2017 Étoile de Bessèges
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The 2017 Étoile de Bessèges (English: Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 5 February 2017. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 47th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.[2] The race included five stages; the first four were road stages while the fifth and final stage was an 11.9-kilometre (7.4 mi) individual time trial. The champion of the 2016 Étoile de Bessèges, Jérôme Coppel, did not defend his title as he had retired from professional cycling at the end of the 2016 season.
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Dates | 1–5 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 628.5 km (390.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 14h 42' 51"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Direct Énergie rider Lilian Calmejane took the first professional stage race win of his career,[3] after fending off a late charge from Lotto–Soudal's Tony Gallopin in the final stage time trial. Calmejane – who won the third stage of the race – held an 18-second lead over Gallopin going into the time trial, but despite Gallopin's best efforts, setting a time some 13 seconds quicker than anyone else, Calmejane was able to retain the race leader's orange jersey by 5 seconds. The podium was completed by the best young rider of the race, Mads Würtz Schmidt from Team Katusha–Alpecin,[4] 24 seconds down on Calmejane. The race's other classifications were won by AG2R La Mondiale rider Nico Denz for the mountains classification,[5] while Team Katusha–Alpecin's Alexander Kristoff won the points classification.[6]