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Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdrew from Paris-Nice as British duo Josh Tarling and Sam Watson lost out in a sprint finish on stage six. <\/b><\/p>\n
Denmark’s Mads Pedersen took victory on the 209.8km route from Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban to Berre l’Etang, after holding off Tarling in the final 100m, with Watson coming third.<\/p>\n
With Vingegaard pulling out before racing got under way on Friday after injuring his wrist on Thursday, his American team-mate Matteo Jorgenson was able to extend his overall race lead.<\/p>\n
On a cold, wet and windy day an attack by Jorgenson’s Visma-Lease a Bike, nearly 60km from the line, illuminated the race and distanced five of the top 10 riders in the general classification including Joao Almeida.<\/p>\n
It ensured that Jorgensen gained another four seconds at the top of the general classification.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s penultimate stage takes the peloton over a mountainous 109.5km route from Nice to Auron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n