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Paris–Nice was also raced by many classics riders preparing for the Spring Classics and especially Milan–San Remo, which followed just a few days later. Riders expected to feature on the flatter days included classics specialists such as Alexander Kristoff (), John Degenkolb (), Arnaud Démare () and Philippe Gilbert () and sprinters like Nacer Bouhanni () and André Greipel ().