2023 Tour de l'Ain

2023 Tour de l'Ain
2023 UCI Europe Tour
	The departure of stage 1 in Loyettes
Race details
Dates	31 July–2 August 2023
Stages	3
Distance	410.3 km (254.9 mi)
Winning time	9h 55' 50"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Combativity
	Team
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The 2023 Tour de l'Ain was a men's road cycling stage race that took place between 31 July and 2 August 2023 in the French department of Ain. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and was the 35th edition of the Tour de l'Ain.^[1]^[2]

Teams

Seven of the eighteen UCI WorldTeams, three UCI ProTeams, six UCI Continental teams, and one national team made up the seventeen teams that participated in the race.^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	31 July	Loyettes to La Plaine Tonique	154.5 km (96.0 mi)	Flat stage	Jake Stewart (GBR)
2	1 August	Saint-Vulbas to Lagnieu	123.3 km (76.6 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU)
3	2 August	Oyonnax to Lélex Monts-Jura	131.5 km (81.7 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Michael Storer (AUS)
Total			410.3 km (254.9 mi)

Stage 1 Result (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	3h 32' 15"
2	Emmanuel Morin (FRA)	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	+ 0"
3	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
4	Tom Devriendt (BEL)	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
5	Jason Tesson (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
6	Arne Marit (BEL)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 0"
7	Tobias Müller (GER)	Rad-Net Oßwald	+ 0"
8	Emīls Liepiņš (LAT)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"
9	Romain Cardis (FRA)	St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93	+ 0"
10	Henri Uhlig (GER)	Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jake Stewart (GBR)	Groupama–FDJ	3h 32' 5"
2	Emmanuel Morin (FRA)	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	+ 4"
3	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 6"
4	Tom Devriendt (BEL)	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 10"
5	Jason Tesson (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 10"
6	Arne Marit (BEL)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 10"
7	Tobias Müller (GER)	Rad-Net Oßwald	+ 10"
8	Emīls Liepiņš (LAT)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 10"
9	Romain Cardis (FRA)	St. Michel–Mavic–Auber93	+ 10"
10	Henri Uhlig (GER)	Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team	+ 10"

Stage 2 Result (1–10)^[9]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (COL)	EF Education–EasyPost	2h 58' 11"
2	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
3	Kenny Elissonde (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 14"
4	Julien Bernard (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 37"
5	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 37"
6	Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 37"
7	Élie Gesbert (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 37"
8	Jordan Jegat (FRA)	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	+ 37"
9	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 37"
10	Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 37"

General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)^[10]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (COL)	EF Education–EasyPost	6h 30' 16"
2	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 4"
3	Hugh Carthy (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 10"
4	Kenny Elissonde (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 20"
5	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 47"
6	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 47"
7	Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 47"
8	Damien Howson (AUS)	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 47"
9	Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 47"
10	Jordan Jegat (FRA)	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	+ 47"

Stage 3 Result (1–10)^[12]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	3h 25' 40"
2	Kenny Elissonde (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 2"
3	Lilian Calmejane (FRA)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 2' 30"
4	Simon Pellaud (SUI)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 2' 32"
5	Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 2' 35"
6	Élie Gesbert (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 2' 37"
7	Jesús Herrada (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 2' 37"
8	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2' 37"
9	Julien Bernard (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 37"
10	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 2' 37"

General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)^[13]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	9h 55' 50"
2	Kenny Elissonde (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 22"
3	Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 3' 28"
4	Rudy Molard (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 3' 30"
5	Merhawi Kudus (ERI)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 3' 30"
6	Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	+ 3' 30"
7	Élie Gesbert (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 3' 30"
8	Jordan Jegat (FRA)	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	+ 3' 30"
9	Jesús Herrada (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 3' 30"
10	Julien Bernard (FRA)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 3' 30"

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Jake Stewart	Jake Stewart	Jake Stewart	Mads Østergaard Kristensen	Tobias Müller	CIC U Nantes Atlantique	Mads Østergaard Kristensen
2	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda	Jefferson Alexander Cepeda	Mads Østergaard Kristensen	Reuben Thompson	EF Education–EasyPost	Thomas Devaux
3	Michael Storer	Michael Storer	Michael Storer	Lilian Calmejane	Joris Delbove	Groupama–FDJ	Lilian Calmejane
Final		Michael Storer	Michael Storer	Lilian Calmejane	Joris Delbove	Groupama–FDJ	Kenny Elissonde

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

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