"The hill was easy, the wind was hard."

Those were the words of Jakob Fuglsang after the final stage at Paris-Nice. Fuglsang began the final individual time trial at Paris-Nice under grey skies and light showers, but as he climbed the mountain above Nice the wind increased and rain began to fall.

With little advantage because of the weather conditions, Fuglsang pedaled to the finish 1:03 behind stage winner Richie Porte of Australia -

Fuglsang finished seventh overall in the week-long race, 1:05 behind Porte.