Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins stage six of the Paris-Nice as Matteo Jorgenson capitalises on the withdrawal of Jonas Vingegaard to extend his overall race lead.

Visma-Lease a Bike split up racing on planned sprint stage, with Tarling and Watson taking second and third for Ineos

Jonas Vingegaard's early preparations for the Tour de France hit a bump on Friday when the Danish rider pulled out of the Paris-Nice race with a hand injury. Two-times Tour champion Vingegaard crashed during the fifth stage on Thursday.

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdraws from Paris-Nice as British duo Josh Tarling and Sam Watson lose out in a sprint finish on stage six.

Jonas Vingegaard withdrew from the Paris-Nice race before the start of Friday's sixth stage after injuring his hand in a fall.

Mads Pedersen won Friday's sixth stage of the Paris-Nice Road cycling race, while American Matteo Jorgenson retained the leader's yellow jersey.

A Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) victory might suggest normal scheduling at Paris-Nice, but stage six was far from it, torn apart by echelons, which ended some riders’ GC hopes. Wind and rain laid waste to the peloton on Friday as it headed towards Berre l’Étang on the Mediterranean coast.