The French federation has refused to register the Tour de la Provence, and the organizers of the Pro Series stage race have announced that the conditions have only been partially met.

The race, which was scheduled to take place February 9-12, 2023, was never placed on the UCI calendar, despite the organizers announcing the route.

The Tour de la Provence has been held as a four-stage race since 2016, but organizers are reportedly behind in paying their obligations.

The French Cycling Federation (FFC) set conditions to be met in the first half of January, and AFP reported that the organizers had to pay the Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme 16,000 euros in outstanding payments by January 15 and "amounts due in 2021 and 2022, up to 139,996.83 A schedule, validated and countersigned by the police and the gendarmerie, for the payment of the €16,000 must be submitted," the report said.

In December, Marion Ruth, who had been co-director of the race since 2019, resigned her position. However, amid rumors of the race's abolition, organizer Pierre-Maurice Courtrade insisted that the race would continue after receiving a "favorable verdict from the French cycling federation's (FFC) appeals committee."

Courtauld argued after the appeal that he was confident the race would be added to the UCI calendar and that the race's finances were rock solid. His company, Live Fort Events, also organizes the Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc and various other events.

The race began in 2016 and has produced six winners; in 2022, Nairo Quintana pulled away from his rivals with a summit finish in Montagne de Lure.