Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) odniósł swoje pierwsze zwycięstwo w nowym sezonie podczas pierwszego etapu wyścigu Etoile de Bessèges.
Słoweniec, zwycięzca warszawskiego etapu 66 Tour de Pologne, na trasie dzisiejszego etapu z Aigues-Mortes do Grau-du-Roi o długości 146km pokonał po finiszu z dużej grupy doświadczonego Belga Niko Eeckhout`a (An Post–Sean Kelly) oraz zaledwie 21 letniego Francuza, Arnaud Molmy (Roubaix Lille Metropole), który w ubiegłym sezonie ścigał się we francuskich wyścigach amatorskich w barwach drużyny CC Nogent– Sur Oise.
Liderem klasyfikacji generalnej oraz punktowej wyścigu został zwycięzca dzisiejszego etapu Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil).
Na jutrzejszym etapie w koszulce dla najlepszego młodzieżowca pojedzie Arnaud Molmy (Roubaix Lille Metropolie).
W wyścigu nie jedzie żaden z Polaków.
Wyniki pierwszego etapu Etoile de Bessèges:
| 1 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 3:42:49 | |
| 2 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 3 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 4 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 5 | Gregory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 6 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 7 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 8 | Johan Monbaerts (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 9 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 10 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems | ||
| 11 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 12 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 13 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 14 | Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 15 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana | ||
| 16 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 17 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 18 | Paride Grillo (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 19 | Benoit Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 20 | Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 21 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 22 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 23 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 24 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 25 | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 26 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 27 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 28 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 29 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 30 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 31 | Valery Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 32 | Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 33 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 34 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | ||
| 35 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 36 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 37 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 38 | Scott Davis (Aus) Astana | ||
| 39 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 40 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 41 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 42 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 43 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 44 | Valentin Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 45 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 46 | Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 47 | Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 48 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 49 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 50 | Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 51 | Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 52 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 53 | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 54 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 55 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 56 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 57 | Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana | ||
| 58 | Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 59 | Stijn Minne (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 60 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 61 | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 62 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 63 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 64 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 65 | Hans Dekkers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 66 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 67 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 68 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 69 | Joost Van Leyen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 70 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 71 | John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 72 | Michael Barry (Can) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 73 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 74 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 75 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 76 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 77 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 78 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 79 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 80 | Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 81 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 82 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 83 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 84 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 85 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 86 | Rémy Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 87 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 88 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 89 | Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 90 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 91 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 92 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 93 | Enrico Peruffo (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 94 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 95 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 96 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 97 | Sven Renders (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 98 | Connor Mc Convey (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 99 | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 100 | Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 101 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 102 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 103 | David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 104 | Paidi O’Brien (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 105 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 106 | Marc Mc Nally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 107 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 108 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 109 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 110 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 111 | Frédéric Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 112 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 113 | Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 114 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 115 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 116 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 117 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 118 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 119 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 120 | Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 121 | Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 122 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 123 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 124 | Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 125 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 126 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 127 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 128 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 129 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 130 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 131 | Nicolas Jouanno (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 132 | Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 133 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 134 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:33 | |
| 135 | Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:51 | |
| 136 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 137 | Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 138 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 139 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 140 | Diego Tamayo Martinez (Col) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 141 | David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet | 0:08:10 | |
| 142 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| DNS | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole |
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Klasyfikacja generalna po 1 etapie:
| 1 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 3:42:39 | |
| 2 | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | 0:00:04 | |
| 3 | Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:05 | |
| 4 | Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 5 | Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:00:06 | |
| 6 | Benoit Daeninck (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 0:00:09 | |
| 7 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 8 | Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | 0:00:10 | |
| 9 | Gregory Joseph (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 10 | Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 11 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 12 | Johan Monbaerts (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 13 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 14 | Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Verandas Willems | ||
| 15 | Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 16 | Steven Caethoven (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 17 | Florian Vachon (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 18 | Nadir Haddou (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 19 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana | ||
| 20 | Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 21 | Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 22 | Paride Grillo (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 23 | Guillaume Blot (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 24 | Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 25 | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 26 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 27 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 28 | Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 29 | Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 30 | Renaud Dion (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 31 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 32 | Cedric Pineau (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 33 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 34 | Valery Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 35 | Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 36 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 37 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | ||
| 38 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 39 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 40 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 41 | Scott Davis (Aus) Astana | ||
| 42 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 43 | Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 44 | Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 45 | Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 46 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 47 | Valentin Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 48 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 49 | Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 50 | Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 51 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 52 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 53 | Mathieu Halleguen (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 54 | Sven Van Den Houte (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 55 | Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 56 | James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 57 | Nicolas Portal (Fra) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 58 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 59 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 60 | Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana | ||
| 61 | Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 62 | Stijn Minne (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 63 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 64 | Freddy Bichot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 65 | Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 66 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 67 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 68 | Hans Dekkers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 69 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 70 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 71 | Joost Van Leyen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 72 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 73 | John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 74 | Michael Barry (Can) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 75 | Johan Coenen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 76 | Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 77 | Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 78 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 79 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 80 | Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 81 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 82 | Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 83 | Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 84 | Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 85 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 86 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 87 | Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 88 | Rémy Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 89 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 90 | Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 91 | Edward King (USA) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 92 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 93 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 94 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 95 | Enrico Peruffo (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 96 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 97 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 98 | Andy Cappelle (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 99 | Sven Renders (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 100 | Connor Mc Convey (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 101 | Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 102 | Steve Houanard (Fra) Skil – Shimano | ||
| 103 | Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 104 | Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 105 | David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 106 | Paidi O’Brien (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 107 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 108 | Marc Mc Nally (GBr) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 109 | Rémi Cusin (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 110 | Jérôme Baugnies (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 111 | Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator | ||
| 112 | Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 113 | Frédéric Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 114 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | ||
| 115 | Julien Mazet (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 116 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 117 | Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | ||
| 118 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 119 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 120 | Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93 | ||
| 121 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 122 | Sébastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 123 | Bart Dockx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | ||
| 124 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 125 | Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 126 | Lilian Jegou (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 127 | Fabio Polazzi (Bel) Verandas Willems | ||
| 128 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur – Sojasun | ||
| 129 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | ||
| 130 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Cyclisme Prof.Sky Team | ||
| 131 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 132 | Nicolas Jouanno (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller | ||
| 133 | Mickael Larpe (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | ||
| 134 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux | ||
| 135 | Maxim De Busschere (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly | ||
| 136 | Alessandro Raisoni (Ita) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 137 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 138 | Diego Tamayo Martinez (Col) Carmiooro NGC | ||
| 139 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | ||
| 140 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne | 0:00:43 | |
| 141 | Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:01 | |
| 142 | David Boucher (Fra) Landbouwkrediet | 0:08:20 |
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