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Étoile de Bessèges 2021 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Normally, a low-profile early season stage race in France, Étoile de Bessèges has elevated status (and a high quality startlist) in 2021 as a result of other early season cancellations and delays. 2021 race info and updates posted below.

Photos from previous editions: 2013

2021 Étoile de Bessèges Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
Group riders by: or Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Étoile de Bessèges 2021

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage

Tim Wellens wins Étoile de Bèsseges — cyclingnews

February 6 update:
Stage 5 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — edb
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage

Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — votrecourse
Filippo Ganna wins Stage 4 — cyclingnews
February 5 update:
Stage 4 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage

Wellens solos to victory on stage 3 — cyclingnews
February 4 update:
Stage 3 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage

Dupont wins crash-marred stage 2 — cyclingnews
Timothy Dupont shocks some of the biggest sprinting names — cyclingweekly

February 3 update:
Stage 2 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Egan Bernal: It’s difficult to say how my recovery is going — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage

Laporte wins stage 1 — cyclingnews
February 2 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

2021 Étoile de Bessèges Preview

February 2 update:
Overall Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
10 riders to watch at Étoile de Bessèges — cyclingnews
Here is the stacked Ineos Grenadiers team for Étoile de Bessèges stage race — cyclingweekly

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

February 2 update: A work in progress for 2021 Étoile de Bessèges live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (french) schedule	USA and Canada, Live and On-Demand. A flobikes $150 USD full year access to many upcoming races + access to all FloSports sites.
	live video (french)	French
	live video (dutch)	Dutch
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spain; restricted to Spanish
	live video (french)	French; restricted to Belgium
	steephill text updates official tweets	live coverage, results, photos, highlights notices
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link