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The Route nationale 7, or RN 7, is a trunk road [1] in France between Paris and the border with Italy.It was also known as Route des vacances (The Holiday Route), Route bleue (The Blue Route), and — sarcastically, during the annual rush to the Mediterranean beaches — the Route de la mort (Road of Death).
The 2024 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that started on 3 March and finished on 10 March in France. It was the 82nd edition of Paris–Nice and the sixth race of the 2024 UCI World Tour .
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlooking the city. [1]
The 2020 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that was held between 8 and 14 March 2020 in France. It was the 78th edition of Paris–Nice and the fifth race of the 2020 UCI World Tour . The race was shortened on 13 March, removing the final stage, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 1 ]
The route of the 2016 Paris–Nice was announced on 17 December 2015. The race began with a 6.1-kilometre (3.8 mi) prologue individual time trial in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris, on Sunday 6 March and continued for the following seven days. The remaining stages were all road stages, with no other time trials.
The 2022 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that took place between 6 and 13 March 2022 in France. It was the 80th edition of Paris–Nice and the fourth race of the 2022 UCI World Tour . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Autoroutes are often given a name, even if these are not very used: A1 is the autoroute du Nord (Northern motorway).; A4 is the autoroute de l'Est (Eastern motorway).; A6 and A7 are autoroutes du Soleil (Motorways of the Sun), as both lead from northern France to the sunny beach resorts of southern France.
The road has heavy traffic all year round and is especially congested in July and August (in particular around Antibes and Nice. As a result, traffic-management schemes have been adopted between Var to Nice-West similar to those on the Péripherique in Paris. The autoroute is regularly closed on the Nice-Menton section as a result of rock falls ...