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The 2020 Étoile de Bessèges (transl. Star of Bessèges) was a road cycling stage race 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, and was the 50th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.[1]
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| Dates | 5–9 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 614.0 km (381.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14h 39' 57" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Twenty teams were invited to the race. Of these teams, seven are UCI WorldTour teams, eight are UCI Professional Continental teams, and five are UCI Continental teams. While NTT Pro Cycling entered six riders, every other team submitted seven. Of the 139 riders who started the race, 114 riders finished.[2][3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 5 February | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 139.56 km (86.72 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Alexys Brunel (FRA) |
| 2 | 6 February | Milhaud to Poulx | 158.31 km (98.37 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Magnus Cort (DEN) |
| 3 | 7 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 162.24 km (100.81 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Dries De Bondt (BEL) |
| 4 | 8 February | Pont du Gard to Mont Bouquet | 143.01 km (88.86 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Ben O'Connor (AUS) |
| 5 | 9 February | Alès to Alès | 10.88 km (6.76 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) |
| Total | 614.0 km (381.5 mi) | |||||
Stage 1
- 5 February 2020 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, 139.56 km (86.72 mi)[5]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 8 February 2020 – Pont du Gard to Mont Bouquet, 143.01 km (88.86 mi)[14]
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Stage 5
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Youth classification |
Team classification |
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| 1 | Alexys Brunel | Alexys Brunel | Alexys Brunel | Georg Zimmermann | Alexys Brunel | Groupama–FDJ |
| 2 | Magnus Cort | |||||
| 3 | Dries De Bondt | Magnus Cort | ||||
| 4 | Ben O'Connor | Benoît Cosnefroy | EF Pro Cycling | |||
| 5 | Alberto Bettiol | |||||
| Final | Benoît Cosnefroy | Magnus Cort | Georg Zimmermann | Alexys Brunel | EF Pro Cycling | |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)  |
AG2R La Mondiale | 14h 39' 57" |
| 2 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) |
EF Pro Cycling | + 13" |
| 3 | Alexys Brunel (FRA)  |
Groupama–FDJ | + 14" |
| 4 |  Kevin Geniets (LUX) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | Lilian Calmejane (FRA) |
Total Direct Énergie | + 1' 05" |
| 6 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) |
AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 26" |
| 7 | Damien Touzé (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 1' 45" |
| 8 | Aimé De Gendt (BEL) |
Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 2' 14" |
| 9 | Jimmy Janssens (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | + 2' 17" |
| 10 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 2' 19" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Magnus Cort (DEN)  |
EF Pro Cycling | 66 |
| 2 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) |
AG2R La Mondiale | 47 |
| 3 | Alexys Brunel (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | 44 |
| 4 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) |
EF Pro Cycling | 39 |
| 5 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) |
NTT Pro Cycling | 37 |
| 6 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
NTT Pro Cycling | 31 |
| 7 |  Georg Zimmermann (GER)  |
CCC Team | 28 |
| 8 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 27 |
| 9 | Tom Devriendt (BEL) |
Circus–Wanty Gobert | 25 |
| 10 |  Kamil Małecki (POL) |
CCC Team | 22 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) |
CCC Team | 28 |
| 2 |  Marti Marquez (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | 22 |
| 3 | Simon Clarke (AUS) |
EF Pro Cycling | 18 |
| 4 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) |
NTT Pro Cycling | 14 |
| 5 | Maxime Cam (FRA) |
B&B Hotels–Vital Concept | 14 |
| 6 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) |
AG2R La Mondiale | 12 |
| 7 | Pierre Latour (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | 10 |
| 8 | Dimitri Claeys (BEL) |
Cofidis | 10 |
| 9 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) |
Groupama–FDJ | 10 |
| 10 | Kamil Małecki (POL) |
CCC Team | 10 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Alexys Brunel (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | 14h 40' 11" |
| 2 | Kevin Geniets (LUX) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 48" |
| 3 | Laurens Huys (BEL) |
Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | + 2' 19" |
| 4 |  Daniel Alejandro Mendez (COL) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2' 19" |
| 7 | Thibault Guernalec (FRA) |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 2' 28" |
| 6 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) |
Total Direct Énergie | + 2' 58" |
| 5 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 22" |
| 8 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) |
CCC Team | + 3' 59" |
| 9 |  Biniam Girmay (ERI) |
Nippo–Delko–One Provence | + 4' 25" |
| 10 |  Quinn Simmons (USA) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 08" |
Teams classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | EF Pro Cycling | 44h 01' 40" |
| 2 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 03" |
| 3 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | CCC Team | + 3' 55" |
| 5 | Cofidis | + 4' 27" |
| 6 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 6' 04" |
| 7 | Total Direct Énergie | + 6' 32" |
| 8 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 6' 57" |
| 9 | B&B Hotels–Vital Concept | + 7' 27" |
| 10 | NTT Pro Cycling | + 9' 33" |
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