2024 Tour de la Provence explained

2024 Tour de la Provence
Series:	2024 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	8–11 February 2024
Stages:	3 + Prologue
Distance:	510.4
Unit:	km
Time:	11h 52' 36"
First:	Mads Pedersen
First Nat:	DEN
First Color:	teal Cape Epic
Second:	Axel Zingle
Second Nat:	FRA
Third:	Raúl García Pierna
Third Nat:	ESP
Points:	Mads Pedersen
Points Nat:	DEN
Points Color:	light blue
Mountains:	Kévin Avoine
Mountains Nat:	FRA
Mountains Color:	black dotted
Youth:	Pierre Gautherat
Youth Nat:	FRA
Youth Color:	white
Team Nat:	FRA
Previous:	2022
Next:	2025

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]

Teams

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 and entering six. In total, 117 riders started the race.^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
P	8 February	Marseille	5km (03miles)		Individual time trial
1	9 February	Aix-en-Provence to Martigues	157.2km (97.7miles)		Hilly stage
2	10 February	Forcalquier to Manosque	165km (103miles)		Hilly stage
3	11 February	Rognac to Arles	183.2km (113.8miles)		Flat stage
Total			510.4km (317.1miles)

Stages

Prologue

8 February 2024 – Marseille, 5km (03miles) (ITT)

Stage 1

9 February 2024 – Aix-en-Provence to Martigues, 157.2km (97.7miles)

Stage 2

10 February 2024 – Forcalquier to Manosque, 165km (103miles)

Stage 3

11 February 2024 – Rognac to Arles, 183.2km (113.8miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	People's Favourite award
P	Mads Pedersen	Mads Pedersen	Mads Pedersen	Not awarded	Jakob Söderqvist		Jérémy Cabot
1	Mads Pedersen			Kévin Avoine			Kévin Avoine
2	Mads Pedersen			Marco Frigo	Ewen Costiou		Enzo Boulet
3	Tom Van Asbroeck			Kévin Avoine	Pierre Gautherat
Final			Mads Pedersen		Pierre Gautherat		Not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the points classification
	Denotes the winner of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the People's Favourite award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			11h 52' 36"
2			+ 29"
3			+ 29"
4			+ 1' 36"
5			+ 1' 41"
6			+ 1' 46"
7			+ 2' 02"
8			+ 2' 14"
9			+ 2' 38"
10			+ 3' 45"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			50
2			30
3			15
4			10
5			10
6			10
7			10
8			10
9			8
10			8

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			11
2			9
3			5
4			5
5			4
6			3
7			2
8			1
9			1
10			1

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			11h 54' 22"
2			+ 28"
3			+ 2' 07"
4			+ 2' 17"
5			+ 7' 44"
6			+ 9' 11"
7			+ 9' 20"
8			+ 12' 24"
9			+ 14' 54"
10			+ 15' 09"

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1		35h 41' 20"
2		+ 26"
3		+ 3' 13"
4		+ 4' 54"
5		+ 5' 05"
6		+ 7' 00"
7		+ 11' 10"
8		+ 11' 56"
9		+ 19' 38"
10		+ 30' 26"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour de la Provence - preview. 7 February 2024.
2. Web site: Les équipes. French. The teams. Tour de la Provence. 7 February 2024.
3. Web site: Startlist for Tour de la Provence 2024 . ProCyclingStats . 7 February 2024.