The organization of the Mercan’Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes announced this Wednesday that it had moved the date of the race, initially scheduled for Wednesday June 4. Due to the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), which will mobilize the police in Nice, the race won by the former team rider Groupama-FDJ, Lenny Martinezwill be postponed to next Monday, May 26. Furthermore, the organization announced that “the route of this 2025 edition, linking Puget-Théniers to Valberg, will remain faithful to previous editions, with some innovations and always a major challenge for climbers.”
Video – Lenny Martinez victorious in the Mercan’Tour Classic 2024
A new date that shakes up the calendar
Initially scheduled four days before Critérium du Dauphinéthe Mercan’Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes will now be held one week before the last preparatory test for the Tour de Francescheduled for July 5. This change of date could attract certain great runners whose objective is to Large Loop. Prestigious names have emerged during the last four editions, such as Guillaume Martin (2021), Jakob Birdsong (2022), Richard Carapaz (2023), or even the latest winner, the French Lenny Martinez (2024). The sleeve of the French Cup will therefore take place during the week of Alpes Isère Tour as well as Mayenne loops.
