2025 Étoile de Bessèges

2025 Étoile de Bessèges
2025 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates5–9 February 2025
Stages5
Distance590.745 km (367.1 mi)
Winning time13h 20' 40"
Results
Winner  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) (Arkéa–B&B Hotels)
  Second  Dylan Teuns (BEL) (Cofidis)
  Third  Kevin Geniets (LUX) (Groupama–FDJ)
Points  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) (Arkéa–B&B Hotels)
Mountains  Victor Vercouillie (BEL) (Team Flanders–Baloise)
Youth  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) (Cofidis)
  Team France Groupama–FDJ
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The 2025 Étoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard (transl. Star of Bessèges – Tour of Gard) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 9 February 2025 almost entirely within the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2025 UCI Europe Tour calendar and was the 55th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges.

Teams

Ten UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams make up the 21 teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 5 February Bellegarde to Bellegarde 159.07 km (98.84 mi) Hilly stage  Paul Magnier (FRA)
2 6 February Domessargues to Marguerittes 165.83 km (103.04 mi) Hilly stage  Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
3 7 February Bessèges to Bessèges 164.05 km (101.94 mi) 136.2 km (84.6 mi) Hilly stage  Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
4 8 February Vauvert to Le Mont Bouquet 155.73 km (96.77 mi) 119 km (74 mi) Hilly stage  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
5 9 February Alès to Alès 10.645 km (6.614 mi) Individual time trial  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)
Total 590.745 km (367.072 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

5 February 2025 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 159.07 km (98.84 mi)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Magnier (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step 3h 33' 29"
2  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
4  Maxim Van Gils (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
5  Timo Kielich (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"
6  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
7  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto + 2"
8  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 2"
9  Axel Laurance (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 2"
10  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) Unibet Tietema Rockets + 2"
General classification after Stage 1[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Magnier (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step 3h 33' 19"
2  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
3  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 6"
4  Maxim Van Gils (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
5  Timo Kielich (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 10"
6  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 10"
7  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto + 12"
8  Jan Tratnik (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 12"
9  Axel Laurance (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 12"
10  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) Unibet Tietema Rockets + 12"

Stage 2

6 February 2025 – Domessargues to Marguerittes, 165.83 km (103.04 mi)[4]
Stage 2 Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Mobility 3h 57' 54"
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 0"
3  Paul Magnier (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step + 0"}
4  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
5  Axel Laurance (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
6  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
7  Madis Mihkels (EST) EF Education–EasyPost + 0"
8  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
9  Sam Bennett (IRL) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
10  Axel Huens (FRA) Unibet Tietema Rockets + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Magnier (FRA) Soudal–Quick-Step 7h 31' 09"
2  Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 8"
3  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 10"
4  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 14"
5  Timo Kielich (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 14"
6  Axel Laurance (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 16"
7  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 16"
8  Valentin Tabellion (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 16"
9  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) Unibet Tietema Rockets + 16"
10  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 16"

Stage 3

7 February 2025 – Bessèges to Bessèges, 164.05 km (101.94 mi) 136.2 km (84.6 mi)[6]
Stage 3 Result[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto 2h 27' 45"
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 0"
3  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
4  Ronan Augé (FRA) CIC – U – Nantes + 0"
5  Alan Riou (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 0"
6  Théo Delacroix (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 0"
7  Giacomo Villa (ITA) Wagner Bazin WB + 0"
8  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
9  Elias Maris (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 0"
10  Valentin Tabellion (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto 9h 59' 00"
2  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 6"
3  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 8"
4  Valentin Tabellion (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix + 10"
5  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 10"
6  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 10"
7  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 10"
8  Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 13"
9  Alex Colman (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 14"
10  Dylan Vandenstorme (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 14"

Stage 4

8 February 2025 – Vauvert to Le Mont Bouquet, 155.73 km (96.77 mi) 119 km (74 mi)[8]
Stage 4 Result[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 3h 06' 33"
2  Thomas Champion (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 26"
3  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 41"
4  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 47"
5  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis + 47"
6  Théo Delacroix (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 56"
7  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 01"
8  Andrea Mifsud (MLT) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 1' 01"
9  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 01"
10  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 1' 08"
General classification after Stage 4[9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 13h 05' 33"
2  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 51"
3  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 57"
4  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 01"
5  Thomas Champion (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 1' 10"
6  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 11"
7  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 19"
8  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 1' 31"
9  Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 1' 51"
10  Théo Delacroix (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 1' 52"

Stage 5

9 February 2025 – Alès to Alès, 10.645 km (6.614 mi), (ITT)[10]
Stage 5 Result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 15' 07"
2  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 19"
3  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis + 21"
4  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 24"
5  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 25"
6  Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 29"
7  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 35"
8  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 38"
9  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 43"
10  Oliver Knight (GBR) Cofidis + 45"
General classification after Stage 5[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 13h 20' 40"
2  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 22"
3  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 35"
4  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 46"
5  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 1' 55"
6  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 1' 56"
7  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 02"
8  Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 2' 20"
9  Thomas Champion (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 2' 23"
10  Fabien Doubey (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 2' 41"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
[a] 		Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
1 Paul Magnier Paul Magnier Paul Magnier Axandre Van Petegem Paul Magnier Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
2 Søren Wærenskjold
3 Arnaud De Lie Arnaud De Lie Arnaud Démare Victor Vercouillie Arnaud De Lie Team TotalEnergies
4 Kévin Vauquelin Kévin Vauquelin Clément Izquierdo St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93
5 Kévin Vauquelin Kévin Vauquelin Groupama–FDJ
Final Kévin Vauquelin Kévin Vauquelin Victor Vercouillie Clément Izquierdo Groupama–FDJ

Classification standings

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

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 13h 20' 40"
2  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 22"
3  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 35"
4  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 46"
5  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 1' 55"
6  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 1' 56"
7  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 02"
8  Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 2' 20"
9  Thomas Champion (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 2' 23"
10  Fabien Doubey (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 2' 41"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 54
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 40
3  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto 34
4  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis 28
5  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 28
6  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ 27
7  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 25
8  Damien Touzé (FRA) Cofidis 24
9  Théo Delacroix (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 23
10  Thibault Guernalec (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 20

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Victor Vercouillie (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 36
2  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels 20
3  Oliver Knight (GBR) Cofidis 12
4  Théo Delacroix (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 10
5  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Cofidis 10
6  Thomas Champion (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 8
7  Valentin Retailleau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 6
8  Nicolas Breuillard (FRA) St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 6
9  Kevin Geniets (LUX) Groupama–FDJ 4
10  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 4

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Clément Izquierdo (FRA) Cofidis 13h 23' 29"
2  Maxime Decomble (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1' 45"
3  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto + 2' 10"
4  Sam Maisonobe (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 21"
5  Dylan Vandenstorme (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 3' 34"
6  Pierre Thierry (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 5' 39"
7  Ronan Augé (FRA) CIC – U – Nantes + 9' 49"
8  Baptiste Gillet (FRA) Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 10' 45"
9  Corentin Devroute (FRA) CIC – U – Nantes + 12' 59"
10  Victor Vercouillie (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise + 13' 27"

Teams classification

Final team classification (1–9)[11]
Rank Team Time
1 France Groupama–FDJ 40h 08' 01"
2 France Cofidis + 11"
3 France St. Michel–Preference Home–Auber93 + 23"
4 France Team TotalEnergies + 1' 50"
5 France Arkéa–B&B Hotels + 1' 54"
6 France Van Rysel–Roubaix + 7' 22"
7 Belgium Team Flanders–Baloise + 8' 01"
8 France Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 16' 47"
9 France CIC – U – Nantes + 18' 47"

Notes

  1. ^ The general classification leader's jersey is known as the coral jersey.

References

  1. ^ "Équipes 2025" [Teams 2025] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Étape 1" [Stage 1] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Bonville-Ginn, Tim (5 February 2025). "Etoile de Besseges: Paul Magnier takes stage 1 sprint win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Étape 2" [Stage 2] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b Bonville-Ginn, Tim (6 February 2025). "Étoile de Bessèges: Søren Wærenskjold surprises on stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Étape 3" [Stage 3] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b Bonville-Ginn, Tim (7 February 2025). "Étoile de Bessèges: Arnaud De Lie takes stage 3 victory amid severely reduced peloton after safety protests". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Étape 4" [Stage 4] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b Bonville-Ginn, Tim (8 February 2025). "Étoile de Bessèges: Kevin Vauquelin takes solo victory from reduced peloton of 70 on stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Étape 5" [Stage 5] (in French). Étoile de Bessèges. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Bonville-Ginn, Tim (9 February 2025). "Étoile de Bessèges: Kévin Vauquelin takes stage 5 time trial win to clinch overall". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 February 2025.