Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins stage six of the Paris-Nice as Matteo Jorgenson capitalises on the withdrawal of Jonas Vingegaard to extend his overall race lead.

Mads Pedersen won Friday's sixth stage of the Paris-Nice Road cycling race, while American Matteo Jorgenson retained the leader's yellow jersey.

Jonas Vingegaard was worried about the conditions the riders had to cycle in during the fourth stage of Paris-Nice. The Dane from Visma | Lease a Bike finished second in the bitterly cold stage, but things did not go as planned in the fifth stage,

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdraws from Paris-Nice as British duo Josh Tarling and Sam Watson lose out in a sprint finish on stage six.

Jonas Vingegaard withdrew from the Paris-Nice race before the start of Friday's sixth stage after injuring his hand in a fall.

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has withdrawn from Paris-Nice after suffering a crash on Thursday's fifth stage. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider fell with 84km to go on the stage, cutting his upper lip,