Max Schachmann took victory on stage one of Paris Nice following a valiant effort from Julian Alaphilippe and Tiesj Benoot which saw the pair caught with just 2.5km to go.
Early on in the race a big crash split the field leaving many favourites to loose out on time, among them were Romain Bardet, Richie Porte and Roman Kreuziger.
Stage One Result
Max Schachmann
1st Place
Bora Hansgrohe
Tiesj Benoot
2nd Place +00′
Team Subweb
Dylan Teuns
3rd Place +00′
Bahrain Mclaren
Jersey Leaders After Stage One
General Classification
Max Schachmann
Bora Hansgrohe
Sprint Classification
Max Schachmann
Bora Hansgrohe
King Of The Mountains
Jonathan Hivert
Direct Energie
Youth Classification
Cees Bol
Team Sunweb
THE CHAIN GANG 