Étoile de Bessèges 2021 – Stage 5 [FULL STAGE – Individual Time Trial] (french)

February 7, 2021

Étoile de Bessèges 2021 – Stage 5 ITT – Alès – Alès : 11 km

The five-day Étoile de Bessèges kicks off on Wednesday with what is arguably its strongest field ever, featuring no fewer than three Tour de France winners in Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal and Vincenzo Nibali, as well as Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet, who will be making his first racing appearance for his new AG2R-Citroën team. There are 11 WorldTeams among the 22 squads participating in the 51st edition of France’s traditional season-opening stage race. It’s the first edition of Bessèges to be organised since race founder and long-time director Roland Fangille died after contracting COVID-19 last November.

Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) took the overall victory at the Étoile de Bèsseges, riding a solid final time trial to finish in fourth place on the stage and secure the orange jersey in Alès.

Meanwhile, Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) made it two wins in two days, unsurprisingly taking the honours on the stage with a time of 15:00, 10 seconds better than second-placed man Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ), who had briefly occupied the hot set while the Italian was out on course. Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) had spent far longer in the hot seat as the seventh man out on course, eventually taking third with a time of 15:21.

Ganna, who has now won each of the last seven time trials he has entered – including the Imola Worlds and three out of three at the Giro d’Italia – was the overwhelming favourite to take victory and duly delivered a trouble-free run to secure the win.

Wellens, who enjoyed a comfortable 44-second GC lead heading into the day, also enjoyed a quiet day out, taking time on his rivals to emphasise the margin of victory at this, his seventh career stage race win.

The podium spots behind the Belgian were snatched up by Michal Kwiatkowski, who capped off a good day for Ineos Grenadiers to post a time of 15:34 and overhaul Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Mads Würtz Schmidt (Israel Start-Up Nation). Würtz Schmidt’s German teammate Nils Politt also moved onto the final podium, nabbing third overall with a ride of 15:38.

How it unfolded

The Étoile de Bèsseges concluded with the traditional 11-kilometre time trial in Alès. The course, largely the same as previous years, saw riders take on 8.5 kilometres of flat road before a 2.5-kilometre, six per cent climb to the finish at the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame des Mines.

With Wellens in the driving seat, 44 seconds up on his nearest GC rival, only a disaster would see him lose the overall title. Meanwhile, the next 11 riders were covered by 16 seconds, promising a much tighter fight for the other podium spots.

Cambodia Cycling Academy’s Samy Aurignac kicked off proceedings as first man down the start ramp, but it was Ethan Hayter of Ineos Grenadiers who was fastest of the very early runners. The young Briton set a time of 15:21, which would’ve been good for second in 2020 and easily the quickest in the 2019 – it would take some doing to best the 22-year-old.

Time trial specialists such as Tom Bohli (Cofidis) and Ryan Mullen (Trek-Segafredo) came and went, but nobody could get close to Hayter at the top of the leaderboard. Even Grand Tour leaders a long way away from their goals were some way down, with Hayter’s teammates Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal posting times of 15:58 and 16:09.

Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-Nippo) fared better, posting a time of 15:44 to go provisional second, but his effort was quickly bested by Owain Doull (Ineos Grenadiers) with a 15:38, and then his own teammate Alberto Bettiol, who posted a top effort to go second at 15:35.

By that point, though, all eyes were on another Ineos rider, the world time trial champion Filippo Ganna, who was the hot favourite to take the win having triumphed on stage 4 and been unbeaten in time trials dating back to last year’s Vuelta a San Juan.

But while Ganna was mid-effort, Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ) had moved the goalposts, the French time trial champion flying around the course to set a new best time of 15:10. Ganna was, once again, supreme though. As we’ve come to expect in the past year the Italian headed straight to the hot seat as he posted a time of 15 minutes dead, a mark which was unlikely to be beaten by the remaining riders.

Elsewhere, Christophe Laporte (Cofidis), who won the race in 2019 thanks to sprint and time trial stage wins, put in an impressive ride of 15:31 to go fourth. Back at the start house, the GC men were starting their efforts, with a cluster of men aiming for the podium as Wellens aimed to stay out of trouble and defend his lead.

Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) kept himself in podium contention with a strong ride to go seventh fastest, while a cluster of other riders in the same battle falling short of his time of 15:38. Neo-pro Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) shed three seconds, Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroën) losing 27 seconds, and Philippe Gilbert (Lotto Soudal) losing 56 seconds.

All-rounder Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) beat the German’s time, though, his 15:34 good for provisional fifth, and a guaranteed podium spot after Mads Würtz Schmidt (Israel Start-Up Nation) crossed the line with a time of 16:02.

Second-last man on the course Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) finished in 16:21, also missing out on defending his podium spot as Kwiatkowski and Politt moved up to second and third overall.

Wellens, meanwhile, had a trouble-free time trial, crossing the finish line with a time of 15:29 – faster than any of the other men in the top 10, and good for fourth overall on the stage. After five days of racing, the 29-year-old added to his underrated stage racing palmarès, which already included WorldTour races such as the Tour de Pologne and two editions of the Eneco Tour.

Results :
1 Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers 0:15:00
2 Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:10
3 Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:21
4 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:29
5 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis 0:00:31
6 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:34
7 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education-Nippo 0:00:35
8 Owain Doull (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:38
9 Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
10 Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama-FDJ 0:00:41
11 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo 0:00:44
12 Pierre Latour (Fra) Total Direct Energie
13 Connor Swift (GBr) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:00:47
14 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:49
15 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
16 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:51
17 Roger Adria Oliveras (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
18 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:53
19 Michael Gogl (Aut) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:00:55
20 Alexys Brunel (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
21 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation 0:00:56
22 Francisco Galvan Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
23 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:58
24 Urko Berrade Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:01:00
25 Dylan Kowalski (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:01:01
26 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-up Nation 0:01:02
27 Yoann Paillot (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:01:04
28 Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Qhubeka Assos
29 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team
30 Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education-Nippo 0:01:06
31 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
32 Jonas Rutsch (Ger) EF Education-Nippo 0:01:07
33 John Degenkolb (Ger) Lotto Soudal 0:01:08
34 Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:01:09
35 Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers
36 Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:01:11
37 Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal
38 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:01:12
39 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
40 Clément Carisey (Fra) Delko
41 Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 0:01:13
42 Tom Bohli (Swi) Cofidis
43 Mattias Jensen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
44 Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:15
45 Ivan Centrone (Lux) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:01:19
46 Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis
47 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:01:20
48 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:21
49 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
50 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation
51 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko 0:01:22
52 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education-Nippo 0:01:24
53 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
54 Samuel Leroux (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole
55 Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Fenix 0:01:26
56 Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation 0:01:27
57 Tobias Bayer (Aut) Alpecin-Fenix 0:01:28
58 Stefano Oldani (Ita) Lotto Soudal
59 Johan le Bon (Fra) Cambodia Cycling Academy
60 Louis Louvet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:01:29
61 Daniel McLay (GBr) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:01:30
62 Marc Sarreau (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:01:31
63 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
64 Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM
65 Joel Suter (Swi) Bingoal WB 0:01:32
66 Matis Louvel (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic
67 Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:01:33
68 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:34
69 Alexis Renard (Fra) Israel Start-up Nation
70 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:01:37
71 Théo Delacroix (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:01:39
72 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko
73 Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM
74 Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:40
75 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:01:41
76 Marti Marquez Roman (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
77 Simon Clarke (Aus) Team Qhubeka Assos
78 Emmanuel Morin (Fra) Cofidis
79 Tom Devriendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:01:42
80 Jonas Koch (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
81 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:43
82 Sam Gaze (NZl) Alpecin-Fenix 0:01:45
83 Alexandre Delettre (Fra) Delko 0:01:47
84 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Education-Nippo 0:01:48
85 Patrick Gamper (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
86 August Jensen (Nor) Delko
87 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:01:51
88 Sean Bennett (USA) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:01:52
89 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers
90 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis 0:01:55
91 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
92 Vojtech Repa (Cze) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:01:56
93 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Total Direct Energie
94 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:01:58
95 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:02:00
96 Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis 0:02:01
97 Lawrence Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:02:03
98 Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie
99 Frederik Wandahl (Den) Bora-Hansgrohe
100 Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:02:04
101 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko
102 Rudy Barbier (Fra) Israel Start-up Nation 0:02:05
103 Romain Cardis (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:02:07
104 Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:02:08
105 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start-up Nation 0:02:09
106 Arjen Livyns (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:02:10
107 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:02:11
108 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie
109 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Cofidis 0:02:15
110 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:02:17
111 Tony Hurel (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:02:18
112 Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:20
113 Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal WB
114 Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Groupama-FDJ
115 Tom Paquot (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:02:21
116 William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:02:22
117 Valentin Tabellion (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:02:25
118 Morné Van Niekerk (RSA) St Michel-Auber 93
119 Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:02:39
120 Lars van den Berg (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 0:02:41
121 Maximilien Picoux (Bel) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:02:42
122 Pierre Barbier (Fra) Delko 0:02:43
123 Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:02:45
124 Bram Welten (Ned) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:02:46
125 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Total Direct Energie 0:02:48
126 Flavien Maurelet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:02:59
127 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:03:00
128 Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:03:02
129 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:03:03
130 Kevin Reza (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:03:06
131 Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:03:07
132 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:03:23
133 Jason Tesson (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:03:26
134 Dries De Bondt (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:03:31
135 Samy Aurignac (Fra) Cambodia Cycling Academy 0:03:35

Final General Classification :
1 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 13:56:23
2 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:53
3 Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:59
4 Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:02
5 Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-up Nation 0:01:19
6 Michael Gogl (Aut) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:01:24
7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:01:25
8 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:36
9 Clément Carisey (Fra) Delko 0:01:41
10 Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:01:45
11 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:01:54
12 Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:02:02
13 Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers 0:02:27
14 Stefano Oldani (Ita) Lotto Soudal 0:02:28
15 Marti Marquez Roman (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:02:57
16 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis 0:03:10
17 Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:03:15
18 Roger Adria Oliveras (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:03:48
19 Pierre Latour (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:03:49
20 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education-Nippo 0:03:57
21 Dylan Kowalski (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:03:58
22 Connor Swift (GBr) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:04:06
23 Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:04:08
24 Alexys Brunel (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:04:11
25 Owain Doull (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:04:14
26 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:04:15
27 Urko Berrade Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
28 Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation 0:04:18
29 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:04:25
30 Yoann Paillot (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:04:26
31 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:04:31
32 Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Fenix
33 Ivan Centrone (Lux) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:04:32
34 Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:04:45
35 August Jensen (Nor) Delko
36 Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:04:48
37 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo 0:04:52
38 Mauro Finetto (Ita) Delko
39 Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation 0:04:57
40 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:04:58
41 Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) Delko
42 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team
43 Samuel Leroux (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:05:00
44 Jonas Koch (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:05:01
45 Johan le Bon (Fra) Cambodia Cycling Academy
46 Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation 0:05:03
47 Tobias Bayer (Aut) Alpecin-Fenix 0:05:04
48 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
49 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:05:06
50 Arjen Livyns (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:05:07
51 Alexandre Delettre (Fra) Delko 0:05:08
52 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:05:23
53 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
54 Simon Clarke (Aus) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:05:27
55 Romain Cardis (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:05:29
56 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers 0:05:38
57 Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:05:39
58 Romain Seigle (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:05:44
59 Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:05:45
60 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:05:46
61 John Degenkolb (Ger) Lotto Soudal 0:05:50
62 Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Soudal 0:05:55
63 Sean Bennett (USA) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:06:00
64 Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers 0:06:04
65 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:06:27
66 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo 0:06:44
67 Matis Louvel (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:06:45
68 Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 0:06:47
69 Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis 0:07:11
70 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:07:17
71 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:07:55
72 William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:08:37
73 Mattias Jensen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:11:41
74 Clément Russo (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:12:25
75 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start-up Nation 0:12:41
76 Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:12:51
77 Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) Delko 0:13:16
78 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Total Direct Energie 0:14:00
79 Francisco Galvan Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:14:48
80 Flavien Maurelet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:14:55
81 Joel Suter (Swi) Bingoal WB 0:15:35
82 Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis 0:15:41
83 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Cofidis 0:16:44
84 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education-Nippo 0:18:05
85 Dries De Bondt (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:18:42
86 Sam Gaze (NZl) Alpecin-Fenix 0:22:07
87 Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:22:09
88 Marc Sarreau (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:22:19
89 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-Segafredo 0:22:26
90 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:22:33
91 Théo Delacroix (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:22:41
92 Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:22:46
93 Lawrence Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team 0:23:01
94 Emmanuel Morin (Fra) Cofidis 0:23:13
95 Jordi Meeus (Bel) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:23:24
96 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Education-Nippo 0:23:25
97 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:23:27
98 Valentin Tabellion (Fra) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:23:40
99 Frederik Wandahl (Den) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:23:47
100 Daniel McLay (GBr) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:23:52
101 Alexis Renard (Fra) Israel Start-up Nation 0:23:54
102 Tim Merlier (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
103 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:23:55
104 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:24:12
105 Louis Louvet (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:24:17
106 Jens Debusschere (Bel) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:24:39
107 Vojtech Repa (Cze) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:24:48
108 Bram Welten (Ned) Team Arkea-Samsic 0:25:17
109 Tom Bohli (Swi) Cofidis 0:25:28
110 Morné Van Niekerk (RSA) St Michel-Auber 93 0:26:05
111 Kevin Reza (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:26:19
112 Ludovic Robeet (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:26:33
113 Tom Devriendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:26:45
114 Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis 0:27:28
115 Boy van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:27:54
116 Tony Hurel (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:29:15
117 Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team 0:29:22
118 Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education-Nippo 0:29:47
119 Jonas Rutsch (Ger) EF Education-Nippo 0:29:48
120 Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:30:21
121 Jason Tesson (Fra) St Michel-Auber 93 0:30:26
122 Rudy Barbier (Fra) Israel Start-up Nation 0:30:46
123 Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:31:01
124 Tom Paquot (Bel) Bingoal WB 0:31:02
125 Pierre Barbier (Fra) Delko 0:31:18
126 Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:31:26
127 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Qhubeka Assos 0:31:44
128 Adrien Petit (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:31:48
129 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Total Direct Energie 0:32:28
130 Maximilien Picoux (Bel) Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Metropole 0:32:38
131 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:32:43
132 Lars van den Berg (Ned) Groupama-FDJ 0:33:39
133 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 0:35:33
134 Patrick Gamper (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:35:45
135 Samy Aurignac (Fra) Cambodia Cycling Academy 0:39:18