Dane Vingegaard to start season at Paris-Nice in March

The 29-year-old had been due to start his campaign last week at the UAE Tour but a training crash in Spain on January 26 forced him to change plans. He also crashed last year during Paris-Nice and was forced to abandon the race ahead of the sixth stage, while sitting second in the overall standings behind Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Matteo Jorgenson. "I am excited to be at the start of Paris-Nice once again," Vingegaard said in a statement released by his team. "As a team, we have a title to defend here.