| 2024 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 31 January–4 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 654.415 km (406.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11h 24' 34" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Étoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard (transl. Star of Bessèges – Tour of Gard) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 31 January and 4 February 2024 almost entirely within the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar and was the 54th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges.
Teams
Seven of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams make up the 19 teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a full squad of seven riders with the exception of Cofidis entering six, for a total of 132 riders who started the race.
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Arkéa–B&B Hotels
- Cofidis
- Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ
- Lidl–Trek
UCI ProTeams
- Bingoal WB
- Equipo Kern Pharma
- Lotto–Dstny
- Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
- Team Flanders–Baloise
- Team TotalEnergies
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- Uno-X Mobility
UCI Continental Teams
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 31 January | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 160.6 km (99.8 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Cancelled |
| 2 | 1 February | Marguerittes to Rousson | 163.58 km (101.64 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Axel Laurance (FRA)
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| 3 | 2 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 161.11 km (100.11 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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| 4 | 3 February | Méjannes-le-Clap to Méjannes-le-Clap | 154.48 km (95.99 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Samuel Leroux (FRA)
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| 5 | 4 February | Alès to Alès | 10.645 km (6.614 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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| Total | 654.415 km (406.635 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 31 January 2024 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 162.18 km (100.77 mi)
Cancelled due to requests from the prefecture because of ongoing farmers protests.
Stage 2
- 1 February 2024 – Marguerittes to Rousson, 163.58 km (101.64 mi)
Stage 3
- 2 February 2024 – Bessèges to Bessèges, 161.11 km (100.11 mi)
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Stage 4
- 3 February 2024 – Méjannes-le-Clap to Méjannes-le-Clap, 154.48 km (95.99 mi)
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Stage 5
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | stage cancelled | |||||
| 2 | Axel Laurance | Axel Laurance | Axel Laurance | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Axel Laurance | Groupama–FDJ |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Jonas Abrahamsen | ||
| 4 | Samuel Leroux | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | ||||
| 5 | Kévin Vauquelin | Kévin Vauquelin | ||||
| Final | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Jonas Abrahamsen | Kévin Vauquelin | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | |
Classification standings
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Lidl–Trek | 11h 24' 34" |
| 2 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | + 2" |
| 3 |  Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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EF Education–EasyPost | + 32" |
| 4 |  Ben Healy (IRL)
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EF Education–EasyPost | + 43" |
| 5 | Rémy Rochas (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 51" |
| 6 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 51" |
| 7 | Alex Baudin (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 54" |
| 8 |  Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 56" |
| 9 | Brent Van Moer (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 58" |
| 10 |  Kevin Geniets (LUX)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 59" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Lidl–Trek | 72 |
| 2 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 42 |
| 3 | Axel Laurance (FRA)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | 37 |
| 4 | Samuel Leroux (FRA)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 35 |
| 5 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 30 |
| 6 |  Stefan Bissegger (SUI)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 29 |
| 7 |  Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
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Uno-X Mobility | 24 |
| 8 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 21 |
| 9 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 21 |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 20 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR)
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Uno-X Mobility | 42 |
| 2 | Jean-Louis Le Ny (FRA)
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Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 16 |
| 3 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
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Cofidis | 14 |
| 4 |  Simon Carr (GBR)
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EF Education–EasyPost | 14 |
| 5 | Dries De Bondt (BEL)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 12 |
| 6 | Mads Pedersen (DEN)
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Lidl–Trek | 12 |
| 7 | Maximilian Juillard (FRA)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 12 |
| 8 | Théo Delacroix (FRA)
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St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 | 12 |
| 9 | Thomas Gachignard (FRA)
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Team TotalEnergies | 10 |
| 10 | Samuel Leroux (FRA)
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Van Rysel–Roubaix | 8 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
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Arkéa–B&B Hotels | 11h 24' 36" |
| 2 | Alex Baudin (FRA)
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Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 52" |
| 3 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 54" |
| 4 | Axel Laurance (FRA)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 1' 01" |
| 5 | Alec Segaert (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 29" |
| 6 |  Andrii Ponomar (UKR)
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Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | + 2' 21" |
| 7 | Giacomo Villa (ITA)
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Bingoal WB | + 3' 54" |
| 8 | Pierre Henry Basset (FRA)
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CIC U Nantes Atlantique | + 4' 29" |
| 9 |  Marco Brenner (GER)
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Tudor Pro Cycling Team | + 4' 38" |
| 10 | Lukas Nerurkar (GBR)
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EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 08" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
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34h 16' 26" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ
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+ 24" |
| 3 | Lotto–Dstny
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+ 41" |
| 4 |  EF Education–EasyPost
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+ 53" |
| 5 | Cofidis
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+ 1' 55" |
| 6 | Uno-X Mobility
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+ 1' 57" |
| 7 | Team TotalEnergies
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+ 3' 12" |
| 8 | St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93
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+ 3' 15" |
| 9 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team
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+ 3' 21" |
| 10 |  Equipo Kern Pharma
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+ 3' 29" |
Notes
- The general classification leader's jersey is known as the coral jersey.
References
- "Équipes 2024" [Teams 2024] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Étape 1" [Stage 1] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- Weislo, Laura. "French farmer protests force cancellation of Étoile de Bessèges opener". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Étape 2" [Stage 2] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (1 February 2024). "Etoile de Bessèges: Axel Laurance outlasts Mads Pedersen as race restarts for stage 2". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Étape 3" [Stage 3] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Moultrie, James (2 February 2024). "Etoile des Bessèges: Mads Pedersen sprints to first season win on stage 3". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- "Étape 4" [Stage 4] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (3 February 2024). "Etoile de Bessèges: Samuel Leroux holds off charging field to win stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- "Étape 5" [Stage 5] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (4 February 2024). "Mads Pedersen goes deep to win Etoile de Bessèges". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
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