March 10th Monday, 2nd stage: Montesson – Bellegarde – Stage 2 of Paris-Nice 2025 led to a much different sprint than stage 1 but the same winner powered to victory: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), who took his sixth win of the year and retained the yellow and white jersey as the overall leader of the Race to the Sun. The Belgian star is the first rider to win the first two stages since Dylan Groenewegen in 2019… And it was already in Bellegarde, where Merlier made the most of a 6-km long final straight! This time, he got the better of Émilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek). On Tuesday, stage 3 is set to shake the overall standings with a team time trial in Nevers, the first major rendezvous of Paris-Nice 2025 for the GC contenders.
Stage 2
- Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) 4h11’29’’
- Émilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies) +00’’
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) +00’’
GC
- Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) 7h43’12’’
- Arnaud Démare (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) +14’’
- Émilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies) +14’’
