Jonas Vingegaard secured overall victory at Paris-Nice on Sunday as Lenny Martinez edged him in a sprint finish to win the final stage in Nice.

The two-time Tour de France champion had already built a commanding advantage earlier in the eight-day race and confirmed the overall win after an aggressive performance on the final 145km stage around Nice on the French Riviera.

"I won Paris-Nice. It's been a tough one, but I'm happy to sit here in the yellow jersey today," said Vingegaard.

"I would have loved to win the stage as well, but Lenny was very strong, so he deserves to win as well.

"It actually means a lot to me to win Paris-Nice. It's been the one that I just couldn't get right; now, finally, I get it right, and that makes me extremely happy. 

"It's a good start to the year and something I'm very proud of."

After the peloton caught the last remaining breakaway rider, Valentin Paret-Peintre, Vingegaard attacked with 21 kilometers remaining.

Only French rider Martinez was able to follow the Dane as the pair broke clear of the field on the final climb of the stage.

Vingegaard crested the Côte du Linguador first, securing the King of the Mountains classification to go alongside his overall victory.

The two riders battled for the stage victory in a head-to-head sprint on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.

Martinez launched his sprint first and held off Vingegaard to claim the stage win while the race leader crossed the line just behind.

Colombian rider Harold Tejada finished third on the stage, arriving in a small chase group seven seconds after the winner.

Daniel Martinez, who had crashed more than 50 kilometers from the finish, fought through the remainder of the stage to secure second place in the final overall standings despite finishing 51 seconds behind on the day.

German rider Georg Steinhauser completed the overall podium around six minutes behind Vingegaard, narrowly ahead of French rider Kevin Vauquelin.

With three victories in his first eight days of racing this season, Vingegaard now turns his focus toward an ambitious Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double later this year.