2021 Étoile de Bessèges

Dates3–7 February 2021

Stages5

Distance614.79 km (382.0 mi)

Winning time13h 56' 23"

2021 UCI Europe Tour

Race details

Dates

3–7 February 2021

Stages

5

Distance

614.79 km (382.0 mi)

Winning time

13h 56' 23"

Results


Winner	Tim Wellens (BEL)	(Lotto–Soudal)
Second	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	(Ineos Grenadiers)
Third	Nils Politt (GER)	(Bora–Hansgrohe)
Points	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	(Cofidis)
Mountains	Alexandre Delettre (FRA)	(Delko)
Youth	Jake Stewart (GBR)	(Groupama–FDJ)
Team	Lotto–Soudal

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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]

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]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[1]^[6]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
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)

Stages

Stage 1

3 February 2021 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 143.55 km (89.20 mi)^[7]

Stage 1 Result^[8]^[9]^[10]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	3h 14' 32"
2	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
3	Mads Pedersen (DEN)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2"
4	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 2"
5	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 2"
6	Jordi Meeus (BEL)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 2"
7	Bryan Coquard (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 2"
8	John Degenkolb (GER)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 2"
9	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2"
10	Danny van Poppel (NED)	Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux	+ 2"

General classification after Stage 1^[8]^[9]^[10]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	3h 14' 22"
2	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 4"
3	Mads Pedersen (DEN)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 8"
4	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 12"
5	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 12"
6	Jordi Meeus (BEL)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 12"
7	Bryan Coquard (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 12"
8	John Degenkolb (GER)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 12"
9	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 12"
10	Danny van Poppel (NED)	Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux	+ 12"

Stage 2

4 February 2021 – Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette, 154.12 km (95.77 mi)^[11]

Stage 2 Result^[12]^[13]^[14]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Timothy Dupont (BEL)	Bingoal WB	3h 35' 15"
2	Pierre Barbier (FRA)	Delko	+ 0"
3	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 0"
4	Rudy Barbier (FRA)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 0"
5	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 0"
6	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
7	Marc Sarreau (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 0"
8	Gerben Thijssen (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 0"
9	Silvan Dillier (SUI)	Alpecin–Fenix	+ 0"
10	Edward Theuns (BEL)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 2^[12]^[13]^[14]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	6h 49' 37"
2	Timothy Dupont (BEL)	Bingoal WB	+ 2"
3	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 4"
4	Pierre Barbier (FRA)	Delko	+ 6"
5	Ludovic Robeet (BEL)	Bingoal WB	+ 7"
6	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 8"
7	Mads Pedersen (DEN)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 8"
8	Tony Hurel (FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 9"
9	Alexandre Delettre (FRA)	Delko	+ 11"
10	Bryan Coquard (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 12"

Stage 3

5 February 2021 – Bessèges to Bessèges, 154.81 km (96.19 mi)^[15]

Stage 3 Result^[16]^[17]^[18]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	3h 28' 02"
2	Edward Theuns (BEL)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 37"
3	Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 37"
4	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 37"
5	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 37"
6	Cyril Barthe (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 37"
7	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 37"
8	Nils Politt (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 37"
9	Michael Gogl (AUT)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 37"
10	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 37"

General classification after Stage 3^[16]^[17]^[18]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	10h 17' 38"
2	Edward Theuns (BEL)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 44"
3	Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 46"
4	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 48"
5	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 49"
6	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 50"
7	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 50"
8	Michael Gogl (AUT)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 50"
9	Cyril Barthe (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 50"
10	Stefano Oldani (ITA)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 50"

Stage 4

6 February 2021 – Rousson to Saint-Siffret, 151.60 km (94.20 mi)^[19]

Stage 4 Result^[20]^[21]^[22]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Filippo Ganna (ITA)	Ineos Grenadiers	3h 22' 59"
2	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 17"
3	Pascal Ackermann (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 17"
4	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 17"
5	Milan Menten (BEL)	Bingoal WB	+ 17"
6	Bryan Coquard (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 17"
7	Cyril Barthe (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 17"
8	Nils Politt (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 17"
9	August Jensen (NOR)	Delko	+ 17"
10	Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 17"

General classification after Stage 4^[20]^[21]^[22]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	13h 40' 54"
2	Edward Theuns (BEL)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 44"
3	Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 46"
4	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 48"
5	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 49"
6	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 50"
7	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 50"
8	Nils Politt (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 50"
9	Odd Christian Eiking (NOR)	Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux	+ 50"
10	Michael Gogl (AUT)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 58"

Stage 5

7 February 2021 – Alès to Alès, 10.71 km (6.65 mi), (ITT)^[23]

Stage 5 Result^[24]^[25]^[26]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Filippo Ganna (ITA)	Ineos Grenadiers	15' 00"
2	Benjamin Thomas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 10"
3	Ethan Hayter (GBR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 21"
4	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 29"
5	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 31"
6	Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 34"
7	Alberto Bettiol (ITA)	EF Education–Nippo	+ 35"
8	Owain Doull (GBR)	Ineos Grenadiers	+ 38"
9	Nils Politt (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 38"
10	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 42"

General classification after Stage 5^[24]^[25]^[26]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
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"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Youth classification	Team classification
1	Christophe Laporte	Christophe Laporte	Christophe Laporte	Alexandre Delettre	Jordi Meeus	Arkéa–Samsic
2	Timothy Dupont	Christophe Laporte			Jake Stewart	Arkéa–Samsic
3	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens				Lotto–Soudal
4	Filippo Ganna
5	Filippo Ganna
Final		Tim Wellens	Christophe Laporte	Alexandre Delettre	Jake Stewart	Lotto–Soudal

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
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"

2021 Étoile de Bessèges

Route

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

Related Articles

Rank	Team	Time
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"