The 2020 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var was a road cycling stage race that took place from 21 to 23 February 2020. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 52nd edition of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, which was known as the Tour du Haut Var prior to 2020.[1]
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| Dates | 21–23 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 480.5 km (298.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 13h 09' 32" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editEight UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race. Only three teams did not enter the maximum allowed of seven riders each; B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, EF Pro Cycling, and St. Michel–Auber93 fielded six apiece. 105 of the 123 riders that started the race finished.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 21 February | Le Cannet to Grasse | 186.8 km (116.1 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Anthony Perez (FRA)
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| 2 | 22 February | Pégomas to Col d'Èze | 175.7 km (109.2 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Nairo Quintana (COL)
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| 3 | 23 February | La Londe-les-Maures to Toulon | 136 km (85 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Julien Bernard (FRA)
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| Total | 480.5 km (298.6 mi) | ||||||
Stages
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
edit- 23 February 2020 — La Londe-les-Maures to Toulon, 136 km (85 mi)
Classification leadership table
editIn the 2020 Tour du Haut Var, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the race, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 25 points, with 20 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth, 10 for sixth, then 1 point fewer per place down to 1 for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Anthony Perez | Anthony Perez | Anthony Perez | Anthony Turgis | Michael Storer | Team Sunweb |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana | Nairo Quintana | Damian Lüscher | |||
| 3 | Julien Bernard | Nairo Quintana | Julien Bernard | Attila Valter | Trek–Segafredo | |
| Final | Nairo Quintana | Nairo Quintana | Julien Bernard | Attila Valter | Trek–Segafredo | |
Final classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 13h 09' 32" |
| 2 | Romain Bardet (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 40" |
| 3 |  Richie Porte (AUS)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 40" |
| 4 |  Tanel Kangert (EST)
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EF Pro Cycling | + 57" |
| 5 | Nicolas Edet (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 59" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 04" |
| 7 |  Nicolas Roche (IRL)
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Team Sunweb | + 1' 06" |
| 8 | Julien El Fares (FRA)
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Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 1' 06" |
| 9 |  Fausto Masnada (ITA)
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CCC Team | + 1' 10" |
| 10 |  Attila Valter (HUN)
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CCC Team | + 1' 14" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 39 |
| 2 | Anthony Perez (FRA)
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Cofidis | 37 |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 32 |
| 4 | Simon Clarke (AUS)
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EF Pro Cycling | 30 |
| 5 | Anthony Turgis (FRA)
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Total Direct Énergie | 30 |
| 6 | Julien Bernard (FRA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 25 |
| 7 | Eddy Finé (FRA)
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Cofidis | 24 |
| 8 | Lilian Calmejane (FRA)
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Total Direct Énergie | 23 |
| 9 | Romain Bardet (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 21 |
| 10 | Michael Storer (AUS)
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Team Sunweb | 21 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Julien Bernard (FRA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 16 |
| 2 |  Damian Lüscher (SUI)
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Swiss Racing Academy | 14 |
| 3 |  Mathijs Paasschens (NED)
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Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | 14 |
| 4 | Anthony Turgis (FRA)
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Total Direct Énergie | 12 |
| 5 | Nans Peters (FRA)
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Cofidis | 12 |
| 6 |  Nigel Ellsay (CAN)
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Rally Cycling | 8 |
| 7 | Léo Vincent (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 6 |
| 8 |  Michael Gogl (AUT)
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NTT Pro Cycling | 6 |
| 9 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA)
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Nippo–Delko–One Provence | 6 |
| 10 |  Kenny Molly (BEL)
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Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | 4 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Attila Valter (HUN)
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CCC Team | 13h 10' 46" |
| 2 | Michael Storer (AUS)
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Team Sunweb | + 11" |
| 3 | Laurens Huys (BEL)
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Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | + 5' 38" |
| 4 | Dorian Godon (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 9' 03" |
| 5 |  Georg Zimmermann (GER)
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CCC Team | + 11' 29" |
| 6 |  Mark Donovan (GBR)
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Team Sunweb | + 11' 32" |
| 7 | Kenny Molly (BEL)
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Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | + 12' 20" |
| 8 | Eddy Finé (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 12' 36" |
| 9 |  Luis Villalobos (MEX)
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EF Pro Cycling | + 14' 20" |
| 10 |  Will Barta (USA)
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CCC Team | + 14' 20" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Trek–Segafredo | 39h 29' 59" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 32" |
| 3 | Team Sunweb | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | CCC Team | + 4' 06" |
| 5 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4' 28" |
| 6 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 7' 15" |
| 7 | EF Pro Cycling | + 10' 47" |
| 8 | NTT Pro Cycling | + 11' 00" |
| 9 | Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 16' 56" |
| 10 | Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | + 21' 00" |
References
edit- ^ "Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var". UCI. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Startlist for Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var 2020". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (21 February 2020). "Anthony Perez wins opening stage at Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Haut Var: Quintana wins on Col d'Eze". CyclingNews. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tour du Var: Quintana takes back-to-back stage-race wins". CyclingNews. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.