2021 Mercan'Tour Classic

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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
  WinnerFlag of France.svg  Guillaume Martin  (FRA) (Cofidis)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Aurélien Paret-Peintre  (FRA) (AG2R Citroën Team)
  ThirdFlag of France.svg  Bruno Armirail  (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
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. [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]

Contents

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

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

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

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