La Colle-sur-Loup, 6th stage: Friday, March 8th – Danish champion Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), helped all day by his team-mate Mads Pedersen, stole the show between Sisteron and La Colle-sur-Loup on Friday to win the 6th stage of Paris-Nice in a three-man breakaway. Gone with him in the short but gruelling last climb, Americans Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson finished second and third and the UAE Team Emirates rider took back the yellow jersey he handed for two days to Australian Luke Plapp. Jorgenson, who launched the decisive move in the finale, will sport the white jersey in Saturday’s modified mountain stage.
STAGE CLASSIFICATION
- Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) 04H 36′ 51”
- Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) +00’’
- Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) +00’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
- Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) 22H 15’ 58’’
- Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) +23’’
- Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) +34’’v
