2021 Le Tour de la Provence (2.Pro), France
6th edition: February 11 - 14, 2021
Tour de la Provence podium history | 2020 edition | 2022 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4
Map of the 2021 edition.
Sunday, February 14: 4th & Final stage, Avignon - Salon de Provence, 163.2 km
Stage 4 map & profile | Stage 4 photos
Phil Bauhaus takes a close sprint to win stage four.
Weather at the finish city of Salon-de-Provence at 2:00 PM, local time: 8C (46F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast. Most of the riders look to be wearing long-sleeve jerseys and knee or leg warmers.
The race: Here's the report from Team Deceuninck-Quick Step:
Davide Ballerini concluded the week as he started it, by making a visit to the podium after coming across the line a close second on the final stage to be awarded the race’s points jersey, a first for an Italian rider in the six years that have passed since the Tour de la Provence was created.
The 26-year-old Italian from Cantù was perfectly guided in the closing kilometers by his Deceuninck – Quick-Step teammates, who drilled the pace on the technical streets in Salon-de-Provence, Kasper Asgreen and Julian Alaphilippe making sure that Davide was close to the front going under the flamme rouge. Only Czech rider in history to have won a cobbled Classic, Zdenek Stybar took over and put in a huge turn for his teammate, who launched his sprint with 200 meters to go and looked poised to make it a hat-trick of victories in France, only to be denied by Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) in the final meters.
“It wasn’t easy to be in a good position in the finale, but the team did a great job. I was perfectly positioned by them, with Julian and then Styby delivering a great lead-out, but I just missed a bit in the legs with ten meters to go and that made the difference. On the other hand, it was a memorable week for us and we can be happy with our results – two stage wins, this jersey and Julian’s strong GC – and the strong Wolfpack spirit that helped us enjoy such a strong start to the season”, said Ballerini after his third podium in four days.
Also for the ever-entertaining Julian Alaphilippe it ended up being a good and satisfactory week, that has seen the UCI World Champion play a major role in all the stage – from the long-range breakaway on the opening day and his part in the Deceuninck – Quick-Step sprint train to his third place on the first mountain test of the season, Chalet Reynard.
That result put him on the overall podium of the race, but the Frenchman wanted more, and soon after the start of stage 4 went for the intermediate sprint in Saint-Michel de Frigolet, where he claimed maximum bonus seconds that moved him to second in the overall standings.
“When I draw the line, I am happy with my form and with how things went for us in this beautiful Tour de la Provence. Our team had an excellent week, we were on the podium on all four days and I took second on my first race of the year, which isn’t too bad. The most beautiful thing was that I got to wear the rainbow jersey in France for the first time this year, it’s a great feeling. Now I will continue my preparation for the Classics season, which I kick off in two weeks’ time at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad”, Julian explained after the race.
Alaphilippe wasn’t the only Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider to finish the Tour de la Provence in the top 10 overall, with 21-year-old Mauri Vansevenant taking a strong eighth place in just his fifth stage race since turning pro last summer.
Complete Results:
163.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.13 km/hr
| 1 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain Victorious | 3hr 47min 1sec |
| 2 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 3 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 4 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 5 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 6 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 7 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 8 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 9 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | s.t. |
| 10 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 11 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 12 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 13 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 14 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 15 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 16 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 17 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 18 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 19 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 20 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 21 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 22 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 23 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 24 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 25 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 26 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 27 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 28 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 29 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 30 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 31 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 32 | GHIRMAY Biniam | Delko | s.t. |
| 33 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 34 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 35 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 36 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 37 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 38 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 39 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 40 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 41 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 42 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 43 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko | s.t. |
| 44 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 45 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 46 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 47 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 48 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 49 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 50 | DIAZ José | Delko | s.t. |
| 51 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 52 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 53 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 54 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 55 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 56 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 57 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 58 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 59 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 60 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 61 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 62 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 63 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 64 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 65 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 66 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 67 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 68 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 69 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 70 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 71 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 72 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 73 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 74 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 75 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 76 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 77 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 78 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 79 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 80 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 81 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 82 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 83 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 84 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 85 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 86 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 87 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | s.t. |
| 88 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 89 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 90 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 91 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 92 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 93 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 94 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 95 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 96 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 97 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 98 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 99 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 100 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 101 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 102 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 103 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 104 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 105 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 106 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 107 | MADER Gino | Bahrain Victorious | @ 46sec |
| 108 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 109 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | @ 51sec |
| 110 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 111 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 112 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 113 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 114 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 115 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 116 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 117 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 118 | FERNANDEZ Delio | Delko | s.t. |
| 119 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 120 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 121 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 122 | MAS Enric | Movistar | s.t. |
| 123 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 124 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 125 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 126 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 127 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 128 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 129 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 130 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:09 |
| 131 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | 1:15 |
| 132 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | 3:13 |
| 133 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 5:32 |
Final GC after stage 4:
- GC winner: Ivan Sosa (INEOS Grenadiers)
- Mountains classification winner: Filippo Conca (Lotto-Soudal)
- Points classification winner: Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
- Best young rider: Filippo Conca (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
- Team classification winner: INEOS Granadiers
674.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.483 km/hr
| 1 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | 17hr 0min 17sec |
| 2 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | @ 18sec |
| 3 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | 0:19 |
| 4 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | 0:39 |
| 5 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:57 |
| 6 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 7 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain Victorious | 0:58 |
| 8 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 9 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 11 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | 1:11 |
| 12 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | 1:28 |
| 13 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 14 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 15 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Victorious | 2:00 |
| 16 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | 2:18 |
| 17 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 18 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 19 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | 2:29 |
| 20 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | 2:39 |
| 21 | DIAZ José | Delko | s.t. |
| 22 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | 3:06 |
| 23 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | 3:42 |
| 24 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 25 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | 3:44 |
| 26 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | 3:52 |
| 27 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | 3:54 |
| 28 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | 4:08 |
| 29 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 30 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | 4:13 |
| 31 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | 4:22 |
| 32 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | 4:26 |
| 33 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | 4:47 |
| 34 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto Soudal | 4:52 |
| 35 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | 4:55 |
| 36 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | 4:56 |
| 37 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | 5:20 |
| 38 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | 5:30 |
| 39 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | 5:46 |
| 40 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | 5:53 |
| 41 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | 6:09 |
| 42 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | 6:11 |
| 43 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | 6:51 |
| 44 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | 7:34 |
| 45 | MADER Gino | Bahrain Victorious | 8:03 |
| 46 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | 8:28 |
| 47 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 8:48 |
| 48 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto Soudal | 9:27 |
| 49 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | 9:56 |
| 50 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | 10:10 |
| 51 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | 10:16 |
| 52 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | 10:24 |
| 53 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:32 |
| 54 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:33 |
| 55 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 56 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | 10:36 |
| 57 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | 10:49 |
| 58 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 10:58 |
| 59 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain Victorious | 11:17 |
| 60 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | 11:24 |
| 61 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | 11:34 |
| 62 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | 12:10 |
| 63 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | 12:24 |
| 64 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 65 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | 12:27 |
| 66 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 12:42 |
| 67 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 12:44 |
| 68 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | 12:56 |
| 69 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | 13:18 |
| 70 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | 13:31 |
| 71 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | 13:47 |
| 72 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | 13:49 |
| 73 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain Victorious | 14:02 |
| 74 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | 14:20 |
| 75 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | 14:25 |
| 76 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | 14:26 |
| 77 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 14:50 |
| 78 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 14:56 |
| 79 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | 14:59 |
| 80 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 15:23 |
| 81 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | 15:35 |
| 82 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko | 15:52 |
| 83 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | 16:09 |
| 84 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | 16:11 |
| 85 | MAS Enric | Movistar | s.t. |
| 86 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | 16:17 |
| 87 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | 17:05 |
| 88 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | 17:07 |
| 89 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | 17:15 |
| 90 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | 18:00 |
| 91 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | 18:14 |
| 92 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | 18:52 |
| 93 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | 19:15 |
| 94 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 95 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 19:28 |
| 96 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | 21:14 |
| 97 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | 21:17 |
| 98 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | 21:40 |
| 99 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | 21:54 |
| 100 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | 22:07 |
| 101 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | 22:35 |
| 102 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | 22:44 |
| 103 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | 23:53 |
| 104 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | 24:18 |
| 105 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | 24:38 |
| 106 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 24:55 |
| 107 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | 25:03 |
| 108 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto Soudal | 25:04 |
| 109 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 25:37 |
| 110 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 26:11 |
| 111 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain Victorious | 26:18 |
| 112 | FERNANDEZ Delio | Delko | 26:45 |
| 113 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 28:09 |
| 114 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | 28:53 |
| 115 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | 29:05 |
| 116 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | 29:18 |
| 117 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 29:52 |
| 118 | GHIRMAY HAILU Biniam | Delko | 30:50 |
| 119 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | 31:17 |
| 120 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | 31:34 |
| 121 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | 31:40 |
| 122 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | 32:03 |
| 123 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | 32:25 |
| 124 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | 32:42 |
| 125 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | 32:55 |
| 126 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | 33:36 |
| 127 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 33:44 |
| 128 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | 34:34 |
| 129 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | 35:24 |
| 130 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | 36:02 |
| 131 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | 37:20 |
| 132 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 39:10 |
| 133 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | 40:33 |
Stage 4 map
Stage 4 profile
Stage four opening ceremonies. Team B&B Hotels is presented. Photo: FRJ Design
Arnaud Demare follows a teammate on a descent. Groupama-FDJ photo
Remi Cavagna takes a big pull. Photo: Billy LeBelge
Phil Bauhaus just wins the final stage. Sirotti photo
Another shot of Bauhaus winning the stage. Photo: William Cannarella CV/BettiniPhoto
Just after the stage. Ivan Sosa has just won the 2021 Tour de la Provence. Sirotti photo
Teammates Egan Bernal & Ivan sosa after the stage. INEOS Grandiers photo
B&B Hotels rider Cyril Lemoine just after the stage. Sirotti photo
After the stage GC winner Ivan Sosa autographs a jersey. Sirotti photo
Davide Ballerini and Julian Alaphilippe after the stage. Sirotti photo
The Team DSM boys just after the stage.
Stage winner Phil Bauhaus. Sirotti photo
Points classification winner Davide Ballerini. Sirotti photo
Filippo Conca was King of the Mountains. Picture: Photo News
The final GC podium, from left: Julian Alaphilippe (2nd), Ivan Sosa (1st) & Egan Bernal (3rd). Sirotti photo
And now it's tme to move on to the next race. Bettini photo
Saturday, February 13: Stage 3, Istres - Mont Ventoux/Chalet Reynard, 153.9 km
Stage 3 map & profile | Stage 3 photos
Ivan Sosa attacks on the slopes of Mont Ventoux. And that was the race.
Weather at the city of Bédoin, on the race route 17 kilometers from the finish at 1:00 PM, local time: 6C (43F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.
The race: Time Wellens, winner of l'Etoile de Besseges, did not start. That left 136 riders in the race.
Here's the report from winner Ivan Sosa's INEOS Grenadiers team:
Ivan Sosa led home a superb INEOS Grenadiers 1-2 on stage three of Tour de La Provence with Egan Bernal finishing second to see the pair move up to first and second overall.
Following excellent teamwork to set up the move, Sosa timed his attack to perfection with just under five kilometres of the challenging finish in Chalet Reynard remaining.
None of other General Classification contenders were able to follow his initial move, which had been setup by Eddie Dunbar and Carlos Rodriguez pushing the pace on the front of the bunch to catch the break and then stretch a thinning peloton.
As Sosa's lead extended to nearly 20 seconds, Julian Alaphilippe was the first to attempt to catch the Colombian, though his move was marked by Bernal.
Bernal then attacked the world champion in the final few metres to take second on the stage once Sosa had sealed the victory to take the overall race lead.
Ivan Sosa
"It was a pretty difficult stage, the strategy was for Egan or I to attack. I think between us we played it well.
"The team worked hard and how it ended we can be really happy. The plan was to hit the climb at a good pace and leave it reasonably late to attack. The team feels really strong at the moment.
"It’s a beautiful climb, but a hard one! It’s really a beautiful way to start the season like this, and helps with the motivation to work hard for the rest of the year."
Complete Results:
153.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.19 km/hr
| 1 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | 4hr 8min 14sec |
| 2 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | @ 15sec |
| 3 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:18 |
| 4 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | 0:29 |
| 5 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | 0:48 |
| 6 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 7 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 8 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 9 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 10 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 11 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 12 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | 1:18 |
| 13 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 14 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 15 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | 1:24 |
| 16 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Victorious | 1:50 |
| 17 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | 2:08 |
| 18 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 19 | DIAZ José | Delko | s.t. |
| 20 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 21 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 22 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 23 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 24 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 25 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | 2:19 |
| 26 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | 2:26 |
| 27 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | 2:29 |
| 28 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | 2:49 |
| 29 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | 2:56 |
| 30 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 31 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | 3:10 |
| 32 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | 3:32 |
| 33 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 34 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 35 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 36 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto Soudal | 3:35 |
| 37 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 38 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 39 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | 3:42 |
| 40 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | 4:19 |
| 41 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | 4:25 |
| 42 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | 4:45 |
| 43 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 44 | MADER Gino | Bahrain Victorious | 4:48 |
| 45 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 5:19 |
| 46 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 5:20 |
| 47 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | 5:46 |
| 48 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 49 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | 6:07 |
| 50 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 51 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | 6:33 |
| 52 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 53 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 54 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 55 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 56 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | 7:33 |
| 57 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | 8:15 |
| 58 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 59 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain Victorious | 8:19 |
| 60 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | 8:29 |
| 61 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto Soudal | 9:17 |
| 62 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 63 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:23 |
| 64 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 65 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 66 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 67 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 68 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 69 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 70 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 71 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 72 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 73 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 11:10 |
| 74 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | 11:24 |
| 75 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | 12:14 |
| 76 | MAS Enric | Movistar | s.t. |
| 77 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 78 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 79 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 80 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 81 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 82 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 83 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 12:48 |
| 84 | LECROQ Jérémy | B&B Hotels | 13:09 |
| 85 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | 13:40 |
| 86 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 87 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 88 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | 14:08 |
| 89 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 90 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto Soudal | 15:12 |
| 91 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 92 | FERNANDEZ Delio | Delko | s.t. |
| 93 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 94 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 95 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 96 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 97 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 98 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 99 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 100 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 101 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 102 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko | s.t. |
| 103 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 104 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 105 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 15:33 |
| 106 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | 16:10 |
| 107 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | 16:32 |
| 108 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 17:58 |
| 109 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | 18:02 |
| 110 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | 18:42 |
| 111 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 112 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | 20:08 |
| 113 | FEDELI Alessandro | Delko | s.t. |
| 114 | GHIRMAY Biniam | Delko | s.t. |
| 115 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | 20:38 |
| 116 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 117 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | 21:08 |
| 118 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 119 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 120 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 121 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 122 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 123 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 124 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 125 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 126 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 127 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 128 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 129 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 130 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 131 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 132 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | 21:17 |
| 133 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | 22:37 |
| 134 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 135 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | 23:06 |
GC after stage 3:
510.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.64 km/hr
| 1 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | 13hr 13min 16sec |
| 2 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | @ 19sec |
| 3 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:21 |
| 4 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | 0:39 |
| 5 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | 0:57 |
| 6 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:58 |
| 7 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 8 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 9 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 10 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 11 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | 1:11 |
| 12 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | 1:28 |
| 13 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 14 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 15 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Victorious | 2:00 |
| 16 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | 2:18 |
| 17 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 18 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 19 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | 2:29 |
| 20 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | 2:39 |
| 21 | DIAZ José | Delko | s.t. |
| 22 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | 2:53 |
| 23 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | 3:06 |
| 24 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 25 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | 3:35 |
| 26 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | 3:42 |
| 27 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 28 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | 3:54 |
| 29 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | 4:08 |
| 30 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 31 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | 4:13 |
| 32 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | 4:22 |
| 33 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | 4:29 |
| 34 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | 4:47 |
| 35 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto Soudal | 4:52 |
| 36 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | 4:55 |
| 37 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 38 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | 4:56 |
| 39 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | 5:30 |
| 40 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | 5:56 |
| 41 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | 6:00 |
| 42 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | 6:09 |
| 43 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | 6:11 |
| 44 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | 6:43 |
| 45 | MADER Gino | Bahrain Victorious | 7:17 |
| 46 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | 7:37 |
| 47 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 8:48 |
| 48 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | 9:07 |
| 49 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto Soudal | 9:27 |
| 50 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | 9:33 |
| 51 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | 9:56 |
| 52 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | 10:10 |
| 53 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:32 |
| 54 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | 10:33 |
| 55 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 56 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 57 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | 10:36 |
| 58 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | 10:49 |
| 59 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 10:58 |
| 60 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain Victorious | 11:17 |
| 61 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | 11:34 |
| 62 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | 11:36 |
| 63 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 11:52 |
| 64 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | 12:10 |
| 65 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | 12:24 |
| 66 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 67 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | 12:27 |
| 68 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 12:44 |
| 69 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | 12:56 |
| 70 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | 12:58 |
| 71 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | 13:31 |
| 72 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | 13:47 |
| 73 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain Victorious | 14:02 |
| 74 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | 14:20 |
| 75 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | 14:25 |
| 76 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | 14:26 |
| 77 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 14:50 |
| 78 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | 14:59 |
| 79 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 15:02 |
| 80 | MAS Enric | Movistar | 15:20 |
| 81 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 15:23 |
| 82 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | 15:35 |
| 83 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko | 15:52 |
| 84 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | 16:09 |
| 85 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | 16:11 |
| 86 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | 16:17 |
| 87 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | 17:05 |
| 88 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | 17:11 |
| 89 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | 17:15 |
| 90 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | 17:23 |
| 91 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | 18:02 |
| 92 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | 18:52 |
| 93 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | 19:15 |
| 94 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 95 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 19:28 |
| 96 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | 21:14 |
| 97 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | 21:17 |
| 98 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | 21:40 |
| 99 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | 21:54 |
| 100 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | 22:07 |
| 101 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | 22:35 |
| 102 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | 22:44 |
| 103 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | 23:53 |
| 104 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | 24:18 |
| 105 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | 24:38 |
| 106 | LECROQ Jérémy | B&B Hotels | 24:41 |
| 107 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 24:46 |
| 108 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 24:55 |
| 109 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | 25:03 |
| 110 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto Soudal | 25:04 |
| 111 | FERNANDEZ Delio | Delko | 25:54 |
| 112 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 26:11 |
| 113 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain Victorious | 26:28 |
| 114 | FEDELI Alessandro | Delko | s.t. |
| 115 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 28:09 |
| 116 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | 28:14 |
| 117 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | 28:53 |
| 118 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | 29:18 |
| 119 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 29:52 |
| 120 | GHIRMAY Biniam | Delko | 30:50 |
| 121 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | 31:12 |
| 122 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | 31:17 |
| 123 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | 31:34 |
| 124 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | 31:40 |
| 125 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 126 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | 32:25 |
| 127 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | 32:42 |
| 128 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | 33:36 |
| 129 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 33:38 |
| 130 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 33:44 |
| 131 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | 34:33 |
| 132 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | 34:36 |
| 133 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | 36:02 |
| 134 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | 36:29 |
| 135 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | 37:20 |
Stage 3 map
Stage 3 profile
Here's the goal, the summit of Mont Ventoux. Photo: Tour de la Provence.
Another view of the finish. Sirotti photo
Team DSM riders partway through the stage. Team DSM photo
Ivan Sosa takes off.
And Ivan Sosa is well and truly gone.
Julian Alaphilippe attacks with Egan Bernal on his wheel. Photo: James Startt/Agence Zoom
Another shot of Julian Alaphilippe chasing with Egan Bernal just behind. Sirotti photo
Giulio Ciccone was 6th. Sirotti photo
Ivan Sosa enjoys his well-earned win. INEOS photo
Here's another shot of Sosa crossing the line. Sirotti photo
Wout Poels was 4th.
Matteo Jogensen finished 12th. Movistar photo.
Warren Barguil was 13th. Arkea-Samsic photo
Julian Alaphilippe has just given it all he had. Sirotti photo.
A quick jacket for Tony Gallopin after he finishes the stage. Sirotti photo
Aleksandr Vlasov gives an interview after the stage finish. Sirotti photo
As does Egan Bernal. Sirotti photo
Ivan Sosa will go into the final stage wearing the leader's jersey. Sirotti photo
Friday, February 12: Stage 2, Cassis - Manosque, 174.7 km
Stage 2 map & profile | Stage 2 photos
Davide Ballerini makes it two in a row. Photo: James Startt/Agence Zoom
Weather at the finish city of Manosque at 1:50 PM, local time: 9C (48F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 35% chance of rain during the later afternoon.
The race: Here's the report from stage winner & GC leader Davide Ballerini's Team Deceuninck-Quick Step.
Davide Ballerini confirmed he is one of the most in-form riders at the start of this season, by surging to victory for the second consecutive day in France, after a wet stage and a crash-marred finale. The Italian was unabated by the inclement weather or the tough uphill drag to the line in Manosque though, and launched a powerful sprint that extended his lead in the general classification, ahead of Saturday’s stage to Mont Ventoux.
Just like on the first day of the race, Deceuninck – Quick-Step played a prominent role all day, driving the peloton behind the breakaway and making sure of keeping in check at all times the escapees’ margin, before bringing back the last survivor of the five-man group just as he crested the final classified climb, Col Montfuron.
Ahead of the flamme rouge, Julian Alaphilippe and Davide Ballerini were well-placed, but a crash of another rider took the World Champion down, fortunately though without any serious consequence. The Frenchman was able to finish the stage a few minutes later, and with the incident having occurred in the closing three kilometers, he was given the same time as the winner and is now third on the GC.
At the front, Ballerini delivered a pitch-perfect sprint to see off the challenge of Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) and maintain a perfect track record at his first race of the year. On top of that, he became the first rider in the race’s history to score two consecutive stage wins.
“When you see how this team works, you feel that you have to give your best and fight for the victory until the very last moment. Just look at their effort: they were incredible, the only team to work tirelessly at the front until the final kilometer and keep me up there. The sprint was hard, but I fought until the last ounce of energy and I’m glad I could repay these amazing guys. This win is for the team”, said Davide, who in addition to the overall standings, also leads the points classification.
Complete Results:
174.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.03 km/hr
| 1 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4hr 21min 49sec |
| 2 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 3 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 4 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 5 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 7 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 8 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 9 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 10 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | @ 6sec |
| 11 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 12 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 13 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 14 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 15 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 16 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 17 | POELS Wout | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 18 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 19 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 20 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 21 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 22 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | 0:14 |
| 23 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 24 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 25 | DIAZ José | Delko | s.t. |
| 26 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 27 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 28 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 29 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 30 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 31 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 32 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 33 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:20 |
| 34 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 35 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 36 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 37 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 38 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 39 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 40 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 41 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 42 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 43 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | 0:26 |
| 44 | MADER Gino | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 45 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:30 |
| 46 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 47 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko | s.t. |
| 48 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 49 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | 0:32 |
| 50 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 51 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:35 |
| 52 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | 0:38 |
| 53 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | 0:41 |
| 54 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain-Victorious | 0:44 |
| 55 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:51 |
| 56 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:58 |
| 57 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 58 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 59 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain-Victorious | 1:06 |
| 60 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 61 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 62 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 63 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:17 |
| 64 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 65 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 66 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 67 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 68 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 69 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 70 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 71 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 72 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 73 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | 1:43 |
| 74 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 75 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | 1:53 |
| 76 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 77 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 78 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 79 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | 2:01 |
| 80 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | 2:19 |
| 81 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | 2:35 |
| 82 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | s.t. |
| 83 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 84 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 85 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 86 | MAS Enric | Movistar | s.t. |
| 87 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 88 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 2:46 |
| 89 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 90 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 91 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 92 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 93 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 94 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 95 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 96 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 97 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 98 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 99 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 3:28 |
| 100 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 3:30 |
| 101 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 102 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 103 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | 4:32 |
| 104 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 4:41 |
| 105 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 4:51 |
| 106 | FEDELI Alessandro | Delko | 5:03 |
| 107 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 108 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain-Victorious | 5:10 |
| 109 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 5:20 |
| 110 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | 5:34 |
| 111 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto-Soudal | 6:44 |
| 112 | WELLENS Tim | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 113 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 8:34 |
| 114 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 115 | FERNANDEZ Delio | Delko | s.t. |
| 116 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 117 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 118 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 119 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 120 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 121 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 122 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 123 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 124 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | 9:15 |
| 125 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 9:23 |
| 126 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | 9:37 |
| 127 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | 10:22 |
| 128 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 129 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 130 | LECROQ Jérémy | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 131 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 132 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 133 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 134 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 135 | GHIRMAY Biniam | Delko | 10:32 |
| 136 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | 11:05 |
| 137 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 15:45 |
GC after stage 2:
357 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.31 km/hr
| 1 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 9hr 4min 52sec |
| 2 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | @ 16sec |
| 3 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:17 |
| 4 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | 0:19 |
| 5 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 6 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | 0:20 |
| 7 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 8 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 9 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 10 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 11 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 12 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 13 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 14 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 15 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 16 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 17 | POELS Wout | Bahrain-Victorious | s.t. |
| 18 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 19 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 20 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 21 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 22 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 23 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 24 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 25 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 26 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 27 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 28 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 29 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 30 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 31 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 32 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 33 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 34 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 35 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 36 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 37 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 38 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 39 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | 0:33 |
| 40 | DIAZ José | Delko | 0:41 |
| 41 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 42 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | 0:46 |
| 43 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | 0:50 |
| 44 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 45 | TRARIEUX Julien | Delko | s.t. |
| 46 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | 0:52 |
| 47 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:55 |
| 48 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain-Victorious | 1:04 |
| 49 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | 1:08 |
| 50 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 51 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | 1:26 |
| 52 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto-Soudal | 1:27 |
| 53 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 54 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 55 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Ag2r-Citroën | 1:33 |
| 56 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:37 |
| 57 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 58 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 59 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 60 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 61 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | 1:38 |
| 62 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | 1:39 |
| 63 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 64 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 1:40 |
| 65 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | 2:03 |
| 66 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | 2:05 |
| 67 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | 2:08 |
| 68 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | 2:09 |
| 69 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto-Soudal | 2:13 |
| 70 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 71 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | 2:14 |
| 72 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | 2:21 |
| 73 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 2:25 |
| 74 | MADER Gino | Bahrain-Victorious | 2:39 |
| 75 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | 2:44 |
| 76 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 77 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 78 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 2:45 |
| 79 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | 2:55 |
| 80 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | s.t. |
| 81 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | 3:00 |
| 82 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto-Soudal | 3:06 |
| 83 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | 3:10 |
| 84 | MAS Enric | Movistar | 3:16 |
| 85 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | 3:20 |
| 86 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 3:48 |
| 87 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 3:50 |
| 88 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 3:57 |
| 89 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | 4:02 |
| 90 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | 4:13 |
| 91 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 92 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 93 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 94 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 95 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 96 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 97 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 98 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 99 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | 4:15 |
| 100 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 101 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain-Victorious | 5:30 |
| 102 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 5:49 |
| 103 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain-Victorious | 5:53 |
| 104 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | 5:59 |
| 105 | FEDELI Alessandro | Delko | 6:30 |
| 106 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | 7:01 |
| 107 | WELLENS Tim | Lotto-Soudal | 7:25 |
| 108 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 7:34 |
| 109 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto-Soudal | 8:11 |
| 110 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 8:54 |
| 111 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | 9:42 |
| 112 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | 10:01 |
| 113 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 114 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto-Soudal | 10:02 |
| 115 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | 10:14 |
| 116 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | 10:36 |
| 117 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | 10:42 |
| 118 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 119 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 10:48 |
| 120 | GHIRMAY Biniam | Delko | 10:52 |
| 121 | FERNANDEZ Delio | Delko | s.t. |
| 122 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | 11:04 |
| 123 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | Delko | 11:19 |
| 124 | LECROQ Jérémy | B&B Hotels | 11:42 |
| 125 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 12:40 |
| 126 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 12:46 |
| 127 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | 13:33 |
| 128 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | 13:35 |
| 129 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 130 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 131 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | 14:16 |
| 132 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | 15:23 |
| 133 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 16:05 |
| 134 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | 17:14 |
| 135 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | 17:40 |
| 136 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | 18:36 |
| 137 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | 22:18 |
Stage 2 map
Stage 2 profile
Stage 2 photos. All are by Fotoreporter Sirotti unless otherwise noted.
Nicholas Roche before the stage start.
Team Delko gets ready to race.
St. Michel-Auber 93 before the stage start.
Race leader Davide Ballerini grabs his bike to start the stage.
The riders start stage two. Here's Heinrich Haussler
Former French champion and wife of racer Tony Gallopin, Marion Rousse. She has also worked for Eurosport.
Long sleeves today. Bora-hansgrohe photo
And there was rain. Team DSM photo
Davide Ballerini just beats Giulio Ciccone
Davide Ballerini takes the second stage.
Movistar rider Matteo Jorgensen crashed in the sprint. Bettini photo
Davide Ballerini enjoys his win.
Davide Ballerini signs in after the stage.
Here's what Ballerini wrote:
Thursday, February 11: Stage 1, Aubagne - Six Fours les Plages, 182.3 km
Stage 1 map & profile | Stage 1 photos
Davide Ballerini just beats Arnaud Demare to take the stage and the GC lead. Photo: Billy Ceusters
Weather at the finish city of Six Fours les Plages at 1:40 PM, local time: 13C (56F), sunny, with the wind from the west-northwest at 43 km/hr (27 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from stage winner Davide Ballerini's Deceuninck-Quick step team.
Davide Ballerini won a thrilling sprint at the end of a thrilling stage 1 of the Tour de la Provence, capitalising on an out-of-this-world lead-out provided by his Deceuninck – Quick-Step teammates, which included Julian Alaphilippe, despite the World Champion animating the day with a long-range attack.
Making his first competitive outing of the year, Julian zipped clear on the early slopes of Montée du Brûlat, following several punchy attacks of Rémi Cavagna, Kasper Asgreen and Mauri Vansevenant, and together with Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) and Gianni Moscon (Ineos Grenadiers) carved out a solid 1:20 gap inside 40 kilometers to go. The rugged terrain and the tailwind played into their favour until ten kilometers remaining, when the exposed coastal roads got that advantage trimmed to a handful of seconds.
Not even having the peloton breathing on their necks could stop Alaphilippe from oozing panache and launching one final attack over the top of a small rise inside three kilometers to go, that forced the chasers to dig deep in order to bring him in. Once the catch was made, the 28-year-old Frenchman remained at the front and delivered a huge effort as part of the Deceuninck – Quick-Step lead-out, which also featured Kasper Asgreen and Yves Lampaert.
“We had a plan, and that was to try something after the first 100 kilometers of the stage, so I went with around 70 kilometers to go and got to spend a beautiful day at the front. The legs were good and together with the other two riders I shared the workload at the front. When the gap went over one minute, I still knew it was going to be difficult, but I still gave my best. At the end of the day, I am satisfied with my condition and the way it panned out for us”, explained Julian after the stage.
First to kick out on the finishing straight was Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ), who opened a significant gap on the others. With the wind blowing from the right side in Six-Fours-les-Plages, Davide Ballerini timed it perfectly and surged down the barriers some 150 meters from the line, shooting past the Frenchman and opening his 2021 account, thus giving the Wolfpack a perfect start to the season.
“I had good legs coming into the race after the training camp, but I didn’t expect anything like this. We have a very strong team for this race and are all extremely motivated, so to get the win on the first day is just great. A big thank you goes to all the guys, because they put in an incredible effort and were pretty special the entire day.”
“The final wasn’t easy. Démare took six meters, but I found the space to come back, as well as the speed I needed to pass him. To win so early, and in front of one of last year’s best sprinters, is good for the confidence and brings me a lot of joy”, added Ballerini, who on Friday will sport the race’s Mondrian-style leader’s jersey.
Complete Results:
182.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.59 km/hr
| 1 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4hr 43min 23sec |
| 2 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 4 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 5 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 6 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 7 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 8 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 9 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 10 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 11 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 12 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 13 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 14 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 15 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 16 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 17 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 18 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 19 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 20 | GROßSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 21 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 22 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 23 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 24 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 25 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 26 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 27 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 28 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 29 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 30 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 31 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 32 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 33 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 34 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 35 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 36 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 37 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 38 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 39 | SOSA Iván Ramiro | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 40 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 41 | GHIRMAY Biniam | DELKO | s.t. |
| 42 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 43 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 44 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 45 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 46 | TRARIEUX Julien | DELKO | s.t. |
| 47 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 48 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 49 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 50 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 51 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 52 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 53 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 54 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 55 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 56 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 57 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 58 | MAS Enric | Movistar | @ 21sec |
| 59 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 60 | DIAZ José | DELKO | s.t. |
| 61 | WELLENS Tim | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 62 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 63 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 64 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 65 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 66 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:29 |
| 67 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 68 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 69 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 70 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | s.t. |
| 71 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 72 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 73 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 74 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 75 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 76 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 77 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 0:48 |
| 78 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 79 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 80 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 81 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 82 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | DELKO | s.t. |
| 83 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 84 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 0:51 |
| 85 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 86 | LECROQ Jérémy | B&B Hotels | 1:00 |
| 87 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | 1:07 |
| 88 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 89 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 90 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 91 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 92 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 93 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 94 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 95 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 96 | FEDELI Alessandro | DELKO | s.t. |
| 97 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 98 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 99 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 100 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 101 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 102 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 103 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 104 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 105 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 106 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 107 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 108 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 109 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 110 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 111 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 112 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 113 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 114 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 115 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 116 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | 1:20 |
| 117 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 118 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 119 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 1:53 |
| 120 | MADER Gino | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 121 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 2:04 |
| 122 | FERNANDEZ Delio | DELKO | s.t. |
| 123 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 2:23 |
| 124 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 125 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain Victorious | 4:27 |
| 126 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto Soudal | 4:41 |
| 127 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 128 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 129 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 130 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 131 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 132 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 133 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | 6:58 |
| 134 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 7:00 |
| 135 | CENTRONE Ivan | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 136 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | 7:54 |
| 137 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | 13:24 |
| 138 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | s.t. |
GC after stage 1:
| 1 | BALLERINI Davide | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4hr 43min 13sec |
| 2 | DEMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | @ 4sec |
| 3 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:06 |
| 4 | CALMEJANE Lilian | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 5 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 0:07 |
| 6 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | 0:09 |
| 7 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 8 | VENTURINI Clément | Ag2r-Citroën | 0:10 |
| 9 | WALLS Matthew | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 10 | SCHELLING Ide | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 11 | COQUARD Bryan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 12 | BAUHAUS Phil | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 13 | MOSCHETTI Matteo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 14 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 15 | ALLEGAERT Piet | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 16 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 17 | HAIG Jack | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 18 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 19 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 20 | DEGENKOLB John | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 21 | STYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 22 | KONRAD Patrick | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 23 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 24 | GROßSCHARTNER Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 25 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 26 | VLASOV Aleksandr | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 27 | SWIFT Connor | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 28 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 29 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
| 30 | MOLARD Rudy | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 31 | CARDIS Romain | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 32 | TEJADA Harold | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 33 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 34 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 35 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 36 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 37 | POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 38 | VERMEERSCH Florian | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 39 | O'CONNOR Ben | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 40 | KANTER Max | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 41 | SOSA Iván | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 42 | BARGUIL Warren | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 43 | GHIRMAY Biniam | DELKO | s.t. |
| 44 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 45 | CONTI Valerio | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 46 | VANSEVENANT Mauri | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 47 | TRARIEUX Julien | DELKO | s.t. |
| 48 | VERMEULEN Emiel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 49 | ARU Fabio | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 50 | SIMON Julien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 51 | HERRADA Jesús | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 52 | DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 53 | MAS Lluís | Movistar | s.t. |
| 54 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 55 | ALEOTTI Giovanni | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 56 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 57 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 58 | GALLOPIN Tony | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 59 | SCHAR Michael | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 60 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 61 | ERVITI Imanol | Movistar | s.t. |
| 62 | FRAILE Omar | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 63 | COMBAUD Romain | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 64 | GONZALEZ Abner | Movistar | s.t. |
| 65 | FERNANDEZ Rubén | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 66 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 67 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 68 | GROSU Eduard-Michael | DELKO | s.t. |
| 69 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
| 70 | COVI Alessandro | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 71 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | 0:29 |
| 72 | MAS Enric | Movistar | 0:31 |
| 73 | FABBRO Matteo | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 74 | DIAZ José Manuel | DELKO | s.t. |
| 75 | WELLENS Tim | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 76 | LEVEAU Jérémy | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 77 | BOUET Maxime | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 78 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 79 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:39 |
| 80 | SCHMID Mauro | Qhubeka-Assos | 0:58 |
| 81 | ARMEE Sander | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 82 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey | Ag2r-Citroën | s.t. |
| 83 | WANDAHL Frederik | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 84 | DUNBAR Eddie | INEOS Grenadiers | s.t. |
| 85 | FRANKINY Kilian | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 86 | URRUTY Maxime | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 1:01 |
| 87 | LECROQ Jérémy | B&B Hotels | 1:10 |
| 88 | PAILLOT Yoann | St Michel-Auber 93 | 1:17 |
| 89 | ROSSETTO Stéphane | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 90 | HERRADA José | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 91 | DLAMINI Nic | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 92 | SAJNOK Szymon | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 93 | LOUVET Louis | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 94 | EDET Nicolas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 95 | DONOVAN Mark | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 96 | CAVAGNA Rémi | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 97 | FEDELI Alessandro | DELKO | s.t. |
| 98 | OLDANI Stefano | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 99 | LEROUX Samuel | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 100 | GRELLIER Fabien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 101 | DE WITTE Mathias | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. |
| 102 | SAMITIER Sergio | Movistar | s.t. |
| 103 | GAUDIN Damien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 104 | HIVERT Jonathan | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 105 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Astana-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 106 | DE LA PARTE Víctor | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 107 | VACEK Karel | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 108 | BAGIOLI Nicola | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 109 | BONNAMOUR Franck | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 110 | DELAPLACE Anthony | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 111 | RUSSO Clément | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 112 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 113 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 114 | ARDILA Andrés | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 115 | FRISON Frederik | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 116 | ROCHE Nicolas | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 117 | REIJNEN Kiel | Trek-Segafredo | 1:30 |
| 118 | LEMOINE Cyril | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 119 | VERONA Carlos | Movistar | s.t. |
| 120 | TRENTIN Matteo | UAE-Team Emirates | 2:03 |
| 121 | MADER Gino | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 122 | FERNANDEZ Delio | DELKO | 2:08 |
| 123 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 2:14 |
| 124 | GUILLONNET Adrien | St Michel-Auber 93 | 2:33 |
| 125 | WRIGHT Fred | Bahrain Victorious | 4:37 |
| 126 | CONCA Filippo | Lotto Soudal | 4:51 |
| 127 | BROWN Connor | Qhubeka-Assos | s.t. |
| 128 | EG Niklas | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 129 | COUSIN Jérôme | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 130 | HUREL Tony | St Michel-Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 131 | CHAMPION Thomas | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 132 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens | B&B Hotels | s.t. |
| 133 | BLEIER Baptiste | St Michel-Auber 93 | 7:08 |
| 134 | CENTRONE Ivan | Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | 7:09 |
| 135 | DAVY Clément | Groupama-FDJ | 7:10 |
| 136 | LIEPINS Emīls | Trek-Segafredo | 8:04 |
| 137 | MARKL Niklas | Team DSM | 13:34 |
| 138 | SUTTERLIN Jasha | Team DSM | s.t. |
Stage 1 map
Stage 1 profile
Stage one photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
All the pictures are by Sirotti unless otherwise noted.
Alexander Kristoff heads to the start.
Bryan Coquard before the stage begins.
Qhubeka-Assos team is presented during the starting ceremonies.
World champion Julian Alaphilippe waves to the audience while his Deceuncnick-Quick Step team is presented.
INEOS Grenadiers
Racing through Provence. Pauline Ballet photo.
Early in the stage. Bettini photo
Here they come....
Davide Ballerini takes the stage.
And just after crossing the line. Photo: Billy Ceusters
After the stage finish. World champion Julian Alaphilippe wears race number 1.
Arnaud Demare just after the stage. Groupama-FDJ photo
Team DSM cools down after the race.
Stage winner Davide Ballerini
Matthew Walls will start stage two wearing the Best Young Rider's jersey. Bettini photo
Julian Alaphilippe after the stage.
Davide Ballerini after the race in his race leader's jersey.
Start list with backnumbers, Febrary 10, 2021:
| Deceuninck-Quick Step | |
| 1 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian |
| 2 | ASGREEN Kasper |
| 3 | BALLERINI Davide |
| 4 | CAVAGNA Rémi |
| 5 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 6 | STYBAR Zdeněk |
| 7 | VANSEVENANT Mauri |
| INEOS Grenadiers | |
| 11 | BERNAL Egan |
| 12 | DE PLUS Laurens |
| 13 | DUNBAR Eddie |
| 14 | MOSCON Gianni |
| 15 | RODRIGUEZ Carlos |
| 16 | SOSA Iván Ramiro |
| 17 | SWIFT Ben |
| Astana-Premier Tech | |
| 21 | IZAGIRRE Gorka |
| 22 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
| 23 | ARANBURU Alex |
| 24 | FRAILE Omar |
| 25 | IZAGIRRE Ion |
| 26 | TEJADA Harold |
| 27 | VLASOV Aleksandr |
| Groupama-FDJ | |
| 31 | DEMARE Arnaud |
| 32 | DAVY Clément |
| 33 | GUARNIERI Jacopo |
| 34 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas |
| 35 | MOLARD Rudy |
| 36 | SCOTSON Miles |
| 37 | SINKELDAM Ramon |
| Lotto Soudal | |
| 41 | CONCA Filippo |
| 42 | DEGENKOLB John |
| 43 | FRISON Frederik |
| 44 | GILBERT Philippe |
| 45 | OLDANI Stefano |
| 46 | VERMEERSCH Florian |
| 47 | WELLENS Tim |
| Arkéa-Samsic | |
| 51 | BARGUIL Warren |
| 52 | BOUHANNI Nacer |
| 53 | BOUET Maxime |
| 54 | DELAPLACE Anthony |
| 55 | BOUDAT Thomas |
| 56 | RUSSO Clément |
| 57 | SWIFT Connor |
| UAE-Team Emirates | |
| 61 | ARDILA Andrés |
| 62 | CONTI Valerio |
| 63 | COVI Alessandro |
| 64 | BYSTRØM Sven Erik |
| 65 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
| 66 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 67 | TRENTIN Matteo |
| Bahrain Victorious | |
| 71 | BAUHAUS Phil |
| 72 | HAIG Jack |
| 73 | HAUSSLER Heinrich |
| 74 | POELS Wout |
| 75 | MADER Gino |
| 76 | TEUNS Dylan |
| 77 | WRIGHT Fred |
| Trek-Segafredo | |
| 81 | CICCONE Giulio |
| 82 | DE KORT Koen |
| 83 | EG Niklas |
| 84 | LIEPINS Emīls |
| 85 | MOLLEMA Bauke |
| 86 | MOSCHETTI Matteo |
| 87 | REIJNEN Kiel |
| Movistar | |
| 91 | MAS Enric |
| 92 | SAMITIER Sergio |
| 93 | GONZALEZ Abner |
| 94 | MAS Lluís |
| 95 | ERVITI Imanol |
| 96 | JORGENSON Matteo |
| 97 | VERONA Carlos |
| Qhubeka-Assos | |
| 101 | ARU Fabio |
| 102 | ARMEE Sander |
| 103 | BROWN Connor |
| 104 | DLAMINI Nic |
| 105 | FRANKINY Kilian |
| 106 | SCHMID Mauro |
| 107 | VACEK Karel |
| Team DSM | |
| 111 | COMBAUD Romain |
| 112 | DONOVAN Mark |
| 113 | KANTER Max |
| 114 | LEKNESSUND Andreas |
| 115 | MARKL Niklas |
| 116 | ROCHE Nicolas |
| 117 | SUTTERLIN Jasha |
| AG2R-Citroën | |
| 121 | BOUCHARD Geoffrey |
| 122 | CALMEJANE Lilian |
| 123 | GALLOPIN Tony |
| 124 | O'CONNOR Ben |
| 125 | PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien |
| 126 | SCHAR Michael |
| 127 | VENTURINI Clément |
| Bora-hansgrohe | |
| 131 | ALEOTTI Giovanni |
| 132 | FABBRO Matteo |
| 133 | GROSSSCHARTNER Felix |
| 134 | KONRAD Patrick |
| 135 | SCHELLING Ide |
| 136 | WALLS Matthew |
| 137 | WANDAHL Frederik |
| Cofidis | |
| 141 | HERRADA Jesús |
| 142 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 143 | CHAMPION Thomas |
| 144 | EDET Nicolas |
| 145 | HERRADA José |
| 146 | SAJNOK Szymon |
| 147 | FERNANDEZ Rubén |
| Total Direct Energie | |
| 151 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò |
| 152 | COUSIN Jérôme |
| 153 | DE LA PARTE Víctor |
| 154 | GAUDIN Damien |
| 155 | GRELLIER Fabien |
| 156 | SIMON Julien |
| 157 | VUILLERMOZ Alexis |
| B&B Hotels | |
| 161 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
| 162 | BONNAMOUR Franck |
| 163 | COQUARD Bryan |
| 164 | DEBUSSCHERE Jens |
| 165 | HIVERT Jonathan |
| 166 | LECROQ Jérémy |
| 167 | LEMOINE Cyril |
| DELKO | |
| 171 | DIAZ José |
| 172 | FEDELI Alessandro |
| 173 | FERNANDEZ Delio |
| 174 | GHIRMAY Biniam |
| 175 | GROSU Eduard-Michael |
| 176 | RAJOVIC Dušan |
| 177 | TRARIEUX Julien |
| Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole | |
| 181 | ANTOMARCHI Julien |
| 182 | CENTRONE Ivan |
| 183 | DE WITTE Mathias |
| 184 | LEROUX Samuel |
| 185 | LEVEAU Jérémy |
| 186 | URRUTY Maxime |
| 187 | VERMEULEN Emiel |
| St Michel-Auber 93 | |
| 191 | CARDIS Romain |
| 192 | HUREL Tony |
| 193 | LOUVET Louis |
| 194 | GUILLONNET Adrien |
| 195 | PAILLOT Yoann |
| 196 | BLEIER Baptiste |
| 197 | ROSSETTO Stéphane |