The classics riders started off the serious season last week with the Omloop Het Niuewsblad. Today the stageracers kick off their season for real with the 8 km prologue of Paris - Nice, The Race to the Sun. Temperatures in Montfort- l'Amaury, just outside Paris, are around freezing so riders should be well motivated to race to the Med in a hurry.
Live video from 15:30 CET (09:30 AM US eastern, 01:30 AEST)
Videolinks from Steephill or cyclingfans
Official site with, Startlist and Liveticker