The stage
Stage 8 of the 2024 Paris-Nice is a medium mountain stage that will take place on Sunday 10 March 2024 at 11:05.The stage starts in Nice and finishes in Nice. Start time is 11:05 with an expected finish at 13:47 (average speed of 40 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 108.1 km. The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2200.8 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 671 m. The total descent of the stage is -2223.3 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 7 and 14°C, with an average of 10°C.
- No rain is expected.
- The wind will come mainly from SW, S, N, SE with an average of 10 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 16 km/h with gusts of up to 49 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 5 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Côte de Levens
Côte de Levens is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 14.6 km (93.5 km to go) and ends at 20.7 km (87.4 km to go). It has total distance of 6.1 km, and an average gradient of 6%, going from 113 to 481 meters of altitude.
Côte de Châteauneuf
Côte de Châteauneuf is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 31.1 km (77 km to go) and ends at 36.5 km (71.6 km to go). It has total distance of 5.4 km, and an average gradient of 4.7%, going from 374 to 626 meters of altitude.
Côte de Berre-les-Alpes
Côte de Berre-les-Alpes is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 44 km (64.1 km to go) and ends at 50.3 km (57.8 km to go). It has total distance of 6.3 km, and an average gradient of 6.1%, going from 215 to 603 meters of altitude.
Côte de Peille
Côte de Peille is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 61.3 km (46.8 km to go) and ends at 67.6 km (40.5 km to go). It has total distance of 6.3 km, and an average gradient of 7.4%, going from 197 to 659 meters of altitude.
Col d'Éze
Col d'Éze is a Sprint at 83.4 km (24.6 km to go).
Col des Quatre-Chemins
Col des Quatre-Chemins is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 95.5 km (12.6 km to go) and ends at 99.1 km (9 km to go). It has total distance of 3.6 km, and an average gradient of 8.9%, going from 18 to 336 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 105.1 km, has an average gradient of -1.6%, and reaching 6 m of altitude.
