2021 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Haut Var (2.1), France

Formerly Tour du Haut Var

53rd edition: February 19 - 21, 2021

Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Haut Var podium history | 2020 edition | 2022 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3

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Sunday, February 21: 3rd & Final Stage, Blausasc - Blausasc, 134.7 km

Stage 3 map & profile | Stage 3 photos

Gianluca Brambilla wins the stage and the 53rd edition of the Tour. William Cannarella photo

Weather at the start/finish city of Blausasc at 1:30 PM, local time: 14C (57F), sunny, with the wind from the east at 27 km/hr (17 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from winner Gianluca Brambilla's Trek-Segafredo team.

Heading into the final stage, one-second separated the top two in the overall classification: Bauke Mollema and race leader Michael Woods seemingly set a thrilling battle between them for the queen stage after Stage 2, but cycling is not always so predictable. And Trek-Segafredo had an ace up its sleeve.

When a breakaway set off in the first part of the short 136-kilometer Stage 3, and Julien Bernard and Gianluca Brambilla were represented, the team threw more cards on the table and created a captivating finish to the three day Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var.  ‘Brambi’ then stole the show with a bold attack 11 kilometers from the end.

The slight Italian climber magnificently held off a feverish chase from the rest of the breakaway, keen on a stage win, and from Michael Woods, determined to win the overall.  In the end, he grabbed the stage and the general classification – his first professional GC victory.

For Brambilla, whose last win came in 2016 (stages in the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana), and who has worked hard to find back another golden touch, the victory held a deeper value.

“It was a long time, since 2016, that I was waiting for a win. I want to thank the people in the team who have supported me in these times, especially when things have not gone as expected. I want to say thanks to John Burke (CEO Trek) and Luca Guercilena (GM Trek-Segafredo) that in the past year, they always believed in me. Even if something difficult happened, I always gave 100% and always 100% did my job. I think this was a way to pay them back,” said Brambilla.

“I know my role in the team is to be a domestique; this win does not change this. Today was an opportunity for myself, and the team, and we did a perfect job,” he added.

It was a captivating race that had everyone on the edge of their seats.  While Woods’ team chased, Mollema took a backseat and waited. Perfect tactics. The tough parcours did the rest.

The breakaway pared to 11 riders by the time they started the notorious Col de la Madone, and by the crest, the two strongest emerged: Valentin Madouas and Brambilla.

“It was a really hard and tough day. I managed to be in the first breakaway. I played my cards well there, I was smart, and of course Groupama, with three really strong guys, did most of the work,” explained Brambilla.

“I had a problem with my radio, I was without radio, so I had no info in the finale for time gaps. Then (director) Greggy Rast came to me in the car and told me ‘you have to give everything; you have to drop everyone if you want to go for the stage and GC.’  I was thinking of the stage, not GC,” said Brambilla.

Brambilla’s attack left a cramping Madouas behind, and the Italian hit out for home. With 11 kilometers remaining, and a furious pursuit behind, it was touch and go until the final meters.

“In the final k, I was really suffering,” admitted Brambilla.  “I knew behind they were pushing really hard to catch me. In the end, it worked out for the win and overall.”

Bauke Mollema crossed the line with Michael Woods, 18 seconds after Brambilla.  Woods dropped to second overall and Mollema to third; it gave Trek-Segafredo two on the final podium, an even sweeter ending than anticipated.  Mollema also took home the green points jersey.

“I was expecting it could be a real crazy day,” said Mollema. “It’s nice to begin the season like this – two out of three stage wins, two on the podium for GC, points jersey, yellow jersey – it was a perfect stage race for us and hopefully we continue like this in the next races as well. “

Complete results:

Stage 3 photos

134.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.155 km/hr

1	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	3hr 43min32sec
2	Tao Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 13sec
3	Ben O'Connor	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
4	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
5	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
6	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana-Premier Tech	@ 18sec
7	David Gaudu	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
8	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
9	Nairo Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
10	Michael Woods	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
11	Gorka Izagirre	Astana-Premier Tech	@ 39sec
12	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	1:19
13	Michael Storer	Team DSM	3:06
14	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-WB	3:53
15	Ben Tulett	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
16	Sander Armee	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
17	Alexis Vuillermoz	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
18	Jose Diaz	Delko	s.t.
19	Hugo Houle	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Daniel Martin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
21	Pavel Sivakov	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
22	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
23	Harold Tejada	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
24	Victor De La Parte	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
25	Geraint Thomas	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
26	Jimmy Janssens	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
27	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	5:21
28	Jonathan Hivert	B&B Hotels	5:21
29	Fabio Aru	Qhubeka-Assos	6:01
30	Dylan Van Baarle	INEOS Grenadiers	6:50
31	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	7:33
32	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	8:19
33	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
34	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
35	Martijn Tusveld	Team DSM	9:31
36	Laurens Huys	Bingoal-WB	10:19
37	Tom Pidcock	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
38	Dorian Godon	Ag2r-Citroën	10:45
39	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	s.t.
40	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
41	Ryan Gibbons	UAE Team Emirates	12:23
42	Rohan Dennis	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
43	Pelayo Sanchez	Burgos-BH	s.t.
44	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
45	David De La Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
46	Jhonatan Narvaez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
47	Krists Neilands	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
48	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
49	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
50	Thibaut Pinot	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
51	Toms Skujins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
52	Simon Guglielmi	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
53	Petr Vakoc	Alpecin-Fenix	14:18
54	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
55	Xandro Meurisse	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
56	Yannis Voisard	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
57	Simon Clarke	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
58	Rui Costa	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
59	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
60	Kenny Molly	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
61	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
62	Fabio Felline	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
63	Julien El Fares	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
64	Mauro Finetto	Delko	18:30
65	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	s.t.
66	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	s.t.
67	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	s.t.
68	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	19:19
69	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
70	Cyril Gautier	B&B Hotels	22:08
71	Ivan Moreno	Kern Pharma	s.t.
72	Quentin Pacher	B&B Hotels	s.t.
73	Cyril Barthe	B&B Hotels	s.t.
74	Clement Berthet	Delko	s.t.
75	Pierre-Luc Perichon	Cofidis	s.t.
76	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
77	Andres Ardila	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
78	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
79	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
80	Patrick Bevin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
81	Fabien Doubey	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
82	Floris De Tier	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
83	Omar Fraile	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
84	Jetse Bol	Burgos-BH	s.t.
85	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
86	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
87	Daryl Impey	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
88	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
89	Jelle Vanendert	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
90	Leon Heinschke	Team DSM	s.t.
91	Henri Vandenabeele	Team DSM	s.t.
92	Emil Vinjebo	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
93	Dimitri Claeys	Qhubeka-Assos	22:08
94	Thibault Ferasse	B&B Hotels	24:09:00
95	Stuart Balfour	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
96	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
97	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
98	Fernando Barceló	Cofidis	s.t.
99	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	25:43:00
100	Aloïs Charrin	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
101	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
102	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
103	Jose Parra	Kern Pharma	s.t.
104	Tom Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
105	Dylan Kowalski	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
106	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
107	Urko Berrade	Kern Pharma	s.t.
108	Lukasz Wisniowski	Qhubeka-Assos	32:19:00
109	Biniam Girmay	Delko	s.t.
110	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
111	Jens Keukeleire	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
112	Yakob Debesay	Delko	s.t.
113	Thomas Scully	EF Education-Nippo	32:58:00
114	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	34:43:00
115	Martin Salmon	Team DSM	36:17:00
116	Robert Power	Qhubeka-Assos	37:35:00
117	Andrea Mifsud	Swiss Racing Academy	41:22:00

Final GC after stage 3:

• GC winner: Gianluca Brambilla (Trek-Segafredo)
• Mountains classification winner: Martijn Tusveld (Team DSM)
• Points classification winner: Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ)
• Team classification winner: Groupama-FDJ

487.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.937 km/hr

1	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	12hr 51min 0sec
2	Michael Woods	Israel Start-Up Nation	@ 5sec
3	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	@ 6sec
4	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	10
5	Ben O'Connor	Ag2r-Citroën	11
6	David Gaudu	Groupama-FDJ	12
7	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	13
8	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana-Premier Tech	18
9	Nairo Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
10	Tao Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	26
11	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	1:38
12	Gorka Izagirre	Astana-Premier Tech	2:13
13	Michael Storer	Team DSM	3:42
14	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-WB	3:53
15	Daniel Martin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
16	Pavel Sivakov	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
17	Ben Tulett	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
18	Harold Tejada	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	4:06
20	Alexis Vuillermoz	Total Direct Energie	4:09
21	Sander Armee	Qhubeka-Assos	4:14
22	Jose Diaz	Delko	4:29
23	Jimmy Janssens	Alpecin-Fenix	4:42
24	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	5:21
25	Jonathan Hivert	B&B Hotels	s.t.
26	Geraint Thomas	INEOS Grenadiers	5:27
27	Fabio Aru	Qhubeka-Assos	6:33
28	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	8:19
29	Victor De La Parte	Total Direct Energie	9:03
30	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	10:05
31	Laurens Huys	Bingoal-WB	10:46
32	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	10:49
33	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	11:35
34	Dorian Godon	Ag2r-Citroën	11:36
35	Thibaut Pinot	Groupama-FDJ	12:23
36	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	12:27
37	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	12:33
38	Jhonatan Narvaez	INEOS Grenadiers	12:35
39	David De La Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	12:47
40	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	12:49
41	Hugo Houle	Astana-Premier Tech	13:18
42	Ryan Gibbons	UAE Team Emirates	13:48
43	Simon Clarke	Qhubeka-Assos	14:18
44	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	14:26
45	Julien El Fares	EF Education-Nippo	14:29
46	Petr Vakoc	Alpecin-Fenix	14:45
47	Martijn Tusveld	Team DSM	15:39
48	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r-Citroën	15:58
49	Kenny Molly	Bingoal-WB	17:23
50	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	18:10
51	Fabio Felline	Astana-Premier Tech	18:34
52	Tom Pidcock	INEOS Grenadiers	19:02
53	Simon Guglielmi	Groupama-FDJ	19:23
54	Rui Costa	UAE Team Emirates	20:04
55	Xandro Meurisse	Alpecin-Fenix	20:42
56	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Total Direct Energie	20:52
57	Krists Neilands	Israel Start-Up Nation	21:17
58	Quentin Pacher	B&B Hotels	22:35
59	Jelle Vanendert	Bingoal-WB	22:57
60	Omar Fraile	Astana-Premier Tech	23:40
61	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	23:49
62	Mauro Finetto	Delko	23:59
63	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	24:48:00
64	Rohan Dennis	INEOS Grenadiers	25:31:00
65	Dylan Van Baarle	INEOS Grenadiers	25:41:00
66	Cyril Barthe	B&B Hotels	26:42:00
67	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-Samsic	27:52:00
68	Yannis Voisard	Swiss Racing Academy	28:21:00
69	Henri Vandenabeele	Team DSM	28:23:00
70	Daryl Impey	Israel Start-Up Nation	28:26:00
71	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	28:37:00
72	Urko Berrade	Kern Pharma	28:44:00
73	Cyril Gautier	B&B Hotels	29:01:00
74	Emil Vinjebo	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
75	Andres Ardila	UAE Team Emirates	29:06:00
76	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	29:20:00
77	Clement Berthet	Delko	29:32:00
78	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel Start-Up Nation	29:44:00
79	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	29:45:00
80	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	29:58:00
81	Fabien Doubey	Total Direct Energie	31:27:00
82	Thibault Ferasse	B&B Hotels	32:22:00
83	Toms Skujins	Trek-Segafredo	32:30:00
84	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel Start-Up Nation	32:51:00
85	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	32:56:00
86	Floris De Tier	Alpecin-Fenix	33:39:00
87	Pelayo Sanchez	Burgos-BH	33:39:00
88	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	34:25:00
89	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	35:25:00
90	Jose Parra	Kern Pharma	36:24:00
91	Aloïs Charrin	Swiss Racing Academy	37:07:00
92	Stuart Balfour	Swiss Racing Academy	38:21:00
93	Pierre-Luc Perichon	Cofidis	38:51:00
94	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
95	Dimitri Claeys	Qhubeka-Assos	38:59:00
96	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	39:38:00
97	Fernando Barceló	Cofidis	39:50:00
98	Jetse Bol	Burgos-BH	41:23:00
99	Ivan Moreno	Kern Pharma	42:45:00
100	Patrick Bevin	Israel Start-Up Nation	43:21:00
101	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	45:04:00
102	Biniam Girmay	Delko	46:50:00
103	Leon Heinschke	Team DSM	47:37:00
104	Tom Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	48:07:00
105	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	48:13:00
106	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	48:36:00
107	Dylan Kowalski	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	48:48:00
108	Jens Keukeleire	EF Education-Nippo	49:22:00
109	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	51:45:00
110	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	54:05:00
111	Lukasz Wisniowski	Qhubeka-Assos	56:23:00
112	Yakob Debesay	Delko	57:04:00
113	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	57:40:00
114	Thomas Scully	EF Education-Nippo	59:25:00
115	Martin Salmon	Team DSM	1:01:22
116	Robert Power	Qhubeka-Assos	1:03:55
117	Andrea Mifsud	Swiss Racing Academy	1:09:39

Stage 3 map & profile

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 photos:

2nd-place finisher Tao Hart looks serious as his lead group has 33 kilometers to go. Getty Sport Images

Martijn Tusveld on his way to winning the KOM category. Team DSM photo

Gianluca Brambilla wins the stage and the GC. William Cannarella photo

Another shot of Brambilla winning the stage. Trek-Segafredo photo

18 seconds later Jakob Fuglsang (far left) leads in his group with points leader (in green) Bauke Mollema. Trek-Segafredo photo

Brambilla has every right to look pleased. Trek-Segafredo photo

The final GC podium, from left: Bauke Mollema (3rd), Gianluca Brambilla (1st) & Michael Woods (2nd).William Cannarella photo

Winner Gianluca Brambilla. William Cannarella photo

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Saturday, February 20: Stage 2, Fayence - Fayence, 168.9 km

Stage 2 map & profile | Stage 2 photos

Michael Woods takes the stage and the GC lead by just a single second. Photo: Toledo Arnon

Weather at the start/finish city of Fayence at 2:15 PM, local time: 16C (60F), fair, with the wind from the east at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from Bauke Mollema's Trek-Segafredo team.

Trek-Segafredo gave a valiant effort to defend the yellow jersey in Stage 2 of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var, and Bauke Mollema’s excellent performance with a second place finish just behind Michael Woods seemed enough, but in the end, yellow changed hands.

Woods, one of the best when it comes to steep gradients, opened a gap in the final meters of the finish climb of the 169-kilometer race and held on for the win.

Mollema dug deep and threw his bike across the line for second place, an emblematical effort of a rider who’s always fighting for every inch. This time, however, Mollema’s gritty effort fell one-second short of holding yellow.

“It was a tough day, up and down the whole day. It’s a pity to lose the jersey by one second, but Woods was stronger today He went from first position with 300-400 meters to go already. I was in his wheel, but I couldn’t pass him or close the gap. He deserved to win today. I am happy with the feelings – the legs are good!  And it’s not often that I finish first and second in two constitutive days,” said Mollema.

The Trek-Segafredo team did the bulk of the work, as is expected in defending a race lead, and although the yellow jersey is now on Woods’ shoulders for the final, decisive Stage 3, Mollema is confident. It’s a parcours he knows well.

“I’m happy for now, and tomorrow will be a mountain stage, much harder than the last two days, more for the real climbers. I am really looking forward to this stage for a long time because it’s on my training roads and I know every climb really well. Hopefully, we can change things in the classification tomorrow,” he smiled.

Complete Results:

Stage 2 photos

168.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.447 km/hr

1	Michael Woods	Israel Start-Up Nation	4hr 16min 54sec
2	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	@ 2sec
3	Jhonatan Narvaez	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 4sec
4	David Gaudu	Groupama-FDJ	7
5	Alexis Vuillermoz	Total Direct Energie	10
6	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
7	Ben O'Connor	Ag2r-Citroën	11
8	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	13
9	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
10	Pavel Sivakov	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
11	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	s.t.
12	Nairo Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
13	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
14	Daniel Martin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
15	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
16	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
17	Jonathan Hivert	B&B Hotels	s.t.
18	Clement Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
19	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
20	Thibaut Pinot	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
21	Simon Clarke	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
22	Harold Tejada	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
23	Ben Tulett	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
24	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
25	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
26	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	21
27	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	23
28	David De La Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	24
29	Julien El Fares	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
30	Laurens Huys	Bingoal-WB	27
31	Quentin Pacher	B&B Hotels	s.t.
32	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	30
33	Fabio Aru	Qhubeka-Assos	32
34	Sander Armee	Qhubeka-Assos	34
35	Michael Storer	Team DSM	36
36	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Total Direct Energie	38
37	Roger Adriá	Kern Pharma	40
38	Petr Vakoc	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
39	Rui Costa	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
40	Jimmy Janssens	Alpecin-Fenix	43
41	Jose Diaz	Delko	49
42	Jelle Vanendert	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
43	Kenny Molly	Bingoal-WB	53
44	Henri Vandenabeele	Team DSM	55
45	Cyril Gautier	B&B Hotels	57
46	Miguel Florez	Arkéa-Samsic	1:03
47	Ryan Gibbons	UAE Team Emirates	1:04
48	Dorian Godon	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
49	Xandro Meurisse	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
50	Cyril Barthe	B&B Hotels	s.t.
51	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	1:20
52	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
53	Omar Fraile	Astana-Premier Tech	1:32
54	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
55	Mauro Finetto	Delko	1:37
56	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel Start-Up Nation	1:40
57	Hideto Nakane	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
58	Romain Cardis	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
59	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
60	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
61	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	1:43
62	Geraint Thomas	INEOS Grenadiers	1:47
63	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	s.t.
64	Emil Vinjebo	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
65	Gorka Izagirre	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
66	Simon Guglielmi	Groupama-FDJ	1:54
67	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r-Citroën	2:08
68	Eliot Lietaer	B&B Hotels	2:17
69	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
70	Fabien Doubey	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
71	Thibault Ferasse	B&B Hotels	s.t.
72	Fabio Felline	Astana-Premier Tech	2:23
73	Hugo Houle	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
74	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-Samsic	2:37
75	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	2:40
76	Urko Berrade	Kern Pharma	2:42
77	Rohan Dennis	INEOS Grenadiers	2:48
78	Daryl Impey	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
79	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	3:02
80	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	3:10
81	Tom Pidcock	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
82	Jens Keukeleire	EF Education-Nippo	3:16
83	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	3:22
84	Victor De La Parte	Total Direct Energie	3:41
85	Dylan Van Baarle	INEOS Grenadiers	4:23
86	Otto Vergaerde	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
87	Jetse Bol	Burgos-BH	5:28
88	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
89	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
90	Aloïs Charrin	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
91	Floris De Tier	Alpecin-Fenix	5:35
92	José Félix Parra	Kern Pharma	s.t.
93	Andres Ardila	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
94	Martijn Tusveld	Team DSM	s.t.
95	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	s.t.
96	Jérémy Leveau	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	5:38
97	Mathias Le Turnier	Delko	5:42
98	Clément Carisey	Delko	s.t.
99	Andrea Mifsud	Swiss Racing Academy	5:46
100	Pelayo Sanchez	Burgos-BH	5:51
101	Clement Berthet	Delko	6:01
102	Stuart Balfour	Swiss Racing Academy	8:16
103	Dylan Kowalski	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	8:37
104	Tom Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
105	Yannis Voisard	Swiss Racing Academy	8:43
106	Patrick Bevin	Israel Start-Up Nation	8:48
107	Krists Neilands	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
108	Damian Lüscher	Swiss Racing Academy	8:53
109	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	9:06
110	Manuele Boaro	Astana-Premier Tech	9:07
111	Biniam Girmay	Delko	9:11
112	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	9:41
113	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
114	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	10:11
115	Ivan Moreno	Kern Pharma	10:17
116	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
117	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
118	Yakob Debesay	Delko	s.t.
119	Lukasz Wisniowski	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
120	Toms Skujins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
121	Antoine Duchesne	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
122	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	10:21
123	Maxime Urruty	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
124	Jaime Castrillo	Kern Pharma	s.t.
125	Diego Rubio	Burgos-BH	s.t.
126	Fernando Barceló	Cofidis	s.t.
127	Jempy Drucker	Cofidis	s.t.
128	Stéphane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	10:26
129	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	10:27
130	Martin Salmon	Team DSM	11:18
131	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
132	Dimitri Claeys	Qhubeka-Assos	11:31
133	Alexandr Riabushenko	UAE Team Emirates	11:34
134	Matthias Reutimann	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
135	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
136	Reto Müller	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
137	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
138	Leon Heinschke	Team DSM	11:42
139	Morne Van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	11:44
140	Maximilien Picoux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	11:49
141	Robert Power	Qhubeka-Assos	11:52
142	Thomas Scully	EF Education-Nippo	11:59
143	Julien Antomarchi	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	12:50
144	Anthony Turgis	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
145	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	13:44

GC after stage 2:

352.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 38.68 km/hr

1	Michael Woods	Israel Start-Up Nation	9hr 7min 15sec
2	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	@ 1sec
3	David Gaudu	Groupama-FDJ	@ 7sec
4	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	10
5	Ben O'Connor	Ag2r-Citroën	11
6	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	13
7	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
8	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
9	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
10	Nairo Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
11	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
12	Thibaut Pinot	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
13	Daniel Martin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
14	Pavel Sivakov	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
15	Jonathan Hivert	B&B Hotels	s.t.
16	Harold Tejada	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
17	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
18	Ben Tulett	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
19	Simon Clarke	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
20	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	21
21	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	23
22	Julien El Fares	EF Education-Nippo	24
23	Jhonatan Narvaez	INEOS Grenadiers	25
24	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	26
25	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
26	Alexis Vuillermoz	Total Direct Energie	29
27	Clément Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	32
28	Sander Armee	Qhubeka-Assos	34
29	David De La Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	37
30	Petr Vakoc	Alpecin-Fenix	40
31	Roger Adriá	Kern Pharma	s.t.
32	Quentin Pacher	B&B Hotels	s.t.
33	Laurens Huys	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
34	Fabio Aru	Qhubeka-Assos	45
35	Jose Diaz	Delko	49
36	Michael Storer	Team DSM	s.t.
37	Jelle Vanendert	Bingoal-WB	1:02
38	Jimmy Janssens	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
39	Dorian Godon	Ag2r-Citroën	1:04
40	Miguel Florez	Arkéa-Samsic	1:16
41	Ryan Gibbons	UAE Team Emirates	1:38
42	Omar Fraile	Astana-Premier Tech	1:45
43	Geraint Thomas	INEOS Grenadiers	1:47
44	Gorka Izagirre	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
45	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	1:55
46	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	1:59
47	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	2:17
48	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	2:53
49	Urko Berrade	Kern Pharma	3:14
50	Kenny Molly	Bingoal-WB	3:18
51	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	3:29
52	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
53	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r-Citroën	3:48
54	Fabio Felline	Astana-Premier Tech	4:29
55	Cyril Barthe	B&B Hotels	4:47
56	Victor De La Parte	Total Direct Energie	5:23
57	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	5:32
58	Mauro Finetto	Delko	5:42
59	Rui Costa	UAE Team Emirates	5:59
60	Eliot Lietaer	B&B Hotels	6:00
61	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
62	Martijn Tusveld	Team DSM	6:21
63	Henri Vandenabeele	Team DSM	6:28
64	Daryl Impey	Israel Start-Up Nation	6:31
65	Xandro Meurisse	Alpecin-Fenix	6:37
66	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Total Direct Energie	6:47
67	Cyril Gautier	B&B Hotels	7:06
68	Emil Vinjebo	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
69	Andres Ardila	UAE Team Emirates	7:11
70	Simon Guglielmi	Groupama-FDJ	7:13
71	Clément Carisey	Delko	7:18
72	Clement Berthet	Delko	7:37
73	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel Start-Up Nation	7:49
74	Thibault Ferasse	B&B Hotels	8:26
75	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-Samsic	8:46
76	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel Start-Up Nation	8:55
77	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
78	Tom Pidcock	INEOS Grenadiers	8:56
79	Krists Neilands	Israel Start-Up Nation	9:07
80	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	9:31
81	Fabien Doubey	Total Direct Energie	9:32
82	Hugo Houle	Astana-Premier Tech	9:38
83	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	9:55
84	Stéphane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	10:39
85	José Félix Parra	Kern Pharma	10:54
86	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	11:01
87	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	11:03
88	Mathias Le Turnier	Delko	11:15
89	Aloïs Charrin	Swiss Racing Academy	11:37
90	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	11:41
91	Floris De Tier	Alpecin-Fenix	11:44
92	Jaime Castrillo	Kern Pharma	13:02
93	Rohan Dennis	INEOS Grenadiers	13:21
94	Yannis Voisard	Swiss Racing Academy	14:16
95	Stuart Balfour	Swiss Racing Academy	14:25
96	Biniam Girmay	Delko	14:44
97	Romain Cardis	St Michel-Auber 93	15:40
98	Hideto Nakane	EF Education-Nippo	15:40
99	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
100	Fernando Barceló	Cofidis	15:54
101	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	16:56
102	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
103	Dimitri Claeys	Qhubeka-Assos	17:04
104	Jens Keukeleire	EF Education-Nippo	17:16
105	Jempy Drucker	Cofidis	17:36
106	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	17:43
107	Otto Vergaerde	Alpecin-Fenix	18:23
108	Anthony Turgis	Total Direct Energie	18:59
109	Dylan Van Baarle	INEOS Grenadiers	19:04
110	Jetse Bol	Burgos-BH	19:28
111	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
112	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	19:35
113	Jérémy Leveau	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	20:19
114	Toms Skujins	Trek-Segafredo	20:20
115	Ivan Moreno	Kern Pharma	20:50
116	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
117	Patrick Bevin	Israel Start-Up Nation	21:26
118	Pelayo Sanchez	Burgos-BH	21:29
119	Tom Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	22:37
120	Damian Lüscher	Swiss Racing Academy	22:53
121	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	23:06
122	Manuele Boaro	Astana-Premier Tech	23:07
123	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	23:09
124	Dylan Kowalski	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	23:18
125	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	24:17
126	Lukasz Wisniowski	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
127	Antoine Duchesne	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
128	Maxime Urruty	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	24:21
129	Diego Rubio	Burgos-BH	s.t.
130	Yakob Debesay	Delko	24:58
131	Martin Salmon	Team DSM	25:18
132	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
133	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	25:34
134	Leon Heinschke	Team DSM	25:42
135	Alexandr Riabushenko	UAE Team Emirates	26:15
136	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
137	Matthias Reutimann	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
138	Reto Müller	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
139	Morne Van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	26:25
140	Maximilien Picoux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	26:30
141	Robert Power	Qhubeka-Assos	26:33
142	Thomas Scully	EF Education-Nippo	26:40
143	Julien Antomarchi	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	27:31
144	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	27:38
145	Andrea Mifsud	Swiss Racing Academy	28:30

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

Stage 2 photos:

Jonathan Hivert at the stage start. He ended up 17th today. FRJ Design photo

Trek-Segafredo riders have INEOS for company. Trek-Segafredo photo.

Victor de la Parte leads an escape attempt. Total Direct Energie photo

The peloton passes through a village. Arkea-Samsic photo.

Jhonatan Narvaez finished third, just 4 seconds behind winner Michael Woods. INEOS photo

Michael Woods gets a big enough gap on Bauke Mollema to take the stage and the lead. Sirotti photo

Bauke Mollema is just a second off the GC lead. Trek-Segafredo photo.

David Gaudu was fourth. Groupama-FDJ photo.

Alexis Vuillermoz finished fifth. Total Direct Energie photo..

Team DSM's Michael Storer was 35th. Team DSM photo.

 

Michael Woods is the GC leader. Sirotti photo

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Friday, February 19: Stage 1, Biot - Gourdon, 183.9 km

Stage 1 map & profile | Stage one photos

Bauke Mollema enjoys his win. Trek-Segafredo photo

Weather at the finish city of Gourdon at 1:20 PM, local time: 12C (54F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). During the afternoon there is only a 2% chance of rain.

The race: Here is the report from stage winner Bauke Mollema's Trek-Segafredo team.

Three times up Col de Gourdon was like candy for Bauke Mollema, and on the final ascent he jumped early and claimed a sweet victory in Stage 1 of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var.

The 8km climb with an average gradient of 4% was not difficult enough to separate the top climbers, but it was perfect for the puncheurs.  Mollema knew he had to be patient, but not too patient: feeling good and not wanting to be caught on the back foot, he jumped first.

“It was a finish for fast and explosive riders, it was not a super, super hard climb, so I was expecting it would come down to the final 800m where it was a bit steeper again,” explained Mollema. “I did the recon, and I knew this climb very well since I live 50-60kms from here.  I knew I had to go early because I have the power, and I didn’t want to be boxed in and lose positions.  The team did a great job protecting me in front – great leadout – and I just went with 300-350m. It was a long sprint, but I made it. Yeah, super-nice.”

Nairo Quintana upped the ante in the final half kilometer, giving Mollema the launchpad he needed. Knowing that faster puncheurs were waiting to pounce, the Dutch climber accelerated with over 300m to go.

“In the last kilometer, we were still there with Elissonde, Brambilla, and Ciccone and I was in the perfect position. Quintana went pretty fast with 500m to go, and with 350 to go, I just knew I had to go and make a long sprint of it because guys like Van Avermaet and Madouas are more explosive than me,” said Mollema.  “I knew I had to trust my own power and start the sprint early. I had a small gap, and in the last 100 meters, I was losing some speed on the steep section to the line, but luckily they didn’t take me back anymore.”

Trek-Segafredo had a one-two punch for the finish with Mollema and Ciccone, two on-form riders, and they each had a green light for the uphill finish.  In the end, Mollema took the initiative and held on for the win, with Ciccone finishing in 5th place.  A good sign for the next two days.

“Ciccone is also a strong climber for a finish like this, and we both felt good and wanted to give it a try. I felt really good the whole day, the guys did a really good leadout, and I could use the good legs today and luckily take the win. It’s a really nice start to this race and nice to take a win this early in the season,” added Mollema.

With the win, Mollema has the leader’s jersey, and Trek-Segafredo is ready to defend the lead in a similar ending to Stage 2 Saturday, leaving it all up for grabs in the grand finale Sunday.

“There’s two hard stages coming up; it’s a super hard 3-day stage race. Sunday is really the queen stage, a real mountain stage,” added Mollema. “I am looking forward to these next two days. The feeling is good, and we are here with a strong team, and hopefully we can defend the jersey.”

Complete Results:

Stage 1 photos

183.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.007 km/hr

1	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	4hr 50min 19sec
2	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 1sec
3	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
4	Michael Woods	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
5	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	Dorian Godon	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
7	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
8	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Thibaut Pinot	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
10	David Gaudu	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
11	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
12	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
13	Petr Vakoc	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
14	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
15	Nairo Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
16	Daniel Martin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
17	Roger Adriá	Kern Pharma	s.t.
18	Jonathan Hivert	B&B Hotels	s.t.
19	Gorka Izagirre	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Ben O'Connor	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
21	Harold Tejada	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
22	Geraint Thomas	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
23	Ben Tulett	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
24	Julien El Fares	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
25	Pavel Sivakov	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
26	Jose Diaz	Delko	s.t.
27	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
28	Sander Armee	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
29	Simon Clarke	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
30	Omar Fraile	Astana-Premier Tech	@ 14sec
31	David De La Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
32	Fabio Aru	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
33	Quentin Pacher	B&B Hotels	s.t.
34	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
35	Stéphane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
36	Miguel Florez	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
37	Pierre Latour	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
38	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
39	Michael Storer	Team DSM	s.t.
40	Jelle Vanendert	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
41	Laurens Huys	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
42	Clément Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	20
43	Krists Neilands	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
44	Alexis Vuillermoz	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
45	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
46	Jimmy Janssens	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
47	Jhonnatan Narvaez	INEOS Grenadiers	22
48	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	24
49	Urko Berrade	Kern Pharma	33
50	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	35
51	Ryan Gibbons	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
52	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	40
53	Martijn Tusveld	Team DSM	47
54	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	1:31
55	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	1:34
56	Clement Berthet	Delko	1:37
57	Andres Ardila	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
58	Clément Carisey	Delko	s.t.
59	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r-Citroën	1:41
60	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	1:43
61	Victor De La Parte	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
62	Fabio Felline	Astana-Premier Tech	2:07
63	Kenny Molly	Bingoal-WB	2:26
64	Mathias De Witte	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
65	Jaime Castrillo	Kern Pharma	2:42
66	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	3:44
67	Eliot Lietaer	B&B Hotels	s.t.
68	Cyril Barthe	B&B Hotels	s.t.
69	Daryl Impey	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
70	Mauro Finetto	Delko	4:06
71	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	5:20
72	Simon Guglielmi	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
73	José Parra	Kern Pharma	s.t.
74	Rui Costa	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
75	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
76	Emil Vinjebo	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
77	Xandro Meurisse	Alpecin-Fenix	5:34
78	Dimitri Claeys	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
79	Biniam Girmay	Delko	s.t.
80	Cristian Rodriguez	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
81	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
82	Henri Vandenabeele	Team DSM	s.t.
83	Fernando Barceló	Cofidis	s.t.
84	Yannis Voisard	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
85	Mathias Le Turnier	Delko	s.t.
86	Tom Pidcock	INEOS Grenadiers	5:47
87	Thibault Ferasse	B&B Hotels	6:10
88	Cyril Gautier	B&B Hotels	s.t.
89	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
90	Stuart Balfour	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
91	Aloïs Charrin	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
92	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
93	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
94	Anthony Turgis	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
95	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
96	Floris De Tier	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
97	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel Start-Up Nation	7:16
98	Fabien Doubey	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
99	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
100	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
101	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
102	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
103	Jempy Drucker	Cofidis	s.t.
104	Hugo Houle	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
105	Toms Skujins	Trek-Segafredo	10:04
106	Rohan Dennis	INEOS Grenadiers	10:34
107	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	s.t.
108	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
109	Ivan Moreno	Kern Pharma	s.t.
110	Patrick Bevin	Israel Start-Up Nation	12:39
111	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	12:43
112	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	13:55
113	Martin Salmon	Team DSM	14:01
114	Leon Heinschke	Team DSM	s.t.
115	Jetse Bol	Burgos-BH	s.t.
116	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
117	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	s.t.
118	Tom Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
119	Lukasz Wisniowski	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
120	Manuele Boaro	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
121	Antoine Duchesne	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
122	Diego Rubio	Burgos-BH	s.t.
123	Jens Keukeleire	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
124	Maxime Urruty	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
125	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
126	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
127	Otto Vergaerde	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
128	Romain Cardis	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
129	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
130	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
131	Damian Lüscher	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
132	Hideto Nakane	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
133	Baptiste Bleier	St Michel-Auber 93	14:42
134	Morne Van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
135	Jérémy Leveau	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
136	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
137	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
138	Alexandr Riabushenko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
139	Reto Müller	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
140	Matthias Reutimann	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
141	Thomas Scully	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
142	Robert Power	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
143	Maximilien Picoux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
144	Dylan Van Baarle	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
145	Julien Antomarchi	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
146	Yakob Debesay	Delko	s.t.
147	Dylan Kowalski	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
148	Pelayo Sanchez	Burgos-BH	15:39
149	Andrea Mifsud	Swiss Racing Academy	22:45

GC after stage 1:

1	Bauke Mollema	Trek-Segafredo	4hr 50min 19sec
2	Greg Van Avermaet	Ag2r-Citroën	@ 1sec
3	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
4	Michael Woods	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
5	Giulio Ciccone	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
6	Dorian Godon	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
7	Rudy Molard	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
8	Jesus Herrada	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Thibaut Pinot	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
10	David Gaudu	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
11	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
12	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
13	Petr Vakoc	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
14	Magnus Cort	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
15	Nairo Quintana	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
16	Daniel Martin	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
17	Roger Adriá	Kern Pharma	s.t.
18	Jonathan Hivert	B&B Hotels	s.t.
19	Gorka Izagirre	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Ben O'Connor	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
21	Harold Tejada	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
22	Geraint Thomas	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
23	Ben Tulett	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
24	Julien El Fares	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
25	Pavel Sivakov	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
26	Jose Diaz	Delko	s.t.
27	Gianluca Brambilla	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
28	Sander Armee	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
29	Simon Clarke	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
30	Omar Fraile	Astana-Premier Tech	14
31	David De La Cruz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
32	Fabio Aru	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
33	Quentin Pacher	B&B Hotels	s.t.
34	Simon Carr	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
35	Stéphane Rossetto	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
36	Miguel Florez	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
37	Pierre Latour	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
38	Tao Geoghegan Hart	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
39	Michael Storer	Team DSM	s.t.
40	Jelle Vanendert	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
41	Laurens Huys	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
42	Clément Champoussin	Ag2r-Citroën	20
43	Krists Neilands	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
44	Alexis Vuillermoz	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
45	Kenny Elissonde	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
46	Jimmy Janssens	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
47	Jhonnatan Narvaez	INEOS Grenadiers	22
48	Juan Lopez	Trek-Segafredo	24
49	Urko Berrade	Kern Pharma	33
50	Simon Geschke	Cofidis	35
51	Ryan Gibbons	UAE Team Emirates	35
52	Bruno Armirail	Groupama-FDJ	40
53	Martijn Tusveld	Team DSM	47
54	Victor Langellotti	Burgos-BH	1:31
55	Joe Dombrowski	UAE Team Emirates	1:34
56	Clement Berthet	Delko	1:37
57	Andres Ardila	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
58	Clément Carisey	Delko	s.t.
59	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r-Citroën	1:41
60	Anthony Perez	Cofidis	1:43
61	Victor De La Parte	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
62	Fabio Felline	Astana-Premier Tech	2:07
63	Kenny Molly	Bingoal-WB	2:26
64	Mathias De Witte	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
65	Jaime Castrillo	Kern Pharma	2:42
66	Oliver Naesen	Ag2r-Citroën	3:44
67	Eliot Lietaer	B&B Hotels	s.t.
68	Cyril Barthe	B&B Hotels	s.t.
69	Daryl Impey	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
70	Mauro Finetto	Delko	4:06
71	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis	5:20
72	Simon Guglielmi	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
73	José Parra	Kern Pharma	s.t.
74	Rui Costa	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
75	Nans Peters	Ag2r-Citroën	s.t.
76	Emil Vinjebo	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
77	Xandro Meurisse	Alpecin-Fenix	5:34
78	Dimitri Claeys	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
79	Biniam Girmay	Delko	s.t.
80	Cristian Rodriguez	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
81	Cristian Munoz	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
82	Henri Vandenabeele	Team DSM	s.t.
83	Fernando Barceló	Cofidis	s.t.
84	Yannis Voisard	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
85	Mathias Le Turnier	Delko	s.t.
86	Tom Pidcock	INEOS Grenadiers	5:47
87	Thibault Ferasse	B&B Hotels	6:10
88	Cyril Gautier	B&B Hotels	s.t.
89	Mathieu Burgaudeau	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
90	Stuart Balfour	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
91	Aloïs Charrin	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
92	Elie Gesbert	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
93	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
94	Anthony Turgis	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
95	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel Start-Up Nation	s.t.
96	Floris De Tier	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
97	Hugo Hofstetter	Israel Start-Up Nation	7:16
98	Fabien Doubey	Total Direct Energie	s.t.
99	Marco Brenner	Team DSM	s.t.
100	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
101	Julien Bernard	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
102	Pierre-Luc Périchon	Cofidis	s.t.
103	Jempy Drucker	Cofidis	s.t.
104	Hugo Houle	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
105	Toms Skujins	Trek-Segafredo	10:04
106	Rohan Dennis	INEOS Grenadiers	10:34
107	Nicola Bagioli	B&B Hotels	s.t.
108	Kevin Vermaerke	Team DSM	s.t.
109	Ivan Moreno	Kern Pharma	s.t.
110	Patrick Bevin	Israel Start-Up Nation	12:39
111	Oscar Cabedo	Burgos-BH	12:43
112	Jon Agirre	Kern Pharma	13:55
113	Martin Salmon	Team DSM	14:01
114	Leon Heinschke	Team DSM	s.t.
115	Jetse Bol	Burgos-BH	s.t.
116	Ander Okamika	Burgos-BH	s.t.
117	Carlos Garcia	Kern Pharma	s.t.
118	Tom Wirtgen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
119	Lukasz Wisniowski	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
120	Manuele Boaro	Astana-Premier Tech	s.t.
121	Antoine Duchesne	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
122	Diego Rubio	Burgos-BH	s.t.
123	Jens Keukeleire	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
124	Maxime Urruty	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
125	Flavien Maurelet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
126	Adrien Guillonnet	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
127	Otto Vergaerde	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
128	Romain Cardis	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
129	Remy Mertz	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
130	Mitchell Docker	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
131	Damian Lüscher	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
132	Hideto Nakane	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
133	Baptiste Bleier	St Michel-Auber 93	14:42
134	Morne Van Niekerk	St Michel-Auber 93	s.t.
135	Jérémy Leveau	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
136	Angel Madrazo	Burgos-BH	s.t.
137	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
138	Alexandr Riabushenko	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
139	Reto Müller	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
140	Matthias Reutimann	Swiss Racing Academy	s.t.
141	Thomas Scully	EF Education-Nippo	s.t.
142	Robert Power	Qhubeka-Assos	s.t.
143	Maximilien Picoux	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
144	Dylan Van Baarle	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
145	Julien Antomarchi	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
146	Yakob Debesay	Delko	s.t.
147	Dylan Kowalski	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
148	Pelayo Sanchez	Burgos-BH	15:39
149	Andrea Mifsud	Swiss Racing Academy	22:45

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage one map. Nice is just up the coast from the start city of Biot.

Stage one profile

Stage one photos:

Ag2r's BMC bikes are ready to race.

Some tough, but scenic racing.

Team INEOS on start of three trips up the Col de Gourdon

Groupama-FDJ's Bruno Amirail takes the point.

Coming down the hill. That might be Valentin Madouas.

Israel Start-up Nation posted this pic.

This pic came from Team Total Direct Energie

Winner Bauke Mollema has time to sit up and enjoy his victory. Trek-Segafredo photo

Another shot of Mollema winning the stage. Sirotti photo

Greg Van Avermaet is second. Photo: Yves Perret

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Start list with back numbers, February 18, 2021:

	Arkéa-Samsic
	DS: GÉRARD Arnaud
1	QUINTANA Nairo
2	CAPIOT Amaury
3	FLÓREZ Miguel
4	GESBERT Élie
5	HARDY Romain
6	OWSIAN Łukasz
	Ag2r-Citroën
	DS: GUILLE Nicolas
11	CHAMPOUSSIN Clément
12	GASTAUER Ben
13	GODON Dorian
14	O'CONNOR Ben
15	NAESEN Oliver
16	PETERS Nans
17	VAN AVERMAET Greg
	Trek-Segafredo
	DS: ANDERSEN Kim
21	MOLLEMA Bauke
22	BERNARD Julien
23	BRAMBILLA Gianluca
24	CICCONE Giulio
25	ELISSONDE Kenny
26	LÓPEZ Juan
27	SKUJIŅŠ Toms
	Team DSM
	DS: ELIJZEN Michiel
31	TUSVELD Martijn
32	SALMON Martin
33	VERMAERKE Kevin
34	STORER Michael
35	BRENNER Marco
36	HEINSCHKE Leon
37	VANDENABEELE Henri
	Groupama-FDJ
	DS: BRICAUD Thierry
41	PINOT Thibaut
42	ARMIRAIL Bruno
43	GAUDU David
44	GUGLIELMI Simon
45	MADOUAS Valentin
46	MOLARD Rudy
47	DUCHESNE Antoine
	Cofidis
	DS: DELOEUIL Alain
51	HERRADA Jesús
52	GESCHKE Simon
53	DRUCKER Jempy
54	LAPORTE Christophe
55	BARCELÓ Fernando
56	PEREZ Anthony
57	PÉRICHON Pierre-Luc
	EF Education-Nippo
	DS: VANMARCKE Ken
61	CORT Magnus
62	CARR Simon
63	DOCKER Mitchell
64	EL FARES Julien
65	KEUKELEIRE Jens
66	NAKANE Hideto
67	SCULLY Tom
	Qhubeka-Assos
	DS: MICHAELSEN Lars
71	ARU Fabio
72	ARMÉE Sander
73	CLAEYS Dimitri
74	POWER Robert
75	VINJEBO Emil
76	CLARKE Simon
77	WISNIOWSKI Lukasz
	INEOS Grenadiers
	DS: RASCH Gabriel
81	THOMAS Geraint
82	DENNIS Rohan
83	GEOGHEGAN HART Tao
84	NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
85	PIDCOCK Thomas
86	SIVAKOV Pavel
87	VAN BAARLE Dylan
	Astana-Premier Tech
	DS: ZANINI Stefano
91	FUGLSANG Jakob
92	FELLINE Fabio
93	HOULE Hugo
94	IZAGIRRE Gorka
95	FRAILE Omar
96	TEJADA Harold
97	BOARO Manuele
	UAE Team Emirates
	DS: MUÑOZ Cristian
101	COSTA Rui
102	ARDILA Andrés
103	DE LA CRUZ David
104	DOMBROWSKI Joe
105	GIBBONS Ryan
106	RIABUSHENKO Alexandr
107	MUÑOZ Cristian
	Israel Start-Up Nation
	DS: Demol Dirk
111	WOODS Michael
112	VANMARCKE Sep
113	BEVIN Patrick
114	HOFSTETTER Hugo
115	IMPEY Daryl
116	MARTIN Dan
117	NEILANDS Krists
	Total Direct Energie
	DS: GENAUZEAU Benoit
121	LATOUR Pierre
122	BURGAUDEAU Mathieu
123	DE LA PARTE Víctor
124	DOUBEY Fabien
125	RODRÍGUEZ Cristián
126	TURGIS Anthony
127	VUILLERMOZ Alexis
	Delko
	DS: AZEVEDO José
131	FINETTO Mauro
132	BERTHET Clément
133	CARISEY Clément
134	DEBESAY Yakob
135	DÍAZ José
136	GHIRMAY Biniam
137	LE TURNIER Mathias
	B&B Hotels
	DS: ROUS Didier
141	BARTHE Cyril
142	BAGIOLI Nicola
143	GAUTIER Cyril
144	FERASSE Thibault
145	HIVERT Jonathan
146	LIETAER Eliot
147	PACHER Quentin
	Alpecin-Fenix
	DS: LEYSEN Bart
151	MEURISSE Xandro
152	DE TIER Floris
153	VERGAERDE Otto
154	JANSSENS Jimmy
155	TULETT Ben
156	VAKOC Petr
	Bingoal-WB
	DS: BRANDT Christophe
161	VANENDERT Jelle
162	HUYS Laurens
163	LIVYNS Arjen
164	MERTZ Rémy
165	MOLLY Kenny
166	WIRTGEN Luc
167	WIRTGEN Tom
	Burgos-BH
	DS: PÉREZ Rubén
171	MADRAZO Ángel
172	LANGELLOTTI Victor
173	OKAMIKA Ander
174	CABEDO Óscar
175	BOL Jetse
176	SANCHEZ Pelayo
177	RUBIO Diego
	Kern Pharma
	DS: OROZ Juan
181	ADRIÀ Roger
182	BERRADE Urko
183	MORENO Ivan
184	PARRA José
185	CASTRILLO Jaime
186	AGIRRE Jon
187	GARCÍA Carlos
	St Michel-Auber 93
	DS: JAVALET Stéphane
191	ROSSETTO Stéphane
192	CARDIS Romain
193	GUILLONNET Adrien
194	BLEIER Baptiste
195	MAURELET Flavien
196	VAN NIEKERK Morne
	Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole
	DS: VERBRACKEL Daniel
201	ANTOMARCHI Julien
202	DE WITTE Mathias
203	KOWALSKI Dylan
205	LEVEAU Jérémy
206	PICOUX Maximilien
207	URRUTY Maxime
	Swiss Racing Academy
	DS: BLANQUEFORT Sylvain
211	REUTIMANN Mathias
212	BALFOUR Stuart
213	CHARRIN Aloïs
214	LÜSCHER Damian
215	MIFSUD Andrea
216	MÜLLER Reto
217	VOISARD Yannis