--- Weather： We have a strong wind coming from the West, which will gust to over 40mph. This is terrible news for the climbers and they’ll be very worried about losing big time. The rest of us will be delighted as we should see the first proper echelon action of 2019.
--- Contenders： Arnaud Démare (Groupama - FDJ) Alexander Kristoff (UAE - Team Emirates) Sam Bennett (BORA - hansgrohe) Andre Greipel (Arkéa Samsic) Philipppe Gilbert (Deceuninck - Quick Step) Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) Niki Terpstra (Direct Energie)
--- Dylan Groenewegen 以及他的 Jumbo-Visma 隊友們在比賽中一直處於理想的位置，終點前並取得了集團最前方的有利地位，使得 Groenewegen 在終點衝刺中能以不到半個輪框寬度的差距險勝 Caleb Ewan ，這也是他今年繼 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.1) Stage 5 以及 Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (2.HC) Stage 4 之後的第三場勝利。 (圖片來源：https://www.youtube.com)
(圖片來源：https://www.paris-nice.fr/en/)
--- GC 衛冕者Marc Soler ( Movistar Team ) 落後了整整1分鐘才進站；而其他 GC 競爭者們如 Henao, van Garderen, Izaguirre, Pozzovivo, Meintjes, Sosa, Chaves, Lopez 全都在這一站損失了不少時間。 --- Team Sunweb 的單站希望 Michael Matthews 不幸在終點前約 80 公里處因為摔車而退出了比賽，目前傷勢不明。Team Sunweb 的聲明： "Michael and Martijn [Tusveld, who also crashed] are receiving further medical checks to assess their injuries and more information will follow." Matthews 曾經贏得 Paris - Nice 的三個單站勝利 (2015、2016年)，他在 2018年賽季的第一場比賽 (Omloop Het Nieuwsblad) 就摔傷了肩膀，一直到季末連續贏得the GP de Montréal (09.07) 與 GP de Québec (09.09) 才算是把狀況調整回來。今年賽季的第一場比賽 (Omloop Het Nieuwsblad) 他也有摔車，不過仍舊以第12名完成了比賽。
--- Weather： Not as bad as today, but we’re still talking about 20mph wind and gusts of up to 30mph. The wind is coming from the North-West, meaning we have a cross/tailwind for much of the day. That is perfect for riders to split the bunch.
--- Contenders： Dylan Groenewegen ( Team Jumbo-Visma ) Caleb Ewan ( Lotto Soudal ) Sam Bennett ( BORA - hansgrohe ) Alexander Kristoff ( UAE - Team Emirates ) Fabio Jakobsen ( Deceuninck - Quick Step ) John Degenkolb ( Trek - Segafredo ) Arnaud Démare ( Groupama - FDJ ) Michal Kwiatkowski ( Team Sky )
--- Weather： Bad news for echelon fans, the wind has completely changed direction. We now have a southernly wind, meaning headwind for most of the day. Towards the end of the stage it does swing round to the south-west, which could see echelons as the riders head towards the finishing town. The strength of the wind is down too, with gusts of 30mph. It shouldn’t be as crazy as the opening two stages, but there is still a chance of splitting the race late in the day.
※ Paris-Nice 2019 / Stage 4 Preview - A stage too difficult for some sprinters, but maybe not all. (2019.03.12 / ciclismointernacional)
--- Lumpy! The main issue for a lot of the quicks is the fact we have four categorised climbs in the final 60km, which makes life very difficult for them. You couldn’t say these climbs are overly difficult, but they will start to seriously hurt the legs. The finale kicks off with Côte de Trevès, 2.5km at 5.7%. Up next is Côte de Condrieu, 4.9km at 5%. This takes us to the lap circuit and we’ll see a slimmed down bunch as we approach the final climbs.
--- Weather： Again, the wind is quite strong, but will be a tailwind for the majority of the day. There is a point when the race heads east, where echelons can happen, but I don’t think we’ll see any splits.
--- Contenders： Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) Sam Bennett ( BORA - hansgrohe ) Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck - Quick Step) Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) Luis León Sánchez (Astana Pro Team) Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida) Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal)
--- Stage Profiles ： Time for the GC battle to really start. A largely flat 25.5km ITT is bad news for some of the climbers, they really can’t afford to lose too much time, as it’ll mean their GC campaign is over before it got started. ( 圖片來源：https://www.paris-nice.fr/en；https://www.procyclingstats.com；https://en.wikipedia.org；https://veloviewer.com)
※ 中華電信 MOD 第216台 / Eurosport 轉播時間：03.15 (五) am 02:00 ～ 03：15 (圖片來源：http://mod.cht.com.tw)
--- Weather： Should be sunny and the roads will be dry. The wind will be coming from the west and will strengthen throughout the day, but the impact of this will be less than normal. Most of the route is very well protected from the elements, with the riders on a narrow piece of farm road which has trees on either side. If anything, I think it could suit the later starters as they’ll benefit from a tailwind for the opening 4km and final 3km.
--- Contenders： Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) Bob Jungels (Deceuninck - Quick Step) Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Merida) Ion Izagirre (Astana Pro Team) Felix Großschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) Wilco Kelderman (Team Sunweb) Tejay Van Garderen (EF Education First) Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Dimension Data)
