2020 Étoile de Bessèges

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2020 Étoile de Bessèges

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series = 2020 UCI Europe Tour

| race_no =

| season_no =

| date = 5–9 February 2020

| stages = 5

| distance = 614.0

| unit = km

| time = 14h 39' 57"

| first = Benoît Cosnefroy

| first_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}

| first_nat = FRA

| first_color = orange

| second = Alberto Bettiol

| second_team = {{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}

| second_nat = ITA

| third = Alexys Brunel

| third_team = {{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}

| third_nat = FRA

| points = Magnus Cort

| points_team = {{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}

| points_nat = DEN

| points_color = yellow

| mountains = Georg Zimmermann

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}

| mountains_nat = GER

| mountains_color = blue

| youth = Alexys Brunel

| youth_team = {{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}

| youth_nat = FRA

| youth_color = white

| team = {{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}

| previous = 2019

| next = 2021

}}

The 2020 Étoile de Bessèges ({{trans|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.{{cite web|title=2020 Étoile de Bessèges|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/etoile-de-besseges/2020/overview|publisher=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

Teams

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 {{UCI team code|NTT|2020}} entered six riders, every other team submitted seven. Of the 139 riders who started the race, 114 riders finished.{{cite web|url=https://www.etoiledebesseges.com/equipes-2020|title=Equipes 2020|language=French|trans-title=Teams 2020|work=Étoile de Bessèges|accessdate=2 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=2020 Étoile de Bessèges Startlist|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/etoile-de-besseges/2020/gc/startlist|publisher=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

UCI WorldTeams

{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}
{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|COF|2020}}
{{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}
{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|NTT|2020}}
{{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}

UCI Professional Continental Teams

{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|ARK|2020}}
{{UCI team code|WVA|2020}}
{{UCI team code|BVC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|CWG|2020}}
{{UCI team code|NDP|2020}}
{{UCI team code|SVB|2020}}
{{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}

UCI Continental Teams

{{UCI team code|BHP|2020}}
{{UCI team code|CCA|2020}}
{{UCI team code|EKP|2020}}
{{UCI team code|NRL|2020}}
{{UCI team code|AUB|2020}}

Route

class="wikitable" \|+Stage characteristics and winners{{cite news\|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/etoile-de-besseges-2020/\|title=Etoile de Besseges 2020\|work=CyclingNews\|accessdate=2 February 2020}}
scope="col" \| Stage ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Course ! scope="col" \| Distance ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Type ! scope="col" \| Stage winner
scope="row" \| 1 \| 5 February \| Bellegarde to Bellegarde \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|139.56\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Plainstage.svg \| Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Alexys Brunel\|FRA}}
scope="row" \| 2 \| 6 February \| Milhaud to Poulx \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|158.31\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Hillystage.svg \| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Cort\|DEN}}
scope="row" \| 3 \| 7 February \| Bessèges to Bessèges \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|162.24\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Hillystage.svg \| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Dries De Bondt\|BEL}}
scope="row" \| 4 \| 8 February \| Pont du Gard to {{ill\|Mont Bouquet\|lt=Mont Bouquet\|fr\|Mont Bouquet}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|143.01\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Mountainstage.svg \| Mountain stage \| {{flagathlete\|Ben O'Connor\|AUS}}
scope="row" \| 5 \| 9 February \| Alès to Alès \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|10.88\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Time Trial.svg \| Individual time trial \| {{flagathlete\|Alberto Bettiol\|ITA}}
colspan="2"\| Total \| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|614.0\|km\|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/etoile-de-besseges-2020/|title=Etoile de Besseges 2020|work=CyclingNews|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope="col" | Stage winner

scope="row" | 1

| 5 February

| Bellegarde to Bellegarde

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|139.56|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Alexys Brunel|FRA}}

scope="row" | 2

| 6 February

| Milhaud to Poulx

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|158.31|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Magnus Cort|DEN}}

scope="row" | 3

| 7 February

| Bessèges to Bessèges

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|162.24|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Dries De Bondt|BEL}}

scope="row" | 4

| 8 February

| Pont du Gard to {{ill|Mont Bouquet|lt=Mont Bouquet|fr|Mont Bouquet}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|143.01|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mountainstage.svg

| Mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Ben O'Connor|AUS}}

scope="row" | 5

| 9 February

| Alès to Alès

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|10.88|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Alberto Bettiol|ITA}}

colspan="2"| Total

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|614.0|km|abbr=on}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;5 February 2020 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde, {{convert|139.56|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etoiledebesseges.com/etape-1-2020|title=Stage 1 Info|publisher=Étoile de Bessèges|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 1 Result{{cite web|title=Étoile de Bessèges: Brunel scores first pro win|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/etoile-de-besseges-2020/stage-1/results/|work=CyclingNews|date=5 February 2020|accessdate=5 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=Stage 1 Result|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/etoile-de-besseges/2020/stage-1|publisher=ProCyclingStats|date=5 February 2020|accessdate=5 February 2020}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Alexys Brunel|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|3h 20' 43"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Benoît Cosnefroy|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Edward Planckaert|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2020}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alex Kirsch|LUX|{{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}|+ 5"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Scott Thwaites|GBR|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Kevin Geniets|LUX|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Gijs van Hoecke|BEL|{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Lilian Calmejane|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Arthur Vichot|FRA|{{UCI team code|BVC|2020}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Flavien Maurelet|FRA|{{UCI team code|AUB|2020}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 1}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Alexys Brunel|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|3h 20' 32"|20px 20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Benoît Cosnefroy|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Edward Planckaert|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2020}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alex Kirsch|LUX|{{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Kevin Geniets|LUX|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Scott Thwaites|GBR|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Gijs van Hoecke|BEL|{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Lilian Calmejane|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Arthur Vichot|FRA|{{UCI team code|BVC|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Flavien Maurelet|FRA|{{UCI team code|AUB|2020}}|+ 24"}}

=Stage 2=

;6 February 2020 – Milhaud to Poulx, {{convert|158.31|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etoiledebesseges.com/etape-2-2020|title=Stage 2 Info|publisher=Étoile de Bessèges|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 2 Result{{cite web|title=Étoile de Bessèges: Magnus Cort wins stage 2|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/etoile-de-besseges-2020/stage-2/results/|work=CyclingNews|date=6 February 2020|accessdate=6 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=Stage 2 Result|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/etoile-de-besseges/2020/stage-2|publisher=ProCyclingStats|date=6 February 2020|accessdate=6 February 2020}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Magnus Cort|DEN|{{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}|3h 47' 46"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR|{{UCI team code|NTT|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Tom Devriendt|BEL|{{UCI team code|CWG|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Anthony Turgis|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Emiel Vermeulen|BEL|{{UCI team code|RLM|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Alexander Krieger|GER|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Pierre Barbier|FRA|{{UCI team code|NDP|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Clément Venturini|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Roy Jans|BEL|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Biniam Girmay|ERI|{{UCI team code|NDP|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 2}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Alexys Brunel|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|7h 08' 18"|20px 20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Benoît Cosnefroy|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Edward Planckaert|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2020}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alex Kirsch|LUX|{{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Kevin Geniets|LUX|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Gijs van Hoecke|BEL|{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Lilian Calmejane|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Scott Thwaites|GBR|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Arthur Vichot|FRA|{{UCI team code|BVC|2020}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Flavien Maurelet|FRA|{{UCI team code|AUB|2020}}|+ 24"}}

=Stage 3=

;7 February 2020 – Bessèges to Bessèges, {{convert|166.24|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etoiledebesseges.com/etape-3-2020|title=Stage 3 Info|publisher=Étoile de Bessèges|accessdate=2 February 2020}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 3 Result{{cite web|title=Étoile de Bessèges: De Bondt wins stage 3|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/etoile-de-besseges-2020/stage-3/results/|work=CyclingNews|date=7 February 2020|accessdate=7 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=Stage 3 Result|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/etoile-de-besseges/2020/stage-3|publisher=ProCyclingStats|date=7 February 2020|accessdate=7 February 2020}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Dries De Bondt|BEL|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|3h 54' 56"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Georg Zimmermann|GER|{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}|+ 0"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Magnus Cort|DEN|{{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Roy Jans|BEL|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Clément Venturini|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Emiel Vermeulen|BEL|{{UCI team code|RLM|2020}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Tom Devriendt|BEL|{{UCI team code|CWG|2020}}|+ 2"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Lionel Taminiaux|BEL|{{UCI team code|WVA|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Robbe Ghys|BEL|{{UCI team code|SVB|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Nicolò Parisini|ITA|{{UCI team code|BHP|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 3}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Alexys Brunel|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|11h 03' 16"|20px 20px}}