2021_Étoile_de_Bessèges
2021 Étoile de Bessèges
Cycling race
The 2021 Étoile de Bessèges (transl. Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 7 February 2021 mostly in the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 51st edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.[1]
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| Dates | 3–7 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 614.79 km (382.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 13h 56' 23" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Twenty-two teams were invited to the race. The invited teams include eleven UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams. Each team entered seven riders, except for Cambodia Cycling Academy, which entered five.[1][2][3] Before the race began, Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise withdrew after one of the team's management was suspected of having COVID-19.[4] Of the 145 riders that started the race, 135 finished.[5]
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 3 February | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 143.55 km (89.20 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
| 2 | 4 February | Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette | 154.12 km (95.77 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Timothy Dupont (BEL) |
| 3 | 5 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 154.81 km (96.19 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 4 | 6 February | Rousson to Saint-Siffret | 151.60 km (94.20 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
| 5 | 7 February | Alès to Alès | 10.71 km (6.65 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
| Total | 614.79 km (382.01 mi) | |||||
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Stage 1
- 3 February 2021 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 143.55 km (89.20 mi)[7]
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Stage 2
- 4 February 2021 – Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette, 154.12 km (95.77 mi)[11]
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 6 February 2021 – Rousson to Saint-Siffret, 151.60 km (94.20 mi)[19]
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Stage 5
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Youth classification |
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| 1 | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Alexandre Delettre | Jordi Meeus | Arkéa–Samsic |
| 2 | Timothy Dupont | Jake Stewart | ||||
| 3 | Tim Wellens | Tim Wellens | Lotto–Soudal | |||
| 4 | Filippo Ganna | |||||
| 5 | Filippo Ganna | |||||
| Final | Tim Wellens | Christophe Laporte | Alexandre Delettre | Jake Stewart | Lotto–Soudal | |
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General classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 13h 56' 23" |
| 2 |  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 53" |
| 3 |  Nils Politt (GER) |
Bora–Hansgrohe | + 59" |
| 4 |  Jake Stewart (GBR) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 02" |
| 5 |  Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | + 1' 19" |
| 6 |  Michael Gogl (AUT) |
Team Qhubeka Assos | + 1' 24" |
| 7 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Edward Theuns (BEL) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Clément Carisey (FRA) |
Delko | + 1' 41" |
| 10 |  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1' 45" |
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Points classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
Cofidis | 69 |
| 2 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 56 |
| 3 | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 49 |
| 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 32 |
| 5 | Edward Theuns (BEL) |
Trek–Segafredo | 31 |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
Team Qhubeka Assos | 31 |
| 7 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
Arkéa–Samsic | 30 |
| 8 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
AG2R Citroën Team | 29 |
| 9 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) |
Bingoal WB | 25 |
| 10 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 24 |
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Mountains classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA) |
Delko | 28 |
| 2 | Ludovic Robeet (BEL) |
Bingoal WB | 18 |
| 3 | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 14 |
| 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 5 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 6 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 7 | Alexys Brunel (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | 8 |
| 8 |  Rigoberto Urán (COL) |
EF Education–Nippo | 8 |
| 9 | Anthony Perez (FRA) |
Cofidis | 8 |
| 10 |  Vojtěch Řepa (CZE) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | 8 |
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Young rider classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jake Stewart (GBR) |
Groupama–FDJ | 13h 57' 25" |
| 2 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 26" |
| 3 |  Roger Adrià (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2' 46" |
| 4 | Alexys Brunel (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 09" |
| 5 | Raúl García (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 43" |
| 6 | Tobias Bayer (AUT) |
Alpecin–Fenix | + 4' 02" |
| 7 | Brent Van Moer (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 43" |
| 8 | Andreas Kron (DEN) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 53" |
| 9 | Matis Louvel (FRA) |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 5' 43" |
| 10 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 10' 39" |
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Team classification
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| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lotto–Soudal | 41h 53' 02" |
| 2 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 57" |
| 3 | Groupama–FDJ | + 4' 41" |
| 4 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 5' 45" |
| 5 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5' 56" |
| 6 | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 16" |
| 7 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 6' 34" |
| 8 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 6' 45" |
| 9 | Team Qhubeka Assos | + 6' 49" |
| 10 | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 6' 55" |
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- "Etape 4 - Grand Prix du Department du Gard" (PDF). 2021 Étoile de Bessèges. VotreCourse. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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