Paris-Nice has a flat and calm day today for the sprinters, but the battle for the overall classification has not stopped. An intermediate sprint has seen
Tadej Pogacar in direct confrontation with
Arnaud Démare and
David Gaudu.
Gaudu won the sprint and took 6 seconds at the top of the climb. Démare took 4 and Pogacar took 2 - looking at Démare afterwards as Pogacar was blocked on the right side of the road.