The first summit finish stage of Paris-Nice was neutralised because of poor weather, with snow forcing the race to be suspended in the middle of stage 4, before proceedings were restarted with 28km to go.
Race officials began waving at the break and bunch to slow down with around 46 kilometres to go on the stage, which started in Vichy and was due to end at the summit of Les Loges de Gardes, a category 1 climb more than 1,000 metres above sea level, last visited by the Paris-Nice peloton two years ago
