Étoile de Bessèges 2026 - Stages

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).

Stages

DateStage profileRouteDistanceWinner
04.02.2026 Stage 1 Bellegarde > Bellegarde 147.8 km Tom Crabbe
05.02.2026 Stage 2 St.Gilles > Domessargues 162.8 km Mathieu Kockelmann
06.02.2026 Stage 3 Besseges > Besseges 161.8 km Henri Uhlig
07.02.2026 Stage 4 Saint-Christol-Lèz-Alès > Vauvert 154.8 km Joppe Heremans
08.02.2026 Stage 5 Ales > Ales 10.3 km Ewen Costiou

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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