Grégoire was one of the most active riders in the finale, getting into the late lead group on the Overijse circuit alongside Cosnefroy, Del Grosso, De Bruyne, Lanhove and Charmig. The move was caught on the final S-bend climb with the flamme rouge approaching, forcing a reduced-group sprint that Grégoire couldn't quite win, taking fourth at the same time as Foldager. An attacking, front-of-race ride that signalled good form for Ardennes week.

• 1 kmIn the late lead group caught on the final S-bend climb near the flamme rouge

Grégoire confirmed his strong early-season form on the punchy Ligurian finale. He made the decisive selection on the Colla Micheri and was one of only three riders able to go clear with Buitrago and Tiberi. Outnumbered two-to-one by Bahrain, he was unable to respond when Buitrago attacked with around 11 km to go, and despite driving the chase he had to settle for second at 25 seconds. An encouraging podium that fits his late-winter one-day campaign ahead of the spring Classics.

• 17 kmMade the decisive split on the Colla Micheri to reach the lead trio
• 11 kmLeft outnumbered when Buitrago attacked; led the chase but could not close

Grégoire rode a patient, opportunistic race. Rather than forcing the issue on the early walls, he waited for the decisive selection, then was the only rider able to follow Jorgenson's acceleration on the Mur d'Allex with about 14 km to go. He shared the work in the two-man move to hold off the chase, sat on Jorgenson's wheel through the final climb and into the last kilometre, then produced the sharper finish to take the uphill sprint. A win defined by timing and positioning, and an early-season statement from the 23-year-old.

• 14 kmFollowed Jorgenson's attack on the Mur d'Allex — the only rider who could go with it
• Came off Jorgenson's wheel to win the two-up uphill sprint by a bike length

Grégoire backed up his bonus-second raid from stage 4 with a strong final climb, taking third on the stage at +0:12. He finished fifth overall at +0:44, level on time with Christen — a solid GC week that underlined his all-round ambitions for Groupama-FDJ in 2026.

• 3rd on the stage; finished 5th overall at +0:44

Grégoire rode the GC intelligently on stage 4, targeting the day's intermediate 'Golden Kilometre' bonus sprint and collecting the maximum five seconds while Pidcock took two. The move moved him up to third overall at +0:49 and set him on course for a podium tilt on the final mountain day. It was the clearest sign of his ambitions for a strong opening to the 2026 season as a GC option for Groupama-FDJ.

• Took max 5 bonus seconds at the Golden Kil, lifting him to 3rd on GC

Grégoire rode a canny GC week: he raided the stage-4 Golden Kilometre for the maximum five bonus seconds to move into the provisional top three, then climbed strongly to third on the final mountain stage. He finished fifth overall, level on time with Christen — a confident all-round opening to his 2026 season.

• Stage 4 — took 5 bonus seconds at the Golden Kilometre
• Stage 5 — 3rd on the day, finishing 5th overall