Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2022 France, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 147
- UCI points
- 732
Benjamin THOMAS won in 14:39:32, 0:16 ahead of BETTIOL.
| 1 |  B. THOMAS | 14:39:32 |
| 2 |  A. BETTIOL | +0:16 |
| 3 |  T. JOHANNESSEN | +0:32 |
| Points |  M. PEDERSEN | 65 pts |
| Mountains |  J. VINE | 18 pts |
| Youth | T. JOHANNESSEN | +0:32 |
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. PEDERSENTrek - Segafredo | Solo | +0:01Solo | M. PEDERSENleads · 2 stages |
| 2 | B. COQUARDCofidis | Group of 4 | +0:04Group of 4 | |
| 3 | B. THOMASCofidis | Solo | +0:09Solo | B. THOMASleads · 3 stages |
| 4 | T. JOHANNESSENUno-X Pro Cycling Team | Group of 4 | +0:12Group of 4 | |
| 5 | F. GANNAIneos Grenadiers | Solo | +0:07Solo |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumTHOMAS 14:39:32BETTIOL +0:16JOHANNESSEN +0:32Led from stage 3
Stage 3 decided it: THOMAS went from 6 seconds behind BETTIOL to 7 seconds ahead.4 of the 16 seconds came from bonus seconds.
General
123| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. THOMASCofidis | 14:39:32 | 125 |
| 2 | A. BETTIOLEF Education - Easypost | +0:16 | 85 |
| 3 | T. JOHANNESSENUno-X Pro Cycling Team | +0:32 | 70 |
| 4 | P. LATOURTotalenergies | +0:34 | 60 |
| 5 | M. BURGAUDEAUTotalenergies | +1:02 | 50 |
| 6 | D. ULISSIUAE Team Emirates | +1:09 | 40 |
| 7 |  C. SWIFTTeam Arkea - Samsic | +1:13 | 35 |
| 8 | T. GUERNALECTeam Arkea - Samsic | +1:22 | 30 |
| 9 |  T. SKUJINSTrek - Segafredo | +1:48 | 25 |
| 10 | Q. PACHERGroupama - FDJ | +1:56 | 20 |
| 11 | T. PINOTGroupama - FDJ | +2:00 | 15 |
| 12 |  H. HOULEIsrael - Premier Tech | +2:41 | 10 |
| 13 |  S. REICHENBACHGroupama - FDJ | +3:00 | 5 |
| 14 | L. CALMEJANEAG2R Citroen Team | +3:10 | 5 |
| 15 |  J. HERRADACofidis | +3:51 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleB. THOMAS1 winA. BETTIOLbest 2T. JOHANNESSEN1 win
Teams
17 of 22 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cofidis | 170 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Totalenergies | 119 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | EF Education - Easypost | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 90 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Team Arkea - Samsic | 70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Trek - Segafredo | 58 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Groupama - FDJ | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | UAE Team Emirates | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
