Sisteron, 5th stage: Thursday, March 7th
Olav Kooij (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) asserted himself as the undisputable fastest man in this Paris-Nice, outsprinting Mads Pedersen on the line in Sisteron exactly like he did in stage 1 on Sunday to snatch his second stage victory, his third in the Race to the Sun. Germany’s Pascal Ackermann (Israel Premier Tech) was third. An eight-man break tried all day to confirm the trend that Sisteron stages on Paris-Nice did not finish in a bunch sprint, but the sprinters teams had other ideas. A cautious Luke Plapp retained his overall leader’s yellow and white jersey.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
- Olav Kooij (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) 04H 23′ 44”
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) +00’’
- Pascal Ackermann (Israel – Premier Tech) +00’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
- Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) 17H 38′ 48′
- Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) +13’’
- Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) +27’’
