 The 2015 Paris – Nice concluded with a mountain time trial on the Col d 'Èze . The 9 @.@ 6 km ( 6 @.@ 0 mi ) course began in Nice and had an average gradient of 4 @.@ 7 % . The steepest part of the climb came in the early stages : the second kilometre had an average gradient of 8 @.@ 5 % . The intermediate timing point came at the Col des Quatre Chemins , 4 km ( 2 mi ) from the finish . The final 1 @.@ 5 km ( 0 @.@ 9 mi ) towards the summit of Col d 'Èze were contested on a false flat . This time trial is the traditional final stage of Paris – Nice , though it was absent from the 2014 edition . The last time the course was used , in the last stage of the 2013 Paris – Nice , the stage was won by Richie Porte ( Team Sky ) , securing his overall race victory . As is customary in time trial stages , the riders set off in reverse order from where they were ranked in the general classification at the end of the previous stage . The race was held in rainy and windy conditions . 
