2018 ÉTOILE DE BESSèGES

2018 Étoile de Bessèges
UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	31 January – 4 February 2018
Stages	5
Distance	621.54 km (386.2 mi)
Winning time	15h 03' 19"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
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The 2018 Étoile de Bessèges ( transl. Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 31 January and 4 February 2018. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 48th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.^[2] The race included five stages; the first four were road stages while the fifth and final stage was a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) individual time trial.

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to start the race. These included two UCI WorldTeams, twelve UCI Professional Continental teams and four UCI Continental teams.^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Route

Stage schedule^[4]
Stage	Date	Route	Distance		Winner
1	1 February	Bellegarde to Beaucaire	157 km (98 mi)	Hilly stage	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)
2	2 February	Nîmes to Générac	148.3 km (92 mi)	Hilly stage	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)
3	3 February	Bessèges to Bessèges	152.6 km (95 mi)	Hilly stage	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)
4	4 February	Chusclan to Laudun-l'Ardoise	152.9 km (95 mi)	Hilly stage	Sean De Bie ( BEL)
5	5 February	Alès to Alès	10.7 km (7 mi)	Individual time trial	Tony Gallopin ( FRA)

Stages

Stage 1

31 January 2018 — Bellegarde to Beaucaire, 157 km (98 mi)

Result of Stage 1^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	3h 46' 10"
2	Thomas Boudat ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 0"
3	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 0"
4	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 0"
5	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	+ 0"
6	Amaury Capiot ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
7	Enrico Barbin ( ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 0"
8	Jordi Warlop ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
9	Kenny Dehaes ( BEL)	WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic	+ 0"
10	Romain Feillu ( FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	3h 46' 10"
2	Thomas Boudat ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 4"
3	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 6"
4	Milan Menten ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 7"
5	Michiel Dieleman ( BEL)	Cibel–Cebon	+ 8"
6	Aritz Bagües ( ESP)	Euskadi-Murias	+ 9"
7	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 10"
8	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	+ 10"
9	Amaury Capiot ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 10"
10	Enrico Barbin ( ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 10"

Stage 2

1 February 2018 — Nîmes to Générac, 148.3 km (92 mi)

Result of Stage 2^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	3h 22' 05"
2	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 0"
3	Timothy Dupont ( BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 0"
4	Amaury Capiot ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
5	Emiel Vermeulen ( BEL)	Roubaix–Lille Métropole	+ 0"
6	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
7	Lorrenzo Manzin ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 0"
8	Romain Feillu ( FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 0"
9	Kevyn Ista ( BEL)	WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic	+ 0"
10	Marco Maronese ( ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 2
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	7h 08' 05"
2	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 0"
3	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
4	Thomas Boudat ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 4"
5	Timothy Dupont ( BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 6"
6	Milan Menten ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 7"
7	Pierre Idjouadiene ( FRA)	Roubaix–Lille Métropole	+ 7"
8	Dries Van Gestel ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 8"
9	Michiel Dieleman ( BEL)	Cibel–Cebon	+ 8"
10	Romain Combaud ( FRA)	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	+ 9"

Stage 3

2 February 2018 — Bessèges to Bessèges, 152.6 km (95 mi)

Result of Stage 3^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	3h 56' 29"
2	Thomas Boudat ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 0"
3	Samuel Dumoulin ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 0"
4	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	+ 0"
5	Timothy Dupont ( BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 0"
6	Brenton Jones ( AUS)	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	+ 0"
7	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 0"
8	Amaury Capiot ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
9	Damien Touzé ( FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 0"
10	Laurent Pichon ( FRA)	Fortuneo–Samsic	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 3
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	11h 04' 24"
2	Thomas Boudat ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 8"
3	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 10"
4	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 10"
5	Benoît Cosnefroy ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 14"
6	Samuel Dumoulin ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 16"
7	Timothy Dupont ( BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 16"
8	Romain Combaud ( FRA)	Delko–Marseille Provence KTM	+ 16"
9	Milan Menten ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 17"
10	Dries Van Gestel ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 17"

Stage 4

3 February 2018 — Chusclan to Laudun-l'Ardoise, 152.9 km (95 mi)

Result of Stage 4^[8]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	3h 43' 14"
2	Timothy Dupont ( BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 0"
3	Rudy Barbier ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 0"
4	Pierre Barbier ( FRA)	Roubaix–Lille Métropole	+ 0"
5	Damien Touzé ( FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 0"
6	Anthony Turgis ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 0"
7	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 0"
8	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
9	Samuel Dumoulin ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 0"
10	Amaury Capiot ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 4
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	14h 47' 38"
2	Thomas Boudat ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 8"
3	Bryan Coquard ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 10"
4	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 10"
5	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	+ 10"
6	Timothy Dupont ( BEL)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 10"
7	Samuel Dumoulin ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 16"
8	Milan Menten ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 17"
9	Dries Van Gestel ( BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 17"
10	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 17"

Stage 5

4 February 2017 — Alès to Alès, 10.7 km (7 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Result of Stage 5^[9]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tony Gallopin ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	15' 21"
2	Yoann Paillot ( FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 20"
3	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 22"
4	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 25"
5	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 29"
6	Lilian Calmejane ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 29"
7	Alexis Gougeard ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 34"
8	Léo Vincent ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 39"
9	Johan Le Bon ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 44"
10	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	+ 45"

Final general classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tony Gallopin ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	15h 03' 19"
2	Christophe Laporte ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 15"
3	Yoann Paillot ( FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 20"
4	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 22"
5	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 26"
6	Lilian Calmejane ( FRA)	Direct Énergie	+ 29"
7	Alexis Gougeard ( FRA)	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 34"
8	Sean De Bie ( BEL)	Vérandas Willems–Crelan	+ 35"
9	Marc Sarreau ( FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 35"
10	Johan Le Bon ( FRA)	Vital Concept	+ 44"

References

^ "Classement général 5 - General classification 5". procyclingstats. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "Etoile de Bessèges - General Classification (preview)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "48eme Etoile de Bessèges - Etape N° 1: Liste des partants - Start list" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Etoile de Bessèges — Stages". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Classement de l'etape 1 - Stage classification 1" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Classement de l'etape 2 - Stage classification 2" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Classement de l'etape 3 - Stage classification 3" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Classement de l'etape 4 - Stage classification 4" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Classement de l'etape 5 - Stage classification 5" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "Classement général 5 - General classification 5". procyclingstats. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[pcs-preview-2] "Etoile de Bessèges - General Classification (preview)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[3] "48eme Etoile de Bessèges - Etape N° 1: Liste des partants - Start list" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[4] "Etoile de Bessèges — Stages". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[5] "Classement de l'etape 1 - Stage classification 1" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[6] "Classement de l'etape 2 - Stage classification 2" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[7] "Classement de l'etape 3 - Stage classification 3" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[8] "Classement de l'etape 4 - Stage classification 4" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[9] "Classement de l'etape 5 - Stage classification 5" ( PDF). Votrecourse (in French). F2Concept. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

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