The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, formerly known as the Tour du Haut Var, (English: Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk and France's Arthur Vichot hold the record with three wins.
Race details | |
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Date | Mid-February |
Region | Var department Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
English name | Tour of the Haut-Var |
Local name(s) | Tour du Haut-Var (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Association Sportive Seillanaise |
Race director | Moïse Puginier |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1969 |
Editions | 56 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
Most wins | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Arthur Vichot (FRA) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) |
The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes is one of several stage races held in the hilly Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in February, alongside the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour La Provence.[1] These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice, the first European World Tour event in March.[1]
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