Cycling race
| 2021 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||
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| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 May 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 149.9 km (93.14 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 23' 56" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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| 2022 → | |||||||||||||
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. 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.
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.
Teams
Four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the sixteen teams that participated in the race. 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. Of the 100 riders to start the race, only 47 riders finished, with a further three finishing over the time limit.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
- Arkéa–Samsic
- B&B Hotels p/b KTM
- Burgos BH
- Delko
- Total Direct Énergie
- Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
- Vini Zabù
UCI Continental Teams
Result
| 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
- "Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes". UCI. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Route of the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes". Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- 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.
- ^ "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.
- "Teams". Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes 2021 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 May 2021.