Greig Leach

Jonathan Hivert (Total Direct Energie) had been out in the early break of the day and grabbed the first King of the Mountain points on offer. Later the peloton caught the early break but that didn't stop Hivert from breaking free on the next KOM climb to ensure that he would pull on the Polka Dot Jersey at the end of the first stage of Paris Nice. The race will come up the Cote de Neauphle le Chateau on more time but regardless of who takes maximum points the jersey is Hivert's.