The race started and finished in Nice, taking in two laps of a hilly circuit covering 96 km (60 mi) in total.[1][2] It was held before stage 1 of the men's 2020 Tour de France, which took in three laps of the same circuit.
The original route for the race would have taken place in Paris featuring circuits along the Champs-Élysées,[2] a choice that was criticised by the professional peloton.[3]
Teams
Eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-three teams that competed in the race. Each team entered six riders except for CCC Liv and Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank, which entered five each. Of the 136 riders in the race, only 62 finished, while a further 51 riders finished over the time limit.[4][5]
The total amount of prize money for the 2020 edition of the race was €20,000[7] The majority of the prize money was allocated according to the final result.
Finish place
prize money
Finish place
prize money
1
€ 6000
11
€ 145
2
€ 4000
12
€ 145
3
€ 2000
13
€ 145
4
€ 1000
14
€ 145
5
€ 750
15
€ 145
6
€ 650
16
€ 110
7
€ 525
17
€ 110
8
€ 350
18
€ 110
9
€ 270
19
€ 110
10
€ 180
20
€ 110
In addition to the 20 first finishers, there were also prizes in the Queen of the Mountains classification (€300, €200, and €100 for the first 3 riders on each of the two climbs) and a €2000 prize for the most combative competitor which was won by Annemiek van Vleuten.
^"La Course 2020 to return to Paris". VeloNews.com. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2022-04-05. "This is a step back," said van Vleuten. "It is now nothing more than a criterium"
