The danish Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) added its first victory in the general classification of Paris-Nice after the dispute of the last stage, of 145 kilometers around the capital of the Côte d’Azur and with 3 first-class ports, which the Frenchman took Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorius).
He Visma broke the race on the last ascent of the race, the Linguador Coastwith ramps of up to 14%. Over there Victor Campenaerts He worked for the yellow jersey and set the lethal pace that tore the group to pieces. When everything pointed to a new solo exhibition by the Dane, Lenny Martinez it was welded to its wheel. The Frenchman was able to win in the final A stringwhich this time did not have its goal in the usual Walk of the English of the French city for the holding of electoral elections.
No scares for yellow
The light French climber took risks on the descent to try to leave the yellow jersey behind. Vingegaard He did not want to put his overall victory at risk and left him a few meters ahead to catch up with him at the end of the descent. Together they collaborated until the finish line, where Martinez beat him in a sprint in which it seemed that the Dane did not give his all.
The Visma player did not have any problems in the last stage. It was already clear before starting the last day, since he arrived with an advantage of more than 3 minutes over the second. But it turned out to be even calmer after his immediate pursuer in the general classification, Daniel Felipe Martínez (Red Bull-Bora), fell with 52 kilometers to go in an unfortunate action by his teammate Laurence Pithie.
Final classification of Paris-Nice 2026
Final general classification of Paris-Nice 2026 / ASO
After a long chase supported by several Red Bull-Bora teammates, Daniel Felipe Martínez He managed to save his second place overall by arriving in Nice 51 seconds behind the yellow jersey. Fair reward for the perseverance of the Colombian, who hit a curb, and his team, Red Bull, which has been one of the great protagonists of this week. They were on the verge of losing what they have achieved and deserved in these 8 stages.
The German completed the podium Georg Steinhauser (EF Education), who remained vigilant throughout the stage to the wheel of Kevin Vauquelin (INEOS), his biggest threat to get into the box given that he was barely 17 seconds ahead of him. The German cyclist had a double prize, who also took the white jersey of the best young person. We will have to pay attention to the evolution of this corridor, since together with Florian Lipowitz He leads the next generation of German cyclists.
