The 2021 Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes was the inaugural edition of the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes road cycling one day race, which took place in the titular department in southeastern France on 24 May 2021. It was rated as a category 1.1 race on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.[1] The 149.9-kilometre (93.1 mi) long race started in Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée and finished atop the summit of the Col de Valberg.[2]

2021 Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes
2021 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates24 May 2021
Stages1
Distance149.9 km (93.14 mi)
Winning time4h 23' 56"
Results
  Winner  Guillaume Martin (FRA) (Cofidis)
  Second  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) (AG2R Citroën Team)
  Third  Bruno Armirail (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
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The race was won by Guillaume Martin of Cofidis, who soloed away to victory on the final climb and finished 1 minute and 42 seconds ahead of the next two riders, Aurélien Paret-Peintre and Bruno Armirail, with the former winning the sprint for second.[3][4]

Teams

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Four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the sixteen teams that participated in the race.[5] Teams could enter up to seven riders each, but many decided not to do so. Five teams (AG2R Citroën Team, Cofidis, EF Education–Nippo, St. Michel–Auber93, and Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) fielded only six riders each, and three other teams (Arkéa–Samsic, B&B Hotels p/b KTM, and Work Service–Marchiol–Vega) fielded only five each, while the remaining eight fielded the maximum number allowed.[6] Of the 100 riders to start the race, only 47 riders finished, with a further three finishing over the time limit.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Result

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Result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Guillaume Martin (FRA) Cofidis 4h 23' 56"
2   Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 42"
3   Bruno Armirail (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 42"
4   Anthony Perez (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 40"
5   Mathias Frank (SUI) AG2R Citroën Team + 2' 43"
6   Adrià Moreno (ESP) Team Vorarlberg + 2' 53"
7   Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Total Direct Énergie + 2' 56"
8   Roland Thalmann (SUI) Team Vorarlberg + 3' 05"
9   Idar Andersen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 3' 20"
10   Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) AG2R Citroën Team + 3' 36"

References

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  1. ^ "Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes". UCI. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Route of the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes". Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Richard, Christophe (24 May 2021). "Cyclisme. Guillaume Martin remporte la Mercan'Tour classic Alpes-Maritimes" [Cycling. Guillaume Martin wins the Mercan'Tour classic Alpes-Maritimes] (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Classement de l'epreuve" [Classification of the event] (PDF). Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes (in French). Matsport Timing. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Teams". Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes 2021 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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