The 2021 Étoile de Bessèges () was a road cycling stage race that took place between 3 and 7 February 2021 mostly in the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour, and was the 51st edition of the Étoile de Bessèges cycling race.

Teams Twenty-two teams were invited to the race. The invited teams include eleven UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams. Each team entered seven riders, except for , which entered five. Before the race began, withdrew after one of the team's management was suspected of having COVID-19. Of the 145 riders that started the race, 135 finished.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner 1 3 February Bellegarde to Bellegarde Hilly stage 2 4 February Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette Hilly stage 3 5 February Bessèges to Bessèges Hilly stage 4 6 February Rousson to Saint-Siffret Hilly stage 5 7 February Alès to Alès Individual time trial Total

Stages Stage 1 3 February 2021 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde,

Stage 2 4 February 2021 – Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès to La Calmette,

Stage 3 5 February 2021 – Bessèges to Bessèges,

Stage 4 6 February 2021 – Rousson to Saint-Siffret,

Stage 5 7 February 2021 – Alès to Alès, , (ITT)

Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Youth classification Team classification 1 Christophe Laporte Christophe Laporte Christophe Laporte Alexandre Delettre Jordi Meeus 2 Timothy Dupont Jake Stewart 3 Tim Wellens Tim Wellens 4 Filippo Ganna 5 Filippo Ganna Final Tim Wellens Christophe Laporte Alexandre Delettre Jake Stewart

Final classification standings

Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

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