Paris -Nice 2023
Stage 4
Saint-Amand-Montrond – La Loge des Gardes
8 March 2023
165 km
SUMMARY
The first stageof the race including a 1st category climb (a summit finish) ended with a strong statement by Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirares). He and his team were already preparing for the intermediate sprint with the time bonuses with 15 km to go. Although Michael Matthews (Jayco AlUla) stole the 6″, and Anders Skaarseth (Uno X-Pro),the last rider of the original breakaway group collected the 4″, Pogacar still managed to get the 2″ bonus.
But in the end it seemed indifferent. On the last climb Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) attacked first with 4km to go, only Pogacar could go with him. Later, when the duo got back in the reduced peloton, David Gaudu (Groupam -FDJ) launched his own attack. Less than 2km before the end of the stage, Pogacar joined him. They arrived in the finish together, but. Pogacar had more energy to win the race. Vingegaard crossed the finish line 43″ later.
Tadej Pogacar is the current leader of the general lassification ahead of David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard.
TOP 20 OF THE STAGE
1 POGACAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 4:01:17
2 GAUDU David Groupama – FDJ 0:01
3 MÄDER Gino Bahrain – Victorious 0:34
4 PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien AG2R Citroën Team 0:42
5 VAUQUELIN Kévin Team Arkéa Samsic 0:43
6 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma
7 BARDET Romain Team DSM 0:51
8 MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe INEOS Grenadiers
9 YATES Simon Team Jayco AlUla ,
10 JORGENSON Matteo Movistar Team
11 IZAGIRRE Ion Cofidis 0:54
12 LATOUR Pierre TotalEnergies 1:05
13 HARPER Chris Team Jayco AlUla 1:06
14 SKJELMOSE Mattias Trek – Segafredo 1:22
15 SIVAKOV Pavel INEOS Grenadiers 1:29
16 POELS Wout Bahrain – Victorious 1:38
17 HAIG Jack Bahrain – Victorious
18 CAVAGNA Rémi Soudal – Quick Step
19 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost
20 SOBRERO Matteo Team Jayco AlUla
TOP10 OF THE GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 POGACAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 11:55:00
2 GAUDU David Groupama – FDJ 0:10
3 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma 0:44
4 YATES Simon Team Jayco AlUla 0:56
5 MÄDER Gino Bahrain – Victorious 1:19
6 BARDET Romain Team DSM 1:40
7 MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe INEOS Grenadiers
8 JORGENSON Matteo Movistar Team 1:42
9 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost 1:44
10 SOBRERO Matteo Team Jayco AlUla 1:54
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Tadej Pogacar wins the stage.
1,7 km
Pogacar joins Gaudu at the front.
2 km to go
Meanwhile Pogacar tired to distance from Vingegaard.
They are not far from Gaudu,who is still at the front of the race.
2,5 km to go
After the Pogacar-Vingegaard duo back in the peloton, David Gaudu launches his attack.
4 km to go
Vingegaard attacks. Pogacar goes with him. No othe riders are following them.
5 km to go
Magnus Cort dropped too. There will be a new overall leader. Pogacar has a man with him, Vingegaard is alone. Cca. 17 riders in the front group.
6 km to go
Several riders dropped at the beginning of the ascent, among them Matthews and Pedersen.
15 km to go
Calmejan and Skaarshet are the remaining two breakaway riders. UAE Team Emirates was working hard on catching them, because the intermediate sprint was coming.
In the end, Michael Matthews sprinted for the 6″ time bonus too, Pogacar came third and received 2″ It makes Matthews the virtual leader of the race.
Soon comes the final climb of the stage.
30 km to go
UAE Team Emirates setting the pace at the front of the peloton. They still 2 minutes behind the 6 breakaway riders.
57 km to go
Breakaway riders Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Maurice Ballerstedt (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Jonas Gregaard, Anders Skaarseth (Uno X-Pro), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto-Dstny), Larry Warbasse (AG2R-Citroen) Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech)
Gap around 4 minutes
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After two stages for the sprinters and a team time trial, that shaked up a little bit the overall standing, the real fight for the general classification begins finally.
The 4th stage of Paris-Nice 2023 ends with a hilltop finish on La Loge des Gardes.
Top 10 of the general classification before the stage:
1 CORT NIELSEN Magnus EF Education-EasyPost 7:53:41
2 VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan Jumbo-Visma 0:01
3 MATTHEWS Michael Team Jayco AlUla 0:03
4 TRATNIK Jan Jumbo-Visma
5 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma
6 YATES Simon Team Jayco AlUla 0:07
7 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost 0:08
8 FOSS Tobias Jumbo-Visma
9 O’BRIEN Kelland Team Jayco AlUla 0:11
10 POGACAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 0:14
Stage 4 profile
Previously at Paris-Nice 2023
After the first two stages, where in the end the sprinters dominated, while Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) tried to collect as much as possible bonus seconds throught time bonuses provided a few km before the finish, the team time trial of the 3rd stage shaked up the general classification a bit. Pogacar’s advantage collected during the first 2 days wasn’t enough, after the 3rd stage Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) has a slighly better position than his archrival.
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