The 2023 Tour de Wallonie (known as the Ethias–Tour de Wallonie for sponsorship reasons) was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race mainly held in the Belgian region of Wallonia. It was a 2.Pro race as part of the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar. It was the 50th edition of the Tour de Wallonie.[1]
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| Dates | 22–26 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 803.8 km (499.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 08' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams edit
Nine UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the seventeen teams that participated in the race.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 22 July | Huy to Hamoir | 189.6 km (117.8 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Filippo Ganna (ITA)
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| 2 | 23 July | Saint-Ghislain to Walcourt | 179.7 km (111.7 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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| 3 | 24 July | Thuin to Mont-Saint-Guibert | 186.8 km (116.1 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Timo Kielich (BEL)
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| 4 | 25 July | Mons to Mons | 32.7 km (20.3 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Filippo Ganna (ITA)
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| 5 | 26 July | Banneux to Aubel | 215 km (134 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
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| Total | 803.8 km (499.5 mi) | |||||
Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
Stage 2 edit
- 23 July 2023 — Saint-Ghislain to Walcourt, 179.7 km (111.7 mi)
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Stage 3 edit
- 24 July 2023 — Thuin to Mont-Saint-Guibert, 186.8 km (116.1 mi)
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Stage 4 edit
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Stage 5 edit
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Classification leadership table edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprints classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification | Combativity award |
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| 1 | Filippo Ganna | Filippo Ganna | Filippo Ganna | Johan Meens | Alex Colman | Mathias Vacek | Alpecin–Deceuninck | Jonathan Couanon |
| 2 | Arnaud De Lie | Arnaud De Lie | Davide Ballerini | Sander De Pestel | Arnaud De Lie | Laurenz Rex | ||
| 3 | Timo Kielich | Timo Kielich | Timo Kielich | Alex Colman | Timo Kielich | Tord Gudmestad | ||
| 4 | Filippo Ganna | Filippo Ganna | Filippo Ganna | Joshua Tarling | Ineos Grenadiers | not awarded | ||
| 5 | Andrea Bagioli | Timo Kielich | Brent Van Moer | Mauro Schmid | ||||
| Final | Filippo Ganna | Timo Kielich | Johan Meens | Brent Van Moer | Joshua Tarling | Ineos Grenadiers | not awarded | |
Classification standings edit
| Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ||
General classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Filippo Ganna (ITA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 19h 08' 14" |
| 2 |  Joshua Tarling (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 3 | Brent Van Moer (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 40" |
| 4 | Connor Swift (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 40" |
| 5 | Xandro Meurisse (BEL)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 1' 34" |
| 6 |  Thibault Guernalec (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 44" |
| 7 | Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 1' 46" |
| 8 |  Bauke Mollema (NED)
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Lidl–Trek | + 2' 01" |
| 9 | Filippo Baroncini (ITA)
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Lidl–Trek | + 2' 02" |
| 10 |  Mauro Schmid (SUI)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | + 2' 08" |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Timo Kielich (BEL)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | 54 |
| 2 | Filippo Ganna (ITA)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 50 |
| 3 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 50 |
| 4 | Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 25 |
| 5 | Thibau Nys (BEL)
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Lidl–Trek | 24 |
| 6 | Joshua Tarling (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
| 7 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 8 | Stephen Williams (GBR)
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Israel–Premier Tech | 20 |
| 9 | Jake Stewart (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | 16 |
| 10 | Connor Swift (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 15 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Johan Meens (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | 64 |
| 2 | Cériel Desal (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | 46 |
| 3 | Mauro Schmid (SUI)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 38 |
| 4 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 28 |
| 5 | Dries De Bondt (BEL)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | 28 |
| 6 | Bruno Armirail (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 16 |
| 7 | Sander De Pestel (BEL)
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Team Flanders–Baloise | 10 |
| 8 |  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI)
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Lidl–Trek | 6 |
| 9 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED)
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Baloise–Trek Lions | 4 |
| 10 | Pim Ronhaar (NED)
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Baloise–Trek Lions | 2 |
Sprints classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Brent Van Moer (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | 10 |
| 2 | Mauro Schmid (SUI)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | 10 |
| 3 | Sander De Pestel (BEL)
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Team Flanders–Baloise | 10 |
| 4 | Dries De Bondt (BEL)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | 6 |
| 5 | Loïc Vliegen (BEL)
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Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 5 |
| 6 | Johan Meens (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | 4 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Rota (ITA)
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Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 3 |
| 8 | Paul Lapeira (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 3 |
| 9 |  Robert Stannard (AUS)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | 3 |
| 10 | Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | 3 |
Young rider classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Joshua Tarling (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 19h 08' 32" |
| 2 | Filippo Baroncini (ITA)
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Lidl–Trek | + 1' 44" |
| 3 | Mauro Schmid (SUI)
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Soudal–Quick-Step | + 1' 50" |
| 4 | Paul Lapeira (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 2' 12" |
| 5 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL)
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Team Flanders–Baloise | + 2' 38" |
| 6 | Timo Kielich (BEL)
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Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 2' 57" |
| 7 | Enzo Paleni (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 57" |
| 8 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
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Lotto–Dstny | + 3' 02" |
| 9 | Jake Stewart (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 26" |
| 10 | Mathis Le Berre (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 3' 59" |
Team classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ineos Grenadiers
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57h 25' 50" |
| 2 |  Lidl–Trek
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+ 3' 55" |
| 3 | Soudal–Quick-Step
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+ 4' 44" |
| 4 | Alpecin–Deceuninck
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+ 5' 59" |
| 5 | Lotto–Dstny
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+ 6' 30" |
| 6 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
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+ 6' 45" |
| 7 | Groupama–FDJ
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+ 7' 09" |
| 8 | AG2R Citroën Team
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+ 7' 32" |
| 9 | Cofidis
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+ 8' 16" |
| 10 |  Israel–Premier Tech
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+ 8' 41" |
References edit
- ^ a b "La Course" [The Route]. Tour de Wallonie (in French). TRW Organisation. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Le peloton" [The peloton]. Tour de Wallonie (in French). TRW Organisation. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Stage 1 Result". ProCyclingStats. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Stage 2 Result". ProCyclingStats. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Stage 3 Result". ProCyclingStats. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Stage 4 Result". ProCyclingStats. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Stage 5 Result". ProCyclingStats. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)