El francés Jérôme Coppel, del equipo suizo IAM, cumplió parte de los pronósticos y se adjudicó el triunfo definitivo en la Estrella de Bességes (2.1) al ser también el vencedor en la quinta y última etapa, sobre 11,9 kilómetros celebrada en la población de Alès.
Coppel superó a Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) en 14 segundos y en 15 al también francés Jean-Christophe Péraud (AG2R), desbancando así del liderato a su compatriota Sylvain Chavanel, que no pudo pasar de la quinta plaza y cuarto en la general final.
De esta forma Coppel dominó el podio ante Tony Gallopin (Lotto), segundo a 13 segundos, y Pinot, tercero a 14. Ángel Madrazo (Caja Rural), vencedor de la penúltima etapa, fue el mejor español en la general final, en la plaza 23ª a 3:33 minutos del vencedor. Diego Rubio, por su parte, lo fue en la cronometrada en la misma posición a 1.10 de Coppel.
Puntos TOP Ciclo 21: Diego Rubio, 2 (primer español etapa 2.1); Ángel Madrazo, 4 (primer español general 2.1).
1ª: Coquard / 2ª Coquard / 3ª: S. Chavanel / 4ª: Madrazo
CLASIFICACIÓN 5ª ETAPA
| 1 | Jerome COPPEL | FRA | IAM | 30 | 16:48 | ||
| 2 | Thibaut PINOT | FRA | FDJ | 26 | +14 | ||
| 3 | Jean-Christophe PERAUD | FRA | ALM | 39 | +15 | ||
| 4 | Tony GALLOPIN | FRA | LTS | 28 | +25 | ||
| 5 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | FRA | DEN | 37 | +30 | ||
| 6 | Dries DEVENYNS | BEL | IAM | 33 | +33 | ||
| 7 | Arthur VICHOT | FRA | FDJ | 28 | +33 | ||
| 8 | Pierre-Roger LATOUR | FRA | ALM | 23 | +40 | ||
| 9 | Sander ARMEE | BEL | LTS | 31 | +40 | ||
| 10 | Maxime MONFORT | BEL | LTS | 33 | +43 | ||
| 11 | Julien ANTOMARCHI | FRA | RML | 32 | +44 | ||
| 12 | Oliver NAESEN | BEL | IAM | 26 | +52 | ||
| 13 | Anthony DELAPLACE | FRA | FVC | 27 | +53 | ||
| 14 | Maxime VANTOMME | BEL | RML | 30 | +56 | ||
| 15 | Olivier PARDINI | BEL | WBC | 31 | +57 | ||
| 16 | Jonathan FUMEAUX | SUI | IAM | 28 | +57 | ||
| 17 | Sébastien REICHENBACH | SUI | FDJ | 27 | +59 | ||
| 18 | Sean DE BIE | BEL | LTS | 25 | +1:00 | ||
| 19 | Frederik VEUCHELEN | BEL | WGG | 38 | +1:03 | ||
| 20 | Sébastien DELFOSSE | BEL | WBC | 34 | +1:05 | ||
| 21 | Nicolas VEREECKEN | BEL | SKT | 26 | +1:05 | ||
| 22 | Lawrence WARBASSE | USA | IAM | 26 | +1:06 | ||
| 23 | Diego RUBIO | ESP | CJR | 25 | +1:10 | ||
| 24 | Brice FEILLU | FRA | FVC | 31 | +1:12 | ||
| 25 | Jerome COUSIN | FRA | COF | 27 | +1:12 | ||
| 26 | Boris DRON | BEL | WGG | 28 | +1:13 | ||
| 27 | Gijs VAN HOECKE | BEL | TSV | 25 | +1:13 | ||
| 28 | Thomas ROSTOLLAN | FRA | ADT | 30 | +1:14 | ||
| 29 | Tom DEVRIENDT | BEL | WGG | 25 | +1:16 | ||
| 30 | Dimitri CLAEYS | BEL | WGG | 29 | +1:17 | ||
| 31 | Angel MADRAZO RUIZ | ESP | CJR | 28 | +1:17 | ||
| 32 | Antoine WARNIER | BEL | WBC | 23 | +1:19 | ||
| 33 | Arnold JEANNESSON | FRA | COF | 30 | +1:19 | ||
| 34 | Maxime CAM | FRA | FVC | 24 | +1:20 | ||
| 35 | Bryan COQUARD | FRA | DEN | 24 | +1:21 | ||
| 36 | Antoine DUCHESNE | CAN | DEN | 25 | +1:22 | ||
| 37 | Stig BROECKX | BEL | LTS | 26 | +1:22 | ||
| 38 | Ignatas KONOVALOVAS | LTU | FDJ | 31 | +1:22 | ||
| 39 | Jacob SCOTT | GBR | SKT | 21 | +1:24 | ||
| 40 | Anthony TURGIS | FRA | COF | 22 | +1:24 | ||
| 41 | Adrien PETIT | FRA | DEN | 26 | +1:25 | ||
| 42 | Jasper BOVENHUIS | NED | SKT | 25 | +1:25 | ||
| 43 | Jimmy TURGIS | FRA | RML | 25 | +1:26 | ||
| 44 | Arnaud DEMARE | FRA | FDJ | 25 | +1:27 | ||
| 45 | Nico DENZ | GER | ALM | 22 | +1:28 | ||
| 46 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | BEL | WGG | 29 | +1:29 | ||
| 47 | Jelle WALLAYS | BEL | LTS | 27 | +1:32 | ||
| 48 | Ruben POLS | BEL | TSV | 22 | +1:33 | ||
| 49 | Quentin JAUREGUI | FRA | ALM | 22 | +1:33 | ||
| 50 | Thierry HUPOND | FRA | DMP | 32 | +1:34 | ||
| 51 | Angelo TULIK | FRA | DEN | 26 | +1:34 | ||
| 52 | Evaldas SISKEVICIUS | LTU | DMP | 28 | +1:34 | ||
| 53 | Kévin REZA | FRA | FDJ | 28 | +1:36 | ||
| 54 | Damien SHAW | IRL | SKT | 32 | +1:36 | ||
| 55 | Dimitri PEYSKENS | BEL | VER | 25 | +1:37 | ||
| 56 | Sondre HOLST ENGER | NOR | IAM | 23 | +1:37 | ||
| 57 | Romain HARDY | FRA | COF | 28 | +1:37 | ||
| 58 | Gaëtan PONS | BEL | WBC | 24 | +1:38 | ||
| 59 | Christophe PREMONT | BEL | VWT | 27 | +1:39 | ||
| 60 | Tosh VAN DER SANDE | BEL | LTS | 26 | +1:39 | ||
| 61 | Brecht DHAENE | BEL | VWT | 28 | +1:40 | ||
| 62 | Miguel Angel BENITO DIEZ | ESP | CJR | 23 | +1:40 | ||
| 63 | Quentin PACHER | FRA | DMP | 24 | +1:40 | ||
| 64 | Hubert DUPONT | FRA | ALM | 36 | +1:40 | ||
| 65 | Florian SENECHAL | FRA | COF | 23 | +1:40 | ||
| 66 | François BIDARD | FRA | ALM | 24 | +1:41 | ||
| 67 | Timothy DUPONT | BEL | VWT | 29 | +1:42 | ||
| 68 | Alo JAKIN | EST | AUB | 30 | +1:44 | ||
| 69 | Julien MORICE | FRA | DEN | 25 | +1:44 | ||
| 70 | Fabricio FERRARI BARCELO | URU | CJR | 31 | +1:44 | ||
| 71 | Mikel ARISTI GARDOKI | ESP | DMP | 23 | +1:45 | ||
| 72 | Franck BONNAMOUR | FRA | FVC | 21 | +1:47 | ||
| 73 | Frédéric BRUN | FRA | FVC | 28 | +1:47 | ||
| 74 | Yannick MAYER | GER | VER | 25 | +1:47 | ||
| 75 | Sander CORDEEL | BEL | VWT | 29 | +1:48 | ||
| 76 | Daan MYNGHEER | BEL | RML | 23 | +1:50 | ||
| 77 | Thomas VOECKLER | FRA | DEN | 37 | +1:51 | ||
| 78 | Daniel HOELGAARD | NOR | FDJ | 23 | +1:53 | ||
| 79 | Julien STASSEN | BEL | WBC | 28 | +1:53 | ||
| 80 | Jonathan LASTRA MARTINEZ | ESP | CJR | 23 | +1:55 | ||
| 81 | David MENUT | FRA | AUB | 24 | +1:57 | ||
| 82 | Sergio PARDILLA BELLON | ESP | CJR | 32 | +1:58 | ||
| 83 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | BEL | VWT | 25 | +1:59 | ||
| 84 | Sander HELVEN | BEL | TSV | 26 | +2:01 | ||
| 85 | Perrig QUEMENEUR | FRA | DEN | 32 | +2:04 | ||
| 86 | Anthony MALDONADO | FRA | AUB | 25 | +2:04 | ||
| 87 | Louis VERHELST | BEL | RML | 26 | +2:04 | ||
| 88 | Romain FEILLU | FRA | AUB | 32 | +2:05 | ||
| 89 | Florent PEREIRA | FRA | RML | 23 | +2:05 | ||
| 90 | Bert VAN LERBERGHE | BEL | TSV | 24 | +2:05 | ||
| 91 | Guillaume LEVARLET | FRA | AUB | 31 | +2:06 | ||
| 92 | Kai REUS | NED | VWT | 31 | +2:06 | ||
| 93 | Matthias LEGLEY | BEL | VER | 25 | +2:06 | ||
| 94 | Connor MCCONVEY | IRL | SKT | 28 | +2:10 | ||
| 95 | Flavien DASSONVILLE | FRA | AUB | 25 | +2:11 | ||
| 96 | Jordan LEVASSEUR | FRA | ADT | 21 | +2:11 | ||
| 97 | Julien DUVAL | FRA | ADT | 26 | +2:13 | ||
| 98 | Leonardo Fabio DUQUE | COL | DMP | 36 | +2:15 | ||
| 99 | Dieter BOUVRY | BEL | RML | 24 | +2:16 | ||
| 100 | Antoine DEMOITIE | BEL | WGG | 26 | +2:21 | ||
| 101 | Gregory HABEAUX | BEL | WBC | 34 | +2:22 | ||
| 102 | Guillaume BONNAFOND | FRA | ALM | 29 | +2:22 | ||
| 103 | Stéphane POULHIES | FRA | ADT | 31 | +2:23 | ||
| 104 | Benjamin GIRAUD | FRA | DMP | 30 | +2:27 | ||
| 105 | Martin LAAS | EST | DMP | 23 | +2:31 | ||
| 106 | Armindo FONSECA | FRA | FVC | 27 | +2:33 | ||
| 107 | Maxime FARAZIJN | BEL | TSV | 22 | +2:34 | ||
| 108 | Grischa JANORSCHKE | GER | ROT | 29 | +2:35 | ||
| 109 | Aimé DEGENDT | BEL | TSV | 22 | +2:35 | ||
| 110 | Roland THALMANN | SUI | ROT | 23 | +2:35 | ||
| 111 | Oliver KET-SPARK | AUS | SKT | 24 | +2:36 | ||
| 112 | Emiel WASTYN | BEL | SKT | 24 | +2:44 | ||
| 113 | Julien GUAY | FRA | AUB | 30 | +2:49 | ||
| 114 | Biel KADRI | FRA | ALM | 30 | +2:50 | ||
| 115 | César BIHEL | FRA | AUB | 28 | +2:54 | ||
| 116 | Yannis YSSAAD | FRA | ADT | 23 | +2:55 | ||
| 117 | Javier Francisco ARAMENDIA LORENTE | ESP | CJR | 30 | +3:05 | ||
| 118 | Matteo PELUCCHI | ITA | IAM | 27 | +3:17 | ||
| 119 | Dylan PAGE | SUI | ROT | 23 | +3:18 | ||
| 120 | Jelle VANENDERT | BEL | LTS | 31 | +3:20 | ||
| 121 | Julien DESCHESNE | BEL | VER | 25 | +3:52 | ||
| DNS | Mickael DELAGE | FRA | FDJ | 31 | |||
| DNS | Anthony PEREZ | FRA | COF | 25 | |||
| DNS | Marco D’URBANO | ITA | ROT | 25 | |||
| DNS | Rino ZAMPILLI | ITA | ROT | 32 | |||
| DNS | Baptiste PLACKAERT | BEL | WBC | 28 | |||
| DNS | Calvin WATSON | AUS | SKT | 23 | |||
| DNS | Antoine LELEU | BEL | VER | 23 |
GENERAL FINAL
| 1 | Jerome COPPEL | France | IAM | 30 | 14:49:26 | ||
| 2 | Tony GALLOPIN | France | LTS | 28 | +13 | ||
| 3 | Thibaut PINOT | France | FDJ | 26 | +14 | ||
| 4 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | France | DEN | 37 | +16 | ||
| 5 | Arthur VICHOT | France | FDJ | 28 | +28 | ||
| 6 | Dries DEVENYNS | Belgium | IAM | 33 | +33 | ||
| 7 | Pierre-Roger LATOUR | France | ALM | 23 | +40 | ||
| 8 | Maxime MONFORT | Belgium | LTS | 33 | +49 | ||
| 9 | Anthony DELAPLACE | France | FVC | 27 | +53 | ||
| 10 | Julien ANTOMARCHI | France | RML | 32 | +1:00 | ||
| 11 | Sébastien DELFOSSE | Belgium | WBC | 34 | +1:05 | ||
| 12 | Jerome COUSIN | France | COF | 27 | +1:10 | ||
| 13 | Boris DRON | Belgium | WGG | 28 | +1:26 | ||
| 14 | Antoine WARNIER | Belgium | WBC | 23 | +1:35 | ||
| 15 | Maxime CAM | France | FVC | 24 | +1:36 | ||
| 16 | Romain HARDY | France | COF | 28 | +1:37 | ||
| 17 | Jean-Christophe PERAUD | France | ALM | 39 | +1:42 | ||
| 18 | Angelo TULIK | France | DEN | 26 | +1:50 | ||
| 19 | Hubert DUPONT | France | ALM | 36 | +1:56 | ||
| 20 | Fabricio FERRARI BARCELO | Uruguay | CJR | 31 | +2:00 | ||
| 21 | Sébastien REICHENBACH | Switzerland | FDJ | 27 | +2:06 | ||
| 22 | Flavien DASSONVILLE | France | AUB | 25 | +2:27 | ||
| 23 | Angel MADRAZO RUIZ | Spain | CJR | 28 | +3:33 | ||
| 24 | Oliver NAESEN | Belgium | IAM | 26 | +3:40 | ||
| 25 | Maxime VANTOMME | Belgium | RML | 30 | +3:44 | ||
| 26 | Olivier PARDINI | Belgium | WBC | 31 | +3:45 | ||
| 27 | Thomas ROSTOLLAN | France | ADT | 30 | +4:00 | ||
| 28 | Gijs VAN HOECKE | Belgium | TSV | 25 | +4:01 | ||
| 29 | Evaldas SISKEVICIUS | Lithuania | DMP | 28 | +4:02 | ||
| 30 | Nicolas VEREECKEN | Belgium | SKT | 26 | +4:09 | ||
| 31 | Jacob SCOTT | Great Britain | SKT | 21 | +4:09 | ||
| 32 | Jasper BOVENHUIS | Netherlands | SKT | 25 | +4:11 | ||
| 33 | Sander ARMEE | Belgium | LTS | 31 | +4:16 | ||
| 34 | Timothy DUPONT | Belgium | VWT | 29 | +4:22 | ||
| 35 | Diego RUBIO | Spain | CJR | 25 | +4:23 | ||
| 36 | Frederik VEUCHELEN | Belgium | WGG | 38 | +4:23 | ||
| 37 | Jonathan FUMEAUX | Switzerland | IAM | 28 | +4:25 | ||
| 38 | Frédéric BRUN | France | FVC | 28 | +4:27 | ||
| 39 | Sean DE BIE | Belgium | LTS | 25 | +4:27 | ||
| 40 | Jimmy TURGIS | France | RML | 25 | +4:30 | ||
| 41 | Brice FEILLU | France | FVC | 31 | +4:32 | ||
| 42 | Tom DEVRIENDT | Belgium | WGG | 25 | +4:36 | ||
| 43 | Arnold JEANNESSON | France | COF | 30 | +4:39 | ||
| 44 | Dieter BOUVRY | Belgium | RML | 24 | +4:50 | ||
| 45 | Romain FEILLU | France | AUB | 32 | +4:51 | ||
| 46 | Dimitri CLAEYS | Belgium | WGG | 29 | +4:52 | ||
| 47 | Louis VERHELST | Belgium | RML | 26 | +4:52 | ||
| 48 | Daan MYNGHEER | Belgium | RML | 23 | +4:54 | ||
| 49 | Ignatas KONOVALOVAS | Lithuania | FDJ | 31 | +4:58 | ||
| 50 | Sander CORDEEL | Belgium | VWT | 29 | +5:01 | ||
| 51 | Thierry HUPOND | France | DMP | 32 | +5:02 | ||
| 52 | Franck BONNAMOUR | France | FVC | 21 | +5:03 | ||
| 53 | Stig BROECKX | Belgium | LTS | 26 | +5:04 | ||
| 54 | Sander HELVEN | Belgium | TSV | 26 | +5:05 | ||
| 55 | Anthony TURGIS | France | COF | 22 | +5:06 | ||
| 56 | Christophe PREMONT | Belgium | VWT | 27 | +5:07 | ||
| 57 | Bryan COQUARD | France | DEN | 24 | +5:08 | ||
| 58 | Miguel Angel BENITO DIEZ | Spain | CJR | 23 | +5:08 | ||
| 59 | Arnaud DEMARE | France | FDJ | 25 | +5:09 | ||
| 60 | Guillaume LEVARLET | France | AUB | 31 | +5:10 | ||
| 61 | Mikel ARISTI GARDOKI | Spain | DMP | 23 | +5:13 | ||
| 62 | Jelle WALLAYS | Belgium | LTS | 27 | +5:14 | ||
| 63 | Kévin REZA | France | FDJ | 28 | +5:18 | ||
| 64 | Bert VAN LERBERGHE | Belgium | TSV | 24 | +5:18 | ||
| 65 | Kai REUS | Netherlands | VWT | 31 | +5:20 | ||
| 66 | Florian SENECHAL | France | COF | 23 | +5:22 | ||
| 67 | Jonathan LASTRA MARTINEZ | Spain | CJR | 23 | +5:23 | ||
| 68 | Florent PEREIRA | France | RML | 23 | +5:25 | ||
| 69 | Connor MCCONVEY | Ireland | SKT | 28 | +5:30 | ||
| 70 | Anthony MALDONADO | France | AUB | 25 | +5:32 | ||
| 71 | Adrien PETIT | France | DEN | 26 | +5:34 | ||
| 72 | Sergio PARDILLA BELLON | Spain | CJR | 32 | +5:34 | ||
| 73 | Leonardo Fabio DUQUE | Colombia | DMP | 36 | +5:35 | ||
| 74 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | Belgium | WGG | 29 | +5:36 | ||
| 75 | Lawrence WARBASSE | United States | IAM | 26 | +5:47 | ||
| 76 | Maxime FARAZIJN | Belgium | TSV | 22 | +5:47 | ||
| 77 | Gregory HABEAUX | Belgium | WBC | 34 | +5:50 | ||
| 78 | Armindo FONSECA | France | FVC | 27 | +5:53 | ||
| 79 | César BIHEL | France | AUB | 28 | +5:58 | ||
| 80 | Julien STASSEN | Belgium | WBC | 28 | +5:59 | ||
| 81 | Alo JAKIN | Estonia | AUB | 30 | +6:01 | ||
| 82 | Tosh VAN DER SANDE | Belgium | LTS | 26 | +6:05 | ||
| 83 | Dimitri PEYSKENS | Belgium | VER | 25 | +6:09 | ||
| 84 | Julien GUAY | France | AUB | 30 | +6:17 | ||
| 85 | Nico DENZ | Germany | ALM | 22 | +6:18 | ||
| 86 | Damien SHAW | Ireland | SKT | 32 | +6:18 | ||
| 87 | Antoine DEMOITIE | Belgium | WGG | 26 | +6:23 | ||
| 88 | David MENUT | France | AUB | 24 | +6:41 | ||
| 89 | Quentin JAUREGUI | France | ALM | 22 | +6:48 | ||
| 90 | Sondre HOLST ENGER | Norway | IAM | 23 | +7:02 | ||
| 91 | Guillaume BONNAFOND | France | ALM | 29 | +7:04 | ||
| 92 | François BIDARD | France | ALM | 24 | +7:36 | ||
| 93 | Julien DUVAL | France | ADT | 26 | +7:39 | ||
| 94 | Stef VAN ZUMMEREN | Belgium | VWT | 25 | +7:47 | ||
| 95 | Quentin PACHER | France | DMP | 24 | +7:58 | ||
| 96 | Jelle VANENDERT | Belgium | LTS | 31 | +8:16 | ||
| 97 | Benjamin GIRAUD | France | DMP | 30 | +10:19 | ||
| 98 | Stéphane POULHIES | France | ADT | 31 | +10:41 | ||
| 99 | Javier Francisco ARAMENDIA LORENTE | Spain | CJR | 30 | +11:09 | ||
| 100 | Julien MORICE | France | DEN | 25 | +11:24 | ||
| 101 | Brecht DHAENE | Belgium | VWT | 28 | +11:56 | ||
| 102 | Ruben POLS | Belgium | TSV | 22 | +12:44 | ||
| 103 | Daniel HOELGAARD | Norway | FDJ | 23 | +13:03 | ||
| 104 | Antoine DUCHESNE | Canada | DEN | 25 | +14:05 | ||
| 105 | Roland THALMANN | Switzerland | ROT | 23 | +14:17 | ||
| 106 | Biel KADRI | France | ALM | 30 | +15:24 | ||
| 107 | Thomas VOECKLER | France | DEN | 37 | +16:03 | ||
| 108 | Jordan LEVASSEUR | France | ADT | 21 | +16:11 | ||
| 109 | Gaëtan PONS | Belgium | WBC | 24 | +17:00 | ||
| 110 | Yannick MAYER | Germany | VER | 25 | +27:51 | ||
| 111 | Dylan PAGE | Switzerland | ROT | 23 | +29:22 | ||
| 112 | Matteo PELUCCHI | Italy | IAM | 27 | +29:23 | ||
| 113 | Perrig QUEMENEUR | France | DEN | 32 | +29:25 | ||
| 114 | Aimé DEGENDT | Belgium | TSV | 22 | +29:42 | ||
| 115 | Yannis YSSAAD | France | ADT | 23 | +29:46 | ||
| 116 | Julien DESCHESNE | Belgium | VER | 25 | +31:23 | ||
| 117 | Grischa JANORSCHKE | Germany | ROT | 29 | +34:51 | ||
| 118 | Emiel WASTYN | Belgium | SKT | 24 | +36:08 | ||
| 119 | Oliver KET-SPARK | Australia | SKT | 24 | +36:51 | ||
| 120 | Matthias LEGLEY | Belgium | VER | 25 | +44:54 | ||
| 121 | Martin LAAS | Estonia | DMP | 23 | +52:17 |
PUNTOS
1 COQUARD Bryan 54
2 MADRAZO Angel 43
3 CHAVANEL Sylvain 41
4 GALLOPIN Tony 34
5 DUPONT Timothy 33
MONTAÑA
1 THALMANN Roland 18
2 COPPEL Jérôme 16
3 PINOT Thibault 16
4 COUSIN Jérôme 16
5 REICHENBACH Sébastien 14
JÓVENES
1 26 LATOUR Pierre-Roger AG2R la Mondiale 14h50’06»
2 144 WARNIER Antoine Wallonie Bruxelles – Group Protect 55»
3 162 SCOTT Jacob An Post – ChainReaction 03’29»
4 94 MYNGHEER Daan Roubaix Mét. Aurop. de Lille 04’14»
5 77 BONNAMOUR Franck Fortuneo Vital Concept 04’23»
EQUIPOS
1 FDJ 44h31’11»
2 AG2R la Mondiale 01’00»
3 IAM Cycling 01’20»
4 Lotto Soudal 02’29»
5 Wallonie Bruxelles – Group Protect 03’16»
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