# 2024 Tour de la Provence

The 2024 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 8 and 11 February 2024 in the French region of Provence. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and was the eighth edition of the Tour de la Provence.

## Teams

Five UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and eight UCI Continental teams made up the 17 teams that participated in the race. All but twoteams entered a full squad of seven riders each, with Van Rysel–Roubaix and Astana Qazaqstan Development Team entering six. In total, 117 riders started the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Arkéa–B&B Hotels
* Cofidis
* Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
* Groupama–FDJ
* Lidl–Trek
UCI ProTeams
* Bingoal WB
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
* Team TotalEnergies
UCI Continental Teams
* Astana Qazaqstan Development Team
* Beltrami TSA–Tre Colli
* CIC U Nantes Atlantique
* Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur
* Philippe Wagner–Bazin
* Project Echelon Racing
* St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93
* Van Rysel–Roubaix

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| P | 8 February | Marseille | 5 km (3.1 mi) | | Individual time trial | Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
| 1 | 9 February | Aix-en-Provence to Martigues | 157.2 km (97.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
| 2 | 10 February | Forcalquier to Manosque | 165 km (103 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
| 3 | 11 February | Rognac to Arles | 183.2 km (113.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) |
| Total | Total | Total | 510.4 km (317.1 mi) | 510.4 km (317.1 mi) | 510.4 km (317.1 mi) | 510.4 km (317.1 mi) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 8 February 2024 – Marseille, 5 km (3.1 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 5' 20" |
| 2 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | + 6" |
| 3 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 10" |
| 4 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 11" |
| 5 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 12" |
| 6 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 12" |
| 7 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 12" |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | + 12" |
| 9 | Ewen Costiou (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 13" |
| 10 | Dorian Godon (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 14" |
General classification after Prologue (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 5' 20" |
| 2 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | + 6" |
| 3 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 10" |
| 4 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 11" |
| 5 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 12" |
| 6 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 12" |
| 7 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 12" |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | + 12" |
| 9 | Ewen Costiou (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 13" |
| 10 | Dorian Godon (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 14" |

### Stage 1
#### 9 February 2024 – Aix-en-Provence to Martigues, 157.2 km (97.7 mi)

Stage 1 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 3h 32' 35" |
| 2 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 3 | Riley Pickrell (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 4 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Enzo Boulet (FRA) | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 0" |
| 6 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 7 | Sandy Dujardin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 8 | David Dekker (NED) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 9 | Paul Hennequin (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 0" |
| 10 | Jon Rye-Johnsen (NOR) | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 3h 37' 54" |
| 2 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | + 6" |
| 3 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 11" |
| 4 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 11" |
| 5 | Riley Sheehan (USA) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 12" |
| 6 | Jérémy Cabot (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 12" |
| 7 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 12" |
| 8 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 12" |
| 9 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | + 13" |
| 10 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 13" |

### Stage 2
#### 10 February 2024 – Forcalquier to Manosque, 165 km (103 mi)

Stage 2 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 4h 04' 19" |
| 2 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 3 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2" |
| 4 | Tyler Stites (USA) | Project Echelon Racing | + 2" |
| 5 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 2" |
| 6 | Riley Sheehan (USA) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 2" |
| 7 | Lorenzo Germani (ITA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2" |
| 8 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 2" |
| 9 | Ewen Costiou (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2" |
| 10 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2" |
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 7h 42' 02" |
| 2 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 24" |
| 3 | Ewen Costiou (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 24" |
| 4 | Riley Sheehan (USA) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 25" |
| 5 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 26" |
| 6 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 30" |
| 7 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 32" |
| 8 | Lorenzo Germani (ITA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 34" |
| 9 | Tyler Stites (USA) | Project Echelon Racing | + 35" |
| 10 | Marco Frigo (ITA) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 38" |

### Stage 3
#### 11 February 2024 – Rognac to Arles, 183.2 km (113.8 mi)

Stage 3 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | 4h 10' 36" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 3 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 6 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 7 | Sandy Dujardin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 8 | Paul Hennequin (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 0" |
| 9 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 10 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 11h 52' 36" |
| 2 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 29" |
| 3 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 29" |
| 4 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 36" |
| 5 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | + 25" |
| 6 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 46" |
| 7 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 02" |
| 8 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | + 2' 14" |
| 9 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 38" |
| 10 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 45" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | People's Favourite award |
| P | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Not awarded | Jakob Söderqvist | Lidl–Trek | Jérémy Cabot |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Kévin Avoine | Jakob Söderqvist | Lidl–Trek | Kévin Avoine |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Marco Frigo | Ewen Costiou | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | Enzo Boulet |
| 3 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Kévin Avoine | Pierre Gautherat | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | |
| Final | Final | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Kévin Avoine | Pierre Gautherat | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | Not awarded |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the points classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the People's Favourite award |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 11h 52' 36" |
| 2 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 29" |
| 3 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 29" |
| 4 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 36" |
| 5 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | + 1' 41" |
| 6 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 46" |
| 7 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 02" |
| 8 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | + 2' 14" |
| 9 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 38" |
| 10 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 45" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 50 |
| 2 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | 30 |
| 3 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | 15 |
| 4 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | 10 |
| 5 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 10 |
| 6 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 10 |
| 7 | Tyler Stites (USA) | Project Echelon Racing | 10 |
| 8 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | 10 |
| 9 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | 8 |
| 10 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | 8 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Avoine (FRA) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | 11 |
| 2 | Kasper Saver (BEL) | Philippe Wagner–Bazin | 9 |
| 3 | Ewen Costiou (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 5 |
| 4 | Alexis Guerin (FRA) | Philippe Wagner–Bazin | 5 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | 4 |
| 6 | Nans Peters (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 3 |
| 7 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 2 |
| 8 | Alex Kirsch (LUX) | Lidl–Trek | 1 |
| 9 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | Cofidis | 1 |
| 10 | Kenny Molly (BEL) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | 1 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA) | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 11h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Jakob Söderqvist (SWE) | Lidl–Trek | + 28" |
| 3 | Ewen Costiou (FRA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2' 07" |
| 4 | Lorenzo Germani (ITA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 17" |
| 5 | Eddy Le Huitouze (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 7' 44" |
| 6 | Thibaut Bernard (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 9' 11" |
| 7 | Paul Hennequin (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 9' 20" |
| 8 | Andrey Remkhe (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team | + 12' 24" |
| 9 | Giosuè Epis (ITA) | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 14' 54" |
| 10 | Jon Rye-Johnsen (NOR) | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 15' 09" |

### Teams classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 35h 41' 20" |
| 2 | Lidl–Trek | + 26" |
| 3 | Cofidis | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 4' 54" |
| 5 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 5' 05" |
| 6 | Groupama–FDJ | + 7' 00" |
| 7 | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 11' 10" |
| 8 | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 11' 56" |
| 9 | Team TotalEnergies | + 19' 38" |
| 10 | Philippe Wagner–Bazin | + 30' 26" |