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Étoile de Bessèges 2023 - Stage 1

Bellegarde > Bellegarde, 159.6km

01.02-05.02

The Étoile de Bessèges is a UCI 2.1 stage race held in early February in the south of France, centred around the town of Bessèges in the Gard region. Part of the international calendar since 1971, the race is one of the first multi-day events of the European season and traditionally attracts a mix of WorldTour teams and ambitious ProTeams.

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny 3:30:35
2 Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek + 00.00
3 Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R Citroën Team + 00.00
4 Dylan Teuns Israel-Premier Tech + 00.03
5 Andrea Piccolo EF Education-EasyPost + 00.03
6 Mattias Skjelmose Lidl-Trek + 00.05
7 Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost + 00.05
8 Aaron Van Poucke Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.05
9 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.08
10 Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 00.08
11 Sam Watson Groupama-FDJ + 00.08
12 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers + 00.08
13 Thomas Bonnet TotalEnergies + 00.08
14 Pierre Latour TotalEnergies + 00.08
15 Jenno Berckmoes Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.08
16 Axel Laurance Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.08
17 Krists Neilands Israel-Premier Tech + 00.08
18 Michal Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers + 00.12
19 Johan Meens Bingoal WB + 00.15
20 Vito Braet Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.15
21 Benjamin Thomas Cofidis + 00.15
22 Anthony Perez Cofidis + 00.15
23 Ben Healy EF Education-EasyPost + 00.15
24 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.15
25 Mathieu Burgaudeau TotalEnergies + 00.15
26 Théo Delacroix Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 00.15
27 Jacob Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.15
28 Hugo Houle Israel-Premier Tech + 00.15
29 Tom Bohli Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.15
30 Thibaut Pinot Groupama-FDJ + 00.15
31 Milan Fretin Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.15
32 Flavien Maurelet Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 00.15
33 Raúl García Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.15
34 Greg Van Avermaet AG2R Citroën Team + 00.15
35 Thomas Boudat Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.15
36 Louis Barré Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.15
37 Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.15
38 Alexander Kamp Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.21
39 Brent Van Moer Lotto Dstny + 00.21
40 Thibault Guernalec Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.24
41 Floris De Tier Bingoal WB + 00.24
42 Rait Ärm Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.26
43 Luca Van Boven Bingoal WB + 00.26
44 Francisco Galván Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.26
45 Valentin Ferron TotalEnergies + 00.26
46 Jonathan Couanon Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.29
47 Lars van den Berg Groupama-FDJ + 00.30
48 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.30
49 Franck Bonnamour AG2R Citroën Team + 00.30
50 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 00.30
51 Oliver Naesen AG2R Citroën Team + 00.33
52 Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers + 00.36
53 Joel Suter Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.36
54 Valentin Retailleau AG2R Citroën Team + 00.36
55 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek + 00.36
56 Simon Pellaud Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.36
57 Sep Vanmarcke Israel-Premier Tech + 00.36
58 Nathan Vandepitte Bingoal WB + 00.36
59 Léo Danès CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 00.40
60 Samuel Leroux Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.44
61 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Dstny + 00.47
62 Dries van Gestel TotalEnergies + 00.53
63 Gilles De Wilde Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.53
64 Luca Mozzato Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.57
65 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R Citroën Team + 00.57
66 Bruno Armirail Groupama-FDJ + 00.57
67 Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.57
68 Maël Guégan CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.02
69 Morne Van Niekerk Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.02
70 Toms Skujins Lidl-Trek + 01.02
71 Nadav Raisberg Israel-Premier Tech + 01.02
72 Nolann Mahoudo CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.02
73 Pierre Barbier CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.02
74 Kristoffer Halvorsen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.02
75 Anthony Turgis TotalEnergies + 01.02
76 Rudy Barbier Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.02
77 Lucas Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.02
78 Pierre-Luc Périchon Cofidis + 01.02
79 Alexandre Delettre Cofidis + 01.02
80 Erik Resell Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.07
81 Martin Urianstad Bugge Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.10
82 Danny van der Tuuk Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.10
83 Anthony Maldonado Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.10
84 Norman Vahtra Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 01.10
85 Stefan Bissegger EF Education-EasyPost + 01.15
86 Jake Stewart Groupama-FDJ + 01.15
87 Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers + 01.17
88 Alan Riou Team Arkéa-Samsic + 01.21
89 Martí Márquez Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.21
90 Julien Simon TotalEnergies + 01.26
91 Laurent Pichon Team Arkéa-Samsic + 01.26
92 Dries De Bondt Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.26
93 Guillaume Boivin Israel-Premier Tech + 01.26
94 Sébastien Grignard Lotto Dstny + 01.31
95 Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.48
96 Ayco Bastiaens Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.05
97 Markus Hoelgaard Lidl-Trek + 02.05
98 Jacopo Mosca Lidl-Trek + 02.05
99 Magnus Cort EF Education-EasyPost + 02.14
100 Robbe Ghys Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.22
101 Luke Rowe INEOS Grenadiers + 02.22
102 Fabian Lienhard Groupama-FDJ + 02.22
103 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers + 02.22
104 Lionel Taminiaux Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.30
105 Liam Slock Lotto Dstny + 02.32
106 Julian Mertens Bingoal WB + 02.58
107 Daniel McLay Team Arkéa-Samsic + 04.35
108 Cédric Beullens Lotto Dstny + 08.24
109 Emmanuel Morin CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.24
110 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.24
111 Jelle Wallays Cofidis + 08.24
112 William Blume Levy Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 08.24
113 Eugenio Sanchez Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.24
114 Johannes Adamietz Lotto Dstny + 08.24
115 Enzo Paleni Groupama-FDJ + 08.24
116 Valentin Tabellion Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 08.24
117 Julian Lino Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.24
118 Jérémy Leveau Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 08.24
119 Thomas Champion Cofidis + 08.24
120 Hugo Toumire Cofidis + 08.24
121 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise + 08.24
122 Alex Jaime Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.24
123 Larry Valvasori Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.24
124 Simon Carr EF Education-EasyPost + 08.24
125 Michael Leonard INEOS Grenadiers + 08.24
126 Jordan Jegat CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.24
127 Paul Hennequin Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.24
128 Oded Kogut Israel-Premier Tech + 08.24
129 Mark Padun EF Education-EasyPost + 08.24
130 Ludovic Robeet Bingoal WB + 08.24
131 Remy Mertz Bingoal WB + 08.24
132 Nicolas Debeaumarché Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 08.24
133 Romain Cardis Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 08.24
134 Andrea Mifsud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.24
135 Valentin Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team + 08.24
136 Edward Planckaert Alpecin-Deceuninck + 08.24
137 Kenny Molly Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 08.24
138 Jean-Louis Le Ny Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.24
- Aaron Verwilst Team Flanders-Baloise DNF
- Otto Vergaerde Lidl-Trek DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny 3:30:25
2 Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek + 00.04
3 Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R Citroën Team + 00.06
4 Dylan Teuns Israel-Premier Tech + 00.13
5 Andrea Piccolo EF Education-EasyPost + 00.13
6 Mattias Skjelmose Lidl-Trek + 00.15
7 Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost + 00.15
8 Aaron Van Poucke Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.15
9 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.18
10 Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 00.18
11 Sam Watson Groupama-FDJ + 00.18
12 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers + 00.18
13 Thomas Bonnet TotalEnergies + 00.18
14 Pierre Latour TotalEnergies + 00.18
15 Jenno Berckmoes Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.18
16 Axel Laurance Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.18
17 Krists Neilands Israel-Premier Tech + 00.18
18 Michal Kwiatkowski INEOS Grenadiers + 00.22
19 Johan Meens Bingoal WB + 00.25
20 Vito Braet Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.25
21 Benjamin Thomas Cofidis + 00.25
22 Anthony Perez Cofidis + 00.25
23 Ben Healy EF Education-EasyPost + 00.25
24 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.25
25 Mathieu Burgaudeau TotalEnergies + 00.25
26 Théo Delacroix Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 00.25
27 Jacob Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.25
28 Hugo Houle Israel-Premier Tech + 00.25
29 Tom Bohli Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.25
30 Thibaut Pinot Groupama-FDJ + 00.25
31 Milan Fretin Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.25
32 Flavien Maurelet Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 00.25
33 Raúl García Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.25
34 Greg Van Avermaet AG2R Citroën Team + 00.25
35 Thomas Boudat Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.25
36 Louis Barré Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.25
37 Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.25
38 Alexander Kamp Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.31
39 Brent Van Moer Lotto Dstny + 00.31
40 Thibault Guernalec Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.34
41 Floris De Tier Bingoal WB + 00.34
42 Rait Ärm Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.36
43 Luca Van Boven Bingoal WB + 00.36
44 Francisco Galván Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.36
45 Valentin Ferron TotalEnergies + 00.36
46 Jonathan Couanon Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.39
47 Lars van den Berg Groupama-FDJ + 00.40
48 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.40
49 Franck Bonnamour AG2R Citroën Team + 00.40
50 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 00.40
51 Oliver Naesen AG2R Citroën Team + 00.43
52 Pavel Sivakov INEOS Grenadiers + 00.46
53 Joel Suter Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.46
54 Valentin Retailleau AG2R Citroën Team + 00.46
55 Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek + 00.46
56 Simon Pellaud Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.46
57 Sep Vanmarcke Israel-Premier Tech + 00.46
58 Nathan Vandepitte Bingoal WB + 00.46
59 Léo Danès CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 00.50
60 Samuel Leroux Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.54
61 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Dstny + 00.57
62 Dries van Gestel TotalEnergies + 01.03
63 Gilles De Wilde Team Flanders-Baloise + 01.03
64 Luca Mozzato Team Arkéa-Samsic + 01.07
65 Lawrence Warbasse AG2R Citroën Team + 01.07
66 Bruno Armirail Groupama-FDJ + 01.07
67 Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.07
68 Maël Guégan CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.12
69 Morne Van Niekerk Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.12
70 Toms Skujins Lidl-Trek + 01.12
71 Nadav Raisberg Israel-Premier Tech + 01.12
72 Nolann Mahoudo CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.12
73 Pierre Barbier CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.12
74 Kristoffer Halvorsen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.12
75 Anthony Turgis TotalEnergies + 01.12
76 Rudy Barbier Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.12
77 Lucas Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.12
78 Pierre-Luc Périchon Cofidis + 01.12
79 Alexandre Delettre Cofidis + 01.12
80 Erik Resell Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.17
81 Martin Urianstad Bugge Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.20
82 Danny van der Tuuk Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.20
83 Anthony Maldonado Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.20
84 Norman Vahtra Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 01.20
85 Stefan Bissegger EF Education-EasyPost + 01.25
86 Jake Stewart Groupama-FDJ + 01.25
87 Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers + 01.27
88 Alan Riou Team Arkéa-Samsic + 01.31
89 Martí Márquez Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.31
90 Julien Simon TotalEnergies + 01.36
91 Laurent Pichon Team Arkéa-Samsic + 01.36
92 Dries De Bondt Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.36
93 Guillaume Boivin Israel-Premier Tech + 01.36
94 Sébastien Grignard Lotto Dstny + 01.41
95 Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.58
96 Ayco Bastiaens Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.15
97 Markus Hoelgaard Lidl-Trek + 02.15
98 Jacopo Mosca Lidl-Trek + 02.15
99 Magnus Cort EF Education-EasyPost + 02.24
100 Robbe Ghys Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.32
101 Luke Rowe INEOS Grenadiers + 02.32
102 Fabian Lienhard Groupama-FDJ + 02.32
103 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers + 02.32
104 Lionel Taminiaux Alpecin-Deceuninck + 02.40
105 Liam Slock Lotto Dstny + 02.42
106 Julian Mertens Bingoal WB + 03.08
107 Daniel McLay Team Arkéa-Samsic + 04.45
108 Cédric Beullens Lotto Dstny + 08.34
109 Emmanuel Morin CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.34
110 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.34
111 Jelle Wallays Cofidis + 08.34
112 William Blume Levy Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 08.34
113 Eugenio Sanchez Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.34
114 Johannes Adamietz Lotto Dstny + 08.34
115 Enzo Paleni Groupama-FDJ + 08.34
116 Valentin Tabellion Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 08.34
117 Julian Lino Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.34
118 Jérémy Leveau Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 08.34
119 Thomas Champion Cofidis + 08.34
120 Hugo Toumire Cofidis + 08.34
121 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise + 08.34
122 Alex Jaime Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.34
123 Larry Valvasori Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.34
124 Simon Carr EF Education-EasyPost + 08.34
125 Michael Leonard INEOS Grenadiers + 08.34
126 Jordan Jegat CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.34
127 Paul Hennequin Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.34
128 Oded Kogut Israel-Premier Tech + 08.34
129 Mark Padun EF Education-EasyPost + 08.34
130 Ludovic Robeet Bingoal WB + 08.34
131 Remy Mertz Bingoal WB + 08.34
132 Nicolas Debeaumarché Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 08.34
133 Romain Cardis Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 08.34
134 Andrea Mifsud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.34
135 Valentin Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team + 08.34
136 Edward Planckaert Alpecin-Deceuninck + 08.34
137 Kenny Molly Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 08.34
138 Jean-Louis Le Ny Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.34
- Aaron Verwilst Team Flanders-Baloise DNF
- Otto Vergaerde Lidl-Trek DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny 3:30:25
2 Andrea Piccolo EF Education-EasyPost + 00.13
3 Mattias Skjelmose Lidl-Trek + 00.15
4 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.18
5 Sam Watson Groupama-FDJ + 00.18
6 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers + 00.18
7 Jenno Berckmoes Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.18
8 Axel Laurance Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.18
9 Vito Braet Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.25
10 Ben Healy EF Education-EasyPost + 00.25
11 Fabio Van den Bossche Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.25
12 Milan Fretin Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.25
13 Raúl García Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.25
14 Louis Barré Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.25
15 Kévin Vauquelin Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.25
16 Rait Ärm Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 00.36
17 Luca Van Boven Bingoal WB + 00.36
18 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.40
19 Valentin Retailleau AG2R Citroën Team + 00.46
20 Nathan Vandepitte Bingoal WB + 00.46
21 Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.07
22 Nadav Raisberg Israel-Premier Tech + 01.12
23 Nolann Mahoudo CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 01.12
24 Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers + 02.32
25 Liam Slock Lotto Dstny + 02.42
26 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 08.34
27 William Blume Levy Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 08.34
28 Enzo Paleni Groupama-FDJ + 08.34
29 Hugo Toumire Cofidis + 08.34
30 Michael Leonard INEOS Grenadiers + 08.34
31 Paul Hennequin Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 08.34
32 Oded Kogut Israel-Premier Tech + 08.34
33 Valentin Paret-Peintre AG2R Citroën Team + 08.34

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny 25
2 Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek 20
3 Benoît Cosnefroy AG2R Citroën Team 16
4 Dylan Teuns Israel-Premier Tech 14
5 Andrea Piccolo EF Education-EasyPost 12
6 Mattias Skjelmose Lidl-Trek 10
7 Neilson Powless EF Education-EasyPost 9
8 Aaron Van Poucke Team Flanders-Baloise 8
9 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma 7
10 Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 6
11 Sam Watson Groupama-FDJ 5
12 Ben Tulett INEOS Grenadiers 4
13 Thomas Bonnet TotalEnergies 3
14 Pierre Latour TotalEnergies 2
15 Jenno Berckmoes Team Flanders-Baloise 1

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Ayco Bastiaens Alpecin-Deceuninck 6
2 Simon Pellaud Tudor Pro Cycling Team 4
3 Jean-Louis Le Ny Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 2

Team

PosTeamTime
1 EF Education-EasyPost 10:32:08
2 Israel-Premier Tech + 00.03
3 Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.05
4 TotalEnergies + 00.08
5 Lidl-Trek + 00.18
6 AG2R Citroën Team + 00.22
7 Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.26
8 Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.28
9 Groupama-FDJ + 00.30
10 Team Arkéa-Samsic + 00.31
11 INEOS Grenadiers + 00.33
12 Bingoal WB + 00.42
13 Lotto Dstny + 00.45
14 Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole + 01.02
15 Cofidis + 01.09
16 Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 + 01.09
17 Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 01.17
18 Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.26
19 CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 02.21
20 Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 09.27

Race profile

Race
Étoile de Bessèges
Start date
01.02.2023
End date
05.02.2023
Total distance
159.6 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.1
Country
France
Discipline
Road
First edition
1971

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