Damien Gaudin (Europcar) has won the Paris-Nice prologue. Gaudin blazed over the flat, technical, 2.9-km course in Houilles, France in 3:37, pipping Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) by 0:01 and Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) by the same margin.

Team Europcar's Damien Gaudin surprisingly takes victory in 2013 Paris-Nice prologue. Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Sylvain Chavanel finishes one second behind, followed by Lieuwe Westra of Team Vacansoleil.