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- Videos: Etoile de Besseges Videos.

- Expected LIVE video here and here and here. (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Rtbf, geo-restricted)

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- Full stage details here.

- This page will be updated throughout the race.

- Start list here.

- Update: Stage 1 has been cancelled due to protests in the race region.

- Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) won the 2023 Etoile de Besseges.

- 2024 Etoile de Besseges stage schedule:

Stage 1 - Wednesday, January 31
Start at 12:10 CET, 6:10am ET
Finish at 15:49 CET, 9:49am ET

Stage 2 - Thursday, February 1
Start at 11:55 CET, 5:55am ET
Finish at 15:48 CET, 9:48am ET

Stage 3 - Friday, February 2
Start at 12:00 CET, 6:00am ET
Finish at 15:49 CET, 9:49am ET

Stage 4 - Saturday, February 3
Start at 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET
Finish at 15:49 CET, 9:49am ET

Stage 5 - Sunday, February 4
Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET
Finish at 16:15 CET, 10:15am

- The 2024 Etoile de Besseges is being held January 31-February 4.  The race will be broadcast live.

- Results: Etoile de Besseges Results.

- Photos: Etoile de Besseges Photos.

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- More info and links to come.

- We will update here with the best and latest live feeds at broadcast time.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2024 Etoile de Besseges.

Notes from the 2023 Etoile de Besseges

- Expected LIVE video here and here and here (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Rtbf, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (TV2 Sumo, geo-restricted)

- Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) won the 2022 Etoile de Besseges.

- 2023 Etoile de Besseges stage schedule:

Stage 1 - Wednesday, February 1
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:39 CET, 10:39am ET

Stage 2 - Thursday, February 2
Start at 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET
Finish at 16:33 CET, 10:33am ET

Stage 3 - Friday, February 3
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:46 CET, 10:46am ET

Stage 4 - Saturday, February 4
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:23 CET, 10:23am

Stage 5 - Sunday, February 5
Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET
Finish at 15:50 CET, 9:50am

- 2023 Etoile de Besseges television/TV broadcasters/streamers for LIVE and/or On Demand coverage include L'Equipe 21, RTBF, Tdp, Sporza,...

- The 2023 Etoile de Besseges is being held February 1-5.  The race will be broadcast live.

Notes from the 2022 Etoile de Besseges

- Expected LIVE video here.  (L'Équipe, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Rtbf, geo-restricted)

- Results: 2021 Etoile de Besseges Results here.

- Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) won the 2021 Etoile de Besseges.

- 2022 Etoile de Besseges Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

(coming)

- 2022 Etoile de Besseges stage schedule:

Stage 1 - Wednesday, February 2
Start at 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET
Finish at 16:34 CET, 10:34am ET

Stage 2 - Thursday, February 3
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:32 CET, 10:32am ET

Stage 3 - Friday, February 4
Start at 12:55 CET, 6:55am ET
Finish at 16:37 CET, 10:37am ET

Stage 4 - Saturday, February 5
Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET
Finish at 16:37 CET, 10:37am

Stage 5 - Sunday, February 6
Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET
Finish at 15:50 CET, 9:50am

- 2022 Etoile de Besseges television/TV broadcasters/streamers for LIVE and/or On Demand coverage include L'Equipe 21, RTBF, Tdp, Sporza,...

- The 2022 Etoile de Besseges is being held February 2-6.  The race will be broadcast live.

Notes from the 2021 Etoile de Besseges

- Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Expected LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Rtbf, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Tdp, geo-restricted)

- Results: 2021 Etoile de Besseges Results here.

- Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) won Stage 4. Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) remains overall leader.

- 2021 Etoile de Besseges Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

Stage details	Stage profiles
Stage 1: Wednesday, February 3 Bellegarde/Bellegarde (143.6 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 2: Thursday, February 4 Saint Geniès de Malgoirès/La Calmette (153.8 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 3: Friday, February 5 Bessèges/Bessèges (156.9 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 4: Saturday, February 6 Rousson/Saint Siffret (150.2 km) Map, timetable, preview and more here.
Stage 5: Sunday February 7 Alès/Alès (10.7 km Individual Time Trial) Map, timetable, preview and more here.

- Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Expected LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Rtbf, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Tdp, geo-restricted)

- Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) won Stage 3 and is new leader on G.C.

- Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Expected LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Rtbf, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Tdp, geo-restricted)

- Timothy Dupont (Bingoal WB) won Stage 2. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) remains overall leader.

- Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Expected LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Rtbf, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Tdp, geo-restricted)

- Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) won Stage 1 and is first leader in the general classification.

- Sporza ticker LIVE here. (auto-translated)

- Expected LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here. (Sporza, geo-restricted)

- Giacomo Nizzolo (Team Qhubeka ASSOS) on his first race of the season: "As always for the first race of the season I’m very excited and it will be interesting what is our current level. We had a good camp but I don’t feel at my absolute optimum as I have had an issue with my knee. I feel that it’s been getting better and better every day at the camp, even when I wasn’t able to train exactly how I’d wanted to. So I think we go there without pressure but obviously if there is an opportunity to score a result we will try every day where there is a chance. I think that we also have some good guys for the overall too in Michael Gogl and Simon Clarke and it will be interesting to see how we can go in the sprint with the new guys. Obviously with Pelucchi there is a long history but we have to, as a team, find our place in the bunch."

- 2021 Etoile de Besseges stage schedule:

Stage 1 - Wednesday, February 3
Start at 13:10 CET, 7:10am ET
Finish at 16:52 CET, 10:52am ET

Stage 2 - Thursday, February 4
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:41 CET, 10:41am ET

Stage 3 - Friday, February 5
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:50 CET, 10:50am ET

Stage 4 - Saturday, February 6
Start at 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET
Finish at 16:44 CET, 10:44am

Stage 5 - Sunday, February 7
Start at 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET
Finish at 16:42 CET, 10:42am

- Benoit Cosnefroy (Ag2r-la-Mondiale) won the 2020 Etoile de Besseges.

- The 2021 Etoile de Besseges is being held February 3-7.  The race will be broadcast live.

Notes from the 2020 Etoile de Besseges

- Expected LIVE video here.  (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)

- Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) won the 2019 Etoile de Besseges.

- 2020 Etoile de Besseges stage schedule:

Stage 1 - Wednesday, February 5
Start at 13:10 CET, 7:10am ET
Finish at 16:27 CET, 10:27am ET

Stage 2 - Thursday, February 6
Start at 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET
Finish at 16:27 CET, 10:27am ET

Stage 3 - Friday, February 7
Start at 12:25 CET, 6:25am ET
Finish at 16:30 CET, 10:30am ET

Stage 3 - Saturday, February 8
Start at 12:50 CET, 6:50am ET
Finish at 16:14 CET, 10:14am

Stage 4 - Sunday, February 9
Start at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET
Finish at 15:58 CET, 9:58am ET

- 2020 Etoile de Besseges Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

(coming)

- The 2020 Etoile de Besseges is being held February 5-9.  The race will be broadcast live.

Notes from the 2019 Etoile de Besseges

- LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted)

- Tony Gallopin (AG2R-la-Mondiale) won the 2018 Etoile de Besseges.

- 2019 Etoile de Besseges stage schedule:

Stage 1, Thursday, February 7
Start at 12:00 CET, 6:00am ET
Finish at 15:37 CET, 9:37am ET

Stage 2, Friday, February 8
Start at 12:25 CET, 6:25am ET
Finish at 16:20 CET, 10:20am ET

Stage 3, Saturday, February 9
Start at 12:35 CET, 6:35am ET
Finish at 16:25 CET, 10:25am

Stage 4, Sunday, February 10 - ITT
Start at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET
Finish at 15:58 CET, 9:58am ET

- 2019 Etoile de Besseges Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

(coming)

- The 2019 Etoile de Besseges is being held February 7-10.  The race will once again be broadcast live starting with Stage 2.

Notes from the 2018 Etoile de Besseges

- LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted)

- News: Sarreau wins stage 3.  (Cyclingnews) - FDJ rider takes second win from three stages.

- Marc Sarreau (FDJ) won Stage 3 and took over the lead in the general classification.

- News: Laporte wins stage 2 sprint in Generac.  (Cyclingnews) - Cofidis rider moves into overall lead.

- Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) won Stage 2 and is new race leader.

- News: Sarreau wins stage 1.  (Cyclingnews) - FDJ rider tops Boudat to claim first leader's jersey.

- Preview: Etoile de Besseges 2018 - Preview.  (Cyclingnews) - Calmejane and Gallopin return and target top places.

- Marc Sarreau (FDJ) won Stage 1 and is first leader in the general classification.

- 2018 Etoile de Besseges Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

(coming)

- Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) won the 2017 Etoile de Besseges.

- The 2018 Etoile de Besseges is being held January 31 to February 4.  The race will be broadcast live starting with Stage 2.

Notes from the 2017 Etoile de Besseges

- LIVE video here and here.  (French)

- 2017 Etoile de Besseges Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

(coming)

- The 2017 Etoile de Besseges is being held February 1-5.  There will be a live stream for the final stage only.