The 2020 Étoile de Bessèges () was a
road cycling
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stage race
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that took place between 5 and 9 February 2020. The race is rated as a
2.1 event as part of the
2020 UCI Europe Tour
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, and was the 50th edition of the
Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...
cycling race.
Teams
Twenty teams were invited to the race. Of these teams, seven are
UCI WorldTour
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teams, eight are
UCI Professional Continental
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teams, and five are
UCI Continental
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teams. While entered six riders, every other team submitted seven. Of the 139 riders who started the race, 114 riders finished.
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Route
Stages
Stage 1
;5 February 2020 –
Bellegarde to Bellegarde,
Stage 2
;6 February 2020 –
Milhaud
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to
Poulx
Poulx (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Between the years of 1943 and 1945, it served as a secret meeting place for French resistance fighters.
History
World War II
The small size of the commune made Poulx a rel ...
,
Stage 3
;7 February 2020 –
Bessèges
Bessèges (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gard Departments of France, department in France. It is situated on the river Cèze.
History
Historically Bessèges was a hamlet of Robiac-Rochessadoule, Robiac. Its importance began wit ...
to Bessèges,
Stage 4
;8 February 2020 –
Pont du Gard to ,
Stage 5
;9 February 2020 –
Alès
Alès () is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. Until 1926, i ...
to Alès, , (
ITT
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Classification leadership table
Classification standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
References
External links
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2020
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2020 UCI Europe Tour
February 2020 sports events in France