2016 Étoile de Bessèges explained

2016 Étoile de Bessèges
Series:UCI Europe Tour
Date:
Stages:5
Distance:621
Unit:km
Time:14h 49' 26"
Speed:11.6
First:Jérôme Coppel
First Nat:FRA
First Color:orange
Second:Tony Gallopin
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Thibaut Pinot
Third Nat:FRA
Points:Bryan Coquard
Points Nat:FRA
Points Color:yellow
Mountains:Roland Thalmann
Mountains Nat:SUI
Mountains Color:blue
Youth:Pierre Latour
Youth Nat:FRA
Youth Color:white
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 Étoile de Bessèges (English: Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 7 February 2016. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. It was the 46th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.[1]

The race included five stages. The first four were road stages; the fifth and final stage was a 12km (07miles) individual time trial. The champion of the 2015 Étoile de Bessèges, Bob Jungels, did not take part in the 2016 event as his team,, was not among those invited.[1]

The first two stages were won in sprints by Bryan Coquard, giving him the lead of the race. His teammate, Sylvain Chavanel, won a reduced sprint on the following stage to take over the race lead. He retained this lead in the following stage, won in a breakaway by Ángel Madrazo . He lost his lead, however, in the final stage time trial: he lost 30 seconds to Jérôme Coppel, who therefore won the race overall. Tony Gallopin came second, with Thibaut Pinot third. Chavanel finished fourth. Coquard won the points classification and FDJ won the team classification. Roland Thalmann won the mountains classification and Pierre Latour won the youth classification, having finished seventh overall.

Teams

Nineteen teams were invited to start the race. These included four UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams and nine UCI Continental teams.[2]

Stages

Stage schedule[3]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
13 FebruaryBellegardeBeaucaire156km (97miles)Hilly stage
24 FebruaryNîmesMéjannes-le-Clap153km (95miles)Hilly stage
35 FebruaryBessègesBessèges152km (94miles)Hilly stage
46 FebruaryTavelLaudun148km (92miles)Hilly stage
57 FebruaryAlèsAlès12km (07miles)Individual time trial

Stage 1

3 February 2016 – BellegardeBeaucaire, 156km (97miles)

Stage 2

4 February – NîmesMéjannes-le-Clap, 153km (95miles)

Stage 3

5 February – BessègesBessèges, 152km (94miles)

Stage 4

6 February – TavelLaudun, 148km (92miles)

Stage 5

7 February – AlèsAlès, 12km (07miles) (ITT

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Etoile de Bessèges - General Classification (preview). ProCyclingStats. 2 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Etoile de Bessèges - General Classification (startlist). ProCyclingStats. 2 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Etoile de Bessèges — General Classification (stages). ProCyclingStats. 2 February 2015.