Paris-Nice

Katusha's onboard footage of Wednesday's cancelled stage shows just how snowy it was in France for stage 3 of Paris-Nice.

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There was no controversy in Thursday's Paris-Nice sprint as Nacer Bouhanni cleanly out-classed Theuns, Greipel, and Kristoff.

Nacer Bouhanni gets revenge in stage 4 sprint as Michael Matthews keeps the yellow jersey for another day in France.

Nacer Bouhanni gets a much-needed stage win in Paris-Nice, ahead of Theuns and Greipel. Matthews keeps the overall lead.

A day after stage 3 was canceled because of snow and cold, riders and sport directors are frustrated with how it all played out.

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Paris-Nice stage 3 is cancelled, so riders hop into cars, start a snowball fight, and try to make the best of things.

Paris-Nice riders appreciate that organizers were willing to cancel a snowy stage 3 but wonder why there wasn't a back-up plan.

Paris-Nice organizers are forced to cancel stage 3 mid-race due to snowy conditions, crashes, and cold weather.

Teams take to Twitter to raise concerns about snowy weather in Paris-Nice stage 3.

The 2012 world champion has a respiratory infection and wants to rest up for Milano-Sanremo on March 19.

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Nacer Bouhanni and Michael Matthews tangle in controversial sprint, and Matthews wins by jury decision, keeps GC lead.

A complete photo sequence of Tuesday's controversial sprint finish at Paris-Nice.

Nacer Bouhanni and Michael Matthews bump and nearly crash in the Paris-Nice stage 2 sprint. Jury awards stage to the Aussie.

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The Paris-Nice peloton endures a cold day in the saddle, punctuated by tricky dirt road sectors.

Tom Boonen may have been complaining about the cold in Paris-Nice Monday, but his form is heating up for the classics.

Arnaud Demare comes away with a sprint victory after a cold day in Northern France, and Michael Matthews defends yellow jersey.

French sprinter Arnaud Démare sprints to victory on a tricky Paris-Nice stage that includes dirt roads and short, punchy climbs.

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Michael Matthews kicked off Paris-Nice with a surprise prologue victory over several strong time trialists, including runner-up Tom Dumoulin

Michael Matthews leads the general classification at Paris-Nice after nabbing a prologue victory ahead of Tom Dumoulin

Michael Matthews bumps Tom Dumoulin off the hot seat and holds on to take the win in the Paris-Nice prologue

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Marcel Kittel, Alexander Kristoff, and André Greipel headline a strong roster of sprinters set to take on Paris-Nice

The Australian has sinusitis and will not compete at the eight-day "Race to the Sun," which starts with a prologue Sunday.

The first weekend of March offers dirty racing on Italy's white roads, the WorldTour's second race at Paris-Nice, and action in Belgium.

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Porte, Thomas, and Bardet will be gunning for early season wins, but it's likely that Alberto Contador will win the "Race to the sun."

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Alberto Contador won his first major stage race in Paris-Nice 2007, and he'll use it again this year as Tour de France prep.

Van Garderen, Talansky, Valverde, Contador, and Nibali are all queuing up to race Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

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The Paris-Nice route is unveiled, and it should include some surprises, plus a tough climb up the lower half of Mont Ventoux.

The Tasmanian recently won Paris-Nice and will next race the Volta a Catalunya starting Monday

The American admits he didn't prepare for cold temperatures in stage 6, which cost him valuable time in the GC standings

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Photos from the final and decisive stage of Paris-Nice 2015

Results from the seventh and final stage of the 2015 Paris-Nice

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Results from stage 6 of the 2015 Paris-Nice

Tony Gallopin solos to victory in the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice, taking the overall lead going into the final time trial on Col d'Èze

Cimolai earned Lampre-Merida's first WorldTour win of the season as De Gendt was caught just before the line on Paris-Nice stage 5

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Davide Cimolai narrowly wins ahead of Bryan Coquard after Thomas De Gendt caught by the peloton within final five hundred meters

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Sky soars to the top of stage 4 in France as Michal Kwiatkowski reclaims the yellow jersey

Sky goes one-two in Paris-Nice's first climbing stage, and Kwiatkowski reclaims the yellow jersey

Porte is now second on the GC, 1 second behind Michal Kwiatkowski

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On a punchy sprint finish tailor-made for Michael Matthews, Orica-GreenEdge takes control and delivers its sprinter to victory

Michael Matthews snags the overall lead in Paris-Nice after winning a punchy sprint finish on Wednesday

Michael Matthews claims his first win of the season in stage 3 of Pars-Nice, and also snatches the yellow jersey, thanks to bonus time

Tuesday's Paris-Nice stage starts out with a bit of rain and ends with a red-hot sprint

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Kwiatkowski keeps the yellow jersey as Degenkolb moves up in the overall with sprint result. Greipel wins the day's sprint

German champion André Greipel sprints to his first stage win at Paris-Nice on Tuesday

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Kwiatkowski keeps overall race lead as Kristoff sprints to his first-ever Paris-Nice win

A breakaway duo comes close, but the sprinters teams pull them back just in time for a bunch gallop in stage 1 of Paris-Nice

Classics star Tom Boonen will miss Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix and may require surgery for dislocated shoulder

Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff freelances his way to his first-ever win at Paris-Nice in Contres

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Photos from the Paris-Nice prologue

Results from the prologue to the 2015 Paris-Nice