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With spring weather in the Northern hemisphere comes the beginning of cycling season proper, beginning with Paris-Nice.
The "Race to the Sun" covers eight days, with riders traveling from the capital to the Côte d'Azur, and there's a good chance we'll see a first-time winner in 2026.
U.S. rider Matteo Jorgenson won in 2024 and 2025 but will not race this year, nor will many of the World Tour's heavy hitters. The lone previous champion in this year's field is Marc Soler of Spain, who won Paris-Nice in 2018.
That leaves the favorite label squarely on Danish star Jonas Vingegaard, the 2022 and 2023 Tour de France winner who also took GC honors at last year's Vuelta a España. Vingegaard finished third at Paris-Nice in 2023 and was leading the race last year when he crashed out in Stage 5.
There are no guarantees in stage racing, so cycling fans should be in for a week of exciting racing as the peloton travels south through France. Here's everything you need to know to watch.
Where to watch Paris-Nice 2026
- TV channel: None
- Live stream: Peacock
Paris-Nice will not air on traditional television but fans can stream every stage live on Peacock.
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Paris-Nice 2026 stage schedule
| Sun., March 8 | Stage 1: Achères to Carrières-sous-Poissy (Flat) | 10 a.m. | Luke Lamperti |
| Mon., March 9 | Stage 2: Épône to Montargis (Flat) | 10 a.m. | Max Kanter |
| Tue., March 10 | Stage 3: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Pouilly-sur-Loire (TTT) | 10 a.m. | INEOS Grenadiers |
| Wed., March 11 | Stage 4: Bourges to Uchon (Mountain) | 10 a.m. | Jonas Vingegaard |
| Thu., March 12 | Stage 5: Cormoranche-sur-Saône to Colombier-le-Vieux (Hilly) | 10 a.m. | Jonas Vingegaard |
| Fri., March 13 | Stage 6: Barbentane to Apt (Hilly) | 10 a.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., March 14 | Stage 7: Nice to Auron (Mountain) | 8 a.m. | Peacock |
| Sun., March 15 | Stage 8: Nice to Nice (Mountain) | 10 a.m. | Peacock |
Paris-Nice winners list
Here are the last 10 Paris-Nice champions:
| 2025 | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Visma-Lease a Bike |
| 2024 | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Visma-Lease a Bike |
| 2023 | Tadej Pogacar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2022 | Primoz Roglic (SLO) | Jumbo-Visma |
| 2021 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 2020 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 2019 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Sky |
| 2018 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar |
| 2017 | Sergio Henao (COL) | Sky |
| 2016 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Sky |
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