The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes, formerly known as the Tour du Haut Var, (English: Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed to a 2.1 event, raced over two days. Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk and France's Arthur Vichot hold the record with three wins.

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Tour des Alpes-Maritimes

Race details
Date	Mid-February
Region	Var department Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
English name	Tour of the Haut-Var
Local name(s)	Tour du Haut-Var (in French)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
Organiser	Association Sportive Seillanaise
Race director	Moïse Puginier
Web site	www.nicematin.com/cyclisme/tour-des-alpes-maritimes/
History
First edition	1969 (1969)
Editions	56 (as of 2024)
First winner	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
Most wins	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)  Arthur Vichot (FRA) (3 wins)
Most recent	Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)

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The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes is one of several stage races held in the hilly Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in February, alongside the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour La Provence.^[1] These early-season races are competed mainly by French teams and are considered preparations for Paris–Nice, the first European World Tour event in March.^[1]