The Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), stripped of his yellow jersey during the penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2020, won alone, this Wednesday March 10, the 4th stage of Paris-Nice, at the after a finish judged on the heights of Chiroubles (Rhône).
He was ahead of the winner of the 2020 edition, the German Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), and the French Guillaume Martin (Cofidis).
With his first success of the season, the last winner of the Tour of Spain takes, at the same time, the orders of the provisional general classification.
He now precedes Maximilian Schachmann by 35 seconds and American Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) by 37 seconds.
Objective: "to see this yellow jersey on the shoulders in Nice"
Roglic, 31, lost in Tuesday's time trial, finishing second behind the unexpected Swiss Stefan Bissegger (Education First).
He said on Wednesday that he had not spotted the stage, disputed between Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire) and Chiroubles, upstream.
Yet three kilometers from the finish, he did attack alone, after finding himself without a team member in the last five kilometers.
🏁 🇸🇮 @ rogla hit hard by winning the 4th stage at Chiroubles and taking the @MaillotJauneLCL.
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⏪ Relive the last mile.
🏁 🇸🇮 @ rogla won the 4th stage in Chiroubles and took the @MaillotJauneLCL.
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⏪Relive the last kilometer. # ParisNice pic.twitter.com/XX4fTOELvt
- Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 10, 2021
“It was a tough day for me, but I had the legs,” he admitted.
The objective now is to have this yellow jersey on the shoulders in Nice.
We have a very good team, so you have to try to give your best.
“Second overall this Wednesday morning, the French Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), delayed by a derailleur problem seven kilometers from the finish, finished far from the best.
Thursday, the sprinters have the last opportunity of the week in the 5th stage between Vienne (Isère) and Bollène (Vaucluse), at the end of a 200-kilometer course through the Rhône valley in a north-south direction.