2023 Étoile de Bessèges
| 2023 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 1–5 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 659.68 km (409.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Étoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard (transl. Star of Bessèges – Tour of Gard) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 5 February 2023 almost entirely within the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and was the 53rd edition of the Étoile de Bessèges.[1]
Teams[edit]
Eight of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams make up the 20 teams that participated in the race.[2] Each team entered a full squad of seven riders, for a total of 140 riders who started the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route[edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 1 February | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 162.18 km (100.77 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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| 2 | 2 February | Bagard to Aubais | 169.63 km (105.40 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | No winner |
| 3 | 3 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 169.71 km (105.45 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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| 4 | 4 February | Saint-Christol-lès-Alès to Mont Bouquet | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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| 5 | 5 February | Alès to Alès | 10.66 km (6.62 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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| Total | 659.68 km (409.91 mi) | |||||
Stages[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
- 1 February 2022 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 162.18 km (100.77 mi)[5]
Stage 2[edit]
The stage was neutralised due to a large crash on a bridge about 22 kilometers from the finish. Therefore, no winner was declared and all classifications remained the same from stage 1 heading into stage 3.[8]
Stage 3[edit]
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Stage 4[edit]
- 4 February 2022 – Saint-Christol-lès-Alès to Mont Bouquet, 147.5 km (91.7 mi)[11]
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Stage 5[edit]
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Classification leadership table[edit]
| Stage | Winner | General classification [a]
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Arnaud De Lie | Arnaud De Lie | Arnaud De Lie | Ayco Bastiaens | Arnaud De Lie | EF Education–EasyPost |
| 2 | No winner | |||||
| 3 | Arnaud De Lie | Vito Braet | Israel–Premier Tech | |||
| 4 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Team TotalEnergies | ||
| 5 | Neilson Powless | Neilson Powless | ||||
| Final | Neilson Powless | Arnaud De Lie | Vito Braet | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Team TotalEnergies | |
- On stage 2, Mads Pedersen, who is second in the points classification, will wear the yellow jersey, because first-placed Arnaud De Lie will wear the coral jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Andrea Piccolo will wear the white jersey for being second in the young rider classification.
Current classification standings[edit]
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Denotes the leader of the general classification |
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
General classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Neilson Powless (USA)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 11h 12' 30" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 1" |
| 3 |  Pierre Latour (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | + 12" |
| 4 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 12" |
| 5 | Pavel Sivakov (FRA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 27" |
| 6 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 58" |
| 7 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 04" |
| 8 |  Hugo Houle (CAN)
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Israel–Premier Tech | + 2' 27" |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 2' 36" |
| 10 |  Joel Suter (SUI)
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Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 53" |
Points classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 58 |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 46 |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 45 |
| 4 | Neilson Powless (USA) 
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EF Education–EasyPost | 38 |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | 38 |
| 6 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 31 |
| 7 |  Samuel Watson (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | 21 |
| 8 | Valentin Ferron (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | 20 |
| 9 | Ben Tulett (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
| 10 | Joshua Tarling (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
Mountains classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Vito Braet (BEL)
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Team Flanders–Baloise | 34 |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 26 |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 23 |
| 4 | Dries De Bondt (BEL)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | 18 |
| 5 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 16 |
| 6 | Ben Turner (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 14 |
| 7 | Thomas Champion (FRA)
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Cofidis | 14 |
| 8 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 13 |
| 9 | Andrea Mifsud (FRA)
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Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 12 |
| 10 | Ben Tulett (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
Young rider classification[edit]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 11h 12' 31" |
| 2 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 11" |
| 3 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 03" |
| 4 |  Pau Miquel (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 07" |
| 5 | Axel Laurance (FRA)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 3' 58" |
| 6 | Raúl García Pierna (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 09" |
| 7 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Team Flanders–Baloise | + 5' 32" |
| 8 | Louis Barré (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 8' 31" |
| 9 |  Petr Kelemen (CZE)
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Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 10' 13" |
| 10 | Luca Van Boven (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | + 12' 22" |
Team classification[edit]
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team TotalEnergies | 33h 44' 32" |
| 2 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 37" |
| 3 | Cofidis | + 5' 33" |
| 4 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 7' 07" |
| 5 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 7' 43" |
| 6 | Lotto–Dstny | + 8' 18" |
| 7 | Trek–Segafredo | + 8' 50" |
| 8 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 11' 07" |
| 9 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 13' 58" |
| 10 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 15' 25" |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The general classification leader's jersey is known as the coral jersey.
References[edit]
- ^ "Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard". UCI. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Équipes 2023" [Teams 2023] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Cyclisme : tout savoir du tracé de l'Étoile de Bessèges dans les Cévennes gardoises" [Cycling: everything you need to know about the Étoile de Bessèges route in the Cévennes in the Gard]. Midi Libre (in French). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Timms, Joe (31 January 2022). "Etoile de Bessèges 2022: Route, predictions and contenders". Rouleur. Gruppo Media. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Étape 1" [Stage 1] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (1 February 2023). "De Lie outsprints Pedersen to win opening day at Etoile de Bessèges". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Étape 2" [Stage 2] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (2 February 2023). "Stage 2 of Étoile de Bessèges neutralized after major crash". Velo News. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Étape 3" [Stage 3] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (3 February 2023). "Arnaud De Lie wins crash-marred stage 3 Etoile de Bessèges". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Étape 4" [Stage 4] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (4 February 2023). "Skjelmose takes Etoile de Bessèges lead with stage 4 victory". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Étape 5" [Stage 5] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Tyson, Jackie (5 February 2023). "Powless edges to Etoile de Bessèges overall win with powerful final time trial". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 5 February 2023.