2026 Paris-Nice Stage 6 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 6 of the 2026 Paris-Nice! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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Stage 6 of Paris–Nice is a hilly stage of 179.3 kilometres with 2,100 metres of elevation gain. Most of the climbing comes in the second half of the route.
Apart from a short climb right from the start and the Côte de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (2.5 kilometres at 5%) about half an hour into the stage, the first 100 kilometres are almost completely flat. Four more small climbs follow in the remainder of the route, though to be honest, they aren’t very challenging either. Sprinters aren’t without a chance in the finish town of Apt, especially the tougher, more resilient types.
The hillier second half of the stage begins with the Côte de Bonnieux, a 2.5-kilometre climb at 4.6%. After the descent, the route undulates towards the Côte de l’Aire Deï Masco, which rises for 7.1 kilometres at 4.4%. From the top, there are 33.2 kilometres remaining.
A long descent leads to the base of an uncategorised climb, which stretches 2.7 kilometres at 5.3% and which top hosts the intermediate sprint. The riders then descend to the foot of the Côte de Saignon, a 4-kilometre climb at 5% with the final 650 metres ramping up to 7.3%.
Passing through the hilltop village, there are just 4.5 kilometres to go, which is a straight downhill run onto the flat final kilometre.
In 2020, the Race to the Sun also finished in Apt. That year’s course was far more demanding, and Tiesj Benoot took the victory.
The first three riders across the line gain 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds, while 6, 4 and 2 seconds are up for grabs at the intermediate sprint.
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