Étoile de Bessèges 2021 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
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 |
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| 1 | Wednesday, February 3 | 141 km | ||||||||||
| Bellegarde → Bellegarde | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 4 | 154 km | ||||||||||
| Saint-Geniès → La Calmette | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 5 | 156 km | ||||||||||
| Bessèges → Bessèges | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 6 | 152 km | ||||||||||
| Rousson → Saint-Siffret | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, February 7 | 11 km | ||||||||||
 Alès → Alès | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 614 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Étoile de Bessèges 2021
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 
2 Big Photos from Stage 5 — corvos/bettini
Stage 5 Results 1 GANNA, Filippo (IGD) 15:00 2 THOMAS, Benjamin (GFC) + 10 3 HAYTER, Ethan (IGD) + 21 4 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) + 29 5 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) + 31 6 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) + 34 7 BETTIOL, Alberto (EFN) + 35 8 DOULL, Owain (IGD) + 38 9 POLITT, Nils (BOH) 10 STEWART, Jake (GFC) + 41 11 URAN, Rigoberto (EFN) + 44 12 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE) 13 SWIFT, Connor (ARK) + 47 14 PÖSTLBERGER, Lukas (BOH) + 49 15 GROSSSCHARTNER, Felix (BOH) 16 MOLLEMA, Bauke (TFS) + 51 17 ADRIA OLIVERAS, Roger (EKP) 18 NIBALI, Vincenzo (TFS) + 53 19 GOGL, Michael (TQA) + 55 20 BRUNEL, Alexys (GFC) Final General Classification 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 13:56:23 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) + 53 3 POLITT, Nils (BOH) + 59 4 STEWART, Jake (GFC) + 1:02 5 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (ISN) + 1:19 6 GOGL, Michael (TQA) + 1:24 7 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (ACT) + 1:25 8 THEUNS, Edward (TFS) + 1:36 9 CARISEY, Clément (DKO) + 1:41 10 EIKING, Odd Christian (IWG) + 1:45Tim Wellens wins Étoile de Bèsseges — cyclingnews
Stage 5 Highlights (4:39 Spanish) — rtve
Winning Ride ITT Highlights from Stage 5 (03:31 French) — NBCSports
On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (2:03:14 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Winner's Interview from Stage 5 (00:54 Italian) — CyclingProNet
Overall Winner's Interview (01:22 English) — CyclingProNet
2 Big Photos from Stage 5 — corvos/bettini
Stage 5 preview: Alès → Alès, 11 km (TT)
February 6 update: Stage 5 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET) — edb
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 13:19 CET (12:19:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alès, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:42 CET (3:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alès, France
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — corvos/bettini
Stage 4 Results 1 GANNA, Filippo (IGD) 3:22:59 2 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) + 17 3 ACKERMANN, Pascal (BOH) 4 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (ACT) 5 MENTEN, Milan (BWB) 6 COQUARD, Bryan (BBK) 7 BARTHE, Cyril (BBK) 8 POLITT, Nils (BOH) 9 JENSEN, August (DKO) 10 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (ISN) 11 THEUNS, Edward (TFS) 12 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 13 GILBERT, Philippe (LTS) 14 ADRIA OLIVERAS, Roger (EKP) 15 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TQA) 16 KOWALSKI, Dylan (XRL) 17 EIKING, Odd Christian (IWG) 18 LIVYNS, Arjen (BWB) 19 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) 20 STEWART, Jake (GFC) 21 THOMAS, Benjamin (GFC) + 25 22 HAYTER, Ethan (IGD) 23 DILLIER, Silvan (AFC) 24 LATOUR, Pierre (TDE) 25 TAARAMÄE, Rein (IWG) General Classification after Stage 4 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 13:40:54 2 THEUNS, Edward (TFS) + 44 3 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (ISN) + 46 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) + 48 5 GILBERT, Philippe (LTS) + 49 6 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (ACT) + 50 7 STEWART, Jake (GFC) 8 POLITT, Nils (BOH) 9 EIKING, Odd Christian (IWG) 10 GOGL, Michael (TQA) + 58 11 CARISEY, Clément (DKO) 12 BARTHE, Cyril (BBK) + 1:00 13 OLDANI, Stefano (LTS) + 1:29 14 MARQUEZ ROMAN, Marti (EKP) + 1:45 15 GANNA, Filippo (IGD) + 2:56 16 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) + 3:08 17 COQUARD, Bryan (BBK) + 3:26 18 JENSEN, August (DKO) 19 ADRIA OLIVERAS, Roger (EKP) 20 KOWALSKI, Dylan (XRL)Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — votrecourse
Filippo Ganna wins Stage 4 — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (2:01 Spanish) — rtve
Last 8 Km Highlights from Stage 4 (03:14 French) — FloBikes
On-Demand Broadcast from Stage 4 (1:25:26 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
Winner's Interview from Stage 4 (00:54 Italian) — CyclingProNet
9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — corvos/bettini
Stage 4 preview: Rousson → Saint-Siffret, 152 km (lumpy)
February 5 update: Stage 4 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 12:45 CET (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Rousson, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:44 CET (3:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Siffret, France
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — corvos
Stage 3 Results 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 3:28:02 2 THEUNS, Edward (TFS) + 37 3 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (ISN) 4 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (ACT) 5 GILBERT, Philippe (LTS) 6 BARTHE, Cyril (BBK) 7 STEWART, Jake (GFC) 8 POLITT, Nils (BOH) 9 GOGL, Michael (TQA) 10 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) General Classification after Stage 3 1 WELLENS, Tim (LTS) 10:17:38 2 THEUNS, Edward (TFS) + 44 3 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (ISN) + 46 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) + 48 5 GILBERT, Philippe (LTS) + 49 6 STEWART, Jake (GFC) + 50 7 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (ACT) 8 GOGL, Michael (TQA) 9 BARTHE, Cyril (BBK) 10 OLDANI, Stefano (LTS)Wellens solos to victory on stage 3 — cyclingnews
Edward Theuns Post St3: I'm a little bit disappointed (01:54 English) — cyclismactu
Greg Van Avermaet Stage 3: I'm happy to do a first big effort (00:52 English) — cyclismactu
Last 2 Km of Stage 3 (7:13 Spanish) — rtve
Last 15 Km Highlights from Stage 3 (03:47 French) — FloBikes
Last 15 Km Highlights from Stage 3 (01:56 French) — rtbf
Winner's Interview from Stage 3 (02:12 English) — CyclingProNet
Highlights/Résumé Stage 3 (03:29 French, restricted to France) — lequipe
On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (1:57:40 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
9 Big Photos from Stage 3 — corvos
Stage 3 preview: Bessèges → Bessèges, 156 km (lumpy)
February 4 update: Stage 3 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 12:50 CET (11:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bessèges, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:50 CET (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bessèges, France
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
12 Big Photos from Stage 2 — corvos
Stage 2 Results 1 DUPONT, Timothy (BWB) 3:35:15 2 BARBIER, Pierre (DKO) 3 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TQA) 4 BARBIER, Rudy (ISN) 5 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) 6 BOUHANNI, Nacer (ARK) 7 SARREAU, Marc (ACT) 8 THIJSSEN, Gerben (LTS) 9 DILLIER, Silvan (AFC) + 2 10 THEUNS, Edward (TFS) General Classification after Stage 2 1 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) 6:49:37 2 DUPONT, Timothy (BWB) + 2 3 BOUHANNI, Nacer (ARK) + 4 4 BARBIER, Pierre (DKO) + 6 5 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TQA) + 8 6 THIJSSEN, Gerben (LTS) + 12 7 BARBIER, Rudy (ISN) 8 SARREAU, Marc (ACT) 9 COQUARD, Bryan (BBK) + 14 10 DILLIER, Silvan (AFC)Dupont wins crash-marred stage 2 — cyclingnews
Timothy Dupont shocks some of the biggest sprinting names — cyclingweekly
Pierre Barbier - Interview d'arrivée - Etape 2 (01:09 French) — CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 2 (00:56 Dutch) — cyclismactu
Last 4 Km of Stage 2 (03:13 French) — FloBikes
On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (2:02:52 Spanish, restricted to Spain) — rtve
12 Big Photos from Stage 2 — corvos
Winner's Interview from Stage 2 (01:27 English) — CyclingProNet
Geraint Thomas - Interview at the start - Stage 2 (02:09 English) — CyclingProNet
Stage 2 preview: Saint-Geniès → La Calmette, 154 km (lumpy)
February 3 update: Stage 2 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
Egan Bernal: It’s difficult to say how my recovery is going — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 12:50 CET (11:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Geniès, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:41 CET (3:41:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Calmette, France
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — corvos
Stage 1 Results 1 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) 3:14 2 BOUHANNI, Nacer (ARK) 3 PEDERSEN, Mads (TFS) + 2 4 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TQA) 5 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) 6 MEEUS, Jordi (BOH) 7 COQUARD, Bryan (BBK) 8 DEGENKOLB, John (LTS) 9 STEWART, Jake (GFC) 10 VAN POPPEL, Danny (IWG) 11 MERLIER, Tim (AFC) 12 VALLEE, Boris (BWB) 13 NIBALI, Vincenzo (TFS) 14 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (ISN) 15 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (ACT) 16 BARTHE, Cyril (BBK) 17 MENTEN, Milan (BWB) 18 GALVAN FERNANDEZ, Francisco (EKP) 19 TURGIS, Anthony (TDE) 20 JENSEN, August (DKO) General Classification after Stage 1 1 LAPORTE, Christophe (COF) 3:14:22 2 BOUHANNI, Nacer (ARK) + 4 3 PEDERSEN, Mads (TFS) + 8 4 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (TQA) + 12 5 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (IGD) 6 MEEUS, Jordi (BOH) 7 COQUARD, Bryan (BBK) 8 DEGENKOLB, John (LTS) 9 STEWART, Jake (GFC) 10 VAN POPPEL, Danny (IWG)Laporte wins stage 1 — cyclingnews
Geraint Thomas Post Stage 1 (00:45 English) — @INEOSGrenadiers
Interview d'arrivée - Nacer Bouhanni - Etape 1 (00:59 French) — CyclingProNet
Last Km of Stage 1 (01:38 French) — lequipe
Winner's Interview from Stage 1 (01:44 French) — CyclingProNet
16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — corvos
Resumen Etapa 1 (03:08 Spanish) — DanyProCycling
Highlights/Résumé: Stage 1 (03:31 French) — lequipe
Stage 1 preview: Bellegarde → Bellegarde, 141 km (slight uphill finish)
February 2 update: Stage 1 Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CET (12:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bellegarde, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:52 CET (3:52:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bellegarde, France
2021 Étoile de Bessèges Preview
February 2 update:
Overall Preview with Favorites — ciclismointernacional
10 riders to watch at Étoile de Bessèges — cyclingnews
Here is the stacked Ineos Grenadiers team for Étoile de Bessèges stage race — cyclingweekly
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
 
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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| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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