Cycling: the ascent of Mont-Bouquet on the program for the 53rd edition of the Etoile de Bessèges

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


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