Step 8 : Nice/Nice

The last French winner of the race: 1997 - Laurent Jalabert
The domination of Laurent Jalabert, winner of the prologue, in the lead at Mont Faron, winner at Sisteron, perfectly mastering the situation of the first to the last kilometre.
Laurent Jalabert is the eighth rider to wear the lead tunic from the first to the last kilometre. It is his third consecutive success in the event.