| 2019 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7–10 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10h 29' 35" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Étoile de Bessèges (transl. Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 7 and 10 February 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 49th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.
The race was won by French rider Christophe Laporte of the Cofidis team.
Teams
Twenty-two teams of up to seven riders started the race:
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
- Arkéa–Samsic
- Cofidis
- Corendon–Circus
- Delko–Marseille Provence
- Euskadi–Murias
- Gazprom–RusVelo
- Israel Cycling Academy
- Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
- Direct Énergie
- Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
- Wallonie Bruxelles
- Wanty–Gobert
UCI Continental Teams
- Amore & Vita–Prodir
- Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
- Sovac Algérie
- St. Michel–Auber93
- Team Colpack
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 7 February | Bellegarde to Beaucaire | 145 km (90.1 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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| 2 | 8 February | Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette | 157.9 km (98.1 mi) |
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Flat stage | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
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| 3 | 9 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 158 km (98.2 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Marc Sarreau (FRA)
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| 4 | 10 February | Alès to Alès | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
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| Total | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 7 February 2019 – Bellegarde to Beaucaire, 145 km (90.1 mi)
Stage 2
- 8 February 2019 – Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette, 157.9 km (98.1 mi)
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Stage 3
- 9 February 2019 – Bessèges to Bessèges, 158 km (98.2 mi)
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Stage 4
- 10 February 2019 – Alès to Alès, 10.7 km (6.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
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Classifications
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Youth classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Edward Planckaert | Pierre Barbier | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2 | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Amaury Capiot | ||
| 3 | Marc Sarreau | Edward Planckaert | Valentin Madouas | |||
| 4 | Christophe Laporte | Groupama–FDJ | ||||
| Final | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Edward Planckaert | Valentin Madouas | Groupama–FDJ | |
Final classification standings
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA)  
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Cofidis | 10h 29' 35" |
| 2 |  Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 3 |  Jimmy Janssens (BEL)
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Corendon–Circus | + 29" |
| 4 |  Bauke Mollema (NED)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 29" |
| 5 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)
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EF Education First | + 34" |
| 6 | Yoann Paillot (FRA)
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St. Michel–Auber93 | + 36" |
| 7 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED)
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EF Education First | + 36" |
| 8 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) 
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Groupama–FDJ | + 43" |
| 9 |  Fabio Felline (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 46" |
| 10 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 48" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
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Cofidis | 82 |
| 2 | Marc Sarreau (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 45 |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 39 |
| 4 | Clément Venturini (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 35 |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
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Direct Énergie | 33 |
| 6 | Roy Jans (BEL)
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Corendon–Circus | 29 |
| 7 | Pierre Barbier (FRA)
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Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 26 |
| 8 | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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EF Education First | 21 |
| 9 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)
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Groupama–FDJ | 20 |
| 10 | Enzo Wouters (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | 18 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) 
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 22 |
| 2 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 14 |
| 3 | Amaury Capiot (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 12 |
| 4 | Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA)
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Cofidis | 8 |
| 5 | Axel Domont (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | 6 |
| 6 | Romain Seigle (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 4 |
| 7 | Quentin Pacher (FRA)
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Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 4 |
| 8 | Fabio Felline (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 2 |
| 9 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA)
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Direct Énergie | 2 |
| 10 | Romain Combaud (FRA)
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Delko–Marseille Provence | 2 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Valentin Madouas (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 10h 30' 18" |
| 2 | Thibault Guernalec (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 8" |
| 3 |  Tom Wirtgen (LUX)
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Wallonie Bruxelles | + 32" |
| 4 |  Sean Bennett (USA)
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EF Education First | + 34" |
| 5 | Julien Mortier (BEL)
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Wallonie Bruxelles | + 40" |
| 6 | Paolo Baccio (ITA)
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Team Colpack | + 52" |
| 7 | Jordi Warlop (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 56" |
| 8 | Milan Menten (BEL)
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Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Alessandro Covi (ITA)
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Team Colpack | + 1' 19" |
| 10 | Pierre Idjouadiene [fr] (FRA)
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AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 57" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Groupama–FDJ | 31h 30' 38" |
| 2 | Trek–Segafredo | + 20" |
| 3 | EF Education First | + 30" |
| 4 | Corendon–Circus | + 56" |
| 5 | Direct Énergie | + 57" |
| 6 | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 18" |
| 8 | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 1' 21" |
| 9 | Wanty–Gobert | + 1' 24" |
| 10 | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 1' 36" |
References
- "Etoile de Bessèges (2.1), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "2019 Etoile de Bessèges General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "2019 Étoile de Bessèges - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "2019 Etoile de Bessèges (2.1), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Etoile de Besseges 2019". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Etoile de Besseges: Coquard wins stage 1". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Etoile de Besseges: Laporte wins stage 2". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Etoile de Besseges: Sarreau wins stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Laporte wins Etoile de Besseges TT and overall title". Cycling News. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "2019 Étoile de Bessèges". FirstCycling. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
External links
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