2018 Paris–Nice

The 2018 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 11 March 2018 in France. It was the 76th edition of the Paris–Nice and the sixth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.

2018 Paris–Nice
2018 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 37
Race details
Dates4–11 March 2018
Stages8
Distance1,198.9 km (745.0 mi)
Winning time30h 22' 41"
Results
Winner  Marc Soler (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Second  Simon Yates (GBR) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  Third  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (Bahrain–Merida)

Points  Tim Wellens (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
Mountains  Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
Youth  Marc Soler (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Team Bahrain–Merida

The race was won on the final day by the Movistar Team's Marc Soler from Spain. Having started the final stage 37 seconds down on race leader Simon Yates (Mitchelton–Scott) in sixth place overall, Soler attacked around halfway into the stage along with compatriot David de la Cruz (Team Sky); the duo joined Omar Fraile (Astana) at the head of the race, and the trio managed to stay clear of the rest of the field by the time they reached Nice. As de la Cruz and Fraile contested stage honours, Soler finished third – acquiring four bonus seconds on the finish in addition to three gained at an earlier intermediate sprint – and with a 35-second gap to Yates and the remaining general classification contenders, it was enough to give Soler victory over Yates by four seconds. The podium was completed by Bahrain–Merida's Gorka Izagirre, moving ahead of teammate and brother Ion Izagirre due to bonus seconds won on the final day, 14 seconds behind Soler, who also won the white jersey as best young rider.

Lotto–Soudal won the two other jerseys on offer in the race; Tim Wellens won the green jersey for the points classification, taking five top-ten finishes over the course of the week, while Thomas De Gendt was the winner of the mountains classification. With the performances of the Izagirre brothers, Bahrain–Merida were the winners of the teams classification.

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