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2017 Etoile de Bessèges (2.1), France

47th edition: February 1 - February 5, 2017

Etoile de Bessèges podium history | 2016 edition | 2018 edition

Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5

Sunday, February 5: 5th and Final Stage, Alès 11.9 km Individual Time Trial

Lilian Calmejane

Lilian Calmejane, winner of the 47th Etoile de Bessèges

The race: Stage winner Tony Gallopin's Lotto-Soudal team had this to say about the stage:

This afternoon Tony Gallopin won the closing time trial at Etoile de Bessèges. The French rider covered the 11.9 kilometres long course in 17’05”. He was thirteen seconds faster than Lilian Calmejane who had started the time trial as GC leader. Unfortunately Gallopin didn’t gain enough time to become the overall winner. The Lotto Soudal rider finished second on GC, five seconds behind his fellow countryman. It’s the third year in a row that Gallopin is second overall.

Tony Gallopin: “Of course I am really satisfied with this victory, but I am also disappointed that I finished second again on GC. I know the course of the time trial really well. I already finished fourth and second on this course. Today, I aimed for the stage win and I wanted to take the overall victory as well. Calmejane was really strong though, he already proved that when he won the stage on Friday. I went full gas today and don’t need to have any regrets. I am happy that I already got my first victory of the season. My performance is very reassuring. Next weekend I’ll race in Murcia and Almería and then I go to the Volta ao Algarve, where I got sixth overall last year. This is a nice way to start the season and I’d like to thank the teammates for their support.”

Complete results:

11.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.763 km/hr

1	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Soudal	17min 5sec
2	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	@ 13sec
3	Pierre Latour	Ag2r La Mondiale	+17''
4	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	+20''
5	Sylvain Chavanel	Direct Energie	+22''
6	Olivier Pardini	WB-Veranclassic	+38''
7	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	+41''
8	Kevyn Ista	WB-Veranclassic	+51''
9	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	+52''
11	Alex Kirsch	WB-Veranclassic	+54''
12	Jimmy Janssens	Cibel-Cebon	+56''
13	Maxime Vantomme	WB-Veranclassic	+58''
14	Mauro Finetto	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+1' 00''
15	Nico Denz	Ag2r La Mondiale	+1' 01''
16	Arnaud Démare	FDJ	+1' 02''
17	Jérémy Lecroq	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+1' 03''
18	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 04''
19	Arnold Jeannesson	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+1' 05''
20	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+1' 09''
21	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 14''
22	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 16''
23	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+1' 17''
24	Nans Peters	Ag2r La Mondiale	+1' 18''
25	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	+1' 19''
26	Nicolas Baldo	HP BTP-Auber 93	+1' 21''
27	Reto Hollenstein	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
28	Bastien Duculty	Armée de Terre	+1' 22''
29	Sébastien Delfosse	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
30	Jérémy Cabot	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
31	Damien Gaudin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
32	Julien Duval	Ag2r La Mondiale	+1' 23''
33	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
34	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+1' 24''
35	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
36	Rein Taaramäe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
37	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+1' 25''
38	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r La Mondiale	+1' 26''
39	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz	An Post-Chain Reaction	+1' 28''
40	Jonathan Fumeaux	Roth-Akros	+1' 29''
41	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
42	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+1' 31''
43	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
44	Romain Combaud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+1' 33''
45	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Energie	s.t.
46	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	+1' 34''
47	Dan Gardner	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
48	Evaldas Šiškevicius	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+1' 35''
49	Damien Touzé	HP BTP-Auber 93	+1' 37''
50	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+1' 38''
51	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	+1' 39''
52	Roland Thalmann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
53	Ángel Madrazo	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+1' 40''
54	Quentin Pacher	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+1' 44''
55	Mark Stewart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
56	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
57	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	+1' 45''
58	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+1' 50''
59	Alo Jakin	HP BTP-Auber 93	+1' 53''
60	Jonas Bokeloh	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
61	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+1' 54''
62	Ludwig De Winter	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
63	Jérémy Bescond	HP BTP-Auber 93	+1' 58''
64	Brecht Ruyters	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
65	Thomas Sprengers	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
66	Romain Hardy	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+1' 59''
67	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
68	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
69	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 00''
70	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	+2' 02''
71	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	+2' 03''
72	Florian Vachon	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
73	Kevin Lebreton	Armée de Terre	+2' 04''
74	Pierre Gouault	HP BTP-Auber 93	+2' 05''
75	Marco Haller	Katusha-Alpecin	+2' 09''
76	Yann Guyot	Armée de Terre	s.t.
77	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	+2' 11''
78	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
79	Jimmy Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
80	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	+2' 12''
81	Alex Aranburu	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
82	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+2' 13''
83	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
84	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+2' 14''
85	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
86	Bryan Alaphilippe	Armée de Terre	s.t.
87	Andrea Pasqualon	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
88	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	+2' 15''
89	Jérémy Leveau	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
90	Lawrence Naesen	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
91	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 18''
92	Jon Irisarri	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+2' 19''
93	Roy Jans	WB-Veranclassic	+2' 20''
94	Maxime Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+2' 21''
95	Otto Vergaerde	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
96	Rudy Barbier	Ag2r La Mondiale	+2' 22''
97	Rick Zabel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
98	Wesley Kreder	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 25''
99	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+2' 26''
100	Emiel Vermeule	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+2' 27''
101	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	+2' 28''
102	Jacopo Guarnieri	FDJ	s.t.
103	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	+2' 29''
104	Lukas Jaun	Roth-Akros	+2' 31''
105	Anthony Maldonado	HP BTP-Auber 93	+2' 32''
106	Fabricio Ferrari	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
107	Steven Tronet	Armée de Terre	+2' 37''
108	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	s.t.
109	Armindo Fonseca	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+2' 38''
110	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+2' 40''
111	Michiel Dieleman	Cibel-Cebon	+2' 41''
112	Jarl Salomein	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+2' 42''
113	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
114	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+2' 45''
115	Colin Stüssi	Roth-Akros	s.t.
116	Mathias De Witte	Cibel-Cebon	+2' 49''
117	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	+2' 52''
118	Romain Feillu	HP BTP-Auber 93	+2' 57''
119	Christophe Prémont	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
120	Félix Pouilly	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+3' 06''
121	Robby Cobbaert	Cibel-Cebon	+3' 18''
122	Dennis Coenen	Cibel-Cebon	+3' 25''

Final GC after Stage 5:

Final GC winner: Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie)
Mountains classification winner: Nico Denz (Ag2r-La Mondiale)
Points classification winner: Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin)
Young rider classification winner: Mads Würtz Schmidt (Katusha-Alpecin)
Team classification winner: FDJ

628.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.711 km/hr

1	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	14hr 42min 51sec
2	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Soudal	@ 5sec
3	Mads Würtz Schmidt	Katusha-Alpecin	+24''
4	Pierre Latour	Ag2r La Mondiale	+29''
5	Sylvain Chavanel	Direct Energie	+31''
6	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	+53''
7	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	+59''
8	Maxime Vantomme	WB-Veranclassic	+1' 18''
9	Reto Hollenstein	Katusha-Alpecin	+1' 33''
10	Romain Hardy	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+2' 11''
11	Mauro Finetto	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+2' 56''
12	Arnold Jeannesson	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+3' 05''
13	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	+5' 35''
14	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+7' 26''
15	Roland Thalmann	Roth-Akros	+7' 27''
16	Romain Combaud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+7' 40''
17	Quentin Pacher	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+8' 43''
18	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r La Mondiale	+9' 25''
19	Rein Taaramäe	Katusha-Alpecin	+9' 28''
20	Jimmy Janssens	Cibel-Cebon	+10' 23''
21	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r La Mondiale	+10' 45''
22	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+10' 51''
23	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
24	Damien Gaudin	Armée de Terre	+12' 54''
25	Arnaud Démare	FDJ	+16' 02''
26	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha-Alpecin	+16' 24''
27	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	+17' 14''
28	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+17' 42''
29	Julien Duval	Ag2r La Mondiale	+18' 03''
30	Olivier Pardini	WB-Veranclassic	+18' 22''
31	Rudy Barbier	Ag2r La Mondiale	+18' 30''
32	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+18' 43''
33	Bastien Duculty	Armée de Terre	+18' 47''
34	Rick Zabel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
35	Marco Haller	Katusha-Alpecin	+19' 08''
36	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+19' 11''
37	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Energie	+19' 19''
38	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	+19' 24''
39	Bryan Alaphilippe	Armée de Terre	+19' 26''
40	Andrea Pasqualon	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
41	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+19' 32''
42	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+19' 36''
43	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	+19' 42''
44	Damien Touzé	HP BTP-Auber 93	+19' 50''
45	Armindo Fonseca	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
46	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+19' 55''
47	Kevyn Ista	WB-Veranclassic	+19' 57''
48	Jarl Salomein	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+20' 07''
49	Evaldas Šiškevicius	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
50	Jonas Bokeloh	An Post-Chain Reaction	+20' 25''
51	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+20' 27''
52	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	+20' 34''
53	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	+21' 01''
54	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	+21' 22''
55	Wesley Kreder	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+21' 31''
56	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	+21' 40''
57	Jérémy Lecroq	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+22' 09''
58	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	+22' 39''
59	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Soudal	+22' 45''
60	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+22' 56''
61	Thomas Sprengers	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+23' 04''
62	Jonathan Fumeaux	Roth-Akros	+23' 19''
63	Alo Jakin	HP BTP-Auber 93	+23' 25''
64	Lawrence Naesen	WB-Veranclassic	+23' 34''
65	Lukas Jaun	Roth-Akros	+23' 44''
66	Nico Denz	Ag2r La Mondiale	+23' 46''
67	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
68	Pierre Gouault	HP BTP-Auber 93	+23' 48''
69	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Soudal	+23' 51''
70	Jérémy Leveau	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+23' 56''
71	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
72	Florian Vachon	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+23' 59''
73	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	+24' 05''
74	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+24' 08''
75	Otto Vergaerde	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+24' 11''
76	Ludwig De Winter	WB-Veranclassic	+24' 14''
77	Jimmy Turgis	Cofidis	+24' 27''
78	Michiel Dieleman	Cibel-Cebon	+24' 39''
79	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	+24' 52''
80	Fabricio Ferrari	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
81	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+24' 53''
82	Alex Aranburu	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+24' 57''
83	Steven Tronet	Armée de Terre	+25' 03''
84	Jacopo Guarnieri	FDJ	+25' 10''
85	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	+25' 42''
86	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz	An Post-Chain Reaction	+26' 07''
87	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+26' 16''
88	Emiel Vermeulen	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
89	Félix Pouilly	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+26' 18''
90	Alex Kirsch	WB-Veranclassic	+26' 28''
91	Roy Jans	WB-Veranclassic	+26' 42''
92	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+26' 46''
93	Jérémy Bescond	HP BTP-Auber 93	+26' 49''
94	Jérémy Cabot	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
95	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+26' 52''
96	Nicolas Baldo	HP BTP-Auber 93	+27' 07''
97	Sébastien Delfosse	WB-Veranclassic	+27' 08''
98	Anthony Maldonado	HP BTP-Auber 93	+27' 11''
99	Ángel Madrazo	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+27' 23''
100	Mathias De Witte	Cibel-Cebon	+27' 28''
101	Dan Gardner	An Post-Chain Reaction	+27' 36''
102	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	+27' 49''
103	Yann Guyot	Armée de Terre	+27' 55''
104	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+27' 58''
105	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r La Mondiale	+28' 04''
106	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+28' 11''
107	Mark Stewart	An Post-Chain Reaction	+28' 22''
108	Jon Irisarri	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	+28' 30''
109	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	+28' 37''
110	Kevin Lebreton	Armée de Terre	+28' 40''
111	Nans Peters	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
112	Romain Feillu	HP BTP-Auber 93	+28' 43''
113	Maxime Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+28' 51''
114	Dennis Coenen	Cibel-Cebon	+29' 02''
115	Colin Stüssi	Roth-Akros	+29' 19''
116	Christophe Prémont	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+30' 35''
117	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	+30' 58''
118	Brecht Ruyters	Cibel-Cebon	+32' 43''
119	Robby Cobbaert	Cibel-Cebon	+33' 26''
120	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	+34' 33''
121	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	+35' 10''
122	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+41' 31''

Saturday, February 4: Stage 4, Chusclan - Laudun L'Ardoise, 152.9 km

Stage 4 map

Arnaud Demare

Arnaud Démare wins stage 4

The Race: Second-place Alexander Kristoff's Katusha-Alpecin team made this stage report.

Team Katusha-Alpecin’s Alexander Kristoff continues to show good form in the 47th Etoile de Bessèges, taking another second place finish in Saturday’s 152.9k stage four.

“I was feeling quite good in the local laps and when I came into the last climb with 300m to go I felt confident I could take it. I was on the wheel of Démare, but then he sprinted away from me. He was just the stronger man today so I got second place. Démare was in a class of his own,” explained Alexander Kristoff. Kristoff’s efforts earned back the points jersey for the general classification.

Joining Arnaud Démare (FDJ) and Kristoff on the daily podium was Christophe Laporte of Cofidis, Solutions Crédits, all on the same time of 3:36:24 for the stage.

The day began in Chusclan and featured six local laps to finish in Laudun with each circuit featuring a climb. Kristoff and Katusha-Alpecin worked well to stay together and maintain overall standings for final results on Sunday. The GC still belongs to Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) with Katusha-Alpecin’s Mads Würtz Schmidt in second place at 17-seconds. Teammates Nils Politt and Reto Hollenstein are seventh and eighth at 25-seconds. Würtz Schmidt leads in the young rider classification.

“The team worked well again. We are a good unit. I think most of our guys in GC did not lose seconds so we have everything to win tomorrow. If you look at today, we had a good day today. We could save some energy and I think we can be confident of several in the top ten here and maybe we can fight for GC with some guys,” assessed Alexander Kristoff. Three team riders are currently in the top 8 places.

Complete results:

152.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.394 km/hr

1	DEMARE Arnaud	FDJ	3hr 36min 24sec
2	KRISTOFF Alexander	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
3	LAPORTE Christophe	Cofidis	s.t.
4	FONSECA Armindo	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
5	SCHMIDT Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
6	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
7	JANS Roy	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
8	PRADES Eduard	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
9	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
10	VANTOMME Maxime	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
11	LECROQ Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
12	VERMEULEN Emiel	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
13	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
14	CALMEJANE Lilian	Direct Energie	s.t.
15	HARDY Romain	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
16	DUMOULIN Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
17	ALAPHILIPPE Bryan	Armee De Terre	s.t.
18	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
19	GALLOPIN Tony	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
20	LATOUR Pierre Roger	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
21	THALMANN Roland	Roth-Akros	s.t.
22	JEANNESSON Arnold	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
23	FINETTO Mauro	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
24	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
25	CHAVANEL Sylvain	Direct Energie	s.t.
26	PACHER Quentin	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
27	GARDNER Dan	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
28	ROSON Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
29	RICKAERT Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
30	DE WITTE Mathias	Cibel-Cebon	@ 13sec
31	COBBAERT Robby	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
32	SALOMEIN Jarl	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
33	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
34	NAESEN Lawrence	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
35	COMBAUD Romain	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
36	MALDONADO Anthony	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
37	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
38	JANSSENS Jimmy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
39	KASPERKIEWICZ Przemyslaw	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
40	DUCULTY Bastien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
41	JAUN Lukas	Roth-Akros	s.t.
42	COENEN Dennis	Cibel-Cebon	20''
43	POUILLY Félix	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
44	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
45	EL FARES Julien	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
46	BESCOND Jeremy	Hp Btp-Auber 93	26''
47	CORDEEL Sander	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
48	JAKIN Alo	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
49	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	29''
50	PREMONT Christophe	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
51	PARDINI Olivier	Wb Veranclassic	32''
52	PICHOT Alexandre	Direct Energie	34''
53	YSSAAD Yannis	Armee De Terre	36''
54	DANIEL Maxime	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	38''
55	LEVEAU Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	41''
56	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
57	STALLAERT Joeri	Cibel-Cebon	43''
58	GOUAULT Pierre	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
59	PETERS Nans	Ag2r La Mondiale	47''
60	BARBIER Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	50''
61	VAN ZUMMEREN Stef	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
62	VERGAERDE Otto	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
63	RUYTERS Brecht	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
64	VACHON Florian	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
65	DELAPLACE Anthony	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
66	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
67	FUMEAUX Jonathan	Roth-Akros	s.t.
68	HOFSTETTER Hugo	Cofidis	58''
69	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
70	DE BUYST Jasper	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
71	DIELEMAN Michiel	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
72	VANENDERT Jelle	Lotto Soudal	01'01''
73	PLANCKAERT Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
74	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
75	CABOT Jeremy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
76	DELAGE Mickael	FDJ	s.t.
77	SARREAU Marc	FDJ	s.t.
78	GUARNIERI Jacopo	FDJ	s.t.
79	STENUIT Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
80	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
81	TAARAMAE Rein	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
82	KIRSCH Alex	Wb Veranclassic	01'08''
83	TURGIS Jimmy	Cofidis	01'16''
84	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
85	COUSIN Jerome	Cofidis	s.t.
86	DEVOLDER Stijn	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
87	DELFOSSE Sébastien	Wb Veranclassic	01'20''
88	HALLER Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
89	BOKELOH Jonas	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
90	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
91	MADRAZO Angel	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
92	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
93	LOUBET Julien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
94	GUYOT Yann	Armee De Terre	s.t.
95	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
96	TRONET Steven	Armee De Terre	s.t.
97	BOECKMANS Kris	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
98	TOUZE Damien	Hp Btp-Auber 93	01'01''
99	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	01'20''
100	FEILLU Romain	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
101	BALDO Nicolas	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
102	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
103	FERRARI Fabricio	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
104	CORNU Jeremy	Direct Energie	s.t.
105	DENZ Nico	Ag2r La Mondiale	01'45''
106	GAUDIN Damien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
107	IRISARRI RJon	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
108	ARANBURU Alexander	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
109	VAN HECKE Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	01'54''
110	ISTA Kevyn	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
111	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
112	WALLAYS Jelle	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
113	LE GAC Olivier	FDJ	02'08''
114	STÜSSI Colin Chris	Roth-Akros	s.t.
115	STEWART Mark	An Post-Chain Reaction	02'12''
116	MCLAY Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
117	LEBRETON Kevin	Armee De Terre	s.t.
118	JAUREGUI Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
119	VANDERAERDEN Massimo	An Post-Chain Reaction	02'33''
120	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	03'01''
121	CIMOLAI Davide	FDJ	03'11''
122	DE BOCK Stijn	Cibel-Cebon	08'30''
123	GRELLIER Fabien	Direct Energie	08'33''
124	STEELS Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
125	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	FDJ	s.t.
126	QUEMENEUR Perrig	Direct Energie	s.t.
127	GENE Yohann	Direct Energie	s.t.
128	DE BONDT Dries	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	09'01''

GC after stage 4:

616.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.73 km/hr

1	CALMEJANE Lilian	Direct Energie	14hr 25min 33sec
2	SCHMIDT Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	@ 17sec
3	GALLOPIN Tony	Lotto Soudal	18''
4	LAPORTE Christophe	Cofidis	21''
5	CHAVANEL Sylvain	Direct Energie	22''
6	LATOUR Pierre Roger	Ag2r La Mondiale	25''
7	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
8	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
9	HARDY Romain	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
10	VANTOMME Maxime	Wb Veranclassic	33''
11	FINETTO Mauro	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	02'09''
12	JEANNESSON Arnold	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	02'13''
13	COUSIN Jerome	Cofidis	04'03''
14	THALMANN Roland	Roth-Akros	06'01''
15	ROSON Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
16	COMBAUD Romain	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	06'20''
17	PACHER Quentin	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	07'12''
18	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r La Mondiale	08'12''
19	TAARAMAE Rein	Katusha-Alpecin	08'17''
20	DUMOULIN Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	09'27''
21	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	09'40''
22	JANSSENS Jimmy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
23	EL FARES Julien	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	09'47''
24	GAUDIN Damien	Armee De Terre	11'45''
25	DEMARE Arnaud	FDJ	15'13''
26	KRISTOFF Alexander	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
27	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	15'37''
28	BARBIER Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	16'21''
29	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	16'35''
30	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	16'38''
31	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	16'53''
32	HALLER Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	17'12''
33	RICKAERT Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	17'25''
34	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
35	ALAPHILIPPE Bryan	Armee De Terre	s.t.
36	FONSECA Armindo	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
37	SALOMEIN Jarl	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	17'38''
38	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
39	DUCULTY Bastien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
40	DELAGE Mickael	FDJ	17'40''
41	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	17'45''
42	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	17'54''
43	PARDINI Olivier	Wb Veranclassic	17'57''
44	PICHOT Alexandre	Direct Energie	17'59''
45	DELAPLACE Anthony	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	18'15''
46	DE BUYST Jasper	Lotto Soudal	18'23''
47	TOUZE Damien	Hp Btp-Auber 93	18'26''
48	PLANCKAERT Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
49	BOKELOH Jonas	An Post-Chain Reaction	18'45''
50	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
51	LOUBET Julien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
52	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
53	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
54	HOFSTETTER Hugo	Cofidis	19'16''
55	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	19'19''
56	ISTA Kevyn	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
57	SARREAU Marc	FDJ	19'23''
58	LECROQ Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	21'19''
59	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
60	JAUN Lukas	Roth-Akros	21'26''
61	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	21'29''
62	NAESEN Lawrence	Wb Veranclassic	21'32''
63	JAKIN Alo	Hp Btp-Auber 93	21'45''
64	WALLAYS Jelle	Lotto Soudal	21'53''
65	LEVEAU Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	21'54''
66	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
67	STALLAERT Joeri	Cibel-Cebon	21'56''
68	GOUAULT Pierre	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
69	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	Lotto Soudal	22'00''
70	FUMEAUX Jonathan	Roth-Akros	22'03''
71	VERGAERDE Otto	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
72	MCLAY Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	22'08''
73	VACHON Florian	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	22'09''
74	DIELEMAN Michiel	Cibel-Cebon	22'11''
75	STENUIT Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	22'20''
76	VANENDERT Jelle	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
77	TURGIS Jimmy	Cofidis	22'29''
78	FERRARI Fabricio	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	22'33''
79	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
80	BOECKMANS Kris	Lotto Soudal	22'39''
81	TRONET Steven	Armee De Terre	s.t.
82	GUARNIERI Jacopo	FDJ	22'55''
83	ARANBURU Alexander	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	22'58''
84	DENZ Nico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
85	VAN HECKE Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	23'07''
86	POUILLY Félix	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	23'25''
87	LE GAC Olivier	FDJ	23'27''
88	VERMEULEN Emiel	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	24'02''
89	JANS Roy	Wb Veranclassic	24'35''
90	PRADES REVERTER Eduard	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	24'39''
91	DE WITTE Mathias	Cibel-Cebon	24'52''
92	KASPERKIEWICZ Przemyslaw	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
93	MALDONADO Anthony	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
94	BESCOND Jeremy	Hp Btp-Auber 93	25'04''
95	CORDEEL Sander	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	25'05''
96	VAN ZUMMEREN Stef	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	25'29''
97	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	25'40''
98	CABOT Jeremy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
99	KIRSCH Alex	Wb Veranclassic	25'47''
100	COENEN Dennis	Cibel-Cebon	25'50''
101	MADRAZO RUIZ Angel	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	25'56''
102	STEELS Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	25'58''
103	GENE Yohann	Direct Energie	s.t.
104	FEILLU Romain	Hp Btp-Auber 93	25'59''
105	GUYOT Yann	Armee De Terre	s.t.
106	DELFOSSE Sébastien	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
107	BALDO Nicolas	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
108	CORNU Jeremy	Direct Energie	s.t.
109	GARDNER Dan	An Post-Chain Reaction	26'15''
110	IRISARRI Jon	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	26'24''
111	DANIEL Maxime	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	26'43''
112	STÜSSI Colin Chris	Roth-Akros	26'47''
113	JAUREGUI Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	26'48''
114	LEBRETON Kevin	Armee De Terre	26'49''
115	STEWART Mark	An Post-Chain Reaction	26'51''
116	VANDERAERDEN Massimo	An Post-Chain Reaction	27'12''
117	CIMOLAI Davide	FDJ	27'26''
118	PETERS Nans	Ag2r La Mondiale	27'35''
119	PREMONT Christophe	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	27'51''
120	DEVOLDER Stijn	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	28'38''
121	YSSAAD Yannis	Armee De Terre	29'11''
122	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	FDJ	29'52''
123	COBBAERT Robby	Cibel-Cebon	30'21''
124	RUYTERS Brecht	Cibel-Cebon	30'58''
125	QUEMENEUR Perrig	Direct Energie	33'12''
126	GRELLIER Fabien	Direct Energie	s.t.
127	DE BOCK Stijn	Cibel-Cebon	38'38''
128	DE BONDT Dries	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	39'04''

Stage 4 map:

Stage 4 map

Friday, February 3: Stage 3, Bessèges - Bessèges, 152.6 km

Lilian Calmajane

Lilian Calmejane wins stage three in style. Sirotti photo

The race: Stage winner Lilian Calmejane was part of a good-sized breakaway that ended up finishing about a quarter of an hour ahead of the main field.

Calmejane tried several times to leave his breakaway companions and finally made it stick in the final kilometers.

Calmejane's brilliant riding not only earned him the stage win, he is now the GC leader with a 17-second lead over second-place Mads Schmidt.

Complete Results:

152.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.137 km/hr

1	CALMEJANE Lilian	Direct Energie	3hr 48min 7sec
2	SCHMIDT Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	@ 7sec
3	FINETTO Mauro	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	09''
4	DUMOULIN Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
5	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
6	CHAVANEL Sylvain	Direct Energie	s.t.
7	HARDY Romain	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
8	LAPORTE Christophe	Cofidis	s.t.
9	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
10	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
11	GALLOPIN Tony	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
12	JANSSENS Jimmy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
13	EL FARES Julien	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
14	THALMANN Roland	Roth-Akros	s.t.
15	ROSON GARCIA Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
16	LATOUR Pierre Roger	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
17	JEANNESSON Arnold	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
18	COMBAUD Romain	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
19	VANTOMME Maxime	Wb Veranclassic	17''
20	GAUDIN Damien	Armee De Terre	42''
21	COUSIN Jerome	Cofidis	43''
22	PACHER Quentin	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	01'16''
23	TAARAMAE Rein	Katusha-Alpecin	01'24''
24	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
25	BOKELOH Jonas	An Post-Chain Reaction	15'21''
26	TOUZE Damien	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
27	JAUN Lukas	Roth-Akros	s.t.
28	VANDERAERDEN Massimo	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
29	LEVEAU Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
30	LUSCHER Damian	Roth-Akros	s.t.
31	DE BONDT Dries	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
32	DE WITTE Mathias	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
33	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
34	STALLAERT Joeri	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
35	COENEN Dennis	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
36	POUILLY Félix	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
37	RICKAERT Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
38	SALOMEIN Jarl	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
39	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
40	BAILLIFARD Valentin	Roth-Akros	s.t.
41	STÜSSI Colin Chris	Roth-Akros	s.t.
42	FEILLU Romain	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
43	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
44	PICHOT Alexandre	Direct Energie	s.t.
45	STENUIT Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
46	BOECKMANS Kris	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
47	GUYOT Yann	Armee De Terre	s.t.
48	DASSONVILLE Flavien	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
49	JAKIN Alo	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
50	MADRAZO Angel	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
51	GOUAULT Pierre	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
52	PRADES Eduard	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
53	LECROQ Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
54	PETERS Nans	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
55	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
56	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
57	RUYTERS Brecht	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
58	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	FDJ	s.t.
59	TURGIS Jimmy	Cofidis	s.t.
60	IRISARRI Jon	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
61	PAGE Dylan	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
62	FERRARI Fabricio	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
63	DANIEL Maxime	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
64	VERMEULEN Emiel	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
65	LE GAC Olivier	FDJ	s.t.
66	QUEMENEUR Perrig	Direct Energie	s.t.
67	PLANCKAERT Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
68	KASPERKIEWICZ Przemyslaw	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
69	JANS Roy	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
70	MALDONADO Anthony	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
71	WALLAYS Jelle	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
72	BALDO Nicolas	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
73	SARREAU Marc	FDJ	s.t.
74	BARBIER Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
75	ARANBURU Alexander	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
76	VAN HECKE Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
77	FUMEAUX Jonathan	Roth-Akros	s.t.
78	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
80	LOUBET Julien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
81	DELAPLACE Anthony	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
82	BESCOND Jeremy	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
83	CIMOLAI Davide	FDJ	s.t.
84	DEMARE Arnaud	FDJ	s.t.
85	SENECHAL Florian	Cofidis	s.t.
86	DELFOSSE Sébastien	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
87	PARDINI Olivier	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
88	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
89	DELAGE Mickael	FDJ	s.t.
90	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
91	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
92	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
93	STEELS Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
94	HALLER Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
95	KRISTOFF Alexander	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
96	VACHON Florian	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
97	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
98	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
99	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
100	DENZ Nico	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
101	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
102	FONSECA Armindo	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
103	GUARNIERI Jacopo	FDJ	s.t.
104	ZABALA LOPEZ Josu	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
105	JAUREGUI Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
106	DIELEMAN Michiel	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
107	YSSAAD Yannis	Armee De Terre	s.t.
108	ALAPHILIPPE Bryan	Armee De Terre	s.t.
109	DEVOLDER Stijn	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
110	GARDNER Dan	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
111	CORNU Jeremy	Direct Energie	s.t.
112	KIRSCH Alex	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
113	GRELLIER Fabien	Direct Energie	s.t.
114	COBBAERT Robby	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
115	DUCULTY Bastien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
116	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
117	GENE Yohann	Direct Energie	s.t.
118	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
119	NAESEN Lawrence	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
120	DE BOCK Stijn	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
121	STEWART Mark	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
122	DE BUYST Jasper	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
123	VAN ZUMMEREN Stef	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
124	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
125	VANENDERT Jelle	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
126	PREMONT Christophe	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
127	CORDEEL Sander	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
128	ISTA Kevyn	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
129	HOFSTETTER Hugo	Cofidis	s.t.
130	VANBILSEN Kenneth	Cofidis	s.t.
131	TRONET Steven	Armee De Terre	s.t.
132	CABOT Jeremy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
133	LEBRETON Kevin	Armee De Terre	s.t.
134	CLAEYS Dimitri	Cofidis	s.t.
135	VERGAERDE Otto	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
136	MCLAY Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	15'54''

GC after Stage 3:

463.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.842 km/hr

1	CALMEJANE Lilian	Direct Energie	10hr 49min 9sec
2	SCHMIDT Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	@ 17sec
3	GALLOPIN Tony	Lotto Soudal	18''
4	CHAVANEL Sylvain	Direct Energie	22''
5	LAPORTE Christophe	Cofidis	25''
6	LATOUR Pierre Roger	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
7	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
8	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
9	HARDY Romain	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
10	VANTOMME Maxime	Wb Veranclassic	33''
11	FINETTO Mauro	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	02'09''
12	JEANNESSON Arnold	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	02'13''
13	COUSIN Jerome	Cofidis	02'47''
14	THALMANN Roland	Roth-Akros	06'01''
15	ROSON Jaime	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
16	COMBAUD Romain	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	06'07''
17	PACHER Quentin	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	07'12''
18	TAARAMAE Rein	Katusha-Alpecin	07'16''
19	DUPONT Hubert	Ag2r La Mondiale	07'22''
20	EL FARES Julien	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	09'27''
21	DUMOULIN Samuel	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
22	BACKAERT Frederik	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
23	JANSSENS Jimmy	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
24	GAUDIN Damien	Armee De Terre	10'00''
25	KRISTOFF Alexander	Katusha-Alpecin	15'19''
26	DEMARE Arnaud	FDJ	15'23''
27	BARBIER Rudy	Ag2r La Mondiale	15'31''
28	SENECHAL Florian	Cofidis	15'37''
29	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
30	DUVAL Julien	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
31	VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
32	TURGIS Anthony	Cofidis	s.t.
33	HALLER Marco	Katusha-Alpecin	15'52''
34	DELAGE Mickael	FDJ	16'39''
35	TOUZE Damien	Hp Btp-Auber 93	17'25''
36	BOKELOH Jonas	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
37	SALOMEIN Jarl	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
38	SISKEVICIUS Evaldas	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
39	VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
40	VAN ROOY Kenneth	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
41	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
42	RICKAERT Jonas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
43	PLANCKAERT Edward	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
44	DASSONVILLE Flavien	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
45	PICHOT Alexandre	Direct Energie	s.t.
46	PASQUALON Andrea	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
47	ALAPHILIPPE Bryan	Armee De Terre	s.t.
48	LOUBET Julien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
49	DE BUYST Jasper	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
50	STEELS Stijn	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
51	DELAPLACE Anthony	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
52	PARDINI Olivier	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
53	FONSECA Armindo	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
54	CARDIS Romain	Direct Energie	s.t.
55	DUCULTY Bastien	Armee De Terre	s.t.
56	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
57	KREDER Wesley	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
58	CLAEYS Dimitri	Cofidis	s.t.
59	ISTA Kevyn	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
60	GENE Yohann	Direct Energie	s.t.
61	HOFSTETTER Hugo	Cofidis	18'18''
62	SARREAU Marc	FDJ	18'22''
63	BIERMANS Jenthe	Katusha-Alpecin	18'28''
64	VANBILSEN Kenneth	Cofidis	18'36''
65	MCLAY Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	19'56''
66	WALLAYS Jelle	Lotto Soudal	19'59''
67	MONFORT Maxime	Lotto Soudal	20'34''
68	JAUN Lukas	Roth-Akros	21'13''
69	STALLAERT Joeri	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
70	GOUAULT Pierre	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
71	FUMEAUX Jonathan	Roth-Akros	s.t.
72	LEVEAU Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
73	ARANBURU Alexander	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
74	TURGIS Jimmy	Cofidis	s.t.
75	FERRARI Fabricio	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
76	DIELEMAN Michiel	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
77	DE WINTER Ludwig	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
78	VERGAERDE Otto	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
79	DENZ Nico	Ag2r La Mondiale	21'16''
80	STENUIT Robin	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	21'19''
81	LECROQ Jérémy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
82	JAKIN Alo	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
83	VAN HECKE Preben	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
84	BOECKMANS Kris	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
85	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
86	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	FDJ	s.t.
87	LE GAC Olivier	FDJ	s.t.
88	SPRENGERS Thomas	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
89	VACHON Florian	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
90	NAESEN Lawrence	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
91	TRONET Steven	Armee De Terre	s.t.
92	VANENDERT Jelle	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
93	GUARNIERI Jacopo	FDJ	21'54''
94	* POUILLY Félix	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	23'05''
95	VERMEULEN Emiel	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	24'02''
96	CIMOLAI Davide	FDJ	24'15''
97	JANS Roy	Wb Veranclassic	24'35''
98	JAUREGUI Quentin	Ag2r La Mondiale	24'36''
99	LEBRETON Kevin	Armee De Terre	24'37''
100	BESCOND Jeremy	Hp Btp-Auber 93	24'38''
101	VANDERAERDEN Massimo	An Post-Chain Reaction	24'39''
102	FEILLU Romain	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
103	PRADES Eduard	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
104	MADRAZO Angel	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
105	DE WITTE Mathias	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
106	KASPERKIEWICZ Przemyslaw	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
107	MALDONADO Anthony	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
108	QUEMENEUR Perrig	Direct Energie	s.t.
109	BAILLIFARD Valentin	Roth-Akros	s.t.
110	BALDO Nicolas	Hp Btp-Auber 93	s.t.
111	GUYOT Yann	Armee De Terre	s.t.
112	PAGE Dylan	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
113	IRISARRI Jon	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
114	DELFOSSE Sébastien	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
115	STÜSSI Colin Chris	Roth-Akros	s.t.
116	KIRSCH Alex	Wb Veranclassic	s.t.
117	GRELLIER Fabien	Direct Energie	s.t.
118	VAN ZUMMEREN Stef	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
119	ANTOMARCHI Julien	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
120	CORNU Jeremy	Direct Energie	s.t.
121	CORDEEL Sander	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
122	STEWART Mark	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
123	CABOT Jeremy	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
124	COENEN Dennis	Cibel-Cebon	25'30''
125	DANIEL Maxime	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	26'05''
126	GARDNER Dan	An Post-Chain Reaction	26'15''
127	PETERS Nans	Ag2r La Mondiale	26'48''
128	LUSCHER Damian	Roth-Akros	27'22''
129	DEVOLDER Stijn	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
130	PREMONT Christophe	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	s.t.
131	YSSAAD Yannis	Armee De Terre	28'35''
132	DE BONDT Dries	Veranda`s Willems-Crelan	30'03''
133	RUYTERS Brecht	Cibel-Cebon	30'08''
134	COBBAERT Robby	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
135	ZABALA Josu	Caja Rural-Seguros Rga	s.t.
136	DE BOCK Stijn	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.

Thursday, February 2: Stage 2, Nîmes - Rodilhan, 152.7 km

Stage 2 photos | Stage 2 map

Alexander Kristoff

Alexander Kristoff wins stage 2

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Alexander Kristoff's Katusha-Alpecin team.

It didn’t take long for Team Katusha-Alpecin rider Alexander Kristoff to kick off his 2017 cycling season with a victory, earning top honors on stage 2 in the 47th Etoile de Bessèges on Thursday. In a closing sprint, the Norwegian took the win ahead of Rudy Barbier (AG2R La Mondiale) and yesterday’s winner Arnaud Démare.

“Yesterday I was second and I had a really good sprint so I was motivated to try to beat Arnaud today,” said Alexander Kristoff. “It was a harder race today with a smaller group and our team did such a good job with many riders in the front. At the end I wanted to win to make this team effort count and I’m very happy to get the win in the second race of the year.” Kristoff is currently leading on the general classification by 4-seconds to Démare.

“The conditions were difficult with the wind today, but we have a strong team here and we had almost the whole team in the front. We can be proud of the guys. We have many young guys who are riding the first time with us as a pro so to be in the front group is impressive. I know when I was first year pro I could not manage to do this. I’m so proud of them and all of the team,” said Alexander Kristoff.

The 152.7k road course began in Nîmes and ended in Rodilhan in the second of five stages. Asked if keeping the overall is a goal for the race, Kristoff assessed his chances:

“Tomorrow is a harder stage with the climbs and there are many strong guys here. Perhaps there will be a breakaway, so we will pay attention and try to send guys in the groups. Saturday is a sprint so that can be another chance for me. This is my first race of the year so I am happy to win one stage. If we get anything more, it will be a bonus,” he concluded. Stage 3 is from Bessèges to Bessèges as 152.6k.

Complete Results:

Stage 2 photos

1	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha-Alpecin	3hr 26min 59sec
2	Rudy Barbier	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
3	Arnaud Démare	FDJ	s.t.
4	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	s.t.
5	Maxime Vantomme	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
6	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
7	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	s.t.
8	Sylvain Chavanel	Direct Energie	s.t.
9	Rick Zabel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
10	Pierre Latour	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
11	Romain Hardy	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
12	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
13	Reto Hollenstein	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
14	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
15	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
16	Julien Duval	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
17	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
18	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	@5sec
20	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	+7''
21	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	+9''
22	Marco Haller	Katusha-Alpecin	+15''
23	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	+25''
24	Jonas Bokeloh	An Post-Chain Reaction	@ 1min 48sec
25	Bryan Alaphilippe	Armée de Terre	s.t.
26	Evaldas Šiškevicius	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
27	Damien Touzé	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
28	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
29	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
30	Jarl Salomein	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
31	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
32	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Energie	s.t.
33	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
34	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
35	Maxime Bouet	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
36	Yoann Offredo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
37	Julien Loubet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
38	Bastien Duculty	Armée de Terre	s.t.
39	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
40	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
41	Armindo Fonseca	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
42	Arnold Jeannesson	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
43	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	s.t.
44	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
45	Mauro Finetto	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
46	Andrea Pasqualon	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
47	Olivier Pardini	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
48	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
49	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
50	Kevyn Ista	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
51	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
52	Dimitri Claeys	Cofidis	s.t.
53	Flavien Dassonville	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
54	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	s.t.
55	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	s.t.
56	Wesley Kreder	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
57	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Soudal	+2' 14''
58	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+3' 46''
59	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+5' 36''
60	Michiel Dieleman	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
61	Fabricio Ferrari	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
62	Jonathan Fumeaux	Roth-Akros	s.t.
63	Pierre Gouault	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
64	Jérémy Leveau	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
65	Félix Pouilly	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
66	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
67	Lukas Jaun	Roth-Akros	s.t.
68	Jimmy Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
69	Otto Vergaerde	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
70	Roland Thalmann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
71	Rein Taaramäe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
72	Alex Aranburu	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
73	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
74	Ludwig De Winter	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
75	Jérémy Lecroq	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+5' 42''
76	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
77	Nico Denz	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
78	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
79	Lawrence Naesen	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
80	Nans Peters	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
81	Steven Tronet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
82	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	s.t.
83	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	s.t.
84	Davide Cimolai	FDJ	s.t.
85	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
86	Florian Vachon	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
87	Romain Combaud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
88	Joeri Calleeuw	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
89	Emiel Vermeulen	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
90	Quentin Pacher	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
91	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
92	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
93	Thomas Sprengers	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
94	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
95	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
96	Jacopo Guarnieri	FDJ	s.t.
97	Alo Jakin	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
98	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+9' 02''
99	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
100	Stijn Devolder	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
101	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
102	Romain Feillu	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
103	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
104	Mathias De Witte	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
105	Ángel Madrazo	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
106	Robby Cobbaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
107	Massimo Vanderaerden	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
108	Brecht Ruyters	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
109	Dan Gardner	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
110	Jérémy Bescond	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
111	Maxime Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
112	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
113	Jon Irisarri	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
114	Dylan Page	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
115	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
116	Nicolas Baldo	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
117	Valentin Baillifard	Roth-Akros	s.t.
118	Gatis Smukulis	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
119	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	s.t.
120	Josu Zabala	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
121	Sébastien Delfosse	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
122	Damian Lüscher	Roth-Akros	s.t.
123	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
124	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	s.t.
125	Matthew Teggart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
126	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
127	Yann Guyot	Armée de Terre	s.t.
128	Colin Stüssi	Roth-Akros	s.t.
129	Yannis Yssaad	Armée de Terre	s.t.
130	Dennis Coenen	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
131	Roy Jans	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
132	Styn Debock	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
133	Anthony Maldonado	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
134	Kevin Lebreton	Armée de Terre	s.t.
135	Jimmy Janssens	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
136	Matthias Reutimann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
137	Alex Kirsch	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
138	Michael Goolaerts	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
139	Damien Gaudin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
140	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
141	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
142	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
143	Christophe Prémont	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
144	Mark Stewart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
145	Jérémy Cabot	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

1	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha-Alpecin	7hr 1min 0sec
2	Arnaud Démare	FDJ	@ 4sec
3	Rudy Barbier	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+12''
4	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Soudal	+15''
5	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	+18''
6	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
7	Maxime Vantomme	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
8	Sylvain Chavanel	Direct Energie	s.t.
9	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	s.t.
10	Pierre Latour	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
11	Reto Hollenstein	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
12	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
13	Julien Duval	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
14	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
15	Rick Zabel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
16	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
17	Romain Hardy	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
18	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Marco Haller	Katusha-Alpecin	+33''
20	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	@ 1min 20sec
21	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+2' 06''
22	Damien Touzé	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
23	Evaldas Šiškevicius	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
24	Jonas Bokeloh	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
25	Jarl Salomein	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
26	Maxime Bouet	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
27	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
28	Bryan Alaphilippe	Armée de Terre	s.t.
29	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
30	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
31	Mauro Finetto	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
32	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
33	Yoann Offredo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
34	Andrea Pasqualon	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
35	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
36	Julien Loubet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
37	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
38	Olivier Pardini	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
39	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
40	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
41	Flavien Dassonville	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
42	Armindo Fonseca	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
43	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Energie	s.t.
44	Bastien Duculty	Armée de Terre	s.t.
45	Dimitri Claeys	Cofidis	s.t.
46	Kevyn Ista	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
47	Arnold Jeannesson	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
48	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	s.t.
49	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
50	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	s.t.
51	Wesley Kreder	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
52	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	+2' 59''
53	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	+3' 03''
54	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	+3' 09''
55	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	+3' 17''
56	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+4' 04''
57	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	+4' 40''
58	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Soudal	+5' 15''
59	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+5' 54''
60	Lukas Jaun	Roth-Akros	s.t.
61	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
62	Roland Thalmann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
63	Jonathan Fumeaux	Roth-Akros	s.t.
64	Pierre Gouault	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
65	Rein Taaramäe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
66	Michiel Dieleman	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
67	Ludwig De Winter	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
68	Alex Aranburu	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
69	Jimmy Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
70	Jérémy Leveau	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
71	Otto Vergaerde	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
72	Fabricio Ferrari	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
73	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
74	Nico Denz	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+5' 57''
75	Jérémy Lecroq	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+6' 00''
76	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
77	Alo Jakin	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
78	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
79	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
80	Quentin Pacher	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
81	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
82	Romain Combaud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
83	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
84	Thomas Sprengers	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
85	Joeri Calleeuw	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
86	Lawrence Naesen	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
87	Steven Tronet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
88	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	s.t.
89	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	s.t.
90	Florian Vachon	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
91	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
92	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+6' 30''
93	Jacopo Guarnieri	FDJ	+6' 35''
94	Félix Pouilly	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+7' 46''
95	Emiel Vermeulen	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+8' 43''
96	Davide Cimolai	FDJ	+8' 56''
97	Roy Jans	WB-Veranclassic	+9' 16''
98	Kevin Lebreton	Armée de Terre	+9' 18''
99	Jérémy Bescond	HP BTP-Auber 93	+9' 19''
100	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+9' 20''
101	Romain Feillu	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
102	Massimo Vanderaerden	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
103	Ángel Madrazo	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
104	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
105	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
106	Anthony Maldonado	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
107	Mathias De Witte	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
108	Gatis Smukulis	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
109	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	s.t.
110	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
111	Sébastien Delfosse	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
112	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
113	Nicolas Baldo	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
114	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
115	Alex Kirsch	WB-Veranclassic	s.t.
116	Matthew Teggart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
117	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
118	Dylan Page	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
119	Damien Gaudin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
120	Jon Irisarri	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
121	Valentin Baillifard	Roth-Akros	s.t.
122	Yann Guyot	Armée de Terre	s.t.
123	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
124	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
125	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
126	Jimmy Janssens	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
127	Colin Stüssi	Roth-Akros	s.t.
128	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	s.t.
129	Mark Stewart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
130	Jérémy Cabot	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
131	Dennis Coenen	Cibel-Cebon	+10' 11''
132	Maxime Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+10' 46''
133	Dan Gardner	An Post-Chain Reaction	+10' 56''
134	Nans Peters	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+11' 29''
135	Michael Goolaerts	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+11' 54''
136	Stijn Devolder	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+12' 03''
137	Damian Lüscher	Roth-Akros	s.t.
138	Christophe Prémont	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	s.t.
139	Yannis Yssaad	Armée de Terre	+13' 16''
140	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willems-Crelan	+14' 44''
141	Matthias Reutimann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
142	Robby Cobbaert	Cibel-Cebon	+14' 49''
143	Brecht Ruyters	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
144	Josu Zabala	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
145	Styn Debock	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.

Stage 2 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Daniel McLay

Daniel McLay heads to the start.

Early break

A break with Preben Van Hecke & Anthony Maldonado tries to get away

Peloton

The peloton is strung out as it rounds a curve

Katusha

Katusha controls the front

Panorama

Another shot of racing across the southern French countryside

Alexander Kristoff

Alexander Kristoff takes the stage

Alexander Kristoff

Alexander Kristoff will start stage 3 in the leader's jersey

Stage 2 map:

Stage 2 map

Wednesday, February 1: Stage 1, Bellegarde - Beaucaire, 158.4 km

Stage 1 photos | Stage 1 map

Arnaud Demare

Arnaud Démare wins in front of Alexander Kristoff

The race: Second place Alexander Kristoff's Katusha-Alpecin team had this to say about the stage.

With Team Katusha-Alpecin racing in both France and Spain right now, it’s a strong opening day for many riders including team captain Alexander Kristoff. The Norwegian sprinter took second place in the hard-driving sprint to the finish line in Beauaire.

“Second place is OK for me in the first race of the season,” said a pleased Alexander Kristoff. “My teammates worked really well the entire stage and brought me to a good position for the final. In the end Arnaud was better and clearly won the sprint.”

First place went to FDJ’s Arnaud Démare, followed by Kristoff in second and Roy Jans of WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect for third place, all on the same time of 3:34:19 for the 158.4k road stage beginning in Bellegarde. The day’s average speed was 44.346 km/h.

Racing continues on Thursday for the 47th Etoile de Bessèges with stage two in the 5-stage race. At 152.7k the day begins in Nîmes and ends in Rodilhan. It’s another chance for Kristoff to test himself in the early days of the 2017 racing season.

Complete Results:

Stage 1 photos

158.4 km raced at an average speed of 44.346 km/hr

1	Arnaud Démare	FDJ	3hr 34min 19sec
2	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
3	Roy Jans	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
4	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	s.t.
5	Rudy Barbier	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
6	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
7	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
8	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Damien Touzé	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
10	Jérémy Lecroq	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
11	Lukas Jaun	Roth-Akros	s.t.
12	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
13	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
14	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
15	Evaldas Šiškevicius	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
16	Jarl Salomein	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
17	Alo Jakin	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
18	Jonas Bokeloh	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
19	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
20	Maxime Bouet	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
21	Mauro Finetto	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
22	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
23	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
24	Maxime Vantomme	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
25	Roland Thalmann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
26	Massimo Vanderaerden	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
27	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
28	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
29	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
30	Romain Feillu	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
31	Bryan Alaphilippe	Armée de Terre	s.t.
32	Ángel Madrazo	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
33	Sylvain Chavanel	Direct Energie	s.t.
34	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
35	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
36	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
37	Anthony Maldonado	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
38	Pierre Latour	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
39	Andrea Pasqualon	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
40	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
41	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
42	Marco Haller	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
43	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	s.t.
44	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
45	Jonathan Fumeaux	Roth-Akros	s.t.
46	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
47	Reto Hollenstein	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
48	Pierre Gouault	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
49	Yoann Offredo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
50	Rein Taaramäe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
51	Quentin Pacher	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
52	Olivier Pardini	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
53	Flavien Dassonville	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
54	Julien Duval	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
55	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
56	Julien Loubet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
57	Gatis Smukulis	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
58	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
59	Kevin Lebreton	Armée de Terre	s.t.
60	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
61	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	s.t.
62	Alex Kirsch	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
63	Sébastien Delfosse	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
64	Ludwig De Winter	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
65	Damien Gaudin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
66	Michiel Dieleman	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
67	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
68	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
69	Mathias De Witte	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
70	Nicolas Baldo	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
71	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
72	Armindo Fonseca	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
73	Nico Denz	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
74	Alex Aranburu	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
75	Matthew Teggart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
76	Rick Zabel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
77	Romain Combaud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
78	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
79	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
80	Dimitri Claeys	Cofidis	s.t.
81	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
82	Bastien Duculty	Armée de Terre	s.t.
83	Thomas Sprengers	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
84	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Energie	s.t.
85	Sean MacKinnon	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
86	Jérémy Bescond	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
87	Yann Guyot	Armée de Terre	s.t.
88	Dylan Page	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
89	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
90	Jimmy Janssens	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
91	Joeri Calleeuw	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
92	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
93	Valentin Baillifard	Roth-Akros	s.t.
94	Kevyn Ista	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
95	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	s.t.
96	Jimmy Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
97	Jon Irisarri	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
98	Otto Vergaerde	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
99	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
100	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
101	Steven Tronet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
102	Jérémy Leveau	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
103	Lawrence Naesen	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
104	Colin Stüssi	Roth-Akros	s.t.
105	Romain Hardy	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
106	Arnold Jeannesson	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
107	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
108	Fabricio Ferrari	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
109	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	s.t.
110	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
111	Wesley Kreder	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
112	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	s.t.
113	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	s.t.
114	Florian Vachon	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
115	Mark Stewart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
116	Jérémy Cabot	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
117	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
118	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
119	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	s.t.
120	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	@ 30sec
121	Jacopo Guarnieri	FDJ	+35''
122	Dennis Coenen	Cibel-Cebon	+51''
123	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	+57''
124	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	s.t.
125	Maxime Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	@ 1min 26sec
126	Dan Gardner	An Post-Chain Reaction	+1' 36''
127	Félix Pouilly	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+1' 52''
128	Davy Gunst	An Post-Chain Reaction	+2' 11''
129	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	+2' 34''
130	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	s.t.
131	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
132	Michael Goolaerts	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
133	Stijn Devolder	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	+2' 43''
134	Christophe Prémont	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
135	Emiel Vermeulen	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
136	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
137	Damian Lüscher	Roth-Akros	s.t.
138	Dylan Kowalski	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
139	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
140	Davide Cimolai	FDJ	+2' 56''
141	Yannis Yssaad	Armée de Terre	+3' 56''
142	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	+5' 24''
143	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
144	Matthias Reutimann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
145	Robby Cobbaert	Cibel-Cebon	+5' 29''
146	Josu Zabala	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
147	Nans Peters	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
148	Styn Debock	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
149	Pirmin Lang	Roth-Akros	s.t.
150	Brecht Ruyters	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1	Arnaud Démare	FDJ	3hr 34min 9sec
2	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha-Alpecin	@ 4sec
3	Roy Jans	Wb-Veranclassic	+6''
4	Nico Denz	Ag2r-La Mondiale	+7''
5	Kevin Lebreton	Armée de Terre	+8''
6	Jérémy Bescond	HP BTP-Auber 93	+9''
7	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis	+10''
8	Rudy Barbier	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
9	Bert Van Lerberghe	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
11	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	s.t.
12	Damien Touzé	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
13	Jérémy Lecroq	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
14	Lukas Jaun	Roth-Akros	s.t.
15	Timothy Dupont	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
16	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
17	Robin Sténuit	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
18	Evaldas Šiškevicius	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
19	Jarl Salomein	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
20	Alo Jakin	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
21	Jonas Bokeloh	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
22	Daniel McLay	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
23	Maxime Bouet	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
24	Mauro Finetto	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
25	Tony Gallopin	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
26	Preben Van Hecke	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
27	Maxime Vantomme	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
28	Roland Thalmann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
29	Massimo Vanderaerden	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
30	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
31	Joeri Stallaert	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
32	Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
33	Romain Feillu	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
34	Bryan Alaphilippe	Armée de Terre	s.t.
35	Ángel Madrazo	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
36	Sylvain Chavanel	Direct Energie	s.t.
37	Edward Planckaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
38	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
39	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
40	Anthony Maldonado	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
41	Pierre Latour	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
42	Andrea Pasqualon	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
43	Samuel Dumoulin	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
44	Julien El Farès	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
45	Marco Haller	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
46	Lilian Calmejane	Direct Energie	s.t.
47	Quentin Jauregui	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
48	Jonathan Fumeaux	Roth-Akros	s.t.
49	Stijn Steels	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
50	Reto Hollenstein	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
51	Pierre Gouault	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
52	Yoann Offredo	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
53	Rein Taaramäe	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
54	Quentin Pacher	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
55	Olivier Pardini	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
56	Flavien Dassonville	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
57	Julien Duval	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Romain Cardis	Direct Energie	s.t.
59	Julien Loubet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
60	Gatis Smukulis	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
61	Nils Politt	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
62	Hubert Dupont	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
63	Perrig Quémeneur	Direct Energie	s.t.
64	Alex Kirsch	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
65	Sébastien Delfosse	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
66	Ludwig De Winter	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
67	Damien Gaudin	Armée de Terre	s.t.
68	Michiel Dieleman	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
69	Jonas Rickaert	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
70	Anthony Delaplace	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
71	Mathias De Witte	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
72	Nicolas Baldo	HP BTP-Auber 93	s.t.
73	Pieter Vanspeybrouck	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
74	Armindo Fonseca	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
75	Alex Aranburu	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
76	Matthew Teggart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
77	Rick Zabel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
78	Romain Combaud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	s.t.
79	Fabien Grellier	Direct Energie	s.t.
80	Kris Boeckmans	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
81	Dimitri Claeys	Cofidis	s.t.
82	Julien Antomarchi	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
83	Bastien Duculty	Armée de Terre	s.t.
84	Thomas Sprengers	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
85	Alexandre Pichot	Direct Energie	s.t.
86	Sean MacKinnon	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
87	Yann Guyot	Armée de Terre	s.t.
88	Dylan Page	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
89	Mads Würtz	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
90	Jimmy Janssens	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
91	Joeri Calleeuw	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
92	Frederik Backaert	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
93	Valentin Baillifard	Roth-Akros	s.t.
94	Kevyn Ista	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
95	Jérôme Cousin	Cofidis	s.t.
96	Jimmy Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
97	Jon Irisarri	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
98	Otto Vergaerde	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
99	Anthony Turgis	Cofidis	s.t.
100	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
101	Steven Tronet	Armée de Terre	s.t.
102	Jérémy Leveau	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
103	Lawrence Naesen	Wb-Veranclassic	s.t.
104	Colin Stüssi	Roth-Akros	s.t.
105	Romain Hardy	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
106	Arnold Jeannesson	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
107	Jaime Rosón	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
108	Fabricio Ferrari	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
109	Jérémy Cornu	Direct Energie	s.t.
110	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
111	Wesley Kreder	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
112	Ignatas Konovalovas	FDJ	s.t.
113	Olivier Le Gac	FDJ	s.t.
114	Florian Vachon	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	s.t.
115	Mark Stewart	An Post-Chain Reaction	s.t.
116	Jérémy Cabot	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
117	Stef Van Zummeren	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
118	Sander Cordeel	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
119	Yohann Gène	Direct Energie	s.t.
120	Benjamin Giraud	Delko Marseille Provence Ktm	+40''
121	Jacopo Guarnieri	FDJ	+45''
122	Dennis Coenen	Cibel-Cebon	@ 1min 1sec
123	Mickaël Delage	FDJ	+1' 07''
124	Marc Sarreau	FDJ	s.t.
125	Maxime Daniel	Fortuneo-Vital Concept	+1' 36''
126	Dan Gardner	An Post-Chain Reaction	+1' 46''
127	Félix Pouilly	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	+2' 02''
128	Davy Gunst	An Post-Chain Reaction	+2' 21''
129	Hugo Hofstetter	Cofidis	+2' 44''
130	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	+2' 44''
131	Jelle Wallays	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
132	Michael Goolaerts	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
133	Stijn Devolder	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	+2' 53''
134	Christophe Prémont	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	s.t.
135	Emiel Vermeulen	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
136	Maxime Monfort	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
137	Damian Lüscher	Roth-Akros	s.t.
138	Dylan Kowalski	Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
139	Jenthe Biermans	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
140	Davide Cimolai	FDJ	+3' 06''
141	Yannis Yssaad	Armée de Terre	+4' 06''
142	Dries De Bondt	Veranda's Willem-Crelan	+5' 34''
143	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	s.t.
144	Matthias Reutimann	Roth-Akros	s.t.
145	Robby Cobbaert	Cibel-Cebon	+5' 39''
146	Josu Zabala	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
147	Nans Peters	Ag2r-La Mondiale	s.t.
148	Styn Debock	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.
149	Pirmin Lang	Roth-Akros	s.t.
150	Brecht Ruyters	Cibel-Cebon	s.t.