2020 Paris-Nice – Preview and Start List

The Race to the Sun isn’t strictly a Tour de France preview, but as the first major stage race of the season it’s often an early milestone for the riders targeting the Grand Tours.

With a varied, tough course prone to crosswinds, it’s often one for the hardier riders with the versatility to get them over all the terrain. That Sean Kelly holds the all time wins record with seven overall victories should tell you the type of rider it suits the most, but don’t think the more fragile climbers can’t have their own way too: eventual Tour de France winner Egan Bernal was the victor here in 2019.