▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Paris – N ice ▁was ▁a ▁road ▁cy cling ▁stage ▁race ▁that ▁was ▁held ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁France . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 7 7 th ▁edition ▁of ▁Paris – N ice ▁and ▁the ▁sixth ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁U CI ▁World ▁Tour . ▁Sp ani ard ▁Marc ▁Sol er ▁was ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁E gan ▁Bern al ▁of ▁, ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 6 th ▁win ▁overall ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Bern al ▁also ▁took ▁the ▁young ▁r ider ▁classification . ▁ ▁N airo ▁Quint ana ▁of ▁ ▁finished ▁second , ▁with ▁Bern al ' s ▁team mate ▁Mich al ▁K wi at kow ski ▁round ing ▁out ▁the ▁pod ium ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁taking ▁the ▁points ▁classification . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁De ▁G end t ▁of ▁ ▁took ▁the ▁mountains ▁classification , ▁and ▁Team ▁Sky ▁won ▁the ▁team ▁classification . ▁ ▁Teams ▁The ▁ 1 8 ▁U CI ▁World Te ams ▁were ▁automatically ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁race . ▁In ▁addition ▁five ▁second - t ier ▁U CI ▁Cont inental ▁Circ uits ▁received ▁a ▁wild card ▁inv itation ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁event . ▁The ▁teams ▁entering ▁the ▁race ▁will ▁be : ▁ ▁U CI ▁World Te ams ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁U CI ▁Professional ▁Cont inental ▁teams ▁ ▁Route ▁The