| 2023 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The departure of stage 1 in Loyettes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 31 July–2 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 410.3 km (254.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9h 55' 50" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 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) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification | Combativity award  |
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| 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 | 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 | |
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 | 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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