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62nd Paris-Nice - 2.HC
France, March 7-14, 2004
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Stage 1 - March 7: Chaville - Issy-les-Moulineaux / Vanves, 13.2 km
Images © ASO 2004
Rather than a short prologue, this year's Paris-Nice will feature just one time trial, a 13.2 kilometre test which opens the event. A point to point course will be used, connecting Chaville with Vanves, at the southwest of gates of Paris. With ASO at the helm, it's no surprise that the course will take a swing through Issy-les-Moulineaux, where the organiser is located.
The time trial starts with a steady rise to the 2.4km mark, where the course levels out for several minutes before dropping back down. Sweeping through Issy-les-Moulineaux, the riders will tackle the same 1.2km hill used in last year's prologue, a big-ring power climb situated just over 2km from the finish on the Boulevard du Lycée in Vanves.
