# Tour de la Provence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tour_de_la_Provence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tour_de_la_Provence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_la_Provence > Source revision: 1338569838 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Stage race of male road cycling Tour de la Provence 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.fr History First edition 2016 Editions 10 (as of 2026) First winner Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Most wins Nairo Quintana (COL) Mads Pedersen (DEN) (2 wins) Most recent Matthew Riccitello (USA) The **Tour de la Provence** is an early-season [bicycle stage race](/source/Road_bicycle_racing#Stage_races) in the [Provence](/source/Provence) region of [France](/source/France).[1] It is organized by southern French newspaper *[La Provence](/source/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](/source/UCI_race_classifications) on the [UCI Europe Tour](/source/UCI_Europe_Tour) calendar.[2][3] and became part of the [UCI ProSeries](/source/UCI_ProSeries) in 2020. *La Provence* has entrusted the organization of the event to Serge Pascal, who also organizes the [Tour du Haut Var](/source/Tour_du_Haut_Var). The inaugural edition of 2016 was won by [Thomas Voeckler](/source/Thomas_Voeckler).[4][5] ## History Organizers intend to build on the tradition of the former [Tour du Vaucluse](/source/Tour_du_Vaucluse) and the [Tour du Sud-Est](/source/Tour_du_Sud-Est), two races in the same region that had their last editions in 1998 and 1983 respectively.[3] The event is part of a series of cycling stage races being held in the [south of France](/source/South_of_France) in February, following the [Étoile de Bessèges](/source/%C3%89toile_de_Bess%C3%A8ges), [La Méditerranéenne](/source/La_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9enne) and the [Tour du Haut Var](/source/Tour_du_Haut_Var). The Tour La Provence takes place mid-week between the Tour du Haut-Var and the [Classic Sud-Ardèche](/source/Classic_Sud-Ard%C3%A8che).[6] These races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered early-season preparations for [Paris–Nice](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Nice), the first, multi-stage European [World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour) race in March.[6] ## Route The race is run over three stages in the [Bouches-du-Rhône](/source/Bouches-du-Rh%C3%B4ne) department of the [Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur](/source/Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te_d'Azur) region, in the [south of France](/source/Southern_France).[3] ## Winners Year Country Rider Team 2016 France Thomas Voeckler Direct Énergie 2017 Australia Rohan Dennis BMC Racing Team 2018 France Alexandre Geniez AG2R La Mondiale 2019 Spain Gorka Izagirre Astana 2020 Colombia Nairo Quintana Arkéa–Samsic 2021 Colombia Iván Sosa INEOS Grenadiers 2022 Colombia Nairo Quintana Arkéa–Samsic 2023 No race 2024[7] Denmark Mads Pedersen Lidl–Trek 2025 Denmark Mads Pedersen Lidl–Trek 2026[8] United States Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM ## Classifications As of the 2025 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: - Teal Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification. - Light Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification. - Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification. - White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification. - Rose Jersey – Worn by the People's Favourite rider award. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tour de Provence"](https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=4396). *FirstCycling.com*. 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Gilles, Benoît (25 June 2015). ["Cyclisme : "La Provence" crée son Tour"](http://www.laprovence.com/article/sports/3466988/cyclisme-la-provence-cree-son-tour.html). *[La Provence](/source/La_Provence)* (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-La_Provence_lance_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-La_Provence_lance_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-La_Provence_lance_3-2) Gilles, Benoît (12 November 2015). ["Cyclisme : la Provence se lance à son Tour"](http://www.laprovence.com/article/sports/3664620/cyclisme-la-provence-se-lance-a-son-tour.html). *laprovence.com* (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gaviria wins final stage in Provence. Voeckler takes home overall victory"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-provence-2016/stage-3/results/). *[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Le sprint victorieux de Gaviria en vidéo"](http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tour-la-provence-le-sprint-victorieux-de-gaviria-en-video-56490.html). *cyclismactu.net* (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-new_French_race_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-new_French_race_6-1) ["News shorts: New French stage race planned for February"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-new-french-stage-race-planned-for-february/). *[Cycling News](/source/Cycling_News)*. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ostanek, Daniel (11 February 2024). ["Tour de la Provence: Pedersen secures overall as Van Asbroeck win final sprint"](https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-la-provence-2024/stage-4/results/). *[CyclingNews](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. [Future plc](/source/Future_plc). Retrieved 12 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["2026 » 10th Tour de la Provence (2.1) Stage 3 (Final) » Rognac › Arles (205.1km)"](https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-cycliste-international-la-provence/2026/gc). *procyclingstats*. Retrieved 15 February 2026. ## External links - [Official website](https://tourdelaprovence.fr/) (in French) v t e Tour de la Provence 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tour de la Provence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_la_Provence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_la_Provence?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.