Thanks woot! Van Aert nip Yates’ coup in the bud, Roglic wins Paris-Nice | Paris – Nice 2022

With the trauma of last year in mind – Roglic lost the overall victory in the final stage – the yellow Slovenian went to battle in the short but hot final stage of Paris-Nice.

The stormy weather and challenging Jumbo-Visma track didn’t bother racing all day. The killer pace already caused casualties on the first climb of the day, it would be a real battle of attrition.

In a weak group of candidates, Martinez and Quintana made the shots, but Wut van Aert parried in the service of captain Roglic. Under the hard work of the Belgian champion, only the best remained.

Tandem Jumbo seemed to have the race in their grip, but powerful Simon Yates suddenly caused a panic over the steep wings of Col d’Èze. Roglic had no answer, but could count on a brilliant Van Aert who kept the difference limited. The rest was long gone.

In the final kilometers Van Art and Roglic were still hitting their deficit, but the powerful Yates didn’t pay off. Ten seconds later, the throttled Roglic crossed the line at foreman van Aert’s wheel: Operation yellow completed.