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After the Marseillaise and the Star of Bessèges, we stay on the French Mediterranean border with the Tour of (the) Provence (the 'the' is there because 'the Provence' is the name of the newspaper which sponsors the race). It is again a class 1 race, but the startlist gets a bit better, and the 3 foreign WT Ineos, EF and Lidl-Trek will be there. Does it mean that the party is over for Pro Teams and Contis?
This year the format is still reduced to 3 stages but mountain comes back, with the final climb of the Mountain of Lure on stage 2 (on Saturday). It is not a very steep climb but it is long.
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Quite good racing today. Must be Riccitellos biggest victory so far .
Yes, while he has been in the light quite many times already, in terms of victories it was so far very poor.
Well, a stage victory on the Tour of Provence is not very rich either, but the previous one was that Sibiu tour in Romania... π It is not easy to score wins when you are a good climber, but not a member of the top climbers and you don't have much of a punch; the only hope is to be in the right breakaway on the right day without the leaders' peloton chasing you, and avoid being outsprinted by another climber of the same kind as you but with a slightly better finish.