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Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard4 February 2026 - 8 February 2026 | France | 2.1
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Stage 1 | Bellegarde - Bellegarde2026-02-04 150.1km
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Stage 2 | Saint-Gilles - Domessargues2026-02-05 160.6km
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Stage 3 | Bessèges - Bessèges2026-02-06 162.3km
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Stage 4 | Saint-Christol-lez-Alès - Vauvert2026-02-07 162.4km
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Stage 5 | Alès - L’Hermitage2026-02-08 10.6km
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12 abandons, 2 broken bones, 1 dented helmet - Bessèges crash injury list
By Patrick Fletcher published
News Peloton dust themselves off for stage 3 after mass crash neutralised stage

'A crash is always a daze, especially when you're hanging from a bridge' - Valentin Ferron on his dramatic Besseges save
By Patrick Fletcher published
News Frenchman tells Cyclingnews about the crash that ended stage 2

Larry Warbasse: It's really important to get off to a good start
By Jackie Tyson published
Former US road champion begins 2023 at Bessèges alongside Cosnefroy and Van Avermaet then focuses on Giro

How to watch Etoile de Bessèges 2022 – live TV and streaming
By Cyclingnews last updated
News Ganna, Carapaz, Mollema, Pinot, Pedersen, Ackermann, Van Avermaet line up for French stage race

Coquard breaks 18-month winless streak at Etoile de Bessèges
By Daniel Ostanek published
News Cofidis sprinter says 'This victory is a reward. It will start me with a good dynamic in this new jersey'

Ganna, Carapaz, Bettiol, Pedersen and Pinot opt for hilly early-season racing at Etoile de Bessèges
By Stephen Farrand published
Preview French stage race offers testing alternative to the Saudi Tour and Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Lift-off for the 2022 European road season starts here - Preview
By Stephen Farrand published
Feature Six weeks of intense early-season racing will lay foundations for 2022 season

Filippo Ganna extends run of time trial success but opts out of cobbled Classics
By Stephen Farrand published
News World Champion to focus on Giro d’Italia, Tokyo TT and team pursuit in 2021
Top News on the Race
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Filippo Ganna snatches Strava KOM from Remco Evenepoel in show of early-season form
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GP La Marseillaise and Étoile de Bessèges raise curtain on 2024 French road season
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12 abandons, 2 broken bones, 1 dented helmet - Bessèges crash injury list
Peloton dust themselves off for stage 3 after mass crash neutralised stage -
'A crash is always a daze, especially when you're hanging from a bridge' - Valentin Ferron on his dramatic Besseges save
Frenchman tells Cyclingnews about the crash that ended stage 2
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Larry Warbasse: It's really important to get off to a good start
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How to watch Etoile de Bessèges 2022 – live TV and streaming
Ganna, Carapaz, Mollema, Pinot, Pedersen, Ackermann, Van Avermaet line up for French stage race -
Coquard breaks 18-month winless streak at Etoile de Bessèges
Cofidis sprinter says 'This victory is a reward. It will start me with a good dynamic in this new jersey'
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