World champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) abandoned Paris-Nice before the end of Saturday's race. Pedersen missed the start of stage 7, citing his country's measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Pedersen represented his Trek teammates on numerous stages during his week in France. Trek leader Vincenzo Nibali is in sixth place overall, 1:18 behind the leader, ahead of the final day.

"As a team, we have always said we would respect the authorities in this emergency," Pedersen said. My country has asked all Danish citizens to return home as soon as possible, so in agreement with the team, we will not start this morning in order to respect this decision." [It is sad to leave my teammates just before the final stage, but I believe that respecting the decision of the authorities is what we must do. I think the last few days of racing have brought relief to many cycling fans"

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Denmark will close its borders at noon on Saturday, the government announced Friday night. The country's borders will remain effectively closed until April 13, and Danish citizens will be encouraged to return home, as travel advisories advise against non-essential travel to other countries. [We are in uncharted territory. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, "We are in uncharted territory."

"I know that right now the overall list of measures is very extreme and will be seen as very extreme, but I am convinced that it is worth it."

The Danish Prime Minister said, "We are in unknown territory.

Currently, there are 801 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, with two people hospitalized in critical condition.

Upon returning to Paris-Nice, Israel Startup Nation pulled the remaining three players overnight. Tom Van Asbroeck, Nils Pollitt, and Yente Biermans were on their way home.

"We had a firm policy to continue racing as long as the local health authorities believed it was safe," team manager Kjell Carlström said in a statement.

"However, due to the escalating crisis and our policy of riders having the final say, we feel that the most responsible decision at this time is to cancel the race."

Seven teams withdrew from the race before the start due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Astana, CCC, Ineos, Jumbo Visma, Mitchelton Scott, and UAE Team Emirates did not start the Prezire.

On Friday, before the start of stage 6, Bahrain McLaren withdrew from the race as a precautionary measure. The race will end on Saturday afternoon with a summit finish at Val de Broglie-la-Cormiane.