Paris-Nice - Stage 1
Four escapers break out into the lush French countryside - they'll quickly gain five-minutes and more...
The peloton cruises along with a tailwind but little intent on chasing, yet...
Sam Bewley leads an Orica-Green Edge chase, of sorts...
Ian Boswell is under orders to deliver a baguette to a teammate, but he's hungry too..!
Steven Tronet leads the escape through some falling snow and towards a ten-minute lead...
This photographer's moto-driver waits faithfully in the snow while his photographer works...
Thomas De Gendt leads the escape that is now getting snowed-on, seriously...
The Orica-led peloton is also suffering in the snowy conditions - but it's too cold to risk stopping and re-starting later-on...
The sun is out, the snow has stopped - but Tom Dumoulin is in need of another layer of clothing...
George Bennett on stage one of the 2016 Paris-Nice
The sun is out for Andrew Talansky as well - but he's in need of a new wheel...
Quemeneur and Tronet pull the quartet towards the finale, but their lead is just two-minutes now...
Dylan Van Baarle leads a split of 45 riders through some crosswinds...
Tom Boonen sweeps to the front just ahead of Michael Matthews...
De Gendt leads the last dregs of the escape onto the rough roads around Vendome...
Alberto Contador is right at the front and ahead of Boonen on the rough roads...
Matthews has Dumoulin and Richie Porte on his wheel...
The chasers are about two minutes back, but all the favourites are in the front group...
Ian Standard leads Thomas and Swift on the final lap of the Vendome circuit...
Geraint Thomas is making a move on the last dirt road of the day...
The sprint is led out by Ben Swift, but he's about to run out of luck...
Arnaud Demare wins stage one from Swift and Bouhanni - Matthews keeps his race-lead...