
With the one-day hitters opening their accounts a fortnight ago at Opening Weekend, Paris-Nice offers the equivalent opportunity for the Grand Tour men when it starts this Sunday (3 March).
Most notably, Tour de France hopefuls Remco Evenepoel Soudal Quick-Step) and Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) will butt heads for the first time. How much can be read into whoever emerges on top from this particular skirmish is limited this far out from July.