2025 Paris-Nice Stage 5 Results & Recap
Stage 5 of the 2025 Paris-Nice is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Martinez Wins on Steep Finish, Jorgenson New Leader
The Race to the Sun served up a race with the last 50 kilometres packed with short ramps, before the finish line was situated atop a 1.7-kilometre kicker at 11.1%. That's where the battle raged. Matteo Jorgenson led the charge, but Lenny Martinez took the spoils.
âItâs mixed feelings," Jorgenson said. "I felt personally very strong. But I saw Jonas [Vingegaard] crash, and he came up to me in the race, and he told me his hand might be broken. He had a lot of pain and he told me in the stressful moments he was probably not gonna be there, he told me to go for myself. I just tried to do my best on the last climb. I knew that a steady pace would be better for me. Iâm happy that we kept the jersey in these circumstances but itâs definitely not what I imagined. I think weâre still in a good situation and I hope we can keep 1 and 2. Thatâs what we came for. I definitely feel really good, in control, and I try to stay present and enjoy the race as much as I can.â
It took almost 40 kilometres for the first break to form, when Michael Matthews teamed up with Sean Flynn and Anders Skaarseth. Mauro Schmid, Bruno Armirail, and Anthony Turgis set off in pursuit. They joined up, but the peloton didn't agree, and opened the chase.
As the gap dropped below 10 seconds, Joshua Tarling, Warren Barguil, Jonas Abrahamsen, and Oscar Riesebeek jumped across to the lead group. Moments later, they were swallowed up by the bunch.
Ben Swift and Thibaud Gruel set off on an unclassified climb after almost 70 kilometres. They opeed up a 4-minute lead.
The gap droped below 1 minute on the CĂ´te de Sibuze, which inspired Tobias Foss to jump across. The Norwegian headed out alone on the CĂ´te de Chavagneux before he was caught inside the final 5 kilometres.
GC leader Jonas Vingegaard, who crashed earlier in the race, started the final climb from the back but couldn't make any impact. His teammate Matteo Jorgenson, on the other hand, led the charge until Lenny Martinez came around him in the final stretches, quickly opening up a significant gap.
The Frenchman won the stage with a 3-second lead over ClĂŠment Champoussin and Jorgenson. The American, who wore the leaderâs jersey earlier, reclaimed the GC lead from Vingegaard.
"Today was just incredible! Martinez said. "The whole team did a great job. On the last climb, I knew I wanted to launch with 150 metres to go. There were three of us, I told myself that I had to go all out, and when I looked back and saw the difference, I thought to myself: âThat's incredible!â And raising my arms was a great moment. Yesterday, I was a little disappointed to come fourth. I thought that by being in Joao Almeida's wheel, I could have done better. I told myself that I had to give it my all... I did everything I could with the team and it went really well. Unfortunately, we lost Santiago [Buitrago] yesterday after he fell. The team told me that I was the leader and I wanted to do well and not let them down. It's off to a good start! I'm going to try and give it my all this weekend. But I'd rather win a stage than finish in the top 10 overall. It's a box ticked. It's been a long time since I won. It's an incredible feeling to win here, in Paris-Nice with my new team. It's the greatest victory of my career. To win in Paris-Nice, I didn't think that was possible. It's a major race with a very high level."
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