The Race to the Sun sounds like something we could all get on board with right now, and the 79th edition of Paris–Nice has become something of a beacon of hope on the cycling calendar. Last year's race was the last on the UCI WorldTour schedule to go ahead before the rapidly worsening Covid situation forced a four and a half month break - and a year on it feels slightly surreal to be back. Read on as we explain how to get a 2021 Paris-Nice live stream today and watch UCI WorldTour cycling online wherever you are right now.
Dates: Sunday, March 7 to Sunday, March 14
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Eight stages have tentatively been planned, though the possibility of a strict lockdown in France means that proceedings may have to end early again.
Max Schachmann won last year's abridged Paris-Nice, and he's back to defend his title with Bora-Hansgrohe. Last year's race was a belter, which saw the German seize the yellow jersey after a blustery opening stage and never let go.
The route will run a total of 1,235km, starting in Saint-Cyr-l’Ecole near Paris and snaking down through the heart of France towards Nice and the beautiful Côte d’Azur, which is where the views become almost as breathtaking as the hill climbs.
The race starts out with two flat stages that should expose the riders to potentially tumultuous crosswinds, before the Stage 3 individual time trial, followed by a motley mix of flat, lumpy and hilly stages, with the summit finish at La Colmiane on the Queen Stage set to be a potentially key climb.
Read on for everything you need to know to watch a Paris-Nice live stream from anywhere in the world.
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How to watch a FREE Paris-Nice live stream online
Best of all, you can watch a FREE Paris-Nice live stream in loads of countries. In Australia, SBS Viceland (opens in new tab) is providing free coverage of the race.
Or you can dust off that Lonely Planet phrase book, because anyone in Italy can watch for free on RaiSport (opens in new tab), cycling fans in Belgium can tune in for free on Sporza (opens in new tab), those in France can get the race on France 3 (opens in new tab), and viewers in Spain can watch on Teledeporte (opens in new tab) - all without paying a penny.
If you're a resident of Australia, Italy, Belgium, France or Spain and you're abroad right now, don't worry about missing the action - all you need to do is download a VPN (opens in new tab) to re-connect to your home streaming coverage.
Our latest 2021 testing showed our recommended VPN working well on these platforms from abroad, and we'll be sure to confirm for this race as soon as it's underway.
How to watch Paris-Nice 2021 from outside your country
If you're desperate to watch every stage of the Paris-Nice but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised how simple it is to do.
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Paris-Nice 2021: schedule and times
- Stage 1 - Sunday, March 7, 1pm CET / 12pm GMT
- Stage 2 - Monday, March 8, 11.25pm CET / 10.25am GMT
- Stage 3 - Tuesday, March 9, 1.05pm CET / 12.05pm GMT
- Stage 4 - Wednesday, March 10, 11.10am CET / 10.10am GMT
- Stage 5 - Thursday, March 11, 11am CET / 10am GMT
- Stage 6 - Friday, March 12, 10.55am CET / 9.55am GMT
- Stage 7 - Saturday, March 13, 10am CET / 9am GMT
- Stage 8 - Sunday, March 14, 1.50pm CET / 12.50pm GMT