The 2024 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 8 and 11 February 2024 in the French region of Provence. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and was the eighth edition of the Tour de la Provence.[1]
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| Dates | 8–11 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 510.4 km (317.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11h 52' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams edit
Five UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and eight UCI Continental teams made up the 17 teams that participated in the race.[2] All but twoteams entered a full squad of seven riders each, with Van Rysel–Roubaix and Astana Qazaqstan Development Team entering six. In total, 117 riders started the race.[3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| P | 8 February | Marseille | 5 km (3.1 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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| 1 | 9 February | Aix-en-Provence to Martigues | 157.2 km (97.7 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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| 2 | 10 February | Forcalquier to Manosque | 165 km (103 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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| 3 | 11 February | Rognac to Arles | 183.2 km (113.8 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)
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| Total | 510.4 km (317.1 mi) | |||||
Stages edit
Prologue edit
Stage 1 edit
- 9 February 2024 – Aix-en-Provence to Martigues, 157.2 km (97.7 mi)
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Stage 2 edit
- 10 February 2024 – Forcalquier to Manosque, 165 km (103 mi)
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Stage 3 edit
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Classification leadership table edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification | People's Favourite award
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| P | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Not awarded | Jakob Söderqvist | Lidl–Trek | Jérémy Cabot |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen | Kévin Avoine | Kévin Avoine | ||||
| 2 | Mads Pedersen | Marco Frigo | Ewen Costiou | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | Enzo Boulet | ||
| 3 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Kévin Avoine | Pierre Gautherat | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | |||
| Final | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Kévin Avoine | Pierre Gautherat | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | Not awarded | |
Classification standings edit
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the People's Favourite award | ||
General classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Lidl–Trek | 11h 52' 36" |
| 2 |  Axel Zingle (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 29" |
| 3 |  Raúl García Pierna (ESP)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 29" |
| 4 | Damien Touzé (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 36" |
| 5 |  Alex Kirsch (LUX)
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Lidl–Trek | + 1' 41" |
| 6 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 46" |
| 7 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 2' 02" |
| 8 |  Jakob Söderqvist (SWE)
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Lidl–Trek | + 2' 14" |
| 9 |  Sam Bennett (IRL)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 38" |
| 10 |  Samuel Watson (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 45" |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Lidl–Trek | 50 |
| 2 | Axel Zingle (FRA)
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Cofidis | 30 |
| 3 | Samuel Watson (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | 15 |
| 4 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)
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Israel–Premier Tech | 10 |
| 5 | Sam Bennett (IRL)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 10 |
| 6 | Clément Champoussin (FRA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 10 |
| 7 |  Tyler Stites (USA)
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Project Echelon Racing | 10 |
| 8 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | 10 |
| 9 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE)
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Lidl–Trek | 8 |
| 10 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | 8 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Kévin Avoine (FRA)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 11 |
| 2 | Kasper Saver (BEL)
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Philippe Wagner–Bazin | 9 |
| 3 | Ewen Costiou (FRA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 5 |
| 4 | Alexis Guerin (FRA)
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Philippe Wagner–Bazin | 5 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 4 |
| 6 | Nans Peters (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 3 |
| 7 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Lidl–Trek | 2 |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX)
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Lidl–Trek | 1 |
| 9 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
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Cofidis | 1 |
| 10 | Kenny Molly (BEL)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 1 |
Young rider classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 11h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE)
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Lidl–Trek | + 28" |
| 3 | Ewen Costiou (FRA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2' 07" |
| 4 |  Lorenzo Germani (ITA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 17" |
| 5 | Eddy Le Huitouze (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 7' 44" |
| 6 | Thibaut Bernard (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | + 9' 11" |
| 7 | Paul Hennequin (FRA)
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Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 9' 20" |
| 8 |  Andrey Remkhe (KAZ)
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Astana Qazaqstan Development Team | + 12' 24" |
| 9 | Giosuè Epis (ITA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 14' 54" |
| 10 |  Jon Rye-Johnsen (NOR)
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CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 15' 09" |
Teams classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
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35h 41' 20" |
| 2 | Lidl–Trek
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+ 26" |
| 3 | Cofidis
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+ 3' 13" |
| 4 | Arkéa–B&B Hotels
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+ 4' 54" |
| 5 |  Israel–Premier Tech
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+ 5' 05" |
| 6 | Groupama–FDJ
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+ 7' 00" |
| 7 | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93
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+ 11' 10" |
| 8 | Van Rysel–Roubaix
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+ 11' 56" |
| 9 | Team TotalEnergies
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+ 19' 38" |
| 10 | Philippe Wagner–Bazin
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+ 30' 26" |
References edit
- ^ "Tour de la Provence - preview". Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Les équipes" [The teams] (in French). Tour de la Provence. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Startlist for Tour de la Provence 2024". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b Moultrie, James (8 February 2024). "Tour de la Provence: Mads Pedersen dominates 5km Marseille prologue TT". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (9 February 2024). "Tour de la Provence: Mads Pedersen makes it two for two on stage 1". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (10 February 2024). "Tour de la Provence: Mads Pedersen makes it three from three on stage 2". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ostanek, Daniel (11 February 2024). "Tour de la Provence: Pedersen secures overall as Van Asbroeck win final sprint". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 11 February 2024.