In anticipation of the awful conditions, Ryder Hesjedal has reverted to a more traditional bike today...
In anticipation of the awful conditions, Simon Gerrans is dragging on his leg warmers...
SKY
Michael Rogers takes on winter gloves for the opening kilometres...
SKYWETCOLD
The bedraggled peloton turns off the bigger roads to commence the climbs - no-one has escaped yet...
Linus Gerdemann has started the first escape - they quickly gain one minute on the first ascent...
LEOPARD
Alexandre Vinokourov is also in this escape - he leads on the second ascent but will blow up before the top of the third ascent...
Lars Bak leads the HTC train in pursuit, about four minutes back...
Matteo Carrara is leading the escape up La Turbie - just six riders remain in this group...
VACANSOLEIL
Sergio Paulinho leads the chase from a group of about 40 riders - they are less than two minutes behind the escape...
Shack has four riders on Tony Martin's wheel, does the German need to be scared of this..?
HTC
Geraint Thomas leads for Sky along the plateau above Eze - the gap is down to about 90-seconds now...
Thomas Voeckler attacks from the escape on the Col d'Eze - he has Ulissi of Lampre clinging on tight...
EUROPCARESCAPE
Tejay Van Garderen chases for HTC, but the gap barely changes....
Sammy Sanchez attacks from the yellow jersey group - he's going for a higher G.C placing...
euskatel
Rein Taaramae leads the chase to protect his 4th place overall...
COFIDIS
Voeckler has attacked on the treacherous descent to Nice - the Italian cannot stay with him...
EUROPCAR
Thomas Voeckler takes his second stage-win of Paris-Nice, in NIce...
EUROPCARVICTORY
Tony Martin can affford to smile at last - he's won a first-ever Paris-Nice with the potential to win a lot more...
Despite the smiles, Tony Martin, Andreas Kloden and Bradley Wiggins are shivering badly as the final podium takes place on the Promenade des Anglais
MARTINWIGGINSKLODEN