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Tour de La Provence 2026 - Stage 3

Rognac > Arles, 200.3km

13.02-15.02

Matthew Riccitello (Decathlon CMA CGM) secured overall victory at the Tour de la Provence after his team controlled the final stage into Arles, finishing ahead of Carlos Rodríguez and Brandon Rivera. Stage 3 went to Axel Laurance (Ineos), who won from a nine man break with a smart late attack just over a kilometre from the line, edging Daniel Arnes as the peloton arrived 15 seconds back.

Race report

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Axel Laurance Netcompany INEOS 4:28:21
2 Maxime Jarnet Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.04
3 Lorrenzo Manzin Team TotalEnergies + 00.04
4 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United + 00.04
5 Simon Carr Cofidis + 00.04
6 Clément Davy Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.04
7 Sam Oomen Lidl-Trek + 00.04
8 Jannis Peter Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.04
9 Daniel Årnes Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.14
10 Tobias Müller Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.14
11 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek + 00.14
12 Anthony Turgis Team TotalEnergies + 00.14
13 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.14
14 Luke Lamperti EF Education-EasyPost + 00.14
15 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.14
16 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Development Team + 00.14
17 Aurélien Paret-Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.14
18 Alexis Renard Cofidis + 00.14
19 Dorian Godon Netcompany INEOS + 00.14
20 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.14
21 Filippo Ridolfo Team Novo Nordisk + 00.14
22 Matteo Scalco XDS Astana Development Team + 00.14
23 Tommaso Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.14
24 Nicolas Breuillard Team TotalEnergies + 00.14
25 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.14
26 Tom Mainguenaud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.14
27 Axel Mariault CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.14
28 Artem Fofonov XDS Astana Development Team + 00.14
29 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek + 00.14
30 Gustav Wang XDS Astana Development Team + 00.14
31 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.14
32 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.14
33 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.14
34 Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.14
35 Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet Groupama-FDJ United + 00.14
36 Victor Langellotti Netcompany INEOS + 00.14
37 Edoardo Zamperini Cofidis + 00.14
38 Brandon Rivera Netcompany INEOS + 00.14
39 Wout Poels Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.14
40 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 00.14
41 Alessandro Verre MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.14
42 Oliver Naesen Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.14
43 Jamie Meehan Cofidis + 00.14
44 Carlos Rodriguez Netcompany INEOS + 00.14
45 Colin Savioz Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.14
46 Mathis Le Berre Team TotalEnergies + 00.14
47 Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard Lidl-Trek + 00.14
48 Victor Papon Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.14
49 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.14
50 Rémi Capron Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.14
51 Thomas Pesenti Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.14
52 Pierre-Henry Basset XDS Astana Development Team + 00.14
53 Rémi Daumas Groupama-FDJ United + 00.14
54 Esteban Foucher Groupama-FDJ United + 00.14
55 Arnaud Tendon Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.14
56 Lucas Bénéteau St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.14
57 Michael Leonard EF Education-EasyPost + 00.14
58 Titouan Fontaine Groupama-FDJ United + 00.14
59 Laurens Huys Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.14
60 Laurens De Plus Netcompany INEOS + 00.14
61 Jelle Johannink Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.14
62 Stan Dewulf Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.14
63 Eivind Broholt Fougner Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.14
64 Ludovico Crescioli Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.14
65 AJ August Netcompany INEOS + 00.14
66 Simon Guglielmi St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.14
67 Liam Van Bylen Decathlon CMA CGM + 01.15
68 Marius Innhaug Dahl Decathlon CMA CGM + 01.15
69 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta + 01.15
70 Antoine Berger St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 02.10
71 Kenny Molly Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.14
72 Joris Chaussinand CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.14
73 Blake Agnoletto Groupama-FDJ United + 00.14
74 Tomos Pattinson EF Education-EasyPost + 09.34
75 Gavin Hlady EF Education-EasyPost + 09.34
76 Lorenzo Germani Groupama-FDJ United + 00.14
- Luca Cretti MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNS
- Tao Geoghegan Hart Lidl-Trek DNS
- Mattia Bais Team Polti VisitMalta DNF
- Bailey McDonald Team Novo Nordisk DNF
- Hugo Page Cofidis DNF
- Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk DNF
- Maël Guégan CIC Pro Cycling Academy DNF
- Morne Van Niekerk St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 DNF
- Alessio Delle Vedove XDS Astana Development Team DNF
- Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Jonas Walton CIC Pro Cycling Academy DNF
- Mathias Sanlaville CIC Pro Cycling Academy DNF
- Joes Oosterlinck Van Rysel-Roubaix DNF
- Romain Cardis St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 DNF
- Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies DNF
- Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta DNF
- Thomas Champion St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 DNF
- Barnabas Peak MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNF
- Quinten De Graeve Team Novo Nordisk DNF
- Márk Valent MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM 12:58:49
2 Carlos Rodriguez Netcompany INEOS + 00.04
3 Brandon Rivera Netcompany INEOS + 00.20
4 Aurélien Paret-Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.24
5 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Development Team + 00.38
6 Rémi Daumas Groupama-FDJ United + 00.54
7 AJ August Netcompany INEOS + 00.54
8 Nicolas Breuillard Team TotalEnergies + 00.57
9 Matteo Scalco XDS Astana Development Team + 00.57
10 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek + 01.12
11 Axel Mariault CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 01.15
12 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Rose Rockets + 01.21
13 Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet Groupama-FDJ United + 01.21
14 Ludovico Crescioli Team Polti VisitMalta + 02.05
15 Sam Oomen Lidl-Trek + 02.06
16 Wout Poels Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.09
17 Jamie Meehan Cofidis + 02.13
18 Alessandro Verre MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 02.33
19 Michael Leonard EF Education-EasyPost + 02.47
20 Victor Papon Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 03.24
21 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United + 03.45
22 Lucas Bénéteau St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 04.26
23 Maxime Jarnet Van Rysel-Roubaix + 04.49
24 Jannis Peter Unibet Rose Rockets + 05.25
25 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta + 05.28
26 Mathis Le Berre Team TotalEnergies + 06.29
27 Kenny Molly Van Rysel-Roubaix + 06.33
28 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek + 07.01
29 Rémi Capron Van Rysel-Roubaix + 08.33
30 Axel Laurance Netcompany INEOS + 08.36
31 Laurens Huys Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.46
32 Clément Davy Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.50
33 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.58
34 Thomas Pesenti Team Polti VisitMalta + 09.00
35 Oliver Naesen Decathlon CMA CGM + 09.00
36 Stan Dewulf Decathlon CMA CGM + 09.00
37 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 09.00
38 Antoine Berger St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 09.27
39 Edoardo Zamperini Cofidis + 10.10
40 Arnaud Tendon Van Rysel-Roubaix + 11.00
41 Esteban Foucher Groupama-FDJ United + 11.14
42 Dorian Godon Netcompany INEOS + 11.15
43 Tom Mainguenaud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 11.15
44 Lorenzo Germani Groupama-FDJ United + 11.15
45 Pierre-Henry Basset XDS Astana Development Team + 11.15
46 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 11.22
47 Joris Chaussinand CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 12.56
48 Laurens De Plus Netcompany INEOS + 13.31
49 Simon Carr Cofidis + 15.16
50 Daniel Årnes Van Rysel-Roubaix + 15.27
51 Jelle Johannink Unibet Rose Rockets + 15.30
52 Luke Lamperti EF Education-EasyPost + 15.49
53 Anthony Turgis Team TotalEnergies + 15.53
54 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon CMA CGM + 15.53
55 Filippo Ridolfo Team Novo Nordisk + 15.53
56 Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard Lidl-Trek + 15.53
57 Colin Savioz Unibet Rose Rockets + 15.53
58 Titouan Fontaine Groupama-FDJ United + 15.57
59 Alexis Renard Cofidis + 16.40
60 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta + 17.04
61 Eivind Broholt Fougner Unibet Rose Rockets + 17.05
62 Blake Agnoletto Groupama-FDJ United + 17.06
63 Victor Langellotti Netcompany INEOS + 18.00
64 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 18.24
65 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 18.27
66 Simon Guglielmi St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 19.12
67 Artem Fofonov XDS Astana Development Team + 19.50
68 Gustav Wang XDS Astana Development Team + 21.03
69 Tobias Müller Unibet Rose Rockets + 21.44
70 Marius Innhaug Dahl Decathlon CMA CGM + 22.07
71 Tomos Pattinson EF Education-EasyPost + 22.39
72 Liam Van Bylen Decathlon CMA CGM + 24.38
73 Lorrenzo Manzin Team TotalEnergies + 25.10
74 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 28.32
75 Tommaso Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 29.00
76 Gavin Hlady EF Education-EasyPost + 29.42
- Luca Cretti MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNS
- Tao Geoghegan Hart Lidl-Trek DNS
- Mattia Bais Team Polti VisitMalta DNF
- Bailey McDonald Team Novo Nordisk DNF
- Hugo Page Cofidis DNF
- Andrea Peron Team Novo Nordisk DNF
- Maël Guégan CIC Pro Cycling Academy DNF
- Morne Van Niekerk St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 DNF
- Alessio Delle Vedove XDS Astana Development Team DNF
- Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Jonas Walton CIC Pro Cycling Academy DNF
- Mathias Sanlaville CIC Pro Cycling Academy DNF
- Joes Oosterlinck Van Rysel-Roubaix DNF
- Romain Cardis St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 DNF
- Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies DNF
- Fernando Tercero Team Polti VisitMalta DNF
- Thomas Champion St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 DNF
- Barnabas Peak MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNF
- Quinten De Graeve Team Novo Nordisk DNF
- Márk Valent MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Rémi Daumas Groupama-FDJ United 12:59:43
2 AJ August Netcompany INEOS + 00.00
3 Matteo Scalco XDS Astana Development Team + 00.03
4 Ludovico Crescioli Team Polti VisitMalta + 01.11
5 Jamie Meehan Cofidis + 01.19
6 Michael Leonard EF Education-EasyPost + 01.53
7 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United + 02.51
8 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.04
9 Edoardo Zamperini Cofidis + 09.16
10 Esteban Foucher Groupama-FDJ United + 10.20
11 Pierre-Henry Basset XDS Astana Development Team + 10.21
12 Colin Savioz Unibet Rose Rockets + 14.59
13 Titouan Fontaine Groupama-FDJ United + 15.03
14 Eivind Broholt Fougner Unibet Rose Rockets + 16.11
15 Artem Fofonov XDS Astana Development Team + 18.56
16 Gustav Wang XDS Astana Development Team + 20.09
17 Tobias Müller Unibet Rose Rockets + 20.50
18 Marius Innhaug Dahl Decathlon CMA CGM + 21.13
19 Tomos Pattinson EF Education-EasyPost + 21.45
20 Liam Van Bylen Decathlon CMA CGM + 23.44
21 Tommaso Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 28.06
22 Gavin Hlady EF Education-EasyPost + 28.48

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Arnaud Tendon Van Rysel-Roubaix 20
2 Sam Oomen Lidl-Trek 16
3 Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM 15
4 Axel Laurance Netcompany INEOS 15
5 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United 13
6 Carlos Rodriguez Netcompany INEOS 12
7 Maxime Jarnet Van Rysel-Roubaix 12
8 Brandon Rivera Netcompany INEOS 10
9 Luke Lamperti EF Education-EasyPost 10
10 Anthony Turgis Team TotalEnergies 10
11 Lorrenzo Manzin Team TotalEnergies 10
12 Aurélien Paret-Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM 9
13 Jannis Peter Unibet Rose Rockets 9
14 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Development Team 8
15 Simon Carr Cofidis 8
16 Daniel Årnes Van Rysel-Roubaix 8
17 AJ August Netcompany INEOS 7
18 Clément Davy Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 7
19 Lorenzo Germani Groupama-FDJ United 7
20 Mathis Le Berre Team TotalEnergies 6
21 Rémi Daumas Groupama-FDJ United 6
22 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon CMA CGM 6
23 Gustav Wang XDS Astana Development Team 5
24 Matteo Scalco XDS Astana Development Team 5
25 Blake Agnoletto Groupama-FDJ United 5
26 Nicolas Breuillard Team TotalEnergies 4
27 Mathias Vacek Lidl-Trek 4
28 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek 3
29 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 3
30 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta 3
31 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 3
32 Tobias Müller Unibet Rose Rockets 3
33 Axel Mariault CIC Pro Cycling Academy 2
34 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Rose Rockets 1
35 Esteban Foucher Groupama-FDJ United 1

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM 8
2 Gustav Wang XDS Astana Development Team 6
3 Sam Oomen Lidl-Trek 6
4 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United 5
5 Carlos Rodriguez Netcompany INEOS 5
6 Jannis Peter Unibet Rose Rockets 4
7 Diego Sevilla Team Polti VisitMalta 4
8 Brandon Rivera Netcompany INEOS 3
9 Aurélien Paret-Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM 2
10 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 2
11 Arnaud Tendon Van Rysel-Roubaix 2
12 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Development Team 1
13 Daniel Årnes Van Rysel-Roubaix 1
14 Lorrenzo Manzin Team TotalEnergies 1

Team

PosTeamTime
1 INEOS Grenadiers 38:57:41
2 Groupama-FDJ United + 04.46
3 Unibet Rose Rockets + 07.44
4 Decathlon CMA CGM Team + 08.20
5 Lidl-Trek + 09.11
6 XDS Astana Development Team + 11.36
7 Van Rysel-Roubaix + 14.16
8 Team Polti VisitMalta + 15.17
9 Team TotalEnergies + 16.16
10 Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 19.46
11 Cofidis + 26.01
12 St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 27.08
13 EF Education-EasyPost + 40.05

Race profile

Race
Tour de La Provence
Start date
13.02.2026
End date
15.02.2026
Total distance
200.3 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.1
Country
France
Discipline
Road
First edition
2016

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