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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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Ineos Grenadiers' new strategic approach pays dividends at Étoile de Bessèges
By Peter Cossins published
News Being aggressive may have cost Ineos GC but has allowed them to race says DS Servais Knaven

Étoile de Bessèges – stage 5 time trial start times
By Cyclingnews published
News Tim Wellens holds 44-second overall lead with next 11 riders covered by 16 seconds

How to watch Étoile de Bessèges – live TV and streaming
By Cyclingnews published
News Sunday's time trial set to decide final podium placings

Bouhanni: My goal in 2021 is to start winning races
By Peter Cossins published
News Arkéa-Samsic sprinter says he needs victories before he thinks about other objectives

Vincenzo Nibali: I'm getting stronger day by day
By Peter Cossins published
News Trek-Segafredo leader happy with the way his form has been building at Ètoile de Bessèges

Shining Star: Étoile de Bessèges in the spotlight
By Peter Cossins published
News It lost its founder two months ago, almost succumbed to Covid restrictions, but the race has emerged bigger than ever

Crashes cause chaos in Etoile de Bessèges
By Laura Weislo last updated
News 'A shit way to end a good sprint stage' says Mads Pedersen

Urán happy at EF Education-Nippo and targeting the Tour de France
By Peter Cossins published
News Colombian says he never thought of leaving team where he feels completely at home
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
Double defending champion Neilson Powless not taking part in either race -
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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Cofidis sprinter says 'This victory is a reward. It will start me with a good dynamic in this new jersey'
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