Étoile de Bessèges
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early February |
| English name | Star of Bessèges |
| Local name(s) | Étoile de Bessèges (French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1971 |
| Editions | 45 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |  Jean-Luc Molineris (FRA) |
| Most wins | Jean-Luc Molineris (FRA) Jo Planckaert (BEL)(2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Bob Jungels (LUX) |
The Étoile de Bessèges (English: Star of Bessèges) is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.
