Four online stages and an individual time trial. The route of the 53rd edition of the Etoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard was presented this Friday morning on France Bleu Gard Lozère. Five days of racing are on the program. From February 1 to 5, 2023. In total, 656 km will be covered. Among the arrivals not to be missed, that at the top of Mont-Bouquet February 4, 2023. The Etoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard is one of the first cycling races of the season in Europe. The best teams in the world are expected. The EF First Education team and Groupama-FDJ have already agreed.
“The finish of Mont Bouquet was a success of esteem and a popular success in 2022, which is why there will be a stage finish at the top of one of the highest points of the Gard – Claudine Fangille, the organizer of the Star of Bessèges
1st stage: Bellegarde – Bellegarde 160 km
2nd stage: Bagard – Aubais 170 km
3rd stage: Bessèges – Bessèges 169 km
4th stage: Saint-Christol-les-Alès – Mont Bouquet 146 km
5th stage: Alès – Alès 11 km