Luke Plapp honoured the race leader’s yellow jersey at Paris-Nice in fine fashion, going all in on a tough climbing day in challenging conditions to hold onto third overall.
Plapp was right up there with the other race favourites when the group broke apart on the final climb. Three riders went up the road with the Australian champion pacing himself well in the chasing group.
After battling hard all the way to the line, Plapp had to relinquish his yellow jersey, but remains close to it and keeps his place on the podium. He is now in third place in the general classification with just two days to go.
Chris Harper was the next Team Jayco AlUla rider across the line a short while behind Plapp after getting caught behind a rider who crashed in front of him before the final climb.
Luke Plapp (3rd overall)
“The weather held off [for most of] today which made for a very happy Plappy. It was a really hard day, Ineos took it up from the start and the pace was super high. We managed to ride in a really good position, second team, for the whole day and came into the final climb in a really good position. Then, it was just whatever you have left in the legs and just go as fast as you can to the finish line. Unfortunately, there were three guys that were stronger today but I’m still third on GC. There’s two days to go and hopefully we can hold onto that.”
2024 Paris-Nice overall classification after stage 6
1. Brandon McNulty 22:15:58
2. Matteo Jorgenson +00:23
3. Luke Plapp (Team Jayco AlUla) +00:34
