Dane Mads Pedersen won the second stage of Paris-Nice in the sprint on Monday at Fontainebleau after 163.7 km, at the same time taking on the leader's yellow jersey.
It is the second victory of the year for the Dane, the 29th in total, and also his second on the "Race to the Sun" after a stage won in 2022.
He won ahead of Dutchman Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) and his compatriot Magnus Cort (EF Education) after a disjointed last kilometer marked by a fall just before the red flame.
Like the day before, Tadej Pogacar took six bonus seconds in the intermediate sprint.