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Étoile de Bessèges 2026 - Stage 1

Bellegarde > Bellegarde, 147.8km

04.02-08.02

The Étoile de Bessèges is a UCI 2.1 stage race held in early February in the south of France, centred around the town of Bessèges in the Gard region. Part of the international calendar since 1971, the race is one of the first multi-day events of the European season and traditionally attracts a mix of WorldTour teams and ambitious ProTeams.

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tom Crabbe Team Flanders-Baloise 3:16:04
2 Lukas Kubis Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.00
3 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.02
4 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ United + 00.02
5 Paul Lapeira Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.02
6 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies + 00.02
7 Léandre Lozouet CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.02
8 Louis Hardouin Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.02
9 Matys Grisel Lotto-Intermarché + 00.02
10 Joppe Heremans Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.02
11 Ewen Costiou Groupama-FDJ United + 00.02
12 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.02
13 Henri Uhlig Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.05
14 Niklas Larsen Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.05
15 Andrea Mifsud Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.05
16 Dylan Teuns Cofidis + 00.05
17 Alfie George Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.10
18 Alexandre Delettre Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
19 Tomas Kopecky Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.10
20 Vincent Van Hemelen Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.10
21 Tobias Bayer Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.10
22 Siebe Deweirdt Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.10
23 Théo Delacroix St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.10
24 Victor Guernalec CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.10
25 Jan Sommer Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.10
26 Ben Granger Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.10
27 Lorenzo Rota Lotto-Intermarché + 00.10
28 Mathieu Kockelmann Lotto-Intermarché + 00.10
29 Davide Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.10
30 Lenaic Langella CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.10
31 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.10
32 Walter Calzoni Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
33 Ramses Debruyne Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.10
34 Xabier Azparren Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
35 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.17
36 Liam Slock Lotto-Intermarché + 00.17
37 Valentin Retailleau Team TotalEnergies + 00.17
38 Lorenzo Germani Groupama-FDJ United + 00.17
39 Maxime Vezie CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.17
40 Dario Giuliano Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.17
41 Victor Jean Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.17
42 Valentin Darbellay Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.17
43 Sander De Pestel Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.17
44 Victor Papon Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.17
45 Thomas Champion St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.17
46 Alexandre Balmer Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.17
47 Gabriele Raccagni Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.26
48 Lorenz Van de Wynkele Lotto-Intermarché + 00.26
49 Brem Deman Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.28
50 Tommaso Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.28
51 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.28
52 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.28
53 Tom Mainguenaud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.28
54 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.32
55 Léandre Huck Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.32
56 Elmar Reinders Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.32
57 Kamil Malecki Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.32
58 Andrea Piras Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.36
59 Paul Ourselin Cofidis + 00.36
60 Simon Guglielmi St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.38
61 Nickolas Zukowsky Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.41
62 Antoine Raugel Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.41
63 Sébastien Grignard Lotto-Intermarché + 00.44
64 Cyril Barthe Groupama-FDJ United + 00.47
65 Wessel Mouris Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.49
66 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 00.49
67 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.49
68 Nicolò Parisini Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.52
69 Jenthe Biermans Cofidis + 00.59
70 Jan Maas Cofidis + 00.59
71 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.59
72 Clément Davy Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.05
73 Arnaud Tendon Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.07
74 Romain Cardis St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.07
75 Alexis Renard Cofidis + 01.07
76 Ward Vanhoof Team Flanders-Baloise + 01.07
77 Axel Bouquet St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.13
78 Felix Meo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 01.16
79 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.16
80 Shunsuke Imamura Lotto-Intermarché + 01.16
81 Killian Théot Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.18
82 Mathias Sanlaville CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 01.23
83 Attilio Viviani Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 01.30
84 Lennert Belmans Alpecin-Premier Tech + 01.35
85 Baptiste Vadic Team TotalEnergies + 01.35
86 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United + 01.42
87 Blake Agnoletto Groupama-FDJ United + 01.42
88 Axel Huens Groupama-FDJ United + 01.42
89 Aimé De Gendt Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01.44
90 Alexys Brunel Team TotalEnergies + 01.50
91 Dusan Rajovic Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.00
92 Maël Guégan CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 02.01
93 Matteo Moschetti Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 02.01
94 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 02.01
95 Laurens Huys Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 02.01
96 Ronan Augé Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.01
97 Dylan Groenewegen Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.01
98 Nils Aebersold Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 02.06
99 Noa Isidore Decathlon CMA CGM + 02.19
100 Kasper Haugland Decathlon CMA CGM + 02.19
101 Guillaume Bagou Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 02.19
102 Morne Van Niekerk St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 02.21
103 Samuel Leroux Team TotalEnergies + 02.52
104 Manuel Peñalver Team Polti VisitMalta + 03.07
105 Luca Verrando Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 04.23
106 Nate Pringle Decathlon CMA CGM + 04.30
107 Similien Hamon CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 04.50
108 Arnaud Tissières Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 12.56
- Hugo Houle Alpecin-Premier Tech DNS
- Noah Ramsay Alpecin-Premier Tech DNF
- Siebe Roesems Alpecin-Premier Tech DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tom Crabbe Team Flanders-Baloise 3:15:54
2 Lukas Kubis Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.04
3 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.08
4 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ United + 00.12
5 Paul Lapeira Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.12
6 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies + 00.12
7 Léandre Lozouet CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.12
8 Louis Hardouin Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.12
9 Matys Grisel Lotto-Intermarché + 00.12
10 Joppe Heremans Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.12
11 Ewen Costiou Groupama-FDJ United + 00.12
12 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.12
13 Henri Uhlig Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.15
14 Niklas Larsen Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.15
15 Andrea Mifsud Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.15
16 Dylan Teuns Cofidis + 00.15
17 Alfie George Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.20
18 Alexandre Delettre Team TotalEnergies + 00.20
19 Tomas Kopecky Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.20
20 Vincent Van Hemelen Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.20
21 Tobias Bayer Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.20
22 Siebe Deweirdt Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.20
23 Théo Delacroix St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.20
24 Victor Guernalec CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.20
25 Jan Sommer Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.20
26 Ben Granger Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.20
27 Lorenzo Rota Lotto-Intermarché + 00.20
28 Mathieu Kockelmann Lotto-Intermarché + 00.20
29 Davide Bais Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.20
30 Lenaic Langella CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.20
31 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.20
32 Walter Calzoni Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.20
33 Ramses Debruyne Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.20
34 Xabier Azparren Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.20
35 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.27
36 Liam Slock Lotto-Intermarché + 00.27
37 Valentin Retailleau Team TotalEnergies + 00.27
38 Lorenzo Germani Groupama-FDJ United + 00.27
39 Maxime Vezie CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.27
40 Dario Giuliano Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.27
41 Victor Jean Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.27
42 Valentin Darbellay Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.27
43 Sander De Pestel Decathlon CMA CGM + 00.27
44 Victor Papon Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.27
45 Thomas Champion St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.27
46 Alexandre Balmer Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.27
47 Gabriele Raccagni Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.36
48 Lorenz Van de Wynkele Lotto-Intermarché + 00.36
49 Brem Deman Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.38
50 Tommaso Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.38
51 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.38
52 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.38
53 Tom Mainguenaud Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.38
54 Kévin Avoine Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.42
55 Léandre Huck Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.42
56 Elmar Reinders Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.42
57 Kamil Malecki Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.42
58 Andrea Piras Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.46
59 Paul Ourselin Cofidis + 00.46
60 Simon Guglielmi St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.48
61 Nickolas Zukowsky Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.51
62 Antoine Raugel Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.51
63 Sébastien Grignard Lotto-Intermarché + 00.54
64 Cyril Barthe Groupama-FDJ United + 00.57
65 Wessel Mouris Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.59
66 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 00.59
67 Jérémy Lecroq St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.59
68 Nicolò Parisini Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01.02
69 Jenthe Biermans Cofidis + 01.09
70 Jan Maas Cofidis + 01.09
71 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Decathlon CMA CGM + 01.09
72 Clément Davy Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.15
73 Arnaud Tendon Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.17
74 Romain Cardis St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.17
75 Alexis Renard Cofidis + 01.17
76 Ward Vanhoof Team Flanders-Baloise + 01.17
77 Axel Bouquet St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.23
78 Felix Meo Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 01.26
79 Alexander Konijn Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 01.26
80 Shunsuke Imamura Lotto-Intermarché + 01.26
81 Killian Théot Van Rysel-Roubaix + 01.28
82 Mathias Sanlaville CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 01.33
83 Attilio Viviani Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 01.40
84 Lennert Belmans Alpecin-Premier Tech + 01.45
85 Baptiste Vadic Team TotalEnergies + 01.45
86 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United + 01.52
87 Blake Agnoletto Groupama-FDJ United + 01.52
88 Axel Huens Groupama-FDJ United + 01.52
89 Aimé De Gendt Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01.54
90 Alexys Brunel Team TotalEnergies + 02.00
91 Dusan Rajovic Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 02.10
92 Maël Guégan CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 02.11
93 Matteo Moschetti Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 02.11
94 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 02.11
95 Laurens Huys Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 02.11
96 Ronan Augé Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.11
97 Dylan Groenewegen Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.11
98 Nils Aebersold Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 02.16
99 Noa Isidore Decathlon CMA CGM + 02.29
100 Kasper Haugland Decathlon CMA CGM + 02.29
101 Guillaume Bagou Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 02.29
102 Morne Van Niekerk St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 02.31
103 Samuel Leroux Team TotalEnergies + 03.02
104 Manuel Peñalver Team Polti VisitMalta + 03.17
105 Luca Verrando Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 04.33
106 Nate Pringle Decathlon CMA CGM + 04.40
107 Similien Hamon CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 05.00
108 Arnaud Tissières Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 13.06
- Hugo Houle Alpecin-Premier Tech DNS
- Noah Ramsay Alpecin-Premier Tech DNF
- Siebe Roesems Alpecin-Premier Tech DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tom Crabbe Team Flanders-Baloise 3:15:54
2 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ United + 00.12
3 Léandre Lozouet CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.12
4 Matys Grisel Lotto-Intermarché + 00.12
5 Joppe Heremans Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.12
6 Mathieu Kockelmann Lotto-Intermarché + 00.20
7 Lenaic Langella CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.20
8 Baptiste Gillet Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.27
9 Maxime Vezie CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.27
10 Dario Giuliano Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.27
11 Victor Jean Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.27
12 Gabriele Raccagni Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.36
13 Tommaso Bessega Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.38
14 Axel Bouquet St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 01.23
15 Mathias Sanlaville CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 01.33
16 Victor Loulergue Groupama-FDJ United + 01.52
17 Ronan Augé Unibet Rose Rockets + 02.11
18 Nils Aebersold Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 02.16
19 Noa Isidore Decathlon CMA CGM + 02.29
20 Kasper Haugland Decathlon CMA CGM + 02.29
21 Guillaume Bagou Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 02.29
22 Luca Verrando Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 04.33
23 Nate Pringle Decathlon CMA CGM + 04.40
24 Similien Hamon CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 05.00

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Tom Crabbe Team Flanders-Baloise 25
2 Lukas Kubis Unibet Rose Rockets 20
3 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis 16
4 Maxime Decomble Groupama-FDJ United 14
5 Paul Lapeira Decathlon CMA CGM 12
6 Sandy Dujardin Team TotalEnergies 10
7 Léandre Lozouet CIC Pro Cycling Academy 9
8 Louis Hardouin Van Rysel-Roubaix 8
9 Matys Grisel Lotto-Intermarché 7
10 Joppe Heremans Van Rysel-Roubaix 6
11 Ewen Costiou Groupama-FDJ United 5
12 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti VisitMalta 4
13 Henri Uhlig Alpecin-Premier Tech 3
14 Niklas Larsen Unibet Rose Rockets 2
15 Andrea Mifsud Team Polti VisitMalta 1

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise 6
2 Jaakko Hänninen Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur 4
3 Nils Aebersold Elite Fondations Cycling Team 2

Team

PosTeamTime
1 Unibet Rose Rockets 9:48:27
2 Team Polti VisitMalta + 00.02
3 Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.05
4 Groupama-FDJ United + 00.06
5 CIC Pro Cycling Academy + 00.07
6 Lotto-Intermarché + 00.07
7 Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.10
8 Team TotalEnergies + 00.14
9 Decathlon CMA CGM Team + 00.14
10 Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00.21
11 Elite Fondations Cycling Team + 00.22
12 Cofidis + 00.28
13 Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.37
14 Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur + 00.47
15 Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali + 00.48
16 St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 + 00.50

Race profile

Race
Étoile de Bessèges
Start date
04.02.2026
End date
08.02.2026
Total distance
147.8 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.1
Country
France
Discipline
Road
First edition
1971

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