Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2016 France, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 150
- UCI points
- 732
Jérôme COPPEL won in 14:49:26, 0:13 ahead of GALLOPIN, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  J. COPPEL | 14:49:26 |
| 2 | T. GALLOPIN | +0:13 |
| 3 | T. PINOT | +0:14 |
| Points | B. COQUARD | 54 pts |
| Mountains |  R. THALMANN | 18 pts |
| Youth | P. LATOUR | +0:40 |
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. COQUARDDirect Energie | Bunch sprint | +1:10Bunch sprint | B. COQUARDleads · 2 stages |
| 2 | B. COQUARD 2nd winDirect Energie | Bunch sprint | +1:49Bunch sprint | |
| 3 | S. CHAVANELDirect Energie | Bunch sprint | +0:06Bunch sprint | S. CHAVANELleads · 2 stages |
| 4 |  A. MADRAZO RUIZCaja Rural-Seguros RGA | Solo | +0:02Solo | |
| 5 | J. COPPELIam Cycling | Time trial | Time trial | J. COPPELleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumCOPPEL 14:49:26GALLOPIN +0:13PINOT +0:14Led from stage 5
Stage 5 decided it: COPPEL went from 12 seconds behind GALLOPIN to 13 seconds ahead.
General
150| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. COPPELIam Cycling | 14:49:26 | 125 |
| 2 | T. GALLOPINLotto Soudal | +0:13 | 85 |
| 3 | T. PINOTFDJ | +0:14 | 70 |
| 4 | S. CHAVANELDirect Energie | +0:16 | 60 |
| 5 | A. VICHOTFDJ | +0:28 | 50 |
| 6 |  D. DEVENYNSIam Cycling | +0:33 | 40 |
| 7 | P. LATOURAG2R la Mondiale | +0:40 | 35 |
| 8 | M. MONFORTLotto Soudal | +0:49 | 30 |
| 9 | A. DELAPLACEFortuneo - Vital Concept | +0:53 | 25 |
| 10 | J. ANTOMARCHIRoubaix Metropole Europeenne de Lille | +1:00 | 20 |
| 11 | S. DELFOSSEWallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | +1:05 | 15 |
| 12 | J. COUSINCofidis, Solutions Credits | +1:10 | 10 |
| 13 | B. DRONWanty - Groupe Gobert | +1:26 | 5 |
| 14 | A. WARNIERWallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | +1:35 | 5 |
| 15 | M. CAMFortuneo - Vital Concept | +1:36 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleJ. COPPEL1 winT. GALLOPINbest 2T. PINOTbest 2
Teams
17 of 18 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iam Cycling | 187 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | FDJ | 131 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Lotto Soudal | 120 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Direct Energie | 117 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | AG2R la Mondiale | 44 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Fortuneo - Vital Concept | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Roubaix Metropole Europeenne de Lille | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Wallonie Bruxelles - Group Protect | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
