The Americans were out in force on the opening stage of
Paris-Nice 2025 as the likes of
Matteo Jorgenson,
Brandon McNulty and
Neilson Powless all showed themselves at the front of the peloton. At the end of the day though, it was
INEOS Grenadiers' Magnus Sheffield that finished best off of the US bunch, taking control of the best young riders jersey.
The main reason for Sheffield's trip to the podium, was his presence on the final climb of the day. The 22-year-old looked bright and attacking, eventually securing himself 2 bonus seconds. “This is my first Paris-Nice and it’s really nice to finish today with a jersey,"
reflects the INEOS starlet happily in his post-stage interview afterwards. "It’s a long week and I think there’s gonna be a lot more hard stages but it was good to get going today and I’m really excited for the rest of the week."