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Cycling race
2021 Étoile de Bessèges 2021 UCI Europe Tour Dates 3–7 February 2021 Stages 5 Distance 614.79 km (382.0 mi) Winning time 13h 56' 23"
The 2021 Étoile de Bessèges (transl. Star of Bessèges ) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 7 February 2021 mostly in the French department of Gard . The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour , and was the 51st edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.[1]
Teams Twenty-two teams were invited to the race. The invited teams include eleven UCI WorldTeams , eight UCI ProTeams , and three UCI Continental teams. Each team entered seven riders, except for Cambodia Cycling Academy , which entered five.[1] [2] [3] Before the race began, Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise withdrew after one of the team's management was suspected of having COVID-19.[4] Of the 145 riders that started the race, 135 finished.[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route Stages Stage 1 3 February 2021 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 143.55 km (89.20 mi)[7] Stage 2 4 February 2021 – Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette , 154.12 km (95.77 mi)[11] Stage 3 5 February 2021 – Bessèges to Bessèges, 154.81 km (96.19 mi)[15] Stage 4 6 February 2021 – Rousson to Saint-Siffret , 151.60 km (94.20 mi)[19] Stage 5 7 February 2021 – Alès to Alès, 10.71 km (6.65 mi), (ITT )[23] Classification leadership table Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
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