2023 Route d'Occitanie

2023 Route d'Occitanie
2023 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates15–18 June 2023
Stages4
Distance720 km (447.4 mi)
Winning time18h 00' 02"
Results
Winner  Michael Woods (CAN) (Israel–Premier Tech)
  Second  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) (Arkéa–Samsic)
  Third  Georg Steinhauser (GER) (EF Education–EasyPost)
Points  Marijn van den Berg (NED) (EF Education–EasyPost)
Mountains  Carlos García Pierna (ESP) (Equipo Kern Pharma)
Youth  Georg Steinhauser (GER) (EF Education–EasyPost)
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The 2023 Route d'Occitanie (known as the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi for sponsorship reasons) is a road cycling stage race that took place between 15 and 18 June 2023 in the southern French region of Occitanie. The race was the 47th edition of the Route d'Occitanie and was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour.

Teams

Seven UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 15 June Narbonne to Gruissan 184.3 km (114.5 mi) Flat stage  Marijn van den Berg (NED)
2 16 June Cazouls-lès-Béziers to Graulhet 182 km (113 mi) Hilly stage  Jason Tesson (FRA)
3 17 June Gimont to Nistos 189 km (117 mi) Mountain stage  Michael Woods (CAN)
4 18 June Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Girons 164.7 km (102.3 mi) Hilly stage  Simon Carr (GBR)
Total 720 km (450 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

15 June 2023 – Narbonne to Gruissan, 184.3 km (114.5 mi)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 4h 18' 54"
2  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
3  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
4  Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
5  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
6  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 0"
7  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
8  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
9  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
10  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 4h 18' 44"
2  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 4"
3  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 6"
4  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 7"
5  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 8"
6  Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel–Premier Tech + 10"
7  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 10"
8  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 10"
9  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 10"
10  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 10"

Stage 2

16 June 2023 – Cazouls-lès-Béziers to Graulhet, 182 km (113 mi)[5]
Stage 2 Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 4h 44' 14"
2  Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
3  Elia Viviani (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
4  Emmanuel Morrin (FRA) CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 0"
5  Paul Hennequin (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 0"
6  Marcus Sander Hansen (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
7  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
8  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
9  Orluis Aular (VEN) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
10  Maxime Jarnet (FRA) Van Rysel–Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 9h 02' 58"
2  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 3"
3  Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel–Premier Tech + 4"
4  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 4"
5  Ådne Holter (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 5"
6  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 6"
7  Elia Viviani (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 6"
8  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 7"
9  Luke Plapp (AUS) Ineos Grenadiers + 8"
10  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 10"

Stage 3

17 June 2023 – Gimont to Nistos, 189 km (117 mi)[8]
Stage 3 Result[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 5h 02' 15"
2  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic + 3"
3  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 13"
4  Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
5  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 16"
6  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Movistar Team + 24"
7  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 28"
8  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 29"
9  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Israel–Premier Tech + 29"
10  Élie Gesbert (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 1' 02"
General classification after Stage 3[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 14h 05' 10"
2  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic + 10"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 41"
4  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 42"
5  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Israel–Premier Tech + 42"
6  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 06"
7  Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 12"
8  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 13"
9  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Movistar Team + 1' 21"
10  Élie Gesbert (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 1' 59"

Stage 4

18 June 2023 – Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Girons, 164.7 km (102.3 mi)[11]
Stage 4 Result[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Simon Carr (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 3h 54' 50"
2  Lars van den Berg (NED) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
3  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 2"
4  Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel–Premier Tech + 2"
5  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 2"
6  Thomas Gachignard (FRA) St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 + 2"
7  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Movistar Team + 2"
8  Rudy Molard (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 2"
9  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2"
10  Jordan Jegat (FRA) CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 2"
General classification after Stage 4[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 18h 00' 02"
2  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic + 10"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 41"
4  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 42"
5  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Israel–Premier Tech + 42"
6  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 06"
7  Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 12"
8  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 13"
9  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Movistar Team + 1' 21"
10  Brandon Rivera (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 03"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification Combativity award
1 Marijn van den Berg Marijn van den Berg Marijn van den Berg Eric Antonio Fagundez Marijn van den Berg Israel–Premier Tech Théo Delacroix
2 Jason Tesson Corbin Strong Carlos García Pierna Ineos Grenadiers Carlos García Pierna
3 Michael Woods Michael Woods Georg Steinhauser Movistar Team Pelayo Sánchez
4 Simon Carr Marijn van den Berg José Manuel Díaz
Final Michael Woods Marijn van den Berg Carlos García Pierna Georg Steinhauser Movistar Team not awarded

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 18h 00' 02"
2  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic + 10"
3  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 41"
4  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 42"
5  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Israel–Premier Tech + 42"
6  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 1' 06"
7  Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 12"
8  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 13"
9  Ruben Guerreiro (POR) Movistar Team + 1' 21"
10  Brandon Rivera (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 03"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 50
2  Corbin Strong (NZL) Israel–Premier Tech 43
3  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 27
4  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 23
5  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 23
6  Paul Penhoët (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 23
7  Simon Carr (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 21
8  Jason Tesson (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 20
9  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies 20
10  Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers 18

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Carlos García Pierna (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma 23
2  Lars van den Berg (NED) Groupama–FDJ 18
3  Michael Woods (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 15
4  Pelayo Sánchez (ESP) Burgos BH 15
5  Andrea Mifsud (FRA) Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 15
6  Simon Carr (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost 14
7  Eric Antonio Fagundez (URU) Burgos BH 13
8  Joris Delbove (FRA) St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 13
9  Josu Etxeberria (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 10
10  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic 10

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost 18h 00' 43"
2  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 1"
3  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 31"
4  Diego Camargo (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 44"
5  Jordan Jegat (FRA) CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 2' 10"
6  Pablo Castrillo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 3' 53"
7  Thomas Gachignard (FRA) St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93 + 4' 28"
8  Johannes Kulset (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 4' 55"
9  Lars van den Berg (NED) Groupama–FDJ + 5' 04"
10  Michel Ries (LUX) Arkéa–Samsic + 5' 20"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[12][13]
Rank Team Time
1 Movistar Team 54h 03' 22"
2 EF Education–EasyPost + 1' 17"
3 Israel–Premier Tech + 3' 38"
4 Arkéa–Samsic + 5' 55"
5 Cofidis + 6' 15"
6 Equipo Kern Pharma + 8' 04"
7 AG2R Citroën Team + 15' 01"
8 CIC U Nantes Atlantique + 19' 12"
9 Groupama–FDJ + 23' 13"
10 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 23' 43"

Notes

References

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  8. ^ "Stage 3: Gimont Portes du Gers – Nisos Cap Nestès". Route d'Occitanie. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (17 June 2023). "Route d'Occitanie: Michael Woods takes summit victory on stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Stage 3 Result". Procyclingstats. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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