# 2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

The 2023 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 19 February 2023 in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var in southeastern France. The race is rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and is the 55th edition of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var.

## Teams

Seven of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and seven UCI Continental teams make up the 18 teams that are participating in the race. Each team entered a full squad of seven riders, for a total of 140 riders who started the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Cofidis
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Team DSM
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI ProTeams
* Bingoal WB
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team TotalEnergies
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Astana Qazaqstan Development Team
* Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
* Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling
* Lotto–Dstny Development Team
* Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur
* St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93
* CIC U Nantes Atlantique

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 17 February | Saint-Raphaël to Ramatuelle | 187.04 km (116.22 mi) | | Hilly stage | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) |
| 2 | 18 February | Mandelieu to Azur Arena Antibes | 178.9 km (111.2 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) |
| 3 | 19 February | Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence | 131.3 km (81.6 mi) | | Mountain stage | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) |
| Total | Total | Total | 497.24 km (308.97 mi) | 497.24 km (308.97 mi) | 497.24 km (308.97 mi) | 497.24 km (308.97 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 17 February 2023 – Saint-Raphaël to Ramatuelle, 187.04 km (116.22 mi)

Stage 1 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 4h 23' 07" |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 5" |
| 3 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 4 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 9" |
| 5 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 25" |
| 6 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 25" |
| 7 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 25" |
| 8 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 25" |
| 9 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal WB | + 25" |
| 10 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 25" |
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 4h 22' 57" |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 9" |
| 3 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | + 11" |
| 4 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 19" |
| 5 | Julien Bernard (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 31" |
| 6 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 35" |
| 7 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 35" |
| 8 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 35" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 35" |
| 10 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal WB | + 35" |

### Stage 2
#### 18 February 2023 – Mandelieu to Azur Arena Antibes, 178.9 km (111.2 mi)

Stage 2 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 4h 06' 20" |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 3 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 4 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 5 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 7 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Sam Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 10 | Andrea Piccolo (ITA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 8h 29' 13" |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 7" |
| 3 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | + 14" |
| 4 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 23" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 27" |
| 6 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 39" |
| 7 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal WB | + 39" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 39" |
| 9 | Andrea Piccolo (ITA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 39" |
| 10 | Sam Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 39" |

### Stage 3
#### 19 February 2023 – Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence, 131.3 km (81.6 mi)

Stage 3 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 3h 08' 45" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5" |
| 3 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 5" |
| 4 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 5" |
| 5 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 5" |
| 6 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 7 | Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 5" |
| 8 | Torstein Træen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 5" |
| 9 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 5" |
| 10 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 5" |
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 11h 36' 58" |
| 2 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 10" |
| 4 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | + 19" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 6 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 42" |
| 7 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 43" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 44" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 44" |
| 10 | Torstein Træen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 44" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin | Kévin Vauquelin | Kévin Vauquelin | Julien Bernard | Kévin Vauquelin | Arkéa–Samsic | Maël Guégan |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Kévin Vauquelin | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Mathieu Burgaudeau | Kévin Vauquelin | Groupama–FDJ | |
| 3 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre | Kévin Vauquelin | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | David Gaudu | Kévin Vauquelin | Groupama–FDJ | |
| Final | Final | Kévin Vauquelin | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | David Gaudu | Kévin Vauquelin | Groupama–FDJ | |

## Current classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 11h 36' 58" |
| 2 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 7" |
| 3 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 10" |
| 4 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | + 19" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 6 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 42" |
| 7 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 43" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 44" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) | Cofidis | + 44" |
| 10 | Torstein Træen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 44" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 30 |
| 2 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 24 |
| 3 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 24 |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | 22 |
| 5 | Jean-Louis Le Ny (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 10 |
| 6 | Julien Bernard (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | 8 |
| 7 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) | Groupama–FDJ | 6 |
| 9 | Mads Østergaard Kristensen (DEN) | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 10 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | 4 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 34 |
| 2 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 16 |
| 4 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 16 |
| 5 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 12 |
| 6 | Marco Brenner (GER) | Team DSM | 12 |
| 7 | Julien Bernard (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | 10 |
| 8 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | EF Education–EasyPost | 10 |
| 9 | Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | EF Education–EasyPost | 10 |
| 10 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | 8 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 11h 37' 58" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 3 | Romain Grégoire (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 29" |
| 5 | Thomas Gachignard (FRA) | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | + 1' 38" |
| 6 | Max Poole (GBR) | Team DSM | + 8' 30" |
| 7 | Jordan Jegat (FRA) | CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 10' 00" |
| 8 | Harold Martín López (ECU) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 10' 00" |
| 9 | Bastien Tronchon (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 11' 41" |
| 10 | Martin Urianstad (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 12' 24" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Groupama–FDJ | 34h 55' 49" |
| 2 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 50" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 55" |
| 4 | EF Education–EasyPost | + 7' 25" |
| 5 | Cofidis | + 9' 29" |
| 6 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 13' 30" |
| 7 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14' 57" |
| 8 | Team DSM | + 16' 51" |
| 9 | Team TotalEnergies | + 19' 20" |
| 10 | Bingoal WB | + 19' 34" |