As events around the world have been cancelled and postponed, Paris-Nice marched on as scheduled until now. 

Bahrain McLaren chose to not start Friday's stage 6. Following the stage Israel Start Up Nation abandoned the race as measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 ramp up around the globe.

Facing criticism from riders and the global community, the French race affectionately called the race to the sun made the decision to curtail the 8 day race, but not before completing the queen stage.

Saturday's queen stage features three categorized climbs before the summit finish of Valdeblore La Colmiane, a 16.3 kilometer climb at a 6.2% gradient.

15 teams are expected to take to the start line on Saturday for what is sizing up to be quite a showdown. 

The racing in Paris-Nice has been exceptional. With riders not knowing when their next opportunity to race will be, there is a sense of urgency in the peloton that is not often seen in early season stage races.

Max Schachmann leads the race by 36 seconds ahead of an on form Tiesj Benoot. Benoot's teammate Michael Matthews told FloBikes in an interview that the team is racing as if every stage were their last. And tomorrow's stage could be the last for the international peloton for quite some time.

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