2025 Paris-Nice Stage 8 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 8 of the 2025 Paris-Nice! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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The final stage of Paris-Nice features a hilly race covering 119.9 kilometres. The route includes nearly 2,400 metres of elevation gain, with the steep Col des Quatre Chemins marking the final climb. Following a 9-kilometre descent, the finish line will be on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
The stage begins with a long stretch of false flat before the Col de la Porte increases the challenge. This climb extends for 7 kilometres at an average gradient of 7.2%. At the summit, the riders have covered just over 50 kilometres. After the descent, the Côte de Peille introduces a climb of 6.5 kilometres at a gradient of 6.9%. A subsequent 16-kilometre descent takes the riders to Èze, where they turn right to tackle the local col. From this side, the Col d'Èze is short and steep: 1.6 kilometres at 8.1%. Bonus seconds are available at the intermediate sprint at the summit. From the Col d'Èze, the riders descend into Nice. At the Boulevard de Riquier, they turn right to confront the challenging Col des Quatre Chemins, which measures 3.6 kilometres long with an average gradient of 8. 8%. The third kilometre alone reaches a punishing 13. 5%. From the top, a rapid 9-kilometre descent leads to the finish on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
The Quatre Chemins climb is essentially the lower section of the Col d'Èze ascent from Nice. In 2022 and 2023, the route extended all the way to the summit, but now the riders turn off earlier to head directly to the finish.
Last year, the route from the Côte de Peille onwards was the same as this year's. On that climb, yellow jersey wearer Brandon McNulty had already been dropped, leaving the battle for overall victory between Remco Evenepoel and Matteo Jorgenson. Evenepoel launched an attack on the Côte de Peille, but Jorgenson shadowed him closely. The American followed him all the way to the finish on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, where Evenepoel won the sprint and Jorgenson secured the overall victory.
The first three riders across the line receive time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprint at the Col d'Èze awards 6, 4, and 2 seconds.
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