Paris Nice start planning now

So it is two weeks away, but you can do some preliminary research seeing no Omloop Het Volk/Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne (campaigning for them to included in 2013 season).

Offical website with parcours: http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

Partial starting list:http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI4OTk=

Stage 1 9km ITT (prologue) includes cat 3 1.1km @ 6.6 climb after 500m

Stage 2 flat sprinters stage.

Stage 3 Finishes on a Cat 3 climb 5.2km @ 2.9%

Stage 4 lumpy day 2 Cat 2 & 3 Cat 3 last 500m @ 8% 2 km before line, last km is at 4%

Stage 5 even lumpier 3 cat 1, cat 2 & 2 * cat 3, finish is cat 1 3km @ 10%

Stage 6 less lumpy cat 2, 5 * cat 3, last 20km before finish

Stage 7 lumpy cat 1, 2 * cat 2, cat 3, 20km downhill after cat 1, the 20km flat

Stage 8 ITT Col d’Èze 9.6km @ 4.7%

Start with solid ITT riders, then roulers and escape artists and finish with good ITTs

Likely starters

AG2R LA MONDIALE

PERAUD Jean Christophe France
ROCHE Nicholas Ireland

ASTANA PRO TEAM

BRAJKOVIC Janez Slovenia
SEELDRAYERS Kevin Belgium

BMC RACING TEAM

HUSHOVD Thor Norway
MOINARD Amaël France
PHINNEY Taylor United States
VAN GARDEREN Tejay United States

COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE

DI GREGORIO Rémy France
DUMOULIN Samuel France
MONCOUTIE David France
TAARAMAE Rein Estonia

EQUIPE CYCLISTE FDJ-BIGMAT

FEDRIGO Pierrick France
JEANNESSON Arnold France
ROY Jérémy France

EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI

ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor Spain
ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU Mikel Spain
SICARD Romain France

GARMIN – BARRACUDA

FERNANDEZ DE LARREA Koldo Spain
HAUSSLER Heinrich Australia
LE MEVEL Christophe France
MILLAR David United Kingdom
RASMUSSEN Alex Denmark

GREENEDGE CYCLING TEAM

DAVIS Allan Australia
GERRANS Simon Australia

KATUSHA TEAM

GALIMZYANOV Denis Russia
MENCHOV Denis Russia

LAMPRE – ISD

BOLE Grega Slovenia
CUNEGO Damiano Italy
ULISSI Diego Italy

LIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE

BASSO Ivan Italy
SZMYD Sylvester Poland
VIVIANI Elia Italy

LOTTO – BELISOL TEAM

BAK Lars Ytting Denmark
HENDERSON Gregory New Zealand

MOVISTAR TEAM

ARROYO DURAN David Spain
CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan Spain
ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin Spain
VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro Spain

OMEGA PHARMA – QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM

BOONEN Tom Belgium
CHAVANEL Sylvain France
LEIPHEIMER Levi United States
MARTIN Tony Germany
PROJECT 1T4I

DEGENKOLB John Germany
KITTEL Marcel Germany

RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM

MOLLEMA Bauke Netherlands
RENSHAW Mark Australia
SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon Spain

RADIOSHACK – NISSAN

DIDIER Laurent Luxembourg
HORNER Christopher United States
IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel Spain
KLÖDEN Andreas Germany
MONFORT Maxime Belgium
SCHLECK Andy Luxembourg
SCHLECK Frank Luxembourg

SAUR – SOJASUN

COPPEL Jerome France
FEILLU Brice France
GALLAND Jérémie France
HIVERT Jonathan France

SKY PROCYCLING

FROOME Christopher United Kingdom
PORTE Richie Australia
THOMAS Geraint United Kingdom
WIGGINS Bradley United Kingdom

TEAM EUROPCAR

GAUDIN Damien France
ROLLAND Pierre France
VOECKLER Thomas France

TEAM SAXO BANK

AAEN JORGENSEN Jonas Denmark
KROON Karsten Netherlands
MORKOV Michael Denmark
NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel Spain
NUYENS Nick Belgium
TOSATTO Matteo Italy

VACANSOLEIL – DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM

DE GENDT Thomas Belgium
FEILLU Romain France
LEUKEMANS Björn Belgium
LIGTHART Pim Netherlands
MORTENSEN Martin Denmark