Roglič held a 52 second advantage over Schachmann heading into the stage, a 92.7 kilometre route looping around Nice by starting at Le Plan du Var and finishing at Levens.

Organisers had been forced to adjust the stage as a COVID-19 lockdown in Nice led to pressure from the local authorities.

Roglič crashed in the early kilometres with the Jumbo-Visma rider seen with road rash on his left side.

His second crash came inside the last 30 kilometres as the peloton prepared for the final climb.

Roglič was again able to return to his bike, but his team-mates were unable to pace him back to the general classification group, which began to pull clear.

Schachmann was protected by his Bora-Hansgrohe team in the closing kilometres, with the German assuming the virtual race lead.

A second title was sealed after he avoided incidents and fended off attacks from rivals as the race drew to a close.

Denmark’s Magnus Cort secured victory on the stage by sprinting across the line in a time of 2 hours 16min 58sec.

France’s Christophe Laporte and Pierre Latour completed the top three on the same time as the winner, with Schachmann placing 10th.

Roglič ultimately crossed the line 3:08 behind the winner, with the Slovenian later revealing that he had sustained a dislocated shoulder in the first crash.

Schachmann was crowned as the overall champion at Paris-Nice for the second straight year, finishing 19 seconds clear of his nearest rival Aleksandr Vlasov of Russia.

Spain’s Ion Izagirre was third at 23 seconds down.