The Tour de la Provence is an early-season bicycle stage race in the Provence region of France.[1] It is organized by southern French newspaper La Provence, which serves as the race's title sponsor for its first three years. It is held in February, as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour calendar.[2][3] and became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. La Provence has entrusted the organization of the event to Serge Pascal, who also organizes the Tour du Haut Var. The inaugural edition of 2016 was won by Thomas Voeckler.[4][5]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February |
| Region | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| English name | Tour La Provence |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | La Provence |
| Race director | Serge Pascal |
| Web site | tourdelaprovence |
| History | |
| First edition | 2016 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) |
| Most wins |  Nairo Quintana (COL) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
History edit
Organizers intend to build on the tradition of the former Tour du Vaucluse and the Tour du Sud-Est, two races in the same region that had their last editons in 1998 and 1983 respectively.[3] The event is part of a series of cycling stage races being held in the south of France in February, following the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour du Haut Var. The Tour La Provence takes place mid-week between the Tour du Haut-Var and the Classic Sud-Ardèche.[6] These races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered early-season preparations for Paris–Nice, the first, multi-stage European World Tour race in March.[6]
Route edit
The race is run over four stages in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the south of France.[3]
Winners edit
Classifications edit
As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
Black Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
Green Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
Orange Jersey – Worn by the People's Favourite rider award.
References edit
- ^ "Tour de Provence". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ Gilles, Benoît (25 June 2015). "Cyclisme : "La Provence" crée son Tour". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Gilles, Benoît (12 November 2015). "Cyclisme : la Provence se lance à son Tour". laprovence.com (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Gaviria wins final stage in Provence. Voeckler takes home overall victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Le sprint victorieux de Gaviria en vidéo". cyclismactu.net (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "News shorts: New French stage race planned for February". Cycling News. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 February 2024). "Tour de la Provence: Pedersen secures overall as Van Asbroeck win final sprint". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links edit
- Official website
(in French)