Results Classic Grand Besançon Doubs 2026 | Tour de France surprise Jordan Jegat takes victory over Riccitello on first day of his season

Jordan Jegat of TotalEnergies was one of the breakthrough riders of the 2025 Tour de France, finishing in the Top10 after a very combative race, riding for a French ProTeam. His 2026 season hasn't had quite the same start however, but in his first race day he immediatelly took a high level victory at the Classic Grand Besançon Doubs.

The 26-year old has had a knee injury which prevented him from racing earlier. Now in mid-April, it's a late start to the year, but just like Remco Evenepoel 12 months ago, he entered it firing all cylinders, winning a climber's race against two riders that are known for their ability.

The 175-kilometer long race had an ascent to Montfaucon to end it, 3.9 kilometers at 8.9%, a steep one where tactical racing wouldn't be very effective. That is a great part of why he won, as in the finale he saw himself head-to-head against two riders of the Decathlon CMA CGM Team - Matthew Riccitello and Léo Bisiaux.

And it was by that order that they crossed the finish line, with the race being decided in the final sprint between the three, where Jegat accelerated and had by far the most legs at the end of the short and explosive climb.