2015 Étoile de Bessèges

The 2015 Étoile de Bessèges (English: Star of Bessèges) was the 45th running of the Étoile de Bessèges road cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and took place from 4 to 8 February 2015 in southern France, near the town of Bessèges. It was the first stage race of the 2015 European season.[1]

2015 Étoile de Bessèges
UCI Europe Tour
Race details
DatesFebruary 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)–February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)
Stages5
Distance627.9 km (390.2 mi)
Winning time15hr 43' 21"
Results
Winner  Bob Jungels (LUX) (Trek Factory Racing)
  Second  Tony Gallopin (FRA) (Lotto–Soudal)
  Third  Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
Points  Edward Theuns (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)
Mountains  Julien Loubet (FRA) (Team Marseille 13 KTM)
Youth  Alexis Gougeard (FRA) (AG2R La Mondiale)
  Team Trek Factory Racing

The race consisted of five stages, four of which were road stages and the last of which was an individual time trial. The 2014 champion was Tobias Ludvigsson, but his Team Giant–Alpecin was not selected to take part in the 2015 edition.[2]

The race was won by Bob Jungels (Trek Factory Racing), who won the time trial on the final day. He finished nine seconds ahead of the second placed rider, Lotto–Soudal's Tony Gallopin, with Gallopin's teammate Kris Boeckmans a further second back in third place. Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise) won the points competition, while Julien Loubet (Team Marseille 13 KTM) won the mountains competition. The best young rider was Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale). Trek Factory Racing were the best team.[3]

Stages
List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 4 FebruaryBellegarde to Beaucaire152 km (94 mi)Flat stage Kris Boeckmans (BEL)
2 5 FebruaryNîmes to Les Fumades155 km (96 mi)Flat stage Roy Jans (BEL)
3 6 FebruaryBessèges to Bessèges152.6 km (94.8 mi)Flat stage Bryan Coquard (FRA)
4 7 FebruaryL'Ardoise to Laudun156.3 km (97.1 mi)Hilly stage Tony Gallopin (FRA)
5 8 FebruaryAlès to Alès12 km (7 mi)Individual time trial Bob Jungels (LUX)

Results
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Bob Jungels (LUX) Trek Factory Racing 15hr 43' 21"
2  Tony Gallopin (FRA) Lotto–Soudal +09"
3  Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +10"
4  Alexis Gougeard (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +17"
5  Edward Theuns (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise +20"
6  Cyril Gautier (FRA) Team Europcar +22"
7  Pierre-Roger Latour (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale +30"
8  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Lotto–Soudal +31"
9  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise +31"
10  Pim Ligthart (NED) Lotto–Soudal +35"
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References
  1. "Cycling Calendar and Races". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. "Etoile de Besseges 2015 - General Classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. "Jungels wins Étoile de Bessèges in final time trial". Cyclingnews.com. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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