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Follow the action to Chalette-sur-Loing on a day for the sprinters
1 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling 3:49:57
4 Nils Politt (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation
5 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling
6 Mads Schmidt Würtz (Den) Israel Start-Up Nation
7 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:03
8 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
9 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
10 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Start-Up Nation
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 2 of Paris-Nice
which runs 166.5km from Chevreuse to Chalette-sur-Loing
There are three classified climbs in the first half of the stage but the final 45km is pretty much pan flat
It looks like it could be another windy day out there as the peloton head south down central France
Here's Lotto Soudal sprinter Caleb Ewan's opinion on the stage
Me waiting for the crosswinds today😅 pic.twitter.com/nd9HZDKJOYMarch 9, 2020
Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) won yesterday's opening stage after attacking late on with Dylan Teuns to catch Tiesj Benoot and Julian Alaphilippe, who had attacked earlier on. Read our report here.
Of course, the other big news of the day was the disqualification of French champion Warren Barguil
The Arkéa-Samsic man was caught in a crash mid-stage
and later drafted his team car while attempting to make it back to the peloton
KOM leader Jonathan Hivert (Total Direct Energie) and Jose Manuel Días (Nippo Delko One Provence) attacked from the start
They're 50 seconds up after four kilometres
It’s raining it’s pouring on stage 2 @ParisNice #ParisNice pic.twitter.com/QxVW5sB3eTMarch 9, 2020
Hivert and Díaz arer over a minute up the road now
Hivert and Díaz have an advantage of 2:20
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Here's our latest pro bike feature – from one of the men who was on the attack yesterday
Tiesj Benoot's Cervelo R5 - Gallery
the break has crested the first climb of the day
Hivert grabbed four more points to add to his eight from yesterday
Díaz was second but took the three points for first place over the day's first sprint point
Some coronavirus updates related to the race coming through..
L'Equipe journalist Gaétan Scherrer has tweeted that Paris-Nice organisers ASO have been asked for a "total shutdown" of start and finish areas
The public will be prevented from accessing either
The move comes after the French government last night reduced the maximum number of people allowed at public gatherings from 5000 to 1000
Il a été demandé aux organisateurs de Paris-Nice de travailler sur un huis-clos total aux zones de départ et d'arrivée de la course, et ce dès cet après-midi. Le public ne pourra donc pas du tout accéder à la ligne.March 9, 2020
The rain has stopped now and the break lies 2:35 up on the peloton as they traverse the rolling roads and hills
The rain has now started up again as the break approaches the day's second climb
Our latest 'Introducing' feature is about Deceuninck-QuickStep neo-pro Ian Garrison
Introducing: Ian Garrison
Hivert led Díaz over the Cote de Bouville
taking another four KOM points to extend his lead in the competition to eight points
Race organisation have confirmed the measure reported earlier – that the race will be held 'behind closed doors' with a buffer zone between public and riders
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Paris-Nice adopts new precautionary measures. pic.twitter.com/xl7dFjZDKZMarch 9, 2020
The two breakaway men are closing in on the third and final climb of the day
another third-category hill – the Cote du Pressoir
it's another four points for Hivert over the top
A shot of the two-man break in the awful conditions earlier on today
The break are 1:25 up on the peloton after two hours of racing
The peloton have really upped the pace in the last few kilometres
There's only one intermediate sprint between now and the finish to fight for in any case
The wind has whipped up and there's a split in the peloton as the pace was high
Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-QuickStep) and Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) are on the wrong side of it
🚴♂ Fin de l’aventure pour 🇫🇷@HivertJonathan et 🇪🇸@josediazgallego. 🤝 L’échappée matinale est reprise par le peloton à 62 km de l’arrivée. 🚴♂ The breakaway has been caught by the peloton at 62 km to go.#ParisNice pic.twitter.com/znDQ8PGS0dMarch 9, 2020
A bit of a strange sight at the intermediate sprint – Peter Sagan leading out Max Schachmann
The German gets three seconds to bolster his overall lead
Sergio Higuita (EF Pro Cycling) takes two seconds
Deceuninck-QuickStep and Bora-Hansgrohe lead the peloton
Now it's Groupama-FDJ in control as the crosswinds threaten over the next few kilometres
Teams are trying their best to force something in the exposed areas
but it looks like the wind isn't fierce enough to blow the race up
The pace has been upped once again as the peloton enter another exposed area
A number of riders have missed a split at the rear of the peloton
Caleb Ewan and Richie Porte have reportedly been dropped
Julian Alaphilppe has punctured and is chasing on behind his team car
Sam Bennett is among another group to get dropped from the peloton
The wind has really picked up here with echelons forming
Nairo Quintana has just been caught in a crash and drops away from the lead peloton
He takes a bike from his brother and teammate Dayer
Diego Rosa drops back to try and help him get back
Qunintana and Alaphilippe are in the same group
🚴🏻♂️ 🚴🏻♂️ 🚴🏻♂️ 🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️ 🚴🏻♂️ 🚴🏻♂️ 🚴🏻♂️Alerte bordures ! Echelons! #ParisNice pic.twitter.com/daCrpp5jQSMarch 9, 2020
Trek-Segafredo are leading the way in the lead group
The lead group is only around 30-35 riders
Sergio Higuita and Thibaut Pinot are among the big names up there
45 seconds between the Quintana-Alaphilippe group (the third on the road) and the leaders
World champion Mads Pedersen is among the riders driving the lead group
And now the lead group is splitting up as Sagan
Higuita are among the riders in the front group
There's maybe ten men up front with around 20 chasing
Quintana and Alaphilippe are 1:25 down now
Pedersen drops back after his work on the front
The final looks like being a sprint between Nizzolo
Nizzolo comes from behind Ackermann as the German runs out of gas
The NTT man takes victory ahead of Ackermann and Stuyven
Nibali and Schachmann lost three seconds to Higuita at the end there as the group split during the sprint
Quintana and Alaphilippe trail in 1:26 down
1 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 7:22:06
2 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling 0:00:15
3 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:21
4 Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling 0:00:23
5 Nils Politt (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:25
6 Mads Schmidt Würtz (Den) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:25
7 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:28
8 Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Start-Up Nation 0:00:28
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:28
Here's what Nizzolo had to say after the finish
"For sure it was a stressful day with the wind and the rain
Actually we didn't expect the rain today so it was even harder to get it
I'm feeling good since the beginning of the season
I'm really happy and I look forward for the next races now."
Here's team boss Jonathan Vaughters on the stage
In the midst of the World falling apart: Absolutely spectacular bike race at #ParisNiceMarch 9, 2020
Race leader Max Schachmann had another good day at Paris-Nice
Here's what he had to say after the finish
"I was quite lucky and I also have to thank my team because I didn’t expect the rain and it was cold at the beginning
They brought me up to the front several times
I also saw that EF did a good job and Sergio [Higuita] was also in the group
so on the climbs he will be a big competitor."
who put in a lot of work in the wind today
"Steven told us in the radio a crosswind was coming up
The xw started and we went up and I think it paid off quite well
we took some seconds in the GC and Jasper finished third
"For my point of view it's to build form for the Classics but also to help out Nibali today and give him some more time for the GC before the climbs start
Our brief race report with a photo gallery and stage results are up. Click here to look.
Keep checking the site through the evening for more news and reaction from stage 2 of Paris-Nice.
That's all from us today. Come back tomorrow for more live coverage of Paris-Nice!
Residents in central France have had to evacuate their homes on boat after days of heavy rainfall caused severe flooding throughout the area (30 and 31 May 2016). The people of Chalette-sur-Loing and Montages have found themselves trapped inside their homes, taking shelter on the second floor after the River Loing burst its banks and flooded the surrounding towns. Those in Nemours and were also affected.
Schools in the Loriet region have been closed and three care homes were evacuated. Emergency services were called out 4,500 times to assist the evacuations on Monday and Tuesday. According to Reuters, a total of 3,000 firemen were mobilised across the country early this week.
Bulent, a resident who was evacuated due to the extreme weather conditions, retold his evacuation story to Reuters: "Rescuers first came to ask if we had any injured people, which we didn't, so they said they would come back 10-15 minutes later to evacuate us. Then they came; for me it was about my dog. They took my dog, and after that me, my wife and my son."
In Paris, the River Seine burst its banks on Wednesday (1 June), flooding towpaths and famous landmarks – including the Square du Vert-Galant park, which was barely recognisable due to the high levels of water it had accumulated. The feet on the Zouave statue on the Port de l'Alma were no longer visible due to the height of the water – an indicator of level of the Seine. When the statues feet are under water, emergency flood precautions are taken.
However, in Paris the flooding was not as dramatic as in other areas. A giant rise in water levels that last caused extensive damage in the city in 1910. If the same happened today, it could cost up to 30bn (£23.3bn, $33.5bn), according to OECD estimates.
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ABC NewsDisasters cost world $92b in first half of 2016
Swiss Re saysShare Disasters cost world $92b in first half of 2016
Swiss Re saysTopic:Disasters
Officers check a collapsed house after an earthquake in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture in April (Reuters: Kyodo)
Link copiedShareShare articleFrom earthquakes in Japan to bushfires in Canada
disasters cost the world economy $92 billion in the first half of the year
The figure marks a 38 per cent increase compared with the same period a year ago
the world's number two reinsurer said
adding that only $3.9 billion was attributed to man-made events
while the remainder was due to natural disasters
with around 6,000 people dying in catastrophic events in the first half of 2016
compared with 12,000 during the first six months of 2015
The global insurance industry covered 44 per cent of the disaster-linked losses
Devastating thunderstorms in the United States and Europe were the costliest events for insurers during the January-June period
Three separate severe US weather events cost insurers over $9 billion
with a single massive storm in Texas in April raking up insurance costs of $3.9 billion after large hailstones caused widespread damage
Europe was also slammed by heavy storms at the end of May and in early June, when France and Germany especially were hit with severe lightning storms and flash floods
A man brings French baguettes to his mother's flooded house in Chalette-sur-Loing Montargis
At least 18 people were killed in floods that trapped people in their homes
cut off roads and rail lines and forced rescuers to navigate swamped streets in lifeboats
The total insured losses from those storms and floods in Europe were $3.6 billion
The average rainfall for the whole of August fell on Skopje in just two hours
The series of deadly earthquakes that hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture in April
Collapsed road after earthquake (AFP: JIJI Press)
Simultaneously, on the other side of the world in Ecuador, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake destroyed bridges and buildings, and killed 668 people
Men look at a destroyed building in the town of Portoviejo
2016 almost a week after a powerful quake hit the country
While this was by far the deadliest single event during the first half of the year
low insurance coverage meant that the insured losses amounted only to $520 million
Devastating fires in Canada's Alberta province, which forced the evacuation of some 100,000 people and saw sweeping shutdowns of oil operations, resulted in insured losses of $3.2 billion.
That makes it one of the costliest wildfire events in the insurance industry history, Swiss Re said.
A Canadian Joint Operations Command aerial photo shows wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada in this May 4, 2016 image posted on social media. (Reuters: CF Operations handout)
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