2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

The 2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 19 February 2023 in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var in southeastern France. The race is rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and is the 55th edition of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var.[1]

2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
2023 UCI Europe Tour
The final podium of the race
The final podium of the race
Race details
Dates17–19 February 2023
Stages3
Distance497.24 km (309.0 mi)
Results
Winner  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)
  Second  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) (AG2R Citroën Team)
  Third  Neilson Powless (USA) (EF Education–EasyPost)

Points  Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) (Trek–Segafredo)
Mountains  David Gaudu (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
Youth  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)
  Team Groupama–FDJ
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Teams edit

Seven of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and seven UCI Continental teams make up the 18 teams that are participating in the race.[2] Each team entered a full squad of seven riders, for a total of 140 riders who started the race.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route edit

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 17 February Saint-Raphaël to Ramatuelle 187.04 km (116.22 mi)   Hilly stage   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
2 18 February Mandelieu to Azur Arena Antibes 178.9 km (111.2 mi)   Intermediate stage   Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)
3 19 February Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence 131.3 km (81.6 mi)   Mountain stage   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
Total 497.24 km (308.97 mi)

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

17 February 2023 – Saint-Raphaël to Ramatuelle, 187.04 km (116.22 mi)[4]
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 4h 23' 07"
2   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 5"
3   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 5"
4   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 9"
5   Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 25"
6   Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 25"
7   Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 25"
8   Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis + 25"
9   Marco Tizza (ITA) Bingoal WB + 25"
10   Clément Russo (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 25"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)     Arkéa–Samsic 4h 22' 57"
2   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 9"
3   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 11"
4   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 19"
5   Julien Bernard (FRA) Trek–Segafredo + 31"
6   Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis + 35"
7   Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 35"
8   Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 35"
9   Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis + 35"
10   Marco Tizza (ITA) Bingoal WB + 35"

Stage 2 edit

18 February 2023 – Mandelieu to Azur Arena Antibes, 178.9 km (111.2 mi)[6]
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) Trek–Segafredo 4h 06' 20"
2   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
3   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
4   Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
5   Benjamin Thomas (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
6   David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
7   Clément Venturini (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 0"
8   Sam Watson (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
9   Romain Bardet (FRA) Team DSM + 0"
10   Andrea Piccolo (ITA) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)    Arkéa–Samsic 8h 29' 13"
2   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 7"
3   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 14"
4   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 23"
5   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)   Trek–Segafredo + 27"
6   Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 39"
7   Marco Tizza (ITA) Bingoal WB + 39"
8   Romain Bardet (FRA) Team DSM + 39"
9   Andrea Piccolo (ITA) EF Education–EasyPost + 39"
10   Sam Watson (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 39"

Stage 3 edit

19 February 2023 – Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence, 131.3 km (81.6 mi)[8]
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 3h 08' 45"
2   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)   Trek–Segafredo + 5"
3   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 5"
4   Romain Bardet (FRA) Team DSM + 5"
5   Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis + 5"
6   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 5"
7   Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling + 5"
8   Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 5"
9   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 5"
10   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 5"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)    Arkéa–Samsic 11h 36' 58"
2   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 7"
3   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10"
4   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 19"
5   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)   Trek–Segafredo + 26"
6   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 42"
7   David Gaudu (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 43"
8   Romain Bardet (FRA) Team DSM + 44"
9   Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis + 44"
10   Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 44"

Classification leadership table edit

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Team classification Combativity award
1 Kévin Vauquelin Kévin Vauquelin Kévin Vauquelin Julien Bernard Kévin Vauquelin Arkéa–Samsic Maël Guégan
2 Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Mathieu Burgaudeau Groupama–FDJ
3 Aurélien Paret-Peintre David Gaudu
Final Kévin Vauquelin Mattias Skjelmose Jensen David Gaudu Kévin Vauquelin Groupama–FDJ

Current classification standings edit

Legend
  Denotes the leader of the general classification   Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
  Denotes the leader of the points classification   Denotes the leader of the young rider classification

General classification edit

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)    Arkéa–Samsic 11h 36' 58"
2   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 7"
3   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 10"
4   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 19"
5   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)   Trek–Segafredo + 26"
6   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team + 42"
7   David Gaudu (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ + 43"
8   Romain Bardet (FRA) Team DSM + 44"
9   Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis + 44"
10   Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 44"

Points classification edit

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)   Trek–Segafredo 30
2   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 24
3   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)    Arkéa–Samsic 24
4   Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education–EasyPost 22
5   Jean-Louis Le Ny (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 10
6   Julien Bernard (FRA) Trek–Segafredo 8
7   Bryan Coquard (FRA) Cofidis 6
8   Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ 6
9   Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN) Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling 6
10   Felix Gall (AUT) AG2R Citroën Team 4

Mountains classification edit

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1   David Gaudu (FRA)   Groupama–FDJ 34
2   Romain Bardet (FRA) Team DSM 18
3   Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 16
4   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 16
5   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 12
6   Marco Brenner (GER) Team DSM 12
7   Julien Bernard (FRA) Trek–Segafredo 10
8   Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 10
9   Alexander Cepeda (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost 10
10   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis 8

Young rider classification edit

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)    Arkéa–Samsic 11h 37' 58"
2   Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)   Trek–Segafredo + 26"
3   Romain Grégoire (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 29"
4   Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 1' 29"
5   Thomas Gachignard (FRA) St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 + 1' 38"
6   Max Poole (GBR) Team DSM + 8' 30"
7   Jordan Jegat (FRA) CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 10' 00"
8   Harold Martín López (ECU) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10' 00"
9   Bastien Tronchon (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 11' 41"
10   Martin Urianstad (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 12' 24"

Team classification edit

Final team classification (1–10)
Rank Team Time
1 Groupama–FDJ 34h 55' 49"
2 AG2R Citroën Team + 50"
3 Trek–Segafredo + 2' 55"
4 EF Education–EasyPost + 7' 25"
5 Cofidis + 9' 29"
6 Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 13' 30"
7 Arkéa–Samsic + 14' 57"
8 Team DSM + 16' 51"
9 Team TotalEnergies + 19' 20"
10 Bingoal WB + 19' 34"

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Les Équipes Engagées" [Teams Involved] (in French). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Suivez le départ de la 55e édition du Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var ce vendredi à 11h50" [Follow the start of the 55th edition of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var this Friday at 11:50 a.m.] (in French). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Étape 1" [Stage 1] (in French). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Stuart, Peter (17 February 2023). "Kévin Vauquelin wins stage 1 of Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2023". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Étape 2" [Stage 2] (in French). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (18 February 2023). "Skjelmose sprints to stage 2 win at the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Étape 3" [Stage 3] (in French). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (19 February 2023). "Vauquelin holds on to win the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

External links edit