[1] It is organized by southern French newspaper La Provence, which serves as the race's title sponsor for its first three years.

It is held in February, as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour calendar.

[3] The event is part of a series of cycling stage races being held in the south of France in February, following the Étoile de Bessèges, La Méditerranéenne and the Tour du Haut Var.

[6] The race is run over four stages in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the south of France.

[3] As of the 2022 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: