Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge

The Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge is a professional cycle road race first held in 2019, which takes place between Vaison-la-Romaine and Mont Ventoux. The event was classified by the UCI as category 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour from 2019 to 2022.[1][2][3]

Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
Race details
DateMid-June
RegionProvence, France
English nameMont Ventoux Descent Challenge
Local name(s)Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.denivelechallenges.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2019 (2019)
Editions5 (as of 2023)
First winner Jesús Herrada (ESP)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Lenny Martinez (FRA)
Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenges 2019: peloton on the climb to Blauvac

In 2023, the race joined the UCI ProSeries.

Winners – Men

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Year Country Rider Team
2019   Spain Jesús Herrada Cofidis
2020   Russia Aleksandr Vlasov Astana
2021   Colombia Miguel Ángel López Movistar Team
2022   Portugal Ruben Guerreiro EF Education–EasyPost
2023   France Lenny Martinez Groupama–FDJ

Wins per country

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Wins Country
1   Colombia
  France
  Portugal
  Russia
  Spain

Winners – Women

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Year Country Rider Team
2022   Italy Marta Cavalli FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

Wins per country

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Wins Country
1   Italy

References

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  1. ^ "Mont Ventoux one-day race confirmed for June 2019". www.cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (17 June 2019). "Jesus Herrada wins Mont Ventoux Denivele Challenges". www.cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Details emerge of new Mont Ventoux one-day pro race". Future plc. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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