Participants Paris-Nice 2025 | Jonas Vingegaard gets a taste of his Tour de France opponents

Every year in March, it is a fascinating showdown: who will participate in the Tirreno-Adriatico, and who will start in Paris-Nice? The French race can count on excellent riders in recent years and now welcomes Jonas Vingegaard of Visma | Lease a Bike. But who will seriously challenge the Dane? IDLProCycling.com will keep track of the contenders for you.

It is already time for the 83rd edition of Paris-Nice, one of the biggest and most popular stage races of the year. It traditionally starts on the Sunday after Strade Bianche, one day earlier than the Tirreno. The race begins in the Paris region, this time from Le Perray-en-Yvelines. There is a team time trial on day three of the course, and the final day never disappoints, with the start and finish in Nice in the South of France.

So it's not surprising that many riders have decided to ride here in recent years. Last year, we had a great battle between Remco Evenepoel and the more than surprising winner, Matteo Jorgenson. The American is back but will generally work for Vingegaard. He won Tirreno last year but has yet to add Paris-Nice to his list of achievements. In his only participation in 2023, he came in third, at a reasonable distance from his great rival, Tadej Pogacar.

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Jonas Vingegaard returns to Paris-Nice

Can Vingegaard win Paris-Nice?

With the list of participants for the Tirreno-Adriatico known, we must admit that there is a clear winner in 2025 regarding quality. Almost all the Giro d'Italia leaders are heading to Tirreno, but Paris-Nice can look forward to seeing riders who have finished the Tour de France this year. Pogacar will not be present, but that shouldn't spoil the fun. João Almeida (UAE), Ben O'Connor (Jayco-AlUla) and the duo Lenny Martinez-Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain) are present.

Who else is challenging Visma | Lease a Bike and Vingegaard? Well, Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers) is doing well so far in 2025. Mattias Skjelmose continues his Tour de France preparations on behalf of Lidl-Trek. Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull), Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL), and Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor) are also worth mentioning. Tim Merlier (Quick Step) and Fabio Jakobsen (Picnic) represent the sprint specialists.

Participants and ambitions of favorites for Paris-Nice 2025

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