# 2019 Étoile de Bessèges

The 2019 Étoile de Bessèges (transl. Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 7 and 10 February 2019. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 49th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.
The race was won by French rider Christophe Laporte of the Cofidis team.

## Teams

Twenty-two teams of up to seven riders started the race:
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* EF Education First
* Groupama–FDJ
* Lotto–Soudal
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Professional Continental Teams
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Cofidis
* Corendon–Circus
* Delko–Marseille Provence
* Euskadi–Murias
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Israel Cycling Academy
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Direct Énergie
* Vital Concept–B&B Hotels
* Wallonie Bruxelles
* Wanty–Gobert
UCI Continental Teams
* Amore & Vita–Prodir
* Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
* Sovac Algérie
* St. Michel–Auber93
* Team Colpack

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 7 February | Bellegarde to Beaucaire | 145 km (90.1 mi) | | Flat stage | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 2 | 8 February | Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette | 157.9 km (98.1 mi) | | Flat stage | Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
| 3 | 9 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 158 km (98.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Marc Sarreau (FRA) |
| 4 | 10 February | Alès to Alès | 10.7 km (6.6 mi) | | Individual time trial | Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
| Total | Total | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) | 471.6 km (293.0 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 7 February 2019 – Bellegarde to Beaucaire, 145 km (90.1 mi)

Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 3h 16' 42" |
| 2 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | EF Education First | + 0" |
| 3 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 4 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Tom van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 7 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 8 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | + 0" |
| 9 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 3h 16' 42" |
| 2 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | EF Education First | + 4" |
| 3 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 6" |
| 4 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 7" |
| 5 | Maxime Daniel (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 8" |
| 6 | Julien Trarieux (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | + 9" |
| 7 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 10" |
| 8 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 9 | Tom van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 10" |
| 10 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 8 February 2019 – Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette, 157.9 km (98.1 mi)

Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 3h 30' 59" |
| 2 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 3 | Enzo Wouters (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 4 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 5 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | + 0" |
| 6 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 7 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 8 | Bram Welten (NED) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 9 | August Jensen (NOR) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
| 10 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 6h 47' 31" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 3 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 3" |
| 4 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4" |
| 5 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | EF Education First | + 4" |
| 6 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 6" |
| 7 | Enzo Wouters (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 6" |
| 8 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 6" |
| 9 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 7" |
| 10 | Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) | Cofidis | + 7" |

### Stage 3
#### 9 February 2019 – Bessèges to Bessèges, 158 km (98.2 mi)

Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 3h 26' 31" |
| 2 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 3 | Mikel Aristi (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 4 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 5 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 0" |
| 6 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 7 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | + 0" |
| 8 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 9 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 0" |
| 10 | August Jensen (NOR) | Israel Cycling Academy | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 10h 13' 56" |
| 2 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 5" |
| 3 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 6" |
| 4 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 9" |
| 5 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 10" |
| 6 | Mikel Aristi (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 12" |
| 7 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 12" |
| 8 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 13" |
| 9 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 13" |
| 10 | Yoann Paillot (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 13" |

### Stage 4
#### 10 February 2019 – Alès to Alès, 10.7 km (6.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 15' 39" |
| 2 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Jimmy Janssens (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | + 13" |
| 4 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 13" |
| 5 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | EF Education First | + 18" |
| 6 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | EF Education First | + 20" |
| 7 | Yoann Paillot (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 23" |
| 8 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 30" |
| 9 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 30" |
| 10 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 32" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 10h 29' 35" |
| 2 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 3 | Jimmy Janssens (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | + 29" |
| 4 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 29" |
| 5 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | EF Education First | + 34" |
| 6 | Yoann Paillot (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 36" |
| 7 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | EF Education First | + 36" |
| 8 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 43" |
| 9 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 46" |
| 10 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 48" |

## Classifications

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Youth classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Bryan Coquard | Edward Planckaert | Pierre Barbier | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2 | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Amaury Capiot | Pierre Barbier | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 3 | Marc Sarreau | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Edward Planckaert | Valentin Madouas | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 4 | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Edward Planckaert | Valentin Madouas | Groupama–FDJ |
| Final | Final | Christophe Laporte | Christophe Laporte | Edward Planckaert | Valentin Madouas | Groupama–FDJ |

## Final classification standings
### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 10h 29' 35" |
| 2 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 3 | Jimmy Janssens (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | + 29" |
| 4 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 29" |
| 5 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | EF Education First | + 34" |
| 6 | Yoann Paillot (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 36" |
| 7 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | EF Education First | + 36" |
| 8 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 43" |
| 9 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 46" |
| 10 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 48" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | 82 |
| 2 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 45 |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 39 |
| 4 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 35 |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Direct Énergie | 33 |
| 6 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Corendon–Circus | 29 |
| 7 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 26 |
| 8 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | EF Education First | 21 |
| 9 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Groupama–FDJ | 20 |
| 10 | Enzo Wouters (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 18 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 22 |
| 2 | Benjamin Declercq (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 14 |
| 3 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 12 |
| 4 | Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) | Cofidis | 8 |
| 5 | Axel Domont (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 6 |
| 6 | Romain Seigle (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 4 |
| 7 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | 4 |
| 8 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 2 |
| 9 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA) | Direct Énergie | 2 |
| 10 | Romain Combaud (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence | 2 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 10h 30' 18" |
| 2 | Thibault Guernalec (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 8" |
| 3 | Tom Wirtgen (LUX) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 32" |
| 4 | Sean Bennett (USA) | EF Education First | + 34" |
| 5 | Julien Mortier (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 40" |
| 6 | Paolo Baccio (ITA) | Team Colpack | + 52" |
| 7 | Jordi Warlop (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 56" |
| 8 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | Team Colpack | + 1' 19" |
| 10 | Pierre Idjouadiene [fr] (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 57" |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Groupama–FDJ | 31h 30' 38" |
| 2 | Trek–Segafredo | + 20" |
| 3 | EF Education First | + 30" |
| 4 | Corendon–Circus | + 56" |
| 5 | Direct Énergie | + 57" |
| 6 | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 18" |
| 8 | Wallonie Bruxelles | + 1' 21" |
| 9 | Wanty–Gobert | + 1' 24" |
| 10 | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 1' 36" |