Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2018 France, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 124
- UCI points
- 732
Tony GALLOPIN won in 15:03:19, 0:15 ahead of LAPORTE, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  T. GALLOPIN | 15:03:19 |
| 2 | C. LAPORTE | +0:15 |
| 3 | Y. PAILLOT | +0:20 |
| Points | M. SARREAU | 68 pts |
| Mountains | R. DI GREGORIO | 36 pts |
| Youth | B. THOMAS | +0:46 |
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SARREAUFDJ | Bunch sprint | +1:00Bunch sprint | M. SARREAUleads · 1 stage |
| 2 | C. LAPORTECofidis, Solutions Credits | Bunch sprint | +0:21Bunch sprint | C. LAPORTEleads · 1 stage |
| 3 | M. SARREAU 2nd winFDJ | Bunch sprint | +0:12Bunch sprint | M. SARREAUleads · 2 stages |
| 4 |  S. DE BIEVeranda's Willems - Crelan | Bunch sprint | +0:12Bunch sprint | |
| 5 | T. GALLOPINAG2R la Mondiale | Solo | +0:20Solo | T. GALLOPINleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumGALLOPIN 15:03:19LAPORTE +0:15PAILLOT +0:20Led from stage 5
Stage 5 decided it: GALLOPIN went from 10 seconds behind LAPORTE to 15 seconds ahead.
General
112| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. GALLOPINAG2R la Mondiale | 15:03:19 | 125 |
| 2 | C. LAPORTECofidis, Solutions Credits | +0:15 | 85 |
| 3 | Y. PAILLOTSt Michel - Auber 93 | +0:20 | 70 |
| 4 | S. CHAVANELDirect Energie | +0:22 | 60 |
| 5 | J. HIVERTDirect Energie | +0:26 | 50 |
| 6 | L. CALMEJANEDirect Energie | +0:29 | 40 |
| 7 | A. GOUGEARDAG2R la Mondiale | +0:34 | 35 |
| 8 | S. DE BIEVeranda's Willems - Crelan | +0:35 | 30 |
| 9 | M. SARREAUFDJ | s.t. | 25 |
| 10 | J. LE BONVital Concept Cycling Club | +0:44 | 20 |
| 11 | A. TURGISCofidis, Solutions Credits | +0:46 | 15 |
| 12 | B. THOMASFDJ | s.t. | 10 |
| 13 | D. CLAEYSCofidis, Solutions Credits | +0:47 | 5 |
| 14 | B. COQUARDVital Concept Cycling Club | s.t. | 5 |
| 15 | S. DUMOULINAG2R la Mondiale | +0:52 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleT. GALLOPIN1 winC. LAPORTE1 winY. PAILLOTbest 2
Teams
16 of 18 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AG2R la Mondiale | 185 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Direct Energie | 166 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 122 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | FDJ | 81 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | St Michel - Auber 93 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Veranda's Willems - Crelan | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Vital Concept Cycling Club | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
