It's snowing at Paris-Nice and some people really aren't happy about it

Snow hits Paris-Nice (Photo: Twitter/FDJ)

published 9 March 2016

If you thought the weather on Monday's stage of Paris-Nice was a bit unpleasant, take a look at the snow that's settling on the course on stage three.

The feed zone looked a little like Narnia, judging by some of the pictures and videos put out by teams on Twitter, and FDJ even went as far as saying that the roads weren't suitable for racing.

The UCI's document on the protocol states: "The protocol involves notably the compulsory convening of a meeting between the stakeholders (organisation including race doctor and chief of security, riders, teams, President of the Commissaires Panel,) when extreme weather conditions are anticipated prior to the start of a stage. This meeting can be convened at the request of any one of the named representatives.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.

It's snowing at Paris-Nice and some people really aren't happy about it

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