On the second mountain stage of Paris-Nice, Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) is superior to the competition and takes the stage win in Cormoranche-sur-Saône. Georg Steinhauser is once again at the front.
The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice is increasing in intensity from day to day. After the start in Cormoranche-sur-Saône, a classic profile over 205.4 kilometres awaited the riders on the fifth stage. It was therefore the longest section of this year's event - with more than 3,000 metres of climbing.
After an up and down last 40 kilometres, Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease) secured the stage win in Colombier-le-Vieux. The Dane attacked around 20 kilometres before the finish. It was the second stage win in a row for Vingegaard at Paris-Nice, further extending his lead in the overall classification.
Georg Steinhauser remains best young rider
Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step) secured second place in the daily result with an attack from the chasing group, 2:02 minutes behind. 18 seconds later, Harold Tejada (XDS Astana Team) brought a ten-man group to the finish, which also included Georg Steinhauser (EF Education - EasyPost). The German thus defended third place in the overall classification and the lead in the junior classification.
Vingegaard is now 3:22 minutes ahead of Martinez from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe at the top of the overall standings. Steinhauser is 5:50 minutes behind.
Among others, Pascal Ackermann (Jayco - AlUla) and Pavel Sivakov (UAE - Emirates - XRG) did not start the 5th stage. David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) also dropped out en route.
Paris-Nice 2026 - Results of the 5th stage
Stage 5: Cormoranche-sur-Saône - Colombier-le-Vieux
Paris-Nice 2026: Stage 5, Cormoranche-sur-Saône - Colombier-le-Vieux
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 04:29:01 |
| 2 | Soudal Quick-Step | +000:02:02 |
| 3 | XDS Astana Team | +000:02:20 |
| 4 | Bahrain - Victorious | +000:02:20 |
| 5 | Cofidis | +000:02:20 |
| 6 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | +000:02:20 |
How the 5th stage of Paris-Nice 2026 went
Many attacks, but no breakaway group: that was the case for the first 50 kilometres of this stage. Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull - Bora - hansgrohe), Joshua Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), Rémi Cavagna (Groupama - FDJ), Jefferson Cepeda (Movistar) and Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon - CMA CGM) only came together at the Côte de Lentilly (category 3) after around 60 kilometres. Around 50 kilometres later, Victor Campenaerts (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) and the two Movistar riders Ivan Romeo and Lorenzo Milesi caught up with the leading group. However, the lead barely exceeded two minutes.
Team Visma | Lease a Bike in particular kept the peloton under control. Three climbs awaited in the final 40 kilometres: the Côte de Sécheras (3.9 kilometres at 7 percent), the Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain (3.2 kilometres at 7.6 percent) and the Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain (3.2 kilometres at 7.6 percent).
With 35 kilometres to go, Cepeda broke away from his escape companions on the Côte de Sécheras. However, his lead over the peloton was only one minute, meaning that a number of escapees had already been caught up again. Only Vlasov and Prodhomme remained in pursuit of Cepeda. However, the peloton only comprised around 35 riders at this point. However, the pace remained high.
Vinegegaard drives away from the competition early on
At the Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain (category 1), the peloton finally caught up with the last breakaway rider, Capeda, 21 kilometres before the finish. With a gradient of up to 16 per cent, the climb was considered the most difficult stage of the day. Shortly before the mountain classification, Vingegaard unsurprisingly attacked and quickly built up a lead of 30 seconds. Behind the Dane was a chasing group made up of Kévin Vauquelin (Ineos Grenadiers), Lenny Martinez (Groupama - FDJ), Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step), Daniel Martinez (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) and Georg Steinhauser (EF Education - EasyPost).
As the chasers were unable to find unity on the following descent and the climb to the Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain and regularly threw themselves off the rhythm by attacking, the gap to Vingegaard increased to over 1:30 minutes. And his lead over Vingegaard continued to grow until the finish. Only Paret-Peintre managed to break away from the chasing group.
