Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2021 France, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 152
- UCI points
- 732
Tim WELLENS won in 13:56:23, 0:53 ahead of KWIATKOWSKI.
| 1 |  T. WELLENS | 13:56:23 |
| 2 |  M. KWIATKOWSKI | +0:53 |
| 3 |  N. POLITT | +0:59 |
| Points |  C. LAPORTE | 69 pts |
| Mountains | A. DELETTRE | 28 pts |
| Youth |  T. STEWART | +1:02 |
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. LAPORTECofidis | Group of 2 | +0:02Group of 2 | C. LAPORTEleads · 2 stages |
| 2 | T. DUPONTBingoal WB | Group of 114 | +0:37Group of 114 | |
| 3 | T. WELLENSLotto Soudal | Solo | +0:37Solo | T. WELLENSleads · 3 stages |
| 4 |  F. GANNAIneos Grenadiers | Solo | +0:17Solo | |
| 5 | F. GANNA 2nd winIneos Grenadiers | Time trial | Time trial |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumWELLENS 13:56:23KWIATKOWSKI +0:53POLITT +0:59Led from stage 3
Stage 3 decided it: WELLENS gained 48 seconds on KWIATKOWSKI.11 of the 53 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
135| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. WELLENSLotto Soudal | 13:56:23 | 125 |
| 2 | M. KWIATKOWSKIIneos Grenadiers | +0:53 | 85 |
| 3 | N. POLITTBORA - Hansgrohe | +0:59 | 70 |
| 4 | T. STEWARTGroupama - FDJ | +1:02 | 60 |
| 5 |  M. SCHMIDTIsrael Start-Up Nation | +1:19 | 50 |
| 6 |  M. GOGLTeam Qhubeka Assos | +1:24 | 40 |
| 7 | G. VAN AVERMAETAG2R Citroen Team | +1:25 | 35 |
| 8 | E. THEUNSTrek - Segafredo | +1:36 | 30 |
| 9 | C. CARISEYDelko | +1:41 | 25 |
| 10 |  O. EIKINGIntermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux | +1:45 | 20 |
| 11 | P. GILBERTLotto Soudal | +1:54 | 15 |
| 12 | C. BARTHEB&B Hotels p/b KTM | +2:02 | 10 |
| 13 | F. GANNAIneos Grenadiers | +2:27 | 5 |
| 14 | S. OLDANILotto Soudal | +2:28 | 5 |
| 15 |  M. MARQUEZ ROMANEquipo Kern Pharma | +2:57 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleT. WELLENS1 winM. KWIATKOWSKIbest 5N. POLITTbest 8
Teams
19 of 23 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotto Soudal | 165 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Ineos Grenadiers | 124 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | BORA - Hansgrohe | 73 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Groupama - FDJ | 71 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Israel Start-Up Nation | 53 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Team Qhubeka Assos | 43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Trek - Segafredo | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | AG2R Citroen Team | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |