The race to the sun ... that's the nickname of Paris-Nice. And right now, in Paris, that's exactly what we'd like to do: go racing towards the sun!

And we're lucky, because Paris-Nice 2024, the 82nd edition of the race, gets underway this Sunday (March 3, 2024)!

1220.6 km await the riders, and to find out all about it in detail, you've come to the right place, because below you'll find the Paris-Nice 2024 route on Open Street Maps and as a download in Google Earth here. You can also check out the list of starters for Paris-Nice 2024, to find out who will be at the start today!

The Paris-Nice 2024 route on Open Street Maps

1/ Sunday, March 3, 2024 - Les Mureaux > Les Mureaux - 157.7 km

The first stage of Paris-Nice 2024 takes place in a rather special format: the start and finish will be in Les Mureaux, and between the two the riders will have two circuits to complete:
- the first, of 5.5 km neutralized and 103.2 km of racing, which passes through Aubergenville, via the Côte de Bazemont, Thoiry, Septeuil, Maulette, Montfort-l'Amaury, Auteuil-le-Roy, Beynes, Mareil-sur-Maulde, Herbeville and its Côte d'Herbeville, Ecquevilly before returning to Les Mureaux
- and the second, shorter, of 54.5 km, which follows exactly the same route, but cuts between Thoiry and Auteuil-le-Roy; on the second part of this circuit, an intermediate sprint will take place in Montainville; on the return to Les Mureaux, this time victory will be contested on the finish line

Below you'll find the route of this first stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the hourly itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

2/ Monday March 4, 2024 - Thoiry > Montargis - 179 km

The second stage starts in Thoiry, and the riders will soon have to climb the Côte des Mesnuls. As the stage heads south-east through the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park, via Dourdan and then towards the French Gatinais Regional Nature Park, they will find the Côte de Villeconin 60 kilometers after the last difficulty.

These difficulties are not likely to prevent a sprinter from winning this stage, and in Puiseaux the sprinters will already be able to test themselves in the intermediate sprint. There are then just 50 kilometers to go to the finish in Montargis.

Below you'll find the route of this second stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the hourly itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

3/ Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - Auxerre > Auxerre - team time trial - 26.9 km

The 3rd stage of Paris-Nice 2024 takes the form of a team time trial, starting and finishing in Auxerre. As last year, the organizers of Paris-Nice have decided to depart from the classic rule of taking the joint time once a certain number of riders have crossed the line. Indeed, the regulations for Paris-Nice 2024 stipulate that the stage classification is based on the time taken by the first rider of a team to cross the finish line, whereas for the individual general classification the time of the first rider is applied for riders arriving together with that rider, and the actual time for latecomers. Latecomers arriving outside the time limit (30% of the winner's time) are eliminated. In 2023, this particularity of the rules had no particular effect, but in a team's strategy there may be a decision not to stay together as a team, if a rider's objective is to take the best possible time, if he can do better on his own than with the help of his team-mates.

Teams start every 4 minutes, in reverse order of the team rankings at the end of stage 2, with the exception of the team of the leader of the overall individual rankings, which will start last.

>> Click here to see the start order and times for the different teams

The course is hilly, with two small difficulties, the second of which, the Côte de Jussy, will also be the site of the intermediate timing, at about the halfway point of the course, which from there returns to Auxerre.

Below you'll find the route of this third stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the time itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

4/ Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - Chalon-sur-Saône > Mont Brouilly - 183 km

Stage 4 of this 82nd edition of Paris-Nice begins to get tougher. Over the course of the stage, the riders will encounter no less than 5 difficulties of 2nd category and one of 1st category, before the final climb, again of 2nd category. The route is made up of several circuits, hence the display on the map in 3 shades of purple, to distinguish the different parts. First, the stage heads southwest after the start in Chalon-sur-Saône, to Mont-Saint-Vincent, where the riders climb the first difficulty, the Côte de Mont-Saint-Vincent. They then turn south-east as far as Cluny, before heading south-west again until they leave the Saône-et-Loire département.

Shortly afterwards, they reach the Col de Boubon and head east towards Julienas, but fail to reach it as they turn west again to Vauxrenard, and its Côte de Vauxrenard. They then enter the first loop of this stage, which takes them through Fleurie, Lancié, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Villié-Morgon, before returning to the entry point of this loop, which will also be the climb to the Col de Durbize.

They then enter the second section on the map, drawn in a slightly darker purple, and soon arrive on the final circuit, through which they head for Mont Brouilly, where they cross the finish line for the first time. At Régnié-Durette, they contest the intermediate sprint, and shortly before returning to the start of the final circuit, they climb the 1st category Col du Fût d'Avenas - Les Chappes. On the second visit of this circuit, they will stop at the summit of Mont Brouilly, where a strong man will win the stage!

Below you'll find the route of this fourth stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the hourly itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

5/ Thursday, March 7, 2024 - Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut > Sisteron - 193.5 km

Stage 5 will only be slightly easier, but very different. There are 4 3rd category difficulties on the programme. After around 20 km, the road gradually rises, but it takes another 60 km to reach the Col de la Sausse. After a long descent, the road gradually rises again, before arriving at the foot of the Col de Peyruergue, which will be the first of a triptych of difficulties, along with the Côte de La Rochette-du-Buis and the Col de la Pigière.

The riders then head for the finish in Sisteron, but a ten-kilometer mini-circuit without difficulties still awaits them before they cross the finish line of this 5th stage.

Below you'll find the route of this fifth stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the hourly itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

6/ Friday March 8, 2024 - Sisteron > La Colle-sur-Loup - 198.2 km

The 6th stage of Paris-Nice 2024 will be the only one to start from the previous day's finish city, in this case Sisteron. For the other stages, there is always a transfer that precedes, sometimes even a big transfer, especially as in recent years the move to Nice seems to be rushed more and more during the week.

Once again, several difficulties await the riders during this stage. From Sisteron, they head south-east, and after just under 70 kilometers will have climbed the 2nd-category Col des Lèques, and a little further on, a duo of difficulties, the 2nd-category Col de Luens and the 3rd-category Côte de la Blachette.

There's then just 50 km or so of respite before the ascent of the 2nd-category Col de Gourdon and the passage through Gourdon, Châteauneuf-Grasse and Le Bar-sur-Loup, they arrive on the final circuit, which will first be covered from the south to the finish in La Colle-sur-Loup, before climbing the eponymous Côte de La Colle-sur-Loup and contesting the intermediate sprint at Tourrettes-sur-Loup, before rejoining the entry point of the circuit and continuing to the finish.

Below you'll find the route of this sixth stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the hourly itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

7/ Saturday, March 9, 2024 - Nice > Auron - 173 km

The penultimate stage of this Paris-Nice 2024 will start in Nice and take place in the hinterland of Nice, known for its great mountain passes. Very quickly the riders will climb the 2nd category Côte de Gattières. The remainder of the first half of the stage then shows no further difficulties, but the second half includes the 1st category La Colmiane climb and the final climb to Auron, also classified as 1st category. On this climb, they pass Isola, where the intermediate sprint of this stage is scheduled.

Below you'll find the route of this seventh stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the time itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

8/ Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Nice > Nice - 109.3 km

The final stage of Paris-Nice 2024 will start and finish in Nice. This is a shorter stage, which also takes place in the hinterland of Nice, but closer this time. Over this short distance, the riders will find a sequence of 5 difficulties, 3 of 2nd category and 2 of 1st category.

After heading north as far as Saint-Martin-du-Var, the racers turn off to climb the Côte de Levens, then a little further on the Côte de Châteauneuf and the Côte de Berre-les-Alpes. At the easternmost point of the stage, they arrive at the summit of the Côte de Peille before heading towards the sea and La Turbie, followed by a sprint at the Col d'Eze, before continuing towards Nice.

A final circuit then awaits the riders, as they climb the Col des Quatre Chemins, before heading for the very last time to Nice and the final stage finish of this Paris-Nice 2024 on the Promenade des Anglais.

Below you'll find the route of this eighth stage of Paris-Nice 2024, the hourly itinerary and the stage profile. Click on images to enlarge.

The Paris-Nice 2024 route in Google Earth

Would you prefer to see the whole route at a glance, or would you like to take a virtual flyover over the Paris-Nice 2024 route? You can do so by downloading the KMZ file (a ZIPped KML file) below, and opening it in Google Earth.

>> Download the Paris-Nice 2024 route in Google Earth

The Paris-Nice 2024 starters' list

On the starters' list, made up of 154 riders representing 22 teams, we find outgoing winner Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe) and Paris-Nice debutant Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), as well as other contenders for overall victory, including Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates), Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates), Aleksandr Vlasov (BORA-hansgrohe), Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis).

>> Download the list of starters for Paris-Nice 2024

door Thomas Vergouwen
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