2023 Route d'Occitanie explained

2023 Route d'Occitanie
Series:	2023 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	15–18 June 2023
Stages:	4
Distance:	720
Unit:	km
Time:	18h 00' 02"
First:	Michael Woods
First Nat:	CAN
First Color:	orange
Second:	Cristián Rodríguez
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	Georg Steinhauser
Third Nat:	GER
Points:	Marijn van den Berg
Points Nat:	NED
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Carlos García Pierna
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Mountains Color:	blue polkadot
Youth:	Georg Steinhauser
Youth Nat:	GER
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 Route d'Occitanie (known as the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi for sponsorship reasons) is a road cycling stage race that took place between 15 and 18 June 2023 in the southern French region of Occitanie. The race was the 47th edition of the Route d'Occitanie and was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour.

Teams

Seven UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	15 June	Narbonne to Gruissan	184.3km (114.5miles)		Flat stage
2	16 June	Cazouls-lès-Béziers to Graulhet	182km (113miles)		Hilly stage
3	17 June	Gimont to Nistos	189km (117miles)		Mountain stage
4	18 June	Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Girons	164.7km (102.3miles)		Hilly stage
Total			720km (450miles)

Stages

Stage 1

15 June 2023 – Narbonne to Gruissan, 184.3km (114.5miles)^[2]

Stage 2

16 June 2023 – Cazouls-lès-Béziers to Graulhet, 182km (113miles)^[3]

Stage 3

17 June 2023 – Gimont to Nistos, 189km (117miles)^[4]

Stage 4

18 June 2023 – Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Girons, 164.7km (102.3miles)^[5]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Marijn van den Berg	Marijn van den Berg	Marijn van den Berg	Eric Antonio Fagundez	Marijn van den Berg		Théo Delacroix
2	Jason Tesson	Corbin Strong	Carlos García Pierna		Carlos García Pierna
3	Michael Woods	Michael Woods	Georg Steinhauser		Pelayo Sánchez
4	Simon Carr	Marijn van den Berg	José Manuel Díaz
Final		Michael Woods	Marijn van den Berg		Georg Steinhauser		not awarded

Classification standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			18h 00' 02"
2			+ 10"
3			+ 41"
4			+ 42"
5			+ 42"
6			+ 1' 06"
7			+ 1' 12"
8			+ 1' 13"
9			+ 1' 21"
10			+ 2' 03"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			50
2			43
3			27
4			23
5			23
6			23
7			21
8			20
9			20
10			18

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			23
2			18
3			15
4			15
5			15
6			14
7			13
8			13
9			10
10			10

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			18h 00' 43"
2			+ 1"
3			+ 1' 31"
4			+ 1' 44"
5			+ 2' 10"
6			+ 3' 53"
7			+ 4' 28"
8			+ 4' 55"
9			+ 5' 04"
10			+ 5' 20"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Time
1		54h 03' 22"
2		+ 1' 17"
3		+ 3' 38"
4		+ 5' 55"
5		+ 6' 15"
6		+ 8' 04"
7		+ 15' 01"
8		+ 19' 12"
9		+ 23' 13"
10		+ 23' 43"

Notes and References

Web site: Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi 2023: Teams. Route d'Occitanie. 19 June 2023.
Web site: Stage 1: Narbonne Côte du Midi – Gruissan Esprit du Sud. Route d'Occitanie. 19 June 2023.
Web site: Stage 2: Cazouls-lès-Béziers – Graulhet. Route d'Occitanie. 19 June 2023.
Web site: Stage 3: Gimont Portes du Gers – Nisos Cap Nestès. Route d'Occitanie. 19 June 2023.
Web site: Stage 4: Saint-Gaudens – Saint-Girons Ariège Pyrénées. Route d'Occitanie. 19 June 2023.