It's snowing at Paris-Nice and some people really aren't happy about it

The stage was eventually abandoned because of the extreme conditions, but no-one seemed too sure how to invoke the UCI's Extreme Weather Protocol

Snow hits Paris-Nice (Photo: Twitter/FDJ)

If you thought the weather on Monday's stage of Paris-Nice was a bit unpleasant, take a look at the snow that's settling on the course on stage three.

The feed zone looked a little like Narnia, judging by some of the pictures and videos put out by teams on Twitter, and FDJ even went as far as saying that the roads weren't suitable for racing.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.