Paris-Nice leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) amply reaffirmed his GC domination of this year's race with a second solo uphill victory in as many stages, leaving the Danish star in total control of his GC rivals with three days left to go.
In marked contrast to his pathway to Wednesday's triumph, captured in brutally difficult conditions by attacking close to the line at Uchon, 24 hours later, the Dane went from much greater distance, striking hard at 20 kilometres to go in the sunshine, well before any of his rivals had even begun to think about attacking.
