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]
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
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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1 | 1 February | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 162.18 km (100.77 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
2 | 2 February | Bagard to Aubais | 169.63 km (105.40 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | No winner |
3 | 3 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 169.71 km (105.45 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() |
4 | 4 February | Saint-Christol-lès-Alès to Mont Bouquet | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
5 | 5 February | Alès to Alès | 10.66 km (6.62 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
Total | 659.68 km (409.91 mi) |
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]
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Stage | Winner |
General classification![]() |
Points classification![]() |
Mountains classification![]() |
Young rider classification![]() |
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 |
Legend | |||
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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 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 11h 12' 30" |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | + 1" |
3 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | + 12" |
4 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 12" |
5 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 27" |
6 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 58" |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 04" |
8 | ![]() |
Israel–Premier Tech | + 2' 27" |
9 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 2' 36" |
10 | ![]() |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 53" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Lotto–Dstny | 58 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 46 |
3 | ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 45 |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 38 |
5 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | 38 |
6 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | 31 |
7 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | 21 |
8 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | 20 |
9 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
10 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Team Flanders–Baloise | 34 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 26 |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 23 |
4 | ![]() |
Alpecin–Deceuninck | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 13 |
9 | ![]() |
Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 11h 12' 31" |
2 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 11" |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 03" |
4 | ![]() |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 07" |
5 | ![]() |
Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 3' 58" |
6 | ![]() |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 09" |
7 | ![]() |
Team Flanders–Baloise | + 5' 32" |
8 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 8' 31" |
9 | ![]() |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 10' 13" |
10 | ![]() |
Bingoal WB | + 12' 22" |
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" |
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Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | 1–5 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 659.68 km (409.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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1 | 1 February | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 162.18 km (100.77 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
2 | 2 February | Bagard to Aubais | 169.63 km (105.40 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | No winner |
3 | 3 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 169.71 km (105.45 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() |
4 | 4 February | Saint-Christol-lès-Alès to Mont Bouquet | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() |
5 | 5 February | Alès to Alès | 10.66 km (6.62 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
Total | 659.68 km (409.91 mi) |
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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]
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Stage | Winner |
General classification![]() |
Points classification![]() |
Mountains classification![]() |
Young rider classification![]() |
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 |
Legend | |||
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Denotes the leader of the general classification |
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
![]() |
Denotes the leader of the points classification |
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Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 11h 12' 30" |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | + 1" |
3 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | + 12" |
4 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 12" |
5 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 27" |
6 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 58" |
7 | ![]() ![]() |
Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 04" |
8 | ![]() |
Israel–Premier Tech | + 2' 27" |
9 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 2' 36" |
10 | ![]() |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 53" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Lotto–Dstny | 58 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 46 |
3 | ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 45 |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 38 |
5 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | 38 |
6 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | 31 |
7 | ![]() |
Groupama–FDJ | 21 |
8 | ![]() |
Team TotalEnergies | 20 |
9 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
10 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Team Flanders–Baloise | 34 |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
EF Education–EasyPost | 26 |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 23 |
4 | ![]() |
Alpecin–Deceuninck | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 13 |
9 | ![]() |
Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Trek–Segafredo | 11h 12' 31" |
2 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 11" |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Lotto–Dstny | + 2' 03" |
4 | ![]() |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 07" |
5 | ![]() |
Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 3' 58" |
6 | ![]() |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 09" |
7 | ![]() |
Team Flanders–Baloise | + 5' 32" |
8 | ![]() |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 8' 31" |
9 | ![]() |
Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 10' 13" |
10 | ![]() |
Bingoal WB | + 12' 22" |
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" |