Stage 3 of Paris-Nice race cancelled because of heavy snow (The Associated Press)
Heavy snow and cold temperatures forced the third stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race to be cancelled on Wednesday. Organizers said the front-runners were on the day’s third climb when the race jury decided it was too dangerous to continue the hilly 168-kilometer (104-mile) stage from Cusset to Mont Brouilly in the Beaujolais wine region. Overnight leader Michael Matthews of Australia, who won Tuesday’s second stage to go with Sunday’s prologue, led Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands by 14 seconds, with Patrick Bevin of New Zealand in third place, 19 seconds off the pace.