Paris-Nice 2025, today's stage in Sheffield. Jorgenson wins for the second consecutive year

Rome, 16 March 2025 - La Paris-Nice 2025 it closes in the sign of the stars and stripes: Magnus Sheffield you take the last stage and Matteo Jorgenson the general classification, among other things for the second year in a row.

Jorgenson's statements

And to say that the runner of the Visma-Lease a Bike he tried until the end to catch up with his compatriot to add the so-called icing on the cake, that is, the stage victory he had been looking for throughout the entire edition but never found. On Promenade des Anglais we actually speak English thanks to the runner of the Ineos Grenadiers, who gives himself a prestigious success after years complicated by many physical problems and by that fall that occurred in Tour of Switzerland 2023, in the same curve that cost the life of the very unfortunate Gino Mader.

Between personal revenge and confirmations, there is also Jorgenson, who is slowly trying to climb the hierarchy at home Visma-Lease a Bike to become something more than a 'simple' rider for week-long stage races: yet another message has been sent to his team, left orphaned along the way jonas vingegaard for a fall that could have had much more serious consequences. The Dane instead got away with a bruise to his hand and a lot of fear, two conditions to be evaluated in view of the Tour of Catalonia, in which a radiant and ambitious could come in handy Jorgenson. "Today I was hoping to get bored, but it wasn't like that because of all the sprints. I hope the spectators had as much fun as I did. It was a complicated day that I had to manage alone. The fact that there were all these climbs on the route was a good thing, because this allowed me to break away from my rivals for the general classification. It was important to use my head: I thought about the situation of my opponents and the teammates who were left, as well as the characteristics on a route like that. I stayed calm, because anxiety saps your energy."

Paradoxically, Jorgenson Today he feared the mental aspect more than the altimetric one. "The good thing was that we had to climb the Col d'Eze from the side with the steepest slopes: I took it all in right away also because on a climb like that staying in the wheel doesn't give great advantages. I dropped everyone and the ideal would have been to win, but Sheffield today was too strong". Even without the cherry on top, the week of Jorgenson and its Visma-Lease a Bike it was still (almost) perfect. "It was a tough week. Of my four participations in this race, this was the most difficult, without a quiet day. It was nice to win, after all I came here for this despite the presence of vingegaard. I appreciated the fact that my teammates worked for both of us, before dedicating themselves to me after I retired. Jonas: I am proud of this success".