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American Matteo Jorgensen wins 2024 Paris-Nice

Jorgensen hung onto several huge attacks by Remco Evenepoel, who won the final stage, as the rest of the peloton including compatriot McNulty were distanced

Californian Matteo Jorgensen wins 2024 Paris-Nice

American Matteo Jorgensen, born in California and raised in Idaho, who ironically lives less then 100m of the finish line in Nice, raised his fist with 5km to go rolling towards the finish line knowing he'd won with just Remco Evenpoel as company.

Evenepoel lit up the final stage with several brutal attacks with around 50 km to go. Eventually McNulty, Bernal, Plapp and Skjelmose were dropped and only Jorgensen and Vlasov could follow him.

Jorgenson, of Team Visma-Lease a Bike, followed Evenepoel's decisive attack to become the first American to win the race since Floyd Landis in 2006.

On the final climb Vlasov was dropped, Evenepoel, who burnt all his matches on the previous climbs didn't attack, knowing he would probably win the stage, and grabbed the Green and Polka dot jerseys at the finish line too.

The pre-event favorties were Evenepoel, who owns a Grand Tour title (2022 Vuelta), plus world titles in the time trial (2023) and road race (2022). And Slovenian Primož Roglic, a three-time Vuelta a España winner, the reigning Giro d’Italia champion and the 2020 Tour de France runner-up.

Jorgensen was speechless in the post race interview, as Evenepoel stated he was very happy with his week and his form and was looking forward to more racing.

Race leader and American compatriot Brandon McNulty conceded the race, but was first to congratulate Jorgensen at the finish line. Vlasov rounded out the podium with Mattias Skjelmose fourth and Brandon McNulty. McNulty finished third overall, American cycling fans will be celebrating with two U.S. riders on the Paris-Nice podium.

"To be honest, I never expected to win Paris-Nice. Until this year, I never thought it was possible. But here we are," Jorgenson said.

"I could barely sleep last night, I was so nervous and felt - for the first time in my life - pressure. To have it come together like that, and to ride in with such a champion like Remco, it was just a really special moment."

Jorgenson and McNulty rose through the junior ranks together, sharing a coach and rooms while traveling Europe in their teens, "We both kind of saw that pro cycling was possible together," Jorgenson said at the post race interview. Paris-Nice was not only the highlight of each's career thus far, but it was also an unprecedented result for U.S. men's road cycling.

McNulty, the 2016 World junior time trial champion, joined UAE Team Emirates in 2020. He has become one of the biggest stars of its supporting cast around two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia. In his Olympic debut in Tokyo, McNulty was the top American man in the road race (sixth) and time trial (24th). Last year, McNulty won a mountain stage of the Giro, his lone Grand Tour start in 2023.

Americans who previously won Paris-Nice include Bobby Julich in 2005 and Floyd Landis in 2006) but neither was joined on the podium by another countryman.

The first Grand Tour race of the year, the Giro d'Italia, begins on May 4th.

2024 Paris-Nice Stage 8 Top 5

1  EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 2:50:03
2  JORGENSON Matteo Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:00
3  VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe 0:50
4  SKJELMOSE Mattias Lidl - Trek 1:39
5  MCNULTY Brandon UAE Team Emirates 1:39

2024 Paris-Nice Final Overall General Classification

1  JORGENSON Matteo Team Visma | Lease a Bike 27:50:23
2  EVENEPOEL Remco Soudal Quick-Step 0:30
3  MCNULTY Brandon UAE Team Emirates 1:47
4  SKJELMOSE Mattias Lidl - Trek 2:22
5  VLASOV Aleksandr BORA - hansgrohe 2:57
6  PLAPP Luke Team Jayco AlUla 3:08
7  BERNAL Egan INEOS Grenadiers 4:03
8  GALL Felix Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team 4:35

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