Stage 1: Bellegarde → Bellegarde, 141 km Full Results and Report
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Philippe GILBERT (Lotto Soudal) talking to the press prior to Stage 1 in Bellegarde | 
Team AG2R with Greg VAN AVERMAET | 
Team Ineaos | 
Geraint THOMAS (INEOS Grenadiers) | 
The race start waits for Egan BERNAL (INEOS) to finish his phone call | 
This three man break was the main break of the day surviving until 10 km to go: Loius Louvet (St Michel-Auber 93), Alexandre Delettre (Delko) and Tom Paquot (Bingoal-Wallonie Bruxelles) | 
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA - Team Arkea - Samsic) attacked first on the uphill finish followed by Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) | 
Nacer Bouhanni (FRA - Team Arkea - Samsic) followed by Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) on the uphill finish | 
Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA - Team Qhubeka Assos) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Polen / Team INEOS Grenadiers) | 
Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) comes around Nacer Bouhanni (FRA - Team Arkea - Samsic) to win Stage 1 | 
3rd Mads PEDERSEN (DEN/TREK - SEGAFREDO), 4th Giacomo NIZZOLO (ITA/NTT PRO CYCLING), 5th Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL/ INEOS) | 
Egan BERNAL (COL/INEOS Grenadiers) | 
Antoine Berlin runs to the finish after a mechanical problem | 
Michael VALGREN (EF Education - Nippo) gets medical attention after the late crash | 
Your Stage 1 winner, Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) | 
And first race leader, Christophe Laporte (France / Team Cofidis) |
Stage 2: Saint-Geniès → La Calmette, 154 km Full Results and Report
Stage 3: Bessèges → Bessèges, 156 km Full Results and Report
Stage 4: Rousson → Saint-Siffret, 152 km Full Results and Report
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A picture showing Etoile de Besseges organiser Roland Fangille who passed away last year is displayed front of riders during the stage 4 teams presentation | 
Lukas Postelberger (Austria / Team Bora - hansgrohe) puts his game face on | 
Philippe Gilbert (Belgium / Team Lotto Soudal) | 
Julius Van Den Berg (Netherlands / Team EF Education - Nippo) | 
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A solo attack from the break with 15 km to go by Filippo GANNA (ITA/INEOS GRENADIER) netted him the Stage 4 win | 
2nd Christophe LAPORTE (FRA/COFIDIS) + 17s, 3 Pascal ACKERMANN (GER/BORA - HANSGROHE), 4 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL/AG2R CITROEN) | 
12th Tim WELLENS (LOTTO SOUDAL) and race leader by a healthy 44s heading into the final short TT | 
Stage 4 winner Filippo GANNA (ITA/INEOS GRENADIER) salutes the camera post race |
Stage 5: Alès → Alès, 11 km Full Results and Report
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Not surprisingly, the World TT champ Filippo GANNA (ITA/INEOS GRENADIERS) won the 1 km ITT with an uphill finish in 15:00 by 10s | 
Overall podium: 2nd Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL/INEOS GRENADIERS) + 53s, 1st Tim WELLENS (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL) 13:56:23 and 3rd Nils POLITT (GER/BORA - HANSGROHE) + 59s |
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