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'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.

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

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.

Mads Pedersen thrived in the wet and cold conditions, driving a relentless pace that shattered the peloton on the final climb to La Loge des Gardes. Through the rain and sleet, João Almeida caught Jonas Vingegaard and powered to victory in Paris-Nice stage 4.

French rider Lenny Martinez sprinted to an impressive uphill victory in the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Thursday with Dane Jonas Vingegaard losing the overall lead after a fall.

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.