Simon Yates (Mictchelton-Scott) wins stage 7 Paris Nice

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) attacks to win Paris-Nice stage 7 takes over race lead from a cold and torrid stage of climbing and descending in the Alpes Maritimes saw him solo to a lone stage win at La Colmiane.

                  How It Unfolded
 As a chilly rain fell on the Nice seafront this morning, there was talk of possible snow falling at the ski station finish. In the end, that didn’t materialise but cold weather and heavy showers made for a tough and gruelling stage for the peloton.

 There were four non-starters, including former race leader and stage 1 winner, Arnaud Demare, and also Ian Boswell of Katusha. By the end of the day, after a further 13 riders abandoned, there were just 114 of the original peloton of 154 remaining.

 Top Ten General Classification result

 1, Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 27:29:02,
 2, Ion Izagirre (Spain) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:11,
3, Gorka Izagirre (Spain) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:12,
 4, Tim Wellens (Belgium) Lotto Soudal 0:00:13,
5, Dylan Teuns (Belgium) BMC Racing Team 0:00:27,
6, Marc Soler (Spain) Movistar Team 0:00:37,
7, Patrick Konrad (Austra) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:39,
8, Sergio Henao (Colombia) Team Sky 0:00:57,
 9, Julian Alaphilippe (France) Quick-Step Floors 0:01:48,
10, Alexis Vuillermoz (France) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:49