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

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department in southeastern

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on 24 May 2021. It was rated as a category 1.1 race on the

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. The long race started in

Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée (, literally ''Saint-Sauveur on Tinée''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Sarvaor''; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population Its inhabita ...

and finished atop the summit of the Col de Valberg. The race was won by

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of , who soloed away to victory on the final climb and finished 1 minute and 42 seconds ahead of the next two riders,

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and

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, with the former winning the sprint for second.

Teams

Four

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s, seven UCI ProTeams, and five

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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 (, , , , and ) fielded only six riders each, and three other teams (, , and ) 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 * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * *

Result

References

External links

* {{official website, https://mercantourclassic.com/en/ Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes