part of Jumbo's team announcement for Tirreno-Adriatico. Ad Sporting director Merijn Zeeman said of the decision «He worked hard and is ready for it.
«Europe's most southern northern classic» is back for another year as the Tuscan dirt roads take centre-stage at Strade Bianche. With defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) absent, the likes of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will be looking to grab top spot on the podium in the men’s race.
Trek-Segafredo have suspended Antonio Tiberi for 20 days without pay after he was fined by the courts in San Marino for killing a cat with a gun, an act his team described as «reprehensible». Tiberi – who was fined £4,000 for the incident – has issued a lengthy statement on his Instagram page apologising, describing his actions as «tremendously stupid and irresponsible». He said he had no intentions of killing the animal.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) will have to “risk everything” if he wants to win a full set of Monuments during his career, according to Eurosport expert Philippe Gilbert, who fears a Paris-Roubaix challenge may be too perilous for the Slovenian sensation. Cycling’s five Monuments – Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Il Lombardia – are widely considered the most prestigious one-day races outside of the Olympic Games and World Championships. Ad Pogacar already boasts two on his palmarès – Liege (2021) and Il Lombardia (2021 and 2022) – and boasts top-five finishes at Milan-San Remo and Tour of Flanders.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has no limit in one-day races, claims Eurosport expert Adam Blythe, who tipped the Slovenian to challenge for all five Monuments during his career. The two-time Tour de France champion has enjoyed a stellar start to 2023, claiming three stages as he took the overall crown at Vuelta a Andalucia last week and also won Jaen Paraiso Interior on his season debut. Ad He heads into the new road season chasing revenge, having relinquished the Tour title to Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and finished fourth in a two-horse race at the Tour of Flanders following a tactical calamity.