Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard 2026 France, Stage Race
- Stages
- 5
- Starters
- 111
- UCI points
- 732
Ewen COSTIOU won in 13:59:22, 0:02 ahead of LAPEIRA, after taking the lead on the last day.
| 1 |  E. COSTIOU | 13:59:22 |
| 2 | P. LAPEIRA | +0:02 |
| 3 | M. DECOMBLE | +0:12 |
| Points |  L. KUBIŠ | 68 pts |
| Mountains | V. PAPON | 28 pts |
| Youth | M. DECOMBLE | +0:12 |
Stages
5| # | Winner | Finish | Gap behind | New GC leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  T. CRABBETeam Flanders - Baloise | Group of 2 | +0:02Group of 2 | T. CRABBEleads · 2 stages |
| 2 |  M. KOCKELMANNLotto Intermarché | Group of 100 | +3:13Group of 100 | |
| 3 |  H. UHLIGAlpecin-Premier Tech | Group of 48 | +0:17Group of 48 | L. KUBIŠleads · 2 stages |
| 4 | J. HEREMANSVan Rysel Roubaix | Group of 28 | +0:07Group of 28 | |
| 5 | E. COSTIOUGroupama-FDJ United | Time trial | Time trial | E. COSTIOUleads · 1 stage |
How the GC was won
gap to the leader after each stage, final podiumCOSTIOU 13:59:22LAPEIRA +0:02DECOMBLE +0:12Led from stage 5
Stage 5 decided it: COSTIOU went from 4 seconds behind LAPEIRA to 2 seconds ahead.
General
86| # | Rider | Time | UCI pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groupama-FDJ United | 13:59:22 | 125 |
| 2 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | +0:02 | 85 |
| 3 | Groupama-FDJ United | +0:12 | 70 |
| 4 | Unibet Rose Rockets | +0:15 | 60 |
| 5 | Unibet Rose Rockets | +0:17 | 50 |
| 6 | Cofidis | +0:32 | 40 |
| 7 | Lotto Intermarché | s.t. | 35 |
| 8 | Cofidis | +0:36 | 30 |
| 9 | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | +0:38 | 25 |
| 10 | Cic Pro Cycling Academy | +0:39 | 20 |
| 11 | Team Polti Visitmalta | +0:40 | 15 |
| 12 | Team Polti Visitmalta | +0:41 | 10 |
| 13 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | +0:43 | 5 |
| 14 | Alpecin-Premier Tech | +0:46 | 5 |
| 15 | Unibet Rose Rockets | +0:49 | 5 |
Rider performance
stage places, log scaleE. COSTIOU1 winP. LAPEIRAbest 3M. DECOMBLEbest 2
Teams
15 of 19 scored| # | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 217 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | 141 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 3 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| 4 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
