The Dane Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) won the 6th stage of Paris-Nice on Thursday in La Colle-sur-Loup where the American Brandon McNulty (UAE) took back the leader's yellow jersey.
The two men, accompanied by the American Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a bike), broke away in the last bump of the day.
They crossed the line, in the rain, with around fifty seconds ahead of a small group of favorites led by Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-step), 4th on the stage, and Primoz Roglic (Bora-Hansgrohe), 9th.
🏆🇩🇰 @skjelmose_ wins in La Colle-sur-Loup!
🏆🇩🇰 @skjelmose_ wins stage 6!#ParisNice pic.twitter.com/0MfMA8UMjs
— Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 8, 2024
In the general classification, McNulty has therefore returned to first place, and is 23 seconds ahead of his compatriot Matteo Jorgenson.
The first Frenchman, Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale), 6th in today's stage, is 12th.
🗣️🇩🇰@skjelmose_: “I am very happy.
Very surprised, but very happy.
I love running in France, especially in this region.
It's my first victory this year and it's very special.
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🗣️🇩🇰@skjelmose_: ''I'm very happy.
Very surprised but very happy.
I love to race in… pic.twitter.com/wrmRjIqLUH
— Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 8, 2024
The suspense for the final victory remains intact before the last two stages in the Nice region, where difficult weather conditions are expected this weekend.