2023 Tour de l'Ain (2.1), France

35th edition: July 31 - August 2, 2023

Tour de l'Ain podium history | 2022 edition
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3

Map of 2023 Tour de l'Ain

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Wednesday, August 2: 3rd & Final Stage, Oyonnax - Lelex Mont Jura, 137 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Michael Storer wins after a 25-kilometer solo ride. Photo: Getty Images

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Weather at the city of Lelex, on the route, 1 km from the finish, at 2:00 PM, local time: 24C (76F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 31 km/hr (19 mph). There is a 1% chance of rain, growing to 10% at 4:00.

The race: Here's the report from stage and final GC winner Michael Storer's Team Groupama-FDJ:

Just like Jake Stewart, Michael Storer did it again on the Tour de l’Ain! Just as he did in the 2021 edition, the Aussie climber took the race’s final stage and general classification on Wednesday, after a dominant performance towards Lélex Monts-Jura. Following excellent work by his teammates, the rider of the Groupama-FDJ went with more than twenty-five kilometres to go and no one was able to prevent him from achieving the double victory. He then brought the 12th and 13th wins of the season to the team. Rudy Molard also finished the race in fourth position.

The Groupama-FDJ squad still had 137 kilometres and 3,000 meters of elevation to turn the Tour de l’Ain around on Wednesday. The closing stage took the riders from Oyonnax to Lélex Monts-Jura, and in the aftermath of a frustrating second place for Michael Storer, they first had to make sure the Australian had recovered from the crash that occurred after the line on Tuesday. “That was the big question mark this morning”, confirmed Michael. “Last night, I was a bit worried about how I was going to sleep. When I woke up, I felt a little sore but ok. I told the guys that I would give the word if we should go or not halfway through the race”.

“We remained careful”, confirmed Benoît, “but Michael told us during the briefing that we could count on him. From there, our strategy was to put EF Education-EasyPost under pressure. It could be by putting Reuben or Rudy in the breakaway, or by taking the race in hand. In the end, five guys found themselves in front, we weren’t there, but the leader’s team still had to set a good pace because one of the fugitives wasn’t far overall. This situation really suited us.” Shortly after halfway, the breakaway therefore only had a minute lead while Michael Storer gave the green light to his teammates.

Fifty-three kilometres from Lélex Monts-Jura, Groupama-FDJ took command of the bunch and never gave it back. “We wanted to make the race as hard as possible and we had decided to be positioned in the downhill at km78 and then push in the Côte de Giron”, explained Benoît Vaugrenard. “It was like a textbook, we did exactly what we wanted to do”. “We had a plan and we executed it perfectly”, also said Reuben Thompson, who was wearing the white jersey today. “We didn’t want to have any regrets tonight, so we went all-in to win with Michael. Fabian and Jake set us up perfectly on the narrow descent before Enzo did a super pull all the way to the bottom of the main climb of the day.”

Thanks to Enzo Paleni’s pace, the peloton was reduced to less than thirty men with almost fifty kilometres to go. “The goal was to start eliminating riders and making the race hard”, insisted Benoît. “We didn’t want to wait for the last climb and be like “if we had known…” at the finish. We took a risk, but it was worth it. We didn’t want to finish second and fifth overall, but try everything to win, even if it meant losing everything”. Enzo Paleni therefore kept control until the bottom of the major climb of Menthières (9.1 km at 6.3%), where Reuben Thompson then Rudy Molard also came into play.

“It’s pretty rare, but everything happened exactly the way we planned it during the briefing”, commented Benoît. “Michael had also warned us. He was self-confident, was confident with his legs. In the last climb, he kept telling Reuben and Rudy to pace up. Obviously, it motivates you even more and the team surpassed itself”. “I did my best to make it hard before Rudy did the last pull for Michael,” Reuben said. “When he is confident and has legs like this, we always had confidence in him”.

With 26.5 kilometres to go, after some great pre-work by the whole team, Michael Storer therefore made a single attack, but it proved to be enough to drop the yellow jersey, Jefferson Cepeda. Kenny Elissonde managed to hang on to the wheel for a few minutes, but he too was forced to let the Australian fly away. From then on, the Groupama-FDJ rider kept on widening his lead. The latter was already more than a minute at the top of the Menthières climb. Then, the 26-year-old climber took no risk in the final downhill before the last, slightly uphill twelve kilometres to reach the finish. Always in control and well above the competition, he eventually reached the finish line as a winner, two minutes before his runner-up, with a big smile that made up for the disappointing outcome from Tuesday.

“I’m speechless, it’s incredible,” he said at the finish. “I knew I was in good shape before this race, and the team knew it too. We had a good plan, and we had such good cohesion. It’s pretty rare to have such a good group of guys. They did a perfect pace, and it was so nice to see. I really wanted to do my best today. It was great to see them so motivated and ready to give everything to attack. I’m so happy I could finish it off. I just wished the finish was twenty kilometers sooner (smiles)”.

As in 2021, Michael Storer therefore not only won the stage, but also the general classification: his first wins with Groupama-FDJ, in the best possible way. “It was quite impressive”, said Benoît. “It was the top version of Michael. He was so motivated today. He knew this stage, he won it two years ago by doing a similar solo. It’s his race, it’s a period that suits him well. It’s very satisfying for him and for us because we come away with two stages and the overall. We could hardly do better. It’s a great record, but I’ll remember the team’s performance. Everyone did a great job. We won two stages with two different guys, in the sprint and in the mountains. I’m very satisfied. It was a pleasure to be at the head of this super, motivated and united group”. The road captain Rudy Molard also took fourth place overall while Groupama-FDJ won the team classification. A very successful stay indeed.

Complete results:

137 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.968 km/hr

1	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	3hr 25min 40sec
2	Kenny Elissonde	Lidl-Trek	@ 2min 2sec
3	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2:30
4	Simon Pellaud	Tudor Pro Cycling	2:32
5	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	2:35
6	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	2:37
7	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
8	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
9	Julien Bernard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
10	Merhawi Kudus	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
11	Mathias Bregnhøj	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
12	Jordan Jegat	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
13	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
14	Alexy Faure-Prost	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
15	Jaakko Hänninen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
16	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
17	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	2:43
18	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	3:27
19	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
20	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	4:12
21	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	5:10
22	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
23	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
24	Mats Wenzel	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
25	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
26	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	7:48
27	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	8:37
28	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	9:02
29	Martin López	Astana Qazaqstan Development	9:24
30	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
31	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	11:43
32	Corey Davis	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
33	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
34	François Bidard	Cofidis	s.t.
35	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
36	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	13:25
37	Andreas Stokbro	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
38	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
39	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	13:28
40	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
41	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
42	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
43	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
44	Eliot Pauchard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
45	Yaël Joalland	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
46	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
47	Emils Liepins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
48	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
49	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
50	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	20:17
51	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
52	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
53	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
54	Maël Guégan	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
55	Emil Vinjebo	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
56	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
57	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
58	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
59	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
60	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
61	Jake Stewart	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
62	Robin Plamondon	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
63	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
64	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
65	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	23:31
66	Tobias Müller	Germany U23	25:13
67	Nacer Bouhanni	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
68	Jonas Rutsch	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
69	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
70	Henri Uhlig	Germany U23	s.t.
71	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
72	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
73	Luca Martin	Germany U23	s.t.
74	Mads Østergaard	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
75	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
76	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
77	Antonio Puppio	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
78	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana Qazaqstan Development	31:53
79	Igor Chzhan	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
80	Daniil Pronskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	34:28
81	Gleb Brussenskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	35:29
82	Nil Aguilera	Astana Qazaqstan Development	35:39

 

Final GC after stage 3:

• GC winner: Michael Storer (Groupama-FDJ)
• Mountains classification winner: Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)
• Points classification winner: Michael Storer (Groupama-FDJ)
• Best young rider: Joris Delbove (Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93)
• Teams classification winner: Groupama-FDJ

410.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.317 km/hr

1	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	9hr 55min 50sec
2	Kenny Elissonde	Lidl-Trek	@ 2min 22sec
3	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	3:28
4	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	3:30
5	Merhawi Kudus	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
6	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
7	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
8	Jordan Jegat	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
9	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
10	Julien Bernard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
11	Jaakko Hänninen	Ag2r-Citroën	3:34
12	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	4:06
13	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	4:24
14	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	4:33
15	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	4:55
16	Simon Pellaud	Tudor Pro Cycling	5:01
17	Mathias Bregnhøj	Leopard TOGT	5:06
18	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	5:09
19	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	5:16
20	Alexy Faure-Prost	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	6:01
21	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	6:51
22	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling	6:58
23	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	11:04
24	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	11:11
25	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	11:33
26	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	12:01
27	Martin López	Astana Qazaqstan Development	12:07
28	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	14:21
29	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	14:38
30	Mats Wenzel	Leopard TOGT	14:51
31	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	15:07
32	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	15:25
33	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	15:28
34	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	16:11
35	François Bidard	Cofidis	17:27
36	Yaël Joalland	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	18:26
37	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
38	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	18:42
39	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	19:22
40	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	19:29
41	Eliot Pauchard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	20:30
42	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	21:24
43	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	21:35
44	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	22:43
45	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	23:09
46	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
47	Corey Davis	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	24:56
48	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	26:18
49	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
50	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling	26:38
51	Andreas Stokbro	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
52	Emils Liepins	Lidl-Trek	26:41
53	Emil Vinjebo	Leopard TOGT	29:35
54	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
55	Maël Guégan	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	29:58
56	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	30:57
57	Henri Uhlig	Germany U23	31:14
58	Robin Plamondon	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	31:31
59	Jake Stewart	Groupama-FDJ	32:14
60	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	33:30
61	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
62	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
63	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
64	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
65	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
66	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
67	Nacer Bouhanni	Arkéa-Samsic	34:27
68	Luca Martin	Germany U23	34:50
69	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	34:54
70	Mads Østergaard	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
71	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	36:44
72	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	38:20
73	Tobias Müller	Germany U23	38:26
74	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
75	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
76	Jonas Rutsch	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
77	Antonio Puppio	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
78	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana Qazaqstan Development	45:06
79	Igor Chzhan	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
80	Daniil Pronskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	47:41
81	Gleb Brussenskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	48:42
82	Nil Aguilera	Astana Qazaqstan Development	48:52

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Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Tuesday, August 1: Stage 2, Saint Vulbas - Lagnieu, 124 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Jefferson Cepeda (right) just beats Michael Storer for the stage win.

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Weather at the finish city of Lagnieu at 1:40 PM, local time: 26C (79F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). There is currently a 20% chance of rain, rising to 80% at 4:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from winner Jefferson Cepdeda's Team EF Education-EasyPost.

Jefferson Alexander Cepeda sprinted to first ever professional victory today at the Tour de l’Ain.

Our Ecuadorian pocket rocket will wear the leader’s yellow jersey and race to defend it all the way to the finish of tomorrow’s final stage. He is brimming with confidence after today’s victory.

“It was a great stage,” Cepeda said after celebrating his win. “We were very strong and worked very hard from the beginning on. We came here to win and we’ve won. I hope that I can defend the lead tomorrow. We’ve got a great team.”

Hugh Carthy set the stage for Cepeda’s victory today with a powerful attack on the Col de Portes. Stage two was always going to come down to a showdown on its slopes. After a fast and furious start out of Saint-Vulbas, the course crossed the Col des Fosses and Cote de Saillonhaz, before ascending to its apex on the slopes of the first-category mountain in the Jura.

After a great effort from our team to get them to that point, Hugh launched a move halfway up that only Cepeda, Groupama-FDJ’s Michael Storer, and Lidl-Trek’s Kenny Ellisonde could follow. Over the summit, Carthy and Cepeda matched an attack from Storer and then tore down the wet, treacherous descent on the other side, while an elite group tried to catch them from behind.

Unfortunately, Hugh slid out in a corner just under three kilometers before the finish. He got up and rolled in. After Hugh went down, Cepeda kept calm and then finished off their efforts with the composure of a veteran.

Under the red kite that marks one kilometer to go, he let Storer take the lead and then bided his time on his wheel. He waited and waited until Storer launched his sprint and then took off beside him just in time to pull ahead before the line. He celebrated his victory with his head held high.

“In the finale, I lost my teammate Carthy, but we got the win in the sprint, so we are happy with that,” Cepeda said.

Tomorrow’s final stage will be a tough one. There are seven categorized climbs on the route from Oyonnax to the finish on the summit of Lelex-Mont Jura.

Complete results:

124 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.755 km/hr

1	Jefferson Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	2hr 58min 11sec
2	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
3	Kenny Elissonde	Lidl-Trek	@ 14sec
4	Julien Bernard	Lidl-Trek	0:37
5	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
6	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
7	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
8	Jordan Jegat	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
9	Merhawi Kudus	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
10	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
11	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
12	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
13	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	0:41
14	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
15	Jaakko Hänninen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
16	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	1:02
17	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	1:13
18	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling	1:32
19	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	1:34
20	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	1:41
21	Mathias Bregnhøj	Leopard TOGT	2:13
22	Simon Pellaud	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
23	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
24	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	2:27
25	Martin López	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
26	Thomas Devaux	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
27	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	2:43
28	Alexy Faure-Prost	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:08
29	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
30	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
31	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	3:29
32	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
33	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	4:42
34	Yaël Joalland	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	4:42
35	François Bidard	Cofidis	5:28
36	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
37	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
38	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
39	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	5:45
40	Henri Uhlig	Germany U23	s.t.
41	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
42	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
43	Valentin Paret-Peintre	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
44	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
45	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
46	Eliot Pauchard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	6:46
47	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	5:28
48	Nacer Bouhanni	Arkéa-Samsic	9:02
49	Emil Vinjebo	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
50	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
51	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
52	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
53	Luca Martin	Germany U23	9:21
54	Maël Guégan	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	9:25
55	Mats Wenzel	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
56	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
57	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
58	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
59	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
60	Mads Østergaard	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
61	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
62	Robin Plamondon	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	10:58
63	Jake Stewart	Groupama-FDJ	11:51
64	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	12:57
65	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
66	Tobias Müller	Germany U23	s.t.
67	Jan Rinklef	Germany U23	s.t.
68	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
69	Emils Liepins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
70	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
71	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
72	Daniil Pronskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
73	Andreas Stokbro	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
74	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
75	Vincent John	Germany U23	s.t.
76	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
77	Jonas Rutsch	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
78	Nil Aguilera	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
79	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
80	Gleb Brussenskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
81	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
82	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
83	Corey Davis	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
84	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
85	Antonio Puppio	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
86	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
87	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
88	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
89	Igor Chzhan	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
90	Aloïs Charrin	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
91	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
92	Oliver Knudsen	Leopard TOGT	21:20
93	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	23:12
94	Cedric Abt	Germany U23	s.t.
95	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	0

 

GC after stage 2:

278 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.740 km/hr

1	Jefferson Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	6hr 30min 16sec
2	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	@ 4sec
3	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	0:10
4	Kenny Elissonde	Lidl-Trek	0:20
5	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	0:47
6	Merhawi Kudus	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
7	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
8	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
9	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
10	Jordan Jegat	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
11	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
12	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
13	Julien Bernard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
14	Jaakko Hänninen	Ag2r-Citroën	0:51
15	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
16	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
17	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	1:12
18	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	1:23
19	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling	1:42
20	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	1:44
21	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	1:51
22	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	2:23
23	Mathias Bregnhøj	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
24	Simon Pellaud	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
25	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	2:37
26	Thomas Devaux	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
27	Martin López	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
28	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	2:53
29	Alexy Faure-Prost	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:18
30	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
31	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
32	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	3:39
33	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
34	Yaël Joalland	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	4:52
35	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
36	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	5:38
37	François Bidard	Cofidis	s.t.
38	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	5:48
39	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
40	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
41	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	5:55
42	Henri Uhlig	Germany U23	s.t.
43	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
44	Valentin Paret-Peintre	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
45	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
46	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
47	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
48	Eliot Pauchard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	6:56
49	Nacer Bouhanni	Arkéa-Samsic	9:08
50	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	9:12
51	Emil Vinjebo	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
52	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
53	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
54	Luca Martin	Germany U23	9:31
55	Maël Guégan	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	9:35
56	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
57	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
58	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
59	Mats Wenzel	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
60	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
61	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
62	Mads Østergaard	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
63	Robin Plamondon	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	11:08
64	Jake Stewart	Groupama-FDJ	11:51
65	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	13:01
66	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	13:07
67	Tobias Müller	Germany U23	s.t.
68	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
69	Emils Liepins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
70	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
71	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
72	Gleb Brussenskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
73	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
74	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
75	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
76	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
77	Jan Rinklef	Germany U23	s.t.
78	Jonas Rutsch	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
79	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
80	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
81	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
82	Nil Aguilera	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
83	Vincent John	Germany U23	s.t.
84	Andreas Stokbro	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
85	Daniil Pronskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
86	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
87	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
88	Corey Davis	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
89	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
90	Igor Chzhan	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
91	Aloïs Charrin	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
92	Antonio Puppio	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
93	Oliver Knudsen	Leopard TOGT	21:30
94	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	23:22
95	Cedric Abt	Germany U23	s.t.

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Monday, July 31: Stage 1, Loyettes - La Plaine Tonique, 154 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Jake Stewart wins the first stage

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Weather at the finish at La Plaine Tonique Melafretaz at 2:00 PM, local time: 25C (77F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 6 km/hr (4 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from winner Jake Stewart's Team Groupama-FDJ.

Jake Stewart might have found his favourite place. For the second year in a row, the young Briton indeed won on the Tour de l’Ain. After getting his very first pro victory in Val-Revermont in 2022, the Groupama-FDJ rider also conquered the opening stage of the 2023 edition at La Plaine Tonique on Monday. After a superb lead-out from Fabian Lienhard, he launched the final sprint himself and was never caught. He will take the start on Tuesday with the yellow jersey on his shoulders.

Without any difficulty along the way, the Tour de l’Ain was supposed to crown a fast man in La Plaine Tonique on its first day of racing. “It was all flat and there was no wind, so we knew it was going to be a sprint finish today”, explained Benoît Vaugrenard. “We just had to be careful at the start because it’s always difficult to manage with teams of six riders over 150 kilometres. We planned not to let more than 3-4 riders go in the breakaway. If there were more, we could also put Enzo in front, which would have allowed us to be a step ahead and not have to chase”. Aloïs Charrin (Tudor) and Julian Lino (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur), Mads Ostegaard Kristensen (Leopard TOGT) eventually established the “good” move, but the peloton never felt threatened.

“The favorite was Jason Tesson, so we let TotalEnergies lead the chase,” explained Benoît. Halfway through, Charrin and Lino suffered a crash at the front of the race, leaving Kristensen alone for the second half of the stage. The Dane kept on going on his own but was easily reeled in more than twenty kilometres from the finish. A few attacks then occurred in the bunch. “There were a few small hills, nothing too serious, but we had to be careful”, insisted Benoît. “We had to follow the moves, especially since there are not many sprinters’ teams here. The guys did it well, especially Reuben. Then, in the last flat ten kilometres, we needed to focus on Jake”.

The bunch sprint then slowly started to set up, but not without trouble. “It was a pretty easy day, but as always in these cases, the last ten kilometres were very hectic because everyone was still fresh”, explained Fabian Lienhard. “It was a bit messy, but we know each other very well with Jake because we ride together very often, so we managed to stay together”. “The last ten kilometres were in a straight line on a large road, with a 3/4 head wind. We had to gamble a bit and wait as long as possible to produce our effort”, explained Benoît. “We needed to bring Fabian as far as possible so that he did not make an effort before the last 500 metres”. In a very good position at the flamme rouge, the duo however got suddenly blocked and had to brake.

Still, Fabian Lienhard found the space and the strength to move back up and start the sprint with 500 metres to go. “I launched quite early so we wouldn’t get boxed in”, explained the Swiss man. “I also saw at the briefing that there was a small curve in the last 400 metres. I knew that if I took it in the lead, it could put Jake in a good position to go for the victory”. Right at the front entering the home stretch, the Briton did not hesitate for a second and immediately kept on pushing after the lead-out. “The boys executed perfectly,” Jake said. “It was a bit different from last year, where it was harder, and it suited me more. Today was pan flat, and we knew it would be a chaotic sprint. Fabian did a perfect lead-out, opened up 500 meters to go, then I just went at 250 metres, and I held on until the line”.

Thanks to a sharp kick, the 23-year-old took two-bike lengths lead which allowed him to stay away from his competitors until the finish. For the second in a row, Jake Stewart then took the opening stage of the Tour de l’Ain. “Many are returning to racing here, but Fabian and Jake took part in the Tour de Wallonie”, noted Benoît. “We know they have this slight advantage. We felt it today, we felt they were both powerful and Fabian did a great job. The sprint didn’t suit Jake 100%, but I am not surprised, because we know that he’s going well at the moment. This period suits him well and he worked well in July.

He is also coming out from the Tour de Wallonie where he was fifth twice, and where he gained confidence. We also know that he likes to start sprints, and he was able to do so today. He was very strong because he launched from far and was able to resist. Chapeau to him. There is nothing like winning for confidence. It’s his first victory of the season and it promises a good end to the season with races that suit him. We are very satisfied and happy for him”. “It’s great to take a win,” said Fabian. “We tried in Wallonia, but it wasn’t perfect. It’s really great to start the second part of the season like this and I hope we can get more.”

A winner for the second time in his young career, Jake Stewart also brought the season’s eleventh victory to Groupama-FDJ on Monday. But most importantly, he made the most of his current shape. “I think it’s clear that I like this race”, he smiled at the finish. “It’s my second year here, and it’s my second victory, which is very special. I am very happy with my feelings. Coming out of the Tour de Wallonie, I was quite confident with my form, and I knew I was sprinting pretty well. It’s great to come here, to actually finish it off and to come away with another victory.” The Briton also took the yellow jersey on Monday and will try to defend it while supporting Rudy Molard and Michael Storer on a much more demanding course Tuesday. Stage 2 will especially include the Col de Portes before the finish in Lagnieu.

Complete results:

154 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.534 km/hr

1	Jake Stewart	Groupama-FDJ	3hr 32min 15sec
2	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
3	Nacer Bouhanni	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
4	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
5	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
6	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
7	Tobias Müller	Germany U23	s.t.
8	Emils Liepins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
9	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
10	Henri Uhlig	Germany U23	s.t.
11	Maël Guégan	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
12	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
13	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
14	Merhawi Kudus	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
15	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
16	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
17	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
18	Gleb Brussenskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
19	Robin Plamondon	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
20	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
21	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
22	Valentin Paret-Peintre	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
23	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
24	Yaël Joalland	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
25	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
26	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
27	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
28	Emil Vinjebo	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
29	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
30	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
31	Luca Martin	Germany U23	s.t.
32	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
33	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
34	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
35	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
36	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
37	Oliver Knudsen	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
38	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
39	Jaakko Hänninen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
40	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
41	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
42	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
43	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
44	Jonas Rutsch	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
45	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
46	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
47	Jan Rinklef	Germany U23	s.t.
48	Thomas Devaux	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
49	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Alexy Faure-Prost	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
51	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
52	Nil Aguilera	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
53	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
54	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
55	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
56	Alexis Vuillermoz	TotalEnergies	s.t.
57	Jordan Jegat	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
58	Cedric Abt	Germany U23	s.t.
59	Vincent John	Germany U23	s.t.
60	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
61	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
62	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
63	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
64	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
65	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
66	Mathias Bregnhøj	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
67	Mats Wenzel	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
68	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
69	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
70	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
71	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
72	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
73	Andreas Stokbro	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
74	Corey Davis	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
75	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
76	Daniil Pronskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
77	Cristian Rodriguez	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
78	Igor Chzhan	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
79	Martin López	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
80	Simon Pellaud	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
81	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
82	Kenny Elissonde	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
83	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
84	Julien Bernard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
85	Eliot Pauchard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
86	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
87	François Bidard	Cofidis	s.t.
88	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
89	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
90	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
91	Aloïs Charrin	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
92	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
93	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
94	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
95	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
96	Mads Østergaard	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
97	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
98	Antonio Puppio	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

1	Jake Stewart	Groupama-FDJ	3hr 32min 5sec
2	Emmanuel Morin	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	@ 4sec
3	Nacer Bouhanni	Arkéa-Samsic	0:06
4	Tom Devriendt	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	0:10
5	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
6	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
7	Tobias Müller	Germany U23	s.t.
8	Emils Liepins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
9	Romain Cardis	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
10	Henri Uhlig	Germany U23	s.t.
11	Maël Guégan	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
12	Maxime Jarnet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
13	Clément Venturini	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
14	Merhawi Kudus	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
15	Lilian Calmejane	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
16	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
17	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
18	Gleb Brussenskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
19	Robin Plamondon	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
20	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
21	Tristan Delacroix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
22	Valentin Paret-Peintre	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
23	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
24	Yaël Joalland	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
25	Andrea Piccolo	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
26	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
27	Nicolas Debeaumarché	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
28	Emil Vinjebo	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
29	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
30	Célestin Guillon	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
31	Luca Martin	Germany U23	s.t.
32	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
33	Rémy Rochas	Cofidis	s.t.
34	Nils Brun	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
35	Nicolas Prodhomme	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
36	Axel Mariault	Cofidis	s.t.
37	Oliver Knudsen	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
38	Andrea Mifsud	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
39	Jaakko Hänninen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
40	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
41	Damien Howson	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
42	Fabian Lienhard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
43	Reuben Thompson	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
44	Jonas Rutsch	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
45	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
46	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
47	Jan Rinklef	Germany U23	s.t.
48	Thomas Devaux	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
49	Hugo Toumire	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Alexy Faure-Prost	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
51	Edouard Bonnefoix	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
52	Nil Aguilera	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
53	Kenny Molly	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
54	Fabien Doubey	TotalEnergies	s.t.
55	Simone Petilli	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
56	Alexis Vuillermoz	TotalEnergies	s.t.
57	Jordan Jegat	CIC U-Nantes Atlantique	s.t.
58	Cedric Abt	Germany U23	s.t.
59	Vincent John	Germany U23	s.t.
60	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
61	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
62	Matteo Badilatti	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
63	Baptiste Huyet	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
64	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
65	Alexander Cepeda	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
66	Mathias Bregnhøj	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
67	Mats Wenzel	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
68	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
69	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
70	Joris Delbove	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
71	Larry Valvasori	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
72	Thomas Gachignard	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
73	Andreas Stokbro	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
74	Corey Davis	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.
75	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
76	Daniil Pronskiy	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
77	Cristian Rodriguez	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
78	Igor Chzhan	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
79	Martin López	Astana Qazaqstan Development	s.t.
80	Simon Pellaud	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
81	Jean Goubert	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
82	Kenny Elissonde	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
83	Julian Lino	Nice Métropole-Côte d'Azur	s.t.
84	Julien Bernard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
85	Eliot Pauchard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
86	Maximilien Juillard	Van Rysel-Roubaix-Lille Metropole	s.t.
87	François Bidard	Cofidis	s.t.
88	Maxime Bouet	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
89	Paul Ourselin	TotalEnergies	s.t.
90	Hugh Carthy	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
91	Aloïs Charrin	Tudor Pro Cycling	s.t.
92	Baptiste Planckaert	Intermarché-Circus-Wanty	s.t.
93	Théo Delacroix	Saint Michel-Mavic-Auber 93	s.t.
94	Amanuel Gebreigzabhier	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
95	Michael Valgren	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
96	Mads Østergaard	Leopard TOGT	s.t.
97	Michael Storer	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
98	Antonio Puppio	Q36.5 Pro Cycling	s.t.

 

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile