Wednesday, March 12th
Stage 4: Vichy – La Loge des Gardes – La Loge des Gardes still doesn’t smile at Jonas Vingegaard. On the day after a dominant team time-trial from Visma – Lease a Bike, the Danish star attacked on the final ascent of stage 4 of Paris-Nice 2025, just as he did on the same slopes in 2023. He was still leading the way into the last 200 metres… But, as happened a couple of years ago, the climb proved to be a bit too long for Vingegaard, who saw Joao Almeida turn the tables to claim victory after a subpar performance from UAE Team Emirates XRG in the TTT. The Portuguese climber follows the track of his leader Tadej Pogacar, winner at La Loge des Gardes in 2023. He also gets back in the GC mix, with overall standings once again redefined after this first climbing challenge. Vingegaard takes the yellow and white jersey from his teammate Matteo Jorgenson, while Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) completes the podium on the day and in GC. The race was momentarily neutralized due to the weather conditions but the riders were then able to resume action in sunny conditions.
Stage 4
- Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates XRG) 3h37’06’’
- Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma – Lease a Bike) +01’’
- Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +02’’
GC
- Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma – Lease a Bike) 11h50’59’’
- Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma – Lease a Bike) +05’’
- Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +33’’
