The French federation has refused to register the Tour de la Provence, saying that the race organisers of the Professional Collection stage race have solely partially met the necessities.
The race, as a consequence of be held between February 9-12 in 2023, by no means appeared on the UCI calendar, regardless of organisers saying the route.
The Tour de la Provence has run as a four-stage race since 2016, however organisers have reportedly fallen behind in paying their obligations.Â
The French Biking Federation (FFC) set down situations that had been to be met within the first half of January, with AFP reporting that the organisers needed to pay an excellent price to the Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme of €16,000 by January 15 and supply “a schedule validated and countersigned by the police and gendarmerie for the fee of sums owed for the years 2021 and 2022 of as much as €139,996.83.”
In December, Marion Rousse, the co-director since 2019, resigned from her function. Nonetheless, because the rumours of the race’s demise started to swirl, organiser Pierre-Maurice Courtade insisted the race would go forward after receiving “a beneficial verdict from the French Biking Federation’s [FFC] fee of enchantment.”
Courtade was assured the race can be added to the UCI calendar after the enchantment and insisted that the race’s funds had been on strong floor. His firm, Stay Fort Occasion, additionally organises the Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc and varied different occasions.
The race started in 2016 and has had six completely different winners, with Nairo Quintana utilizing the Montagne de Lure summit end to distance his rivals in 2022.
