Étoile de Bessèges 2026 - News

5 stages, Bellegarde > Ales, 637.5km

04.02-08.02

The 2026 Étoile de Bessèges took place from 4 to 8 February and featured five stages totalling 640.3 km, starting in Bellegarde and finishing in Alès. Held in the Gard region in the south of France, the race was won by Ewen Costiou (Groupama-FDJ United) ahead of Paul Lapeira (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ United).

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Race profile

Race: Étoile de Bessèges
Start date: 04.02.2026
End date: 08.02.2026
Total distance: 637.5 km
Number of stages: 5
Gen: Men
Cat: 2.1
Country: France
Discipline: Road
First edition: 1971

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