Étoile de Bessèges 2025 - Stage 3

Besseges > Besseges, 114.0km

05.02-09.02

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 2:27:45
2 Arnaud Démare ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
3 Paul Penhoët Groupama-FDJ + 00.00
4 Ronan Augé CIC U Nantes + 00.00
5 Alan Riou St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.00
6 Théo Delacroix St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.00
7 Giacomo Villa Wagner Bazin WB + 00.00
8 Damien Touzé Cofidis + 00.00
9 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
10 Valentin Tabellion Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.00
11 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
12 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.00
13 Alex Colman Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
14 Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.00
15 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
16 Kévin Vauquelin ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
17 Ward Vanhoof Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
18 Clément Russo Groupama-FDJ + 00.00
19 Pierre Latour Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
20 Thibault Guernalec ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
21 Marco Tizza Wagner Bazin WB + 00.00
22 Benjamin Thomas Cofidis + 00.00
23 Anthony Perez Cofidis + 00.00
24 Joris Chaussinand CIC U Nantes + 00.00
25 Alexandre Delettre Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
26 Nicolas Breuillard St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.00
27 Cyril Barthe Groupama-FDJ + 00.00
28 Yohann Simon St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.00
29 Vincent Van Hemelen Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
30 Sam Maisonobe Cofidis + 00.00
31 Maxime Jarnet Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.00
32 Urko Berrade Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
33 Kevin Geniets Groupama-FDJ + 00.00
34 Remi Cavagna Groupama-FDJ + 00.00
35 Fabien Doubey Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
36 Thomas Champion St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.00
37 Juri Hollmann Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.00
38 Dylan Teuns Cofidis + 00.00
39 Antoine Hue CIC U Nantes + 00.00
40 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
41 Baptiste Veistroffer Lotto + 00.08
42 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.08
43 Baptiste Planckaert Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.14
44 Killian Théot Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.22
45 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ + 00.26
46 Célestin Guillon Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.54
47 Florian Sénéchal ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 01.34
48 Alexys Brunel Team TotalEnergies + 01.46
49 Olivier Le Gac Groupama-FDJ + 01.46
50 Louis Kitzki Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.46
51 Valentin Retailleau Team TotalEnergies + 01.46
52 Jocelyn Baguelin Wagner Bazin WB + 01.46
53 Pierre Thierry ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 01.46
54 Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.46
55 Romain Cardis St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.46
56 Andrea Mifsud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.46
57 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.46
58 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.46
59 Rémi Capron Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.46
60 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise + 01.46
61 Simon Dehairs Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01.46
62 Sasha Weemaes Wagner Bazin WB + 02.12
63 Jelle Vermoote Wagner Bazin WB + 07.13
64 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 07.13
65 Anthony Delaplace ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 07.13
66 Francisco Galván Equipo Kern Pharma + 07.13
67 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 07.13
68 Maël Guégan CIC U Nantes + 07.13
69 Corentin Devroute CIC U Nantes + 07.13
70 Victor Papon Wagner Bazin WB + 07.13
71 Oliver Knight Cofidis + 07.13
72 Thomas Bonnet Team TotalEnergies + 07.44
73 Baptiste Gillet ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 07.44
74 Unai Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 07.44
75 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 07.44
76 Justin Ducret CIC U Nantes + 07.44
77 Dylan Massa Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 07.44
78 Axandre Van Petegem Wagner Bazin WB + 07.44
- Marc Brustenga Equipo Kern Pharma DNS
- Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek DNS
- Axel Mariault CIC U Nantes DNS
- Lionel Taminiaux Lotto DNF
- Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Jan Tratnik Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Timo Kielich Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Jarrad Drizners Lotto DNF
- Tomas Kopecky Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Sébastien Grignard Lotto DNF
- Madis Mihkels EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Erik Resell Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Patrick Frydkjær Lidl-Trek DNF
- Samuele Battistella EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Jordi Meeus Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Ryan Gibbons Lidl-Trek DNF
- Jimmy Janssens Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Alex Kirsch Lidl-Trek DNF
- Oscar Chamberlain Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Martin Pedersen Lidl-Trek DNF
- Sam Bennett Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Dries van Gestel Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Amund Grøndahl Jansen Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Gianluca Pollefliet Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Oier Lazkano Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Nicolas Prodhomme Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Otto Vergaerde Lidl-Trek DNF
- Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Jonas Gregaard Lotto DNF
- Gil Gelders Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Axel Laurance INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Tord Gudmestad Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Dries De Bondt Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Omar Fraile INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Adrien Maire Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Lorenz Van de Wynkele Lotto DNF
- Hugh Carthy EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Artem Shmidt INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Lennert Belmans Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Hartthijs de Vries Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Magnus Cort Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Jonas Koch Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Jonas Hem Hvideberg Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Richard Carapaz EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Axel Huens Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Mattia Cattaneo Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Martin Svrcek Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Alexander Hajek Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek DNF
- Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Killian Verschuren Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Salvatore Puccio INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Noah Knecht Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur DNF
- Lukas Kubis Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Stan Van Tricht Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Harry Sweeny EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Josef Cerný Soudal Quick-Step DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Arnaud De Lie Lotto 9:59:00
2 Paul Penhoët Groupama-FDJ + 00.06
3 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies + 00.08
4 Valentin Tabellion Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.10
5 Kévin Vauquelin ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.10
6 Pierre Latour Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
7 Kevin Geniets Groupama-FDJ + 00.10
8 Vincent Van Hemelen Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.13
9 Alex Colman Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.14
10 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.14
11 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.14
12 Nicolas Breuillard St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.14
13 Dylan Teuns Cofidis + 00.14
14 Damien Touzé Cofidis + 00.18
15 Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.18
16 Benjamin Thomas Cofidis + 00.18
17 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.18
18 Marco Tizza Wagner Bazin WB + 00.18
19 Urko Berrade Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.18
20 Maxime Jarnet Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.18
21 Alexandre Delettre Team TotalEnergies + 00.18
22 Joris Chaussinand CIC U Nantes + 00.18
23 Ronan Augé CIC U Nantes + 00.23
24 Thibault Guernalec ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.23
25 Fabien Doubey Team TotalEnergies + 00.23
26 Juri Hollmann Alpecin-Deceuninck + 00.36
27 Arnaud Démare ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.39
28 Giacomo Villa Wagner Bazin WB + 00.45
29 Anthony Perez Cofidis + 00.50
30 Thomas Champion St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.50
31 Théo Delacroix St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.56
32 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.16
33 Cyril Barthe Groupama-FDJ + 01.17
34 Antoine Hue CIC U Nantes + 01.17
35 Ward Vanhoof Team Flanders-Baloise + 01.21
36 Sam Maisonobe Cofidis + 01.37
37 Remi Cavagna Groupama-FDJ + 01.37
38 Yohann Simon St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.42
39 Clément Russo Groupama-FDJ + 01.49
40 Killian Théot Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.54
41 Baptiste Planckaert Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.57
42 Jocelyn Baguelin Wagner Bazin WB + 02.00
43 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.01
44 Valentin Retailleau Team TotalEnergies + 02.09
45 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ + 02.13
46 Pierre Thierry ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 02.37
47 Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 02.53
48 Rémi Capron Van Rysel-Roubaix + 03.05
49 Alexys Brunel Team TotalEnergies + 03.23
50 Florian Sénéchal ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 03.25
51 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise + 03.28
52 Baptiste Veistroffer Lotto + 03.35
53 Romain Cardis St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 03.43
54 Louis Kitzki Alpecin-Deceuninck + 03.51
55 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 03.55
56 Olivier Le Gac Groupama-FDJ + 04.06
57 Andrea Mifsud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 04.36
58 Alan Riou St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 05.29
59 Simon Dehairs Alpecin-Deceuninck + 05.34
60 Célestin Guillon Van Rysel-Roubaix + 05.45
61 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 05.53
62 Oliver Knight Cofidis + 07.36
63 Francisco Galván Equipo Kern Pharma + 08.03
64 Anthony Delaplace ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 08.04
65 Baptiste Gillet ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 08.07
66 Victor Papon Wagner Bazin WB + 08.33
67 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 08.35
68 Sasha Weemaes Wagner Bazin WB + 08.52
69 Jelle Vermoote Wagner Bazin WB + 09.29
70 Maël Guégan CIC U Nantes + 09.36
71 Corentin Devroute CIC U Nantes + 10.15
72 Justin Ducret CIC U Nantes + 10.31
73 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 11.05
74 Axandre Van Petegem Wagner Bazin WB + 12.29
75 Thomas Bonnet Team TotalEnergies + 12.51
76 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 14.07
77 Unai Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 14.11
78 Dylan Massa Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 14.38
- Marc Brustenga Equipo Kern Pharma DNS
- Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek DNS
- Axel Mariault CIC U Nantes DNS
- Lionel Taminiaux Lotto DNF
- Søren Wærenskjold Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Jan Tratnik Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Timo Kielich Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Jarrad Drizners Lotto DNF
- Tomas Kopecky Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Sébastien Grignard Lotto DNF
- Madis Mihkels EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Erik Resell Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Patrick Frydkjær Lidl-Trek DNF
- Samuele Battistella EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Jordi Meeus Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Ryan Gibbons Lidl-Trek DNF
- Jimmy Janssens Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Alex Kirsch Lidl-Trek DNF
- Oscar Chamberlain Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Martin Pedersen Lidl-Trek DNF
- Sam Bennett Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Dries van Gestel Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Paul Magnier Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Amund Grøndahl Jansen Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Gianluca Pollefliet Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Oier Lazkano Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Nicolas Prodhomme Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Otto Vergaerde Lidl-Trek DNF
- Marijn van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Jonas Gregaard Lotto DNF
- Gil Gelders Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Axel Laurance INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Tord Gudmestad Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Dries De Bondt Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team DNF
- Omar Fraile INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Adrien Maire Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Lorenz Van de Wynkele Lotto DNF
- Hugh Carthy EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Artem Shmidt INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Lennert Belmans Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Hartthijs de Vries Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Magnus Cort Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Jonas Koch Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Jonas Hem Hvideberg Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Richard Carapaz EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Axel Huens Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Mattia Cattaneo Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Martin Svrcek Soudal Quick-Step DNF
- Alexander Hajek Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe DNF
- Julien Bernard Lidl-Trek DNF
- Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Mobility DNF
- Andreas Stokbro Nielsen Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Killian Verschuren Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Salvatore Puccio INEOS Grenadiers DNF
- Noah Knecht Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur DNF
- Lukas Kubis Unibet Tietema Rockets DNF
- Stan Van Tricht Alpecin-Deceuninck DNF
- Harry Sweeny EF Education-EasyPost DNF
- Josef Cerný Soudal Quick-Step DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Arnaud De Lie Lotto 9:59:00
2 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.14
3 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.18
4 Joris Chaussinand CIC U Nantes + 00.18
5 Ronan Augé CIC U Nantes + 00.23
6 Giacomo Villa Wagner Bazin WB + 00.45
7 Antoine Hue CIC U Nantes + 01.17
8 Sam Maisonobe Cofidis + 01.37
9 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.01
10 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ + 02.13
11 Pierre Thierry ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 02.37
12 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise + 03.28
13 Louis Kitzki Alpecin-Deceuninck + 03.51
14 Baptiste Gillet ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 08.07
15 Corentin Devroute CIC U Nantes + 10.15
16 Axandre Van Petegem Wagner Bazin WB + 12.29
17 Unai Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma + 14.11
18 Dylan Massa Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 14.38

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Arnaud Démare ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 40
2 Arnaud De Lie Lotto 34
3 Paul Penhoët Groupama-FDJ 28
4 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies 19
5 Ronan Augé CIC U Nantes 17
6 Valentin Tabellion Van Rysel-Roubaix 12
7 Alan Riou St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 12
8 Théo Delacroix St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 10
9 Giacomo Villa Wagner Bazin WB 9
10 Damien Touzé Cofidis 8
11 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise 7
12 Kevin Geniets Groupama-FDJ 5
13 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise 5
14 Kévin Vauquelin ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 4
15 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis 4
16 Pierre Latour Team TotalEnergies 3
17 Alex Colman Team Flanders-Baloise 3
18 Damien Girard Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 2
19 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 2

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise 30
2 Axandre Van Petegem Wagner Bazin WB 24
3 Théo Delacroix St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 10
4 Antoine Hue CIC U Nantes 8
5 Maël Guégan CIC U Nantes 8
6 Valentin Retailleau Team TotalEnergies 6
7 Oliver Knight Cofidis 6
8 Damien Touzé Cofidis 4
9 Yohann Simon St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 4
10 Hugo Aznar Equipo Kern Pharma 4
11 Célestin Guillon Van Rysel-Roubaix 2

Team

PosTeamTime
1 Team TotalEnergies 29:57:36
2 Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.05
3 Groupama-FDJ + 00.07
4 Cofidis + 00.14
5 Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.18
6 ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.20
7 St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.37
8 CIC U Nantes + 00.41
9 Wagner Bazin WB + 02.18
10 Equipo Kern Pharma + 02.41
11 Alpecin-Deceuninck + 04.03
12 Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 07.10

Race profile

Race
Étoile de Bessèges
Start date
05.02.2025
End date
09.02.2025
Total distance
114.0 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.1
Country
France
Discipline
Road
First edition
1971

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