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]
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| Dates | 17–19 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 497.24 km (309.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editSeven 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 | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 17 February | Saint-Raphaël to Ramatuelle | 187.04 km (116.22 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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| 2 | 18 February | Mandelieu to Azur Arena Antibes | 178.9 km (111.2 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage |  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)
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| 3 | 19 February | Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence | 131.3 km (81.6 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
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| Total | 497.24 km (308.97 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 17 February 2023 – Saint-Raphaël to Ramatuelle, 187.04 km (116.22 mi)[4]
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Stage 2
edit- 18 February 2023 – Mandelieu to Azur Arena Antibes, 178.9 km (111.2 mi)[6]
Stage 3
edit- 19 February 2023 – Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence, 131.3 km (81.6 mi)[8]
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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 | Combativity award |
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| 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 | |||
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Denotes the leader of the general classification |
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 11h 36' 58" |
| 2 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 7" |
| 3 |  Neilson Powless (USA)
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EF Education–EasyPost | + 10" |
| 4 |  Kevin Geniets (LUX)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 19" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 6 |  Felix Gall (AUT)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 42" |
| 7 | David Gaudu (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 43" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA)
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Team DSM | + 44" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 44" |
| 10 |  Torstein Træen (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 44" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 30 |
| 2 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 24 |
| 3 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 24 |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 22 |
| 5 | Jean-Louis Le Ny (FRA)
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Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 10 |
| 6 | Julien Bernard (FRA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 8 |
| 7 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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Cofidis | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Geniets (LUX)
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Groupama–FDJ | 6 |
| 9 | Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN)
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Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 10 | Felix Gall (AUT)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 4 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | David Gaudu (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 34 |
| 2 | Romain Bardet (FRA)
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Team DSM | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grégoire (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 16 |
| 4 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 16 |
| 5 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | 12 |
| 6 |  Marco Brenner (GER)
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Team DSM | 12 |
| 7 | Julien Bernard (FRA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 10 |
| 8 |  Hugh Carthy (GBR)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 10 |
| 9 |  Alexander Cepeda (ECU)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 10 |
| 10 | Victor Lafay (FRA)
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Cofidis | 8 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 11h 37' 58" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 3 | Romain Grégoire (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 29" |
| 4 |  Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 29" |
| 5 | Thomas Gachignard (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 1' 38" |
| 6 | Max Poole (GBR)
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Team DSM | + 8' 30" |
| 7 | Jordan Jegat (FRA)
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CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 10' 00" |
| 8 | Harold Martín López (ECU)
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Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 10' 00" |
| 9 | Bastien Tronchon (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 11' 41" |
| 10 | Martin Urianstad (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 12' 24" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 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- ^ "Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.