Paris-Nice stage 7 live – GC battle continues on modified stage

Here’s the jersey wearers on stage 7 of Paris-Nice:
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) in the leader’s yellow jersey
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) in the green points jersey
Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) in the best young rider’s white jersey
Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) in the King of the Mountains jersey 

Race Start

Stage 7 of Paris-Nice is underway! Riders are off from the start line in nice on a damp and grey day in Nice.

Here’s Brandon McNulty back in the yellow jersey after his strong performance on stage 6. He leads the overall race 23 seconds ahead of compatriot Matteo Jorgenson after the American pair lit up the finale of yesterday’s stage.

‘Just like in the juniors’ – McNulty back in yellow after lighting up Paris-Nice with Jorgenson

A reminder that today’s route has been modified due to adverse weather in the Alpes-Maritimes department, with snow and ice rendering the climbs supposed to feature today unsafe.

Instead of the Auron finish, stage 7 will now run 104km and finish up the Madone d’Utelle (15.1 km at 5.7%) climb after a relatively easy build-up to the climb.

Paris-Nice: Shorter stage, longer climb as snow forecast forces change to stage 7

We’re just under 10 minutes away from the neutralised roll-out, with the race finally reaching Nice after six days of racing. 

Hello and welcome back to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of Paris-Nice 2024 for stage 7!