2023 Paris-Nice Stage 4 Results & Recap
Stage 4 of the 2023 Paris-Nice is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Pogačar takes the reigns
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 4 of Paris Nice, taking over the race lead from Magnus Cort (EF Education-Easypost) after attacking on the Cat. 1 finishing climb. David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) finished second, just a few metres behind after failing to respond to the Slovenian's final blow.
"It was very nervous all day. It was already hard on the flat parts," Pogacar said. "It was chaos all day. In the final climb, Felix did a very good job of setting me up for the climb in a perfect place. I had good legs. I knew I could not leave Gaudu too much or I would not win. I was a little surprised (by Jonas Vingegaard). He was the first to launch the attack and looked super strong. I did not counter, I waited for a rest. In the end, I think he lacked a little bit. It was not in my mind to take the yellow jersey but you don’t say no to the yellow. It’s nice to be back in this colour."
David Gaudu's performance moves him up to second overall after the 164km stage.
"It was a complicated day today. Really hard. There was lots of wind, tension, nerves. But we did well as a team, we never were in a rush, we even launched an echelon so it was a good day," Gaudu said. "We saw immediately that Vingegaard’s first attack was not one to be followed. Everybody had the same reaction. We let them do the show and decide who the strongest was. I held there and there was a bit of tail wind so I said to myself: why not? I saw I had nobody in the wheel and a flat section was coming so I tried to hang in there but in the sprint, he was stronger than me. I was second again. Second behind Pogacar of course. But that’s it. There won’t be a million chances to beat them in the climbs. I’m happy with my form. It was a first set. This one is done. I will have to stay focused. Arnaud will have a chance to sprint tomorrow."
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