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The closing stage time trial on the 2025 Etoile de Besseges was taken by Kevin Vauquelin of Arkea-B&B Hotels the ultimate stage, doubling up on stage wins and the general common classification with a dominant journey profitable the stage by 19” over Remi Cavagna of Groupama-FDJ and Dylan Teuns of Cofidis.
The fifth and closing stage of the race was a person time trial within the city of Ales with an uphill end to the hermitage. Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels) held a wholesome 51” benefit over his closest rival, Nicolas Breuillard (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93), with a ten.6km route with a ten% climb to the stage end to resolve the winner.
Thankfully for the riders, after two days of horrendous climate, the sunshine had come again out once more. The first rider off the ramp was Dylan Massa (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur). Out of the early finishers, it was Oliver Knight (Cofidis) who led the best way with a time of 15’52”.
Knight was ultimately overwhelmed by 19-year-old Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ) placing 20” into the younger British rider. However, Decomble was quickly overwhelmed by his teammate, Remi Cavagna.
The former French highway and time trial champion put in a really sturdy efficiency. He topped the standings with Thibault Guernalec (Arkea-B&B Hotels) splitting him and Decomble.
Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of the highest instances have been set by riders who have been additionally concerned within the combat for the General Classification. Several within the GC prime 10 discovered their names slotting into the highest 10 on the stage.
None of the riders within the 4 chief’s jerseys really wore the jerseys as there weren’t any skinsuits out there for them to put on so all of them raced in their very own group skinsuits for the race.
Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) put in a really strong journey, slotting into the highest 10 and solidifying his place within the closing GC. Shortly after Latour, the Cofidis rider Dylan Teuns put in a really sturdy time to enter second place simply 2” down on Cavagna.
The time by Teuns really was adequate to leap over Kevin Geniets (Groupama-FDJ) within the General Classification with the rider from Luxembourg shedding nearly 17” to the previous Fleche Wallonne winner.
However, each Teuns and Geniets jumped above the brand new French climbing sensation of Nicolas Breuillard (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93) who slipped down the GC shedding nearly a minute.
After Breuillard completed off his effort he was quickly adopted by Vauquelin who was storming to the end with an exceptionally sturdy journey to take the stage by 19” over Cavagna with a time of 15’07”.
This stage win including to his win the day earlier than on the Mont Bouquet imply that he comfortably took the ultimate total common classification by effectively over a minute on Teuns and the remaining with former second total, Breuillard, dropping to fifth total.
Vauquelin took the time trial in 2024 as effectively however missed out on the general win by simply 2” to Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek). Pedersen left the race early this 12 months attributable to sickness, shortly adopted by his group and eight others who left with security considerations.
The race wasn’t what the organisers would have wished with a number of incidents with the general public driving on the course, rider protests, groups pulling out and atrociously dangerous climate circumstances. But, the race was accomplished with an excellent journey by 23-year-old Vauquelin.
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