During the stage, several riders tried to escape, in vain. The Belgian Alana Castrique she suffered a fall 12 km from the finish and was forced to retire from this first stage. There are therefore only 7 Belgians left in the peloton
On Monday, the second of the eight stages of this Tour de France Women will connect Meaux to Provins on 136.4. A stage favorable to sprinters despite the last 600 meters which pull up. The last stage is scheduled for next Sunday at the top of the Planche des Belles Filles.
This new event is endowed with 250,000 euros in prizes, including 50,000 for the winner, an amount greater than the one-week races for men. The total amount of the Paris-Nice prizes reaches, for example, 144,300 euros, including 16,000 for the winner.
