2023 Tour du Limousin (2.Pro), France

56th edition: August 15 - 18, 2023

Tour du Limousin podium history | 2022 edition | 2024 edition
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4

Overall map of the 2023 edition of the Tour du Limousin

---

Friday, August 18: 4th & final stage, Glandon - Limoges, 170.6 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Hugo Page wins the final stage.

Bill & Carol McGann’s book The Story of the Tour de France, 2022: The Fastest Tour Ever is available as in both Kindle eBook & audiobook versions. To get your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Weather at the finish city of Limoges at 1:40 PM, local time: 83F (29C), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Hugo Page's Team Intermarché-Circus-Wanty.

This Friday 18th of August, Hugo Page won the fourth and last stage of the Tour du Limousin in a bunch sprint through the streets of Limoges. In this way he achieved his first success as a professional rider, rewarding the work of his teammates all week long in the best way.

Just like Tom Paquot did on the second day, Simone Petilli controlled the gap to the early breakaway by setting the pace in the peloton, enabling the French 22 year old rider to sprint for the victory. Thanks to a lead out of Lorenzo Rota and then Aimé De Gendt, Page launched his effort with 250 meter to go, offering Intermarché-Circus-Wanty its fifteenth success of 2023.

The Walloon World Team concluded the race with a stage win and a top ten in the final classification with Laurens Huys, tenth in GC thanks to his performance on top of Bort les Orgues the day before. The first day, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty finished with three riders in the top ten, including Lorenzo Rota in fourth place.

“I had a fantastic team, we took our responsibility. I felt good all race. I asked my teammates if they wanted to ride and so they did. It is more their victory than mine. I had three stages in mind, all except for the third one yesterday which was a little too hard for me. At the end of the second day, I couldn't produce my effort like I wanted but this time I could sprint all out, without having to brake or anything else." “I recover quite well, now the mononucleosis virus is behind my back... I'm confident, I know this kind of races suit me. I already achieved several results since the start of the season. It is a relief, it's a weight off my shoulders. The page is not empty anymore. Now I'll be able to approach the sprints in a different way, with more confidence." - Hugo Page

Compelte results:

170.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.118 km/hr

1	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3hr 52min 1sec
2	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
3	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
4	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
5	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
6	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
7	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
8	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
9	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
10	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
11	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
12	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
13	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
14	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
15	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
16	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
17	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	s.t.
18	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
19	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
20	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
21	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
22	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
23	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
24	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
25	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
26	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
27	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
28	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
29	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
30	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
31	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
32	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
33	Callum Macleod	Abloc CT	s.t.
34	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
35	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
36	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
37	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	s.t.
38	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	s.t.
39	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
40	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
41	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
42	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	@ 13sec
43	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	@ 0sec
44	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	0:15
45	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:22
46	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
47	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
48	François Bidard	Cofidis	s.t.
49	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	0:24
50	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	0:32
51	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
52	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:46
53	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	0:54
54	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	1:20
55	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
56	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	s.t.
57	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
58	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	1:33
59	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
60	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	1:46
61	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	1:57
62	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	2:10
63	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
64	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:33
65	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
66	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	s.t.
67	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
68	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	s.t.
69	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
70	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:12
71	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
72	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	3:58
73	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
74	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	s.t.
75	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	s.t.
76	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
77	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	s.t.
78	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	5:09
79	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	5:10
80	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
81	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
82	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
83	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	s.t.
84	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	s.t.
85	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
86	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
87	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	6:20
88	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	6:57
89	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
90	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
91	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
92	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
93	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
94	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
95	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
96	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
97	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
98	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
99	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	8:57
100	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	9:46
101	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
102	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
103	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:24
104	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	17:44

 

Final GC after stage 4:

• GC winner: Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ)
• Mountains classification winner: Martin Marcellusi (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
• Best young rider: Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ)
• Teams classification winner: Groupama-FDJ

717.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.870 km/hr

1	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	17hr 8min 3sec
2	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 38sec
3	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	0:50
4	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	0:56
5	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	1:08
6	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
7	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	1:10
8	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	1:42
9	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	1:47
10	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	1:48
11	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	1:53
12	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	1:55
13	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	1:56
14	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
15	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	1:58
16	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	2:08
17	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	2:14
18	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
19	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
20	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	2:21
21	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	2:52
22	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
23	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	3:10
24	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:14
25	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	3:21
26	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	3:42
27	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	4:04
28	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	4:15
29	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	4:18
30	François Bidard	Cofidis	4:29
31	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	4:33
32	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	7:09
33	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	7:16
34	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	8:01
35	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	8:36
36	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	8:47
37	Callum Macleod	Abloc CT	9:18
38	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	9:21
39	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	10:13
40	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	10:36
41	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	10:42
42	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	11:18
43	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	12:59
44	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	13:01
45	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	14:09
46	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	15:36
47	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	15:44
48	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	15:58
49	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	16:45
50	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	16:51
51	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	17:06
52	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	17:46
53	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	18:13
54	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	18:17
55	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	18:47
56	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	18:49
57	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	19:56
58	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	20:00
59	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	20:47
60	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	21:08
61	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	21:11
62	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	21:15
63	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	21:20
64	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	21:55
65	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	22:16
66	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	22:24
67	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	22:48
68	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	23:03
69	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
70	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	23:04
71	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	23:14
72	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	23:25
73	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	23:57
74	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	24:00
75	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	24:04
76	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	24:05
77	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	24:21
78	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	24:23
79	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	24:31
80	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
81	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	26:57
82	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	27:37
83	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	27:37
84	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	28:02
85	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	28:16
86	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	28:37
87	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	30:44
88	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	31:45
89	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	32:01
90	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	32:32
91	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	32:41
92	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	32:42
93	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	33:06
94	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	33:10
95	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	36:11
96	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	36:17
97	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	37:48
98	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	39:57
99	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	39:59
100	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	43:24
101	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	43:40
102	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	43:59
103	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	47:39
104	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	1:03:06

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

---

Thursday, August 17: Stage 3, Sarran - Bort les Orgues, 195.5 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Romain Gregoire wins again. Photo: Getty Images

Les Woodland's book Sticky Buns Across America: Back-roads biking from sea to shining sea is available in print, Kindle eBook & audiobook versions. To get your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Weather at the finish city of Bort-les-Orgues at 1:50 PM, local time: 29C (84F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is an 8% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from winner Romain Grégoire's Team Groupama-FDJ:

On Thursday in Bort-les-Orgues, Romain Grégoire took advantage of the queen stage of the Tour du Limousin to further consolidate his throne. In the yellow jersey since his victory on day 1, the Frenchman did not crack under pressure. Quite the opposite. The 20-year-old lived up to his status and crushed the competition in the last kilometre of the final climb.

As a proper leader, but also after remarkable teamwork, he claimed his second victory of the week and also widened his lead in the general classification. Michael Storer, seventh on the day, remains third overall before the final in Limoges on Friday.

This is the day everyone had been talking about since the start of the Tour du Limousin. Stage 3, of almost 200 kilometres between Sarran and Bort-les-Orgues, could indeed be considered as the queen stage. Not just because of its 3000 meters of elevation gain, but especially because of the double ascent of the Puy de Bort (6km at 6%) in the last thirty kilometres. Rarely has such a tough final been organized on the event, which surely made for a decisive day.

For the Groupama-FDJ cycling team, the first task was, as the day before, to let go the right breakaway. It was achieved after about forty minutes as six men hit the front: Nicolas Debeaumarché (St-Michel-Mavic-Auber 93), Martin Marcellusi (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizane’), Callum Macleod (A Bloc CT), Thomas Bonnet (TotalEnergies), Andrea Mifsud (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur) and Alessandro Iacchi (Team Corratec). “We knew that we should not count on the help of our main opponents today”, said Philippe Mauduit. “Indeed, we did not get any help, and we did not try to get some either because this kind of day makes a group. I didn’t want anyone’s help today, I wanted us to take our responsibilities, so that the boys could remember that for a long time.”

Like the two previous days, Matthieu Ladagnous therefore took the lead after the first hour of racing and set the pace within the bunch. Later, he was joined by Fabian Lienhard, and the gap never really grew. The Swiss man even reduced it to four minutes entering the last forty kilometers and kept on pushing to the bottom of the first climb of Puy de Bort. The peloton was obviously more nervous at that point and get back just 2’40 away from the breakaway, as Rein Taaramae tried to go alone in chase. The Estonian remained in-between throughout the final loop while Reuben Thompson and Rudy Molard kept control of a pack reduced to around fifty men.

“It came down quite simply to the legs today”, said Philippe. “I think the pace set by our guys killed the competition. Matthieu was exceptional again today, Fabian did an incredible job. When Rein Taaramae put us in a bit of trouble, Reuben and Rudy did the perfect job and that actually helped us make the race hard.” At the end of the first climb and towards the final ascent, the gaps narrowed while the yellow jersey still had four teammates alongside him.

Everything finally got back together shortly after starting the final climb, less than five kilometres from the finish. Rein Taaramae was caught, the last fugitive Marcellusi also, and the peloton got tiny really quickly due to a very hard pace. “Initially, we hoped to have Rudy and Reuben with us at the foot of the last climb”, explained Romain Grégoire. “We didn’t have them because they had to work before, and we had to handle it with Michael”.

Naturally, a dozen men soon moved away from the rest of the pack, then the yellow jersey jumped in the wheel of Kévin Vauquelin when the latter tried an attack. Then, Michael Storer tried to control the group, while neutralizing the major offensives. “The last climb was not easy with the attacks of Vauquelin, Gesbert, Rodriguez, Herrada”, resumed Romain. “There were a lot of guys, but we had the numbers with Michael and that’s also why I managed it well. I think he did well to do some little accelerations, I like it and it avoids dragging the others until the top”. Following a slight easing-off moment, Oscar Rodriguez, quite far in the GC, still managed to take a ten-second lead two kilometres from the summit. “Michael had to sacrifice himself and he did”, greeted Romain. “He sacrificed in the final, but I would like to have a thought for all the others who sacrificed beforehand”.

In the last hundreds of metres, the gap stabilized, and shortly after the passage of the flamme rouge, Jesus Herrada tried to attack to get victory. However, the yellow jersey jumped in his wheel straight away and dropped him a few moments later to catch Rodriguez and himself grab another win. With control and strength, Romain Grégoire then conquered his second bouquet of the week and his fourth of the year.

“I really hurt myself”, he said shortly after the finish. “It’s a perfect day. The team controlled all day, and we took our responsibilities. I think all seven of us are exhausted tonight, but it was worth it. I felt good, I gave everything I had left on the last climb, and we can say it wasn’t bad. Actually, I was waiting for someone to launch. I wasn’t super confident at all at the start of the climb, but when we got to two kilometres to go, it was a little less steep and I still felt good, so I thought that it was going to be ok, and that they weren’t going to drop me. I had a good amount of confidence, even if the stage win was really a bonus. If Rodriguez took the bonus seconds, that was fine with me too, but when Herrada went with 800 metres to go, I just had to keep pushing until the end”.

“Romain and Michael finished it off brilliantly. It’s a great victory, and it will serve as a basis for them”, added Philippe Mauduit. “It’s a perfect day but it was really difficult,” said Rudy. “It was not easy to control the breakaway all day and then to control the attacks in the final, but we knew that Romain was in good condition and that the finish suited him well. The whole team did a great job, and it feels good to finish the day like this. We won the stage, and we took an extra lead in the general classification for tomorrow as well. It’s all good!”

In addition to another enthusiastic celebration, Romain Grégoire did make a small gap over his main competitor for the GC victory. Together with the bonus seconds, it now gives him a 38-second lead. Third, Michael Storer is 50 seconds down. “There are still 170 kilometres left tomorrow, I think the others are not going to give up, so it’s far from over”, said the yellow jersey. “It’s a difficult day to approach, but we are still quite serene given the collective strength of the team”. “The Tour du Limousin still is a hard race, and you have to control the start of the stages well and do what is necessary”, concluded Philippe. “We expect to be attacked one last time, but the guys showed that they are united and solid, and I believe that we must approach the final day with confidence”.

Complete results:

195.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.316 km/hr

1	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	4hr 50min 57sec
2	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	@ 1sec
3	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	0:03
4	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	0:09
5	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	0:11
6	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
7	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	0:14
8	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	0:15
9	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	0:45
10	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:51
11	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	0:53
12	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	0:56
13	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
14	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	0:59
15	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
16	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
17	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	1:05
18	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	1:11
19	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
20	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	1:17
21	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
22	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
23	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
24	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
25	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
26	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
27	François Bidard	Cofidis	1:30
28	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
29	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	1:39
30	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	1:53
31	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	1:55
32	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
33	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
34	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	2:14
35	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	2:21
36	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	s.t.
37	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2:35
38	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	3:18
39	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	4:33
40	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
41	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	5:14
42	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
43	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
44	Callum MacLeod	Abloc CT	6:56
45	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
46	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
47	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	8:04
48	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
49	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	8:21
50	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	9:00
51	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	9:02
52	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	9:25
53	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	10:12
54	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
55	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
56	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
57	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
58	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
59	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	10:39
60	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	11:28
61	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	11:40
62	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
63	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	12:05
64	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	12:22
65	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
66	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
67	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
68	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
69	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
70	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	s.t.
71	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
72	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	s.t.
73	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	s.t.
74	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
75	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
76	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
77	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
78	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
79	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
80	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
81	Martijn Rasenberg	Abloc CT	s.t.
82	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	s.t.
83	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
84	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
85	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
86	Finlay Pickering	Trinity Racing	s.t.
87	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
88	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
89	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	12:44
90	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
91	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
92	Michael Schär	Ag2r-Citroën	12:57
93	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	17:02
94	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	17:35
95	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
96	Andrea Pietrobon	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
97	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
98	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
99	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
100	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
101	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
102	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
103	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
104	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
105	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
106	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
107	Lucas Grolier	TotalEnergies	18:03
108	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	s.t.
109	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	18:51
110	Ralf Holden	Trinity Racing	s.t.
111	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
112	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	21:20
113	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	25:23
114	Pirmin Eisenbarth	BIKE AID	s.t.
115	Matthieu Ladagnous	Groupama-FDJ	25:27
116	Jesper Rasch	Abloc CT	27:04

 

GC after stage 3:

546.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.214 km/hr

1	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	13hr 16min 2sec
2	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 38sec
3	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	0:50
4	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	0:56
5	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	1:08
6	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
7	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	1:12
8	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	1:42
9	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	1:48
10	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	1:50
11	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	1:53
12	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	1:56
13	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
14	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
15	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2:08
16	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	2:14
17	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
18	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
19	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
20	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	2:21
21	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	2:52
22	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
23	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
24	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	3:10
25	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	3:21
26	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:32
27	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	3:42
28	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	4:04
29	François Bidard	Cofidis	4:07
30	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	4:15
31	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	4:18
32	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	5:30
33	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	6:37
34	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	6:49
35	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	7:48
36	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	7:51
37	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	7:53
38	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	8:36
39	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	8:40
40	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	9:01
41	Callum MacLeod	Abloc CT	9:18
42	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	9:21
43	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
44	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	10:36
45	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	10:49
46	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	11:39
47	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	12:37
48	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	13:33
49	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	13:41
50	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	14:09
51	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	14:47
52	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	14:58
53	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	15:24
54	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	15:31
55	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	15:44
56	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
57	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	16:05
58	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	16:42
59	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	16:53
60	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	17:54
61	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	17:59
62	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	18:14
63	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	18:47
64	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
65	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
66	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	18:49
67	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	18:50
68	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	18:58
69	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	19:43
70	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	19:51
71	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	20:00
72	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
73	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	20:06
74	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	20:33
75	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	20:40
76	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	21:04
77	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	22:27
78	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	23:03
79	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
80	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
81	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
82	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	23:29
83	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	23:47
84	Martijn Rasenberg	Abloc CT	23:52
85	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	24:00
86	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	24:05
87	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	24:58
88	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	25:41
89	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	26:09
90	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	26:35
91	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	28:02
92	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	28:06
93	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	28:16
94	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	28:19
95	Finlay Pickering	Trinity Racing	s.t.
96	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	28:44
97	Michael Schär	Ag2r-Citroën	28:54
98	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	29:14
99	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	29:20
100	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	29:35
101	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	30:11
102	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	30:17
103	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	30:37
104	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	31:12
105	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	32:09
106	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	36:27
107	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	36:43
108	Andrea Pietrobon	EOLO-Kometa	39:01
109	Lucas Grolier	TotalEnergies	40:25
110	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	42:29
111	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	44:05
112	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	45:22
113	Matthieu Ladagnous	Groupama-FDJ	51:58
114	Pirmin Eisenbarth	BIKE AID	59:12
115	Ralf Holden	Trinity Racing	1:00:35
116	Jesper Rasch	Abloc CT	1:02:42

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

---

Wednesday, August 16: Stage 2, Excideuil - Trélissac, 185.6 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Luca Mozzato wins stage two. Photo: Getty Images

Les Woodland's book Paris-Roubaix: The Inside Story - All the bumps of cycling's cobbled classic is available in print, Kindle eBook & audiobook versions. To get your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Weather at the finish city of Trélissac at 1:50 PM, local time: 27C (81F), fair, with the wind from the northwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is just a 3% chance of rain.

The race: Stage winner Luca Mozzato's Team Arkéa-Samsic posted this.

Italian Luca Mozzato won the 2nd stage of the Tour du Limousin in a sprint, the 5th success for the Arkéa-Samsic team this season.

Luca Mozzato:
“I’m very happy, it’s my first professional victory! It’s a success that will stay with me forever. People have been asking me for a long time when I was going to unlock my counter, I’ve been hanging around for a long time and it’s finally happened! I’d like to thank my team-mates today: perhaps they believed in it even more than I did. Last night, Maxime Bouet told me “tomorrow is perfect for you”. He helped me a lot! They took charge very early on in the race, and it was good for me mentally to see that they had confidence in me. It gives me confidence too. My team-mates helped me push my limits. This first place really rewards all the work they’ve done.”

Roger Tréhin, sports director:
“Our aim in coming here was to get back to winning ways and get the positive momentum going again. Since yesterday, all the riders have done a great job of assuming their responsibilities from the start of each stage. Today, we knew that the profile suited Luca very well. Our team took charge and managed it well. Luca’s team-mates put him in the best possible position. We believed in Luca, he’s got the profile to win races, he can handle the bumps and he’s got great speed. This victory, his first as a professional, will give him confidence for the future, that’s for sure.”

Complete results:

185.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.967 km/hr

1	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	4hr 25min 20sec
2	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
3	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
4	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
5	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
6	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
7	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
8	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
9	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
10	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
11	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
12	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
13	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
14	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
15	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
16	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
17	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
18	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
19	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
20	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
21	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
22	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	s.t.
23	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
24	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
25	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	s.t.
26	Callum Macleod	Abloc CT	s.t.
27	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
28	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
29	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
30	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
31	Greg van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
32	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
33	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
34	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
35	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
36	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
37	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
38	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
39	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
40	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
41	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	s.t.
42	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	s.t.
43	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
44	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
45	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
46	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
47	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	s.t.
48	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
49	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
50	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
51	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	s.t.
52	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
53	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
54	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
55	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
56	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
57	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
58	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
59	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	s.t.
60	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
61	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	s.t.
62	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
63	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	@ 23sec23
64	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	0:26
65	François Bidard	Cofidis	0:44
66	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
67	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
68	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
69	Martijn Rasenberg	Abloc CT	0:49
70	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	0:52
71	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	0:56
72	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	s.t.
73	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
74	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	0:58
75	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
76	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	s.t.
77	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
78	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
79	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	1:04
80	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
81	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
82	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
83	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
84	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	1:22
85	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	s.t.
86	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
87	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
88	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
89	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
90	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	1:41
91	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	1:42
92	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
93	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	1:47
94	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	1:55
95	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
96	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
97	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	2:19
98	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	2:28
99	Finlay Pickering	Trinity Racing	5:16
100	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
101	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
102	Michael Schär	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
103	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
104	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	s.t.
105	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	8:11
106	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	9:00
107	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
108	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	10:48
109	Lucas Grolier	TotalEnergies	11:41
110	Andrea Pietrobon	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
111	Luke Tuckwell	Trinity Racing	s.t.
112	Matthieu Ladagnous	Groupama-FDJ	15:50
113	Ralf Holden	Trinity Racing	s.t.
114	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	s.t.
115	Pirmin Eisenbarth	BIKE AID	s.t.
116	Jesper Rasch	Abloc CT	s.t.
117	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	21:04
118	Bo Godart	Tarteletto-Isorex	21:53

 

GC after stage 2:

351.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.718 km/hr

1	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	8hr 25min 15sec
2	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 19sec
3	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	0:26
4	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:39
5	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	0:41
6	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:47
7	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
8	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
9	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
10	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
11	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
12	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
13	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
14	Greg van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
15	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
16	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
17	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	s.t.
18	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
19	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
20	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
21	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
22	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
23	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
24	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
25	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
26	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
27	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
28	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
29	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	s.t.
30	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
31	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	1:49
32	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	2:15
33	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
34	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
35	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
36	Callum Macleod	Abloc CT	s.t.
37	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
38	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
39	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
40	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
41	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
42	François Bidard	Cofidis	2:27
43	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	2:59
44	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	3:19
45	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	3:33
46	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	3:57
47	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	4:02
48	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	4:34
49	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	5:17
50	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	5:22
51	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
52	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
53	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
54	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	s.t.
55	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
56	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	6:06
57	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	6:12
58	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	6:15
59	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
60	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
61	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
62	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
63	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
64	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	6:17
65	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	6:18
66	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	6:20
67	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
68	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	6:26
69	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	6:36
70	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	6:44
71	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	7:11
72	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	7:13
73	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	7:19
74	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	7:34
75	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	7:37
76	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	7:56
77	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	9:35
78	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	10:21
79	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	10:31
80	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
81	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
82	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
83	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	s.t.
84	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	s.t.
85	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	10:39
86	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	10:57
87	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	11:15
88	Martijn Rasenberg	Abloc CT	11:20
89	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	11:23
90	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	11:29
91	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	11:29
92	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	11:35
93	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	12:13
94	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	12:26
95	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
96	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	15:47
97	Michael Schär	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
98	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
99	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
100	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
101	Finlay Pickering	Trinity Racing	s.t.
102	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	17:03
103	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	17:45
104	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	18:05
105	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	18:35
106	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	18:42
107	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	19:22
108	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	19:31
109	Andrea Pietrobon	EOLO-Kometa	21:16
110	Lucas Grolier	TotalEnergies	22:12
111	Matthieu Ladagnous	Groupama-FDJ	26:21
112	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	s.t.
113	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	30:39
114	Luke Tuckwell	Trinity Racing	31:43
115	Pirmin Eisenbarth	BIKE AID	33:39
116	Jesper Rasch	Abloc CT	35:28
117	Ralf Holden	Trinity Racing	41:34
118	Bo Godart	Tarteletto-Isorex	50:22

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

---

Tuesday, August 15: Stage 1, Rilhac Rancon - Béné L'Abbaye, 165.7 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Romain Grégoire takes a solo win at Béné L'Abbaye

Les Woodland's book Dirty Feet: How the Great Unwashed Created the Tour de France is available in print, Kindle eBook & audiobook versions. To get your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Weather at the Creuse Department where the stage is run at 1:30 PM, local time: 22C (71F), cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). There is a 73% chance of rain, dropping to 7% at 3:00.

The race: Here's the report from winner Romain Grégoire's Team Groupama-FDJ.

Everybody, including himself, was expecting him. On Tuesday, Romain Grégoire lived up to all expectations. In the opening stage of the Tour du Limousin, the young Frenchman already made an impression as he won in Bénévent L’Abbaye after a solo ride of about fifteen kilometers. After breaking away in the last climb, the 20-year-old puncher managed to stay away and also benefited from Michael Storer’s (3rd) presence in the chasing group. As a consequence, he also took the yellow jersey, which he will try to defend from Wednesday to Trélissac.

Romain Grégoire is not a man who hides his ambitions. Named among the favorites of the Tour du Limousin, the young rider from Groupama-FDJ fully took on his status on Tuesday morning in Rilhac-Rancon, the start city of the event’s first stage. Due to the hilly finish, including two climbs in the last thirty kilometres then a slight uphill road towards the line, the Frenchman clearly aimed for victory. His teammates therefore fully backed him and took their responsibilities once the day’s breakaway was formed, after about thirty kilometres.

Tom Maiguenaud (Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Métropole), Samuele Zoccarato (Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizane’), Oliver Mattheis (Bike Aid), Andrea Pietrobon (Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team) and Jean-Louis Le Ny (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur) got a maximum gap of four minutes before Matthieu Ladagnous took the lead, set the pace and reduced the gap by half. Eighty-three kilometres from the end, the riders crossed the finish line for the first time, then headed towards the hilly final. Thanks to Matthieu Ladagnous, Groupama-FDJ remained in the first positions at all times, thus avoiding the few crashes that occurred, then really took control before the decisive sequence of the côte des Beiges ( 2.5 km at 5.5%) and the côte Saint-Goussaud (5 km at 5%).

“One of the plans was to follow the attacks, the other was to make it hard and be protagonists ourselves”, explained Philippe. “That’s what the boys did. They really started to pace hard before the penultimate climb.”

“We first decided to take the race in hand to be well positioned in the descent”, explained Rudy Molard. “Michael and Romain felt good, we had a team capable of taking control and so that’s what we did. Reuben pulled first, then I took over on the last climb to make it hard. Before that, Lada pulled all day. We really did a good job as a team. We came with ambitions, and we wanted to try on the climb to see what could happen”.

“I wasn’t feeling super great at the start of the stage, but when I saw all the guys sacrificing themselves one by one and doing a great job, that gave me even more strength,” confessed Romain Grégoire. Due to the high tempo, no competitor was able to attack, and the peloton was reduced to just thirty riders on the Saint-Goussaud climb. Then, Michael Storer launched the big fight seventeen kilometres from the line although he was quickly chased down. “The pace was high from the bottom of the climb because the guys did a great job”, explained Romain. “Michael made the first move, and I took the opportunity to make a counterattack right after. It was a bit far from the top, but on the other hand, everyone was a bit at the limit after Michael’s attack. I took a little look behind after attacking, I saw that I was all alone, and from that moment, it was full gas until the end!”

The young man quickly opened a gap of about fifteen seconds on the “peloton”, from which Benoit Cosnefroy, Lorenzo Rota and… Michael Storer then broke away. At the top, the trio was still about ten seconds behind, but the gap narrowed on the following downhill. “It was not easy because the descent was not very nice”, explained Romain. “It was technical, with some wet parts, dry ones, and a bit of foam on the side of the road… I didn’t want to end up on the ground, so I was quite careful. I didn’t make a good downhill and they actually almost came back, but as soon as I got on the flat, I put myself in time trial mode and I made my effort. I also knew that Michael was riding easy behind, so I had nothing to lose. I didn’t think twice.”

From a handful of seconds, the gap then increased again, to ten, then twenty and then almost thirty seconds with seven kilometres to go. The peloton being even further, the Frenchman could therefore already feel victory entering the last three kilometres. “I knew they were quite hard on a false uphill slope, so I tried to keep a bit of energy for this final and I didn’t crack,” he said. This is how, after a solo display of sixteen kilometres, the 20-year-old puncher got himself his third win among the professionals. The first one in this particular way.

“I clearly had the Tour du Limousin in mind, I expected a lot from it”, said Romain. “I really wanted to win, and I did it, even though I didn’t imagine it being that way. I had the trust of the team; the team did a great job and I managed to reward them in the most beautiful way. Each victory is nice, each victory is prestigious because it is always a pro victory, so I am very proud. I also needed to win to get some confidence and it feels good mentally ahead of the Vuelta”. “It’s the kind of victory you remember”, said Philippe. “This day should reassure him. More generally, the plan was to go all-in with Romain and Michael today, and it worked out pretty well.”

Apart from Romain Grégoire’s victory, Groupama-FDJ indeed placed Michael Storer on the third step of the podium on Tuesday, thus retaining two major assets for the general classification. After stage 1, the Frenchman leads by twenty-three on Benoît Cosnefroy and by twenty-six on his teammate. “I first aimed for the stages, hoping that the GC would come as a consequence”, completed Romain. “I now have my stage win, so we will focus on the GC. I expect attacks all over. I have a small margin and it’s quite reassuring, but we’ll need to be super vigilant and focused the next three days. They’re not gonna make it easy for us, so we’ll need to hold on. If I can win again, I will gladly do it, but the focus will be more on the general”. “The third stage is very difficult this year”, added Philippe. “It is true that the race is usually won on bonus seconds, but this time, it will be necessary to get through stage 3 to be a bit more relaxed”.

Complete results:

165.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.411 km/hr

1	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	4hr 0min 5sec
2	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 19sec
3	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	0:20
4	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:29
5	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:37
6	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
7	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
8	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
9	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
11	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
12	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
13	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
14	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
15	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
16	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
17	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
18	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
19	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
20	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	s.t.
21	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
22	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
23	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
24	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
25	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
26	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
27	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
28	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
29	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
30	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	s.t.
31	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	1:16
32	François Bidard	Cofidis	1:33
33	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	2:05
34	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
35	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
36	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
37	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
38	Callum MacLeod	Abloc CT	s.t.
39	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
40	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
41	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
42	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
43	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
44	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
45	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
46	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
47	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
48	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
49	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	5:09
50	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	5:11
51	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	5:12
52	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	s.t.
53	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
54	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
55	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
56	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
57	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	s.t.
58	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
59	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
60	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	s.t.
61	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
62	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
63	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
64	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
65	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	6:05
66	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	s.t.
67	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
68	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	s.t.
69	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
70	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
71	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
72	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
73	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
74	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
75	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
76	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
77	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
78	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	9:25
79	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	s.t.
80	Andrea Pietrobon	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
81	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
82	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
83	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	10:21
84	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
85	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
86	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	s.t.
87	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
88	Matthieu Ladagnous	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
89	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	s.t.
90	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	s.t.
91	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	s.t.
92	Martijn Rasenberg	Abloc CT	s.t.
93	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
94	Michael Schär	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
95	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
96	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
97	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
98	Lucas Grolier	TotalEnergies	s.t.
99	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
100	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	s.t.
101	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
102	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
103	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
104	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	s.t.
105	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
106	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
107	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	s.t.
108	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
109	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
110	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
111	Finlay Pickering	Trinity Racing	s.t.
112	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	16:13
113	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
114	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	17:17
115	Maxime Urruty	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	17:39
116	Pirmin Eisenbarth	BIKE AID	17:39
117	Jesper Rasch	Abloc CT	s.t.
118	Luke Tuckwell	Trinity Racing	19:52
119	Ralf Holden	Trinity Racing	25:34
120	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	26:43
121	Bo Godart	Tarteletto-Isorex	27:59

GC after stage 1:

1	Romain Grégoire	Groupama-FDJ	3hr 59min 55sec
2	Benoît Cosnefroy	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 23sec
3	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	0:26
4	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	0:39
5	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	0:47
6	Hugo Page	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
7	Aimé De Gendt	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
8	Jordan Jegat	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
9	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Samuele Rivi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
11	Paul Magnier	Trinity Racing	s.t.
12	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
13	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
14	Yaël Joalland	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
15	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
16	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
17	Laurens Huys	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
18	Mathis Le Berre	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
19	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
20	Adrien Boichis	Trinity Racing	s.t.
21	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
22	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
23	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
24	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
25	Luca Covili	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
26	Alex Tolio	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
27	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
28	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
29	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
30	Alan Jousseaume	TotalEnergies	s.t.
31	Fabien Grellier	TotalEnergies	1:26
32	François Bidard	Cofidis	1:43
33	Emmanuel Morin	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	2:15
34	Etienne Van Empel	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
35	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
36	Davide Baldaccini	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
37	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
38	Callum MacLeod	Abloc CT	s.t.
39	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
40	Noa Isidore	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
41	José Joaquin Rojas	Movistar	s.t.
42	Davide Bais	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
43	Andrii Ponomar	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
44	Damien Touzé	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
45	Alessandro Tonelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
46	Filippo Fiorelli	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
47	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
48	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
49	Tom Mainguenaud	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	5:15
50	Oliver Mattheis	BIKE AID	5:17
51	Vinzent Dorn	BIKE AID	5:19
52	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	5:21
53	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	5:22
54	Dawit Yemane	BIKE AID	s.t.
55	Mirco Maestri	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
56	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
57	Léo Danès	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
58	Laurent Pichon	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
59	Baptiste Gillet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
60	Axel Narbonne-Zuccarelli	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
61	Antti-Jussi Juntunen	Abloc CT	s.t.
62	Valentin Retailleau	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
63	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
64	Davide Gabburo	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
65	Jean-Louis Le Ny	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	6:12
66	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	6:15
67	Vinicius Rangel	Movistar	s.t.
68	Francisco Muñoz	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
69	Meindert Weulink	Abloc CT	s.t.
70	Flavien Maurelet	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
71	Imanol Erviti	Movistar	s.t.
72	Nicolas Tivani	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
73	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
74	Tom Paquot	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
75	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
76	Lorenzo Quartucci	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
77	Martin Marcellusi	Green Project-Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
78	Jordan Labrosse	Ag2r-Citroën	9:35
79	Thomas Bonnet	TotalEnergies	s.t.
80	Andrea Pietrobon	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
81	Robin Plamondon	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
82	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
83	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	10:31
84	Johan Jacobs	Movistar	s.t.
85	Maël Guégan	CIC-U Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
86	Nils Sinschek	Abloc CT	s.t.
87	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
88	Matthieu Ladagnous	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
89	Eric Muhoza	BIKE AID	s.t.
90	Simon Baran	BIKE AID	s.t.
91	Stijn Appel	Abloc CT	s.t.
92	Martijn Rasenberg	Abloc CT	s.t.
93	Jonathan Couanon	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
94	Michael Schär	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
95	Simone Bevilacqua	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
96	Alessandro Iacchi	Corratec-Selle Italia	s.t.
97	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
98	Lucas Grolier	TotalEnergies	s.t.
99	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
100	Callum Thornley	Trinity Racing	s.t.
101	Anthony Maldonado	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
102	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
103	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
104	Óscar Rodríguez	Movistar	s.t.
105	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
106	Giovanni Lonardi	EOLO-Kometa	s.t.
107	Ruben Fernandez	Cofidis	s.t.
108	Jérémy Leveau	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
109	Torsten Demeyere	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
110	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
111	Finlay Pickering	Trinity Racing	s.t.
112	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	16:23
113	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	16:43
114	Jose Herrada	Cofidis	17:27
115	Maxime Urruty	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	17:49
116	Pirmin Eisenbarth	BIKE AID	s.t.
117	Jesper Rasch	Abloc CT	19:38
118	Luke Tuckwell	Trinity Racing	20:02
119	Ralf Holden	Trinity Racing	25:44
120	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	26:53
121	Bo Godart	Tarteletto-Isorex	28:29

Stage 1 map & profile:

2023 Tour du Limousin stage 1 map

2023 Tour du Limousin stage 1 profile