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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
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  Printable Startlist



News and Updates for Étoile de Bessèges 2021

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


Tim Wellens wins Étoile de Bèssegescyclingnews
February 6 update:
Stage 5 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
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 Classificationvotrecourse
Filippo Ganna wins Stage 4cyclingnews
February 5 update:
Stage 4 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
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 3cyclingnews
February 4 update:
Stage 3 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


Dupont wins crash-marred stage 2cyclingnews
Timothy Dupont shocks some of the biggest sprinting namescyclingweekly

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


Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


Laporte wins stage 1cyclingnews
February 2 update:
Stage 1 Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional
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 Favoritesciclismointernacional
10 riders to watch at Étoile de Bessègescyclingnews
Here is the stacked Ineos Grenadiers team for Étoile de Bessèges stage racecyclingweekly

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia




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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

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  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
rtbf    live video (french)
French; restricted to Belgium
 steephill text updates
 official tweets
live coverage, results, photos, highlights notices
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2021 Étoile de Bessèges Route Map

Stage maps are posted in the
race summary table .