Paris-Nice 2024 Route stage 5: Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut

Paris-Nice 2024 Route stage 5: Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut - Sisteron

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Thursday 7 March - The route between Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut and Sisteron adds up to 193.5 kilometres. The 5th stage of Paris-Nice is a lumpy race with a virtually flat finale.

The finale is similar to the 5th stage of the 2018 edition of Paris-Nice. While they were approaching Sisteron, Jérôme Cousin and Nils Politt were the survivors of the break of the day. The German was stronger and powered on with Cousin patiently waiting in his wheels. The Frenchman made his move on the home straight to take the win, while the peloton crossed the line 4 seconds later. The 2020 Tour de France also finished in Sisteron and that did boil down to a bunch sprint. Caleb Ewan hit the jackpot, strikingly enough at the end of a race with only one breakaway rider… Jérôme Cousin.

The peloton sets off from Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut in the Ardèche department. The first phase is flat and the first KOM points are up for grabs after 82.5 kilometres in the saddle. It’s hardly enough to pay the bills, as the Col de la Sausse is only 2.6 kilometres long and averaging 5.2%.

Subsequent to the downhill the route goes false flat uphill for tens of kilometres until the Col de Peyrurgue takes it up a notch. The 5.3 kilometres climb at 4.9% opens the most hilly part of the race. The Côte de la Rochette-du-Buis (2.3 kilometres at 5.4%) precedes another false flat before the riders reach the highest point of the day at the Col de la Pigière (2.6 kilometer at 5%).

Still almost 50 kilometers left to race at the Pigière, which is situated at 968 metres above sea level. The route descends gradually – 30 kilometres at less than 2% – to 472 metres. The pace will be high, so teams with the ambition to reel in the breakaway should be aware of a fast finale.

The first passage on the line happens with a little over 10 kilometres to go. The finishing lap is virtually flat.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprint comes with 6, 4 and 2 seconds.

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Another interesting read: results 5th stage 2024 Paris-Nice.