Paris-Nice cycling news 2021- Primoz Roglic pips Gino Mader in stunning finish to Stage 7

ByEurosport

Updated 13/03/2021 at 16:38 GMT

Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic emerged victorious in the closing metres of the summit finish atop Valdeblore La Colmiane in a seventh stage full of drama. The win for Roglic means he now has a 52-second lead ahead of Maximilian Schachmann, who came third on Saturday, heading into Sunday's final stage. It was Roglic's third stage win at Paris-Nice this week.

Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic won stage seven of Paris-Nice in dramatic fashion to extend his overall lead with just one stage remaining.

It was a dramatic finish as Roglic, who finished in a time of 3h09'18", launched a final attack with 300 metres left.

The Slovenian effectively stole the stage off Gino Mader (Bahrain Victorious) - who was the final man left from the day's early break - in the final 50 metres by two seconds.

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Germany's Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), the 2020 winner and Roglic's GC rival this year, finished third and five seconds behind.

"The team worked really well," Roglic said post-race.

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"At the end there was a possibility and I went for it. It was hard all day, especially from the beginning.

A short but sweet stage. In the end it was really tight but luckily I managed to come past on the finish line.

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