The opening stage-race of the year in France will be the Etoile de Bessèges and every year it delivers quite a lot of spectacle in central France. A race that features opportunities for the sprinters, puncheurs, climbers and time-trialists, it is the first race of the year for many World Tour figures and will be raced between the 1st and 5th of February.
The final startlist includes: Benjamin Thomas, Michal Kwiatkowski, Pavel Sivakov, Benoît Cosnefroy, Greg van Avermaet, Mads Pedersen, Mattias Skjelmose, Thibaut Pinot, Jake Stewart, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Stefan Bissegger, Neilson Powless, Luca Mozzato, Dan McLay, Dylan Teuns, Arnaud de Lie, Pierre Latour and Dries van Gestel.
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Cofidis
1 Thomas, Benjamin
2 Champion, Thomas
3 Delettre, Alexandre
4 Perez, Anthony
5 Périchon, Pierre-Luc
6 Toumire, Hugo
7 Wallays, Jelle
INEOS Grenadiers
11 Kwiatkowski, Michal
12 Leonard, Michael
13 Rowe, Luke
14 Sivakov, Pavel
15 Tarling, Joshua
16 Tulett, Ben
17 Turner, Ben
AG2R Citroën Team
21 Cosnefroy, Benoît
22 Bonnamour, Franck
23 Avermaet, Greg Van
24 Naesen, Oliver
25 Paret-Peintre, Valentin
26 Retailleau, Valentin
27 Warbasse, Larry
Trek - Segafredo
31 Pedersen, Mads
32 Bernard, Julien
33 Hoelgaard, Markus
34 Mosca, Jacopo
35 Skjelmose, Mattias
36 Skujins, Toms
37 Vergaerde, Otto
Groupama - FDJ
41 Pinot, Thibaut
42 Armirail, Bruno
43 Paleni, Enzo
44 Lienhard, Fabian
45 Stewart, Jake
46 Berg, Lars van den
47 Watson, Samuel
Alpecin - Deceuninck
51 Bondt, Dries De
52 Ghys, Robbe
53 Laurance, Axel
54 Planckaert, Edward
55 Taminiaux, Lionel
56 Bossche, Fabio Van den
57 Bastiaens, Ayco
EF Education - EasyPost
61 Cort Nielsen, Magnus
62 Bissegger, Stefan
63 Carr, Simon
64 Healy, Ben
65 Padun, Mark
66 Piccolo, Andrea
67 Powless, Neilson
Team Arkéa - Samsic
71 Vauquelin, Kévin
72 Riou, Alan
73 Guernalec, Thibault
74 McLay, Daniel
75 Mozzato, Luca
76 Barré, Louis
77 Pichon, Laurent
Israel - Premier Tech
81 Boivin, Guillaume
82 Houle, Hugo
83 Neilands, Krists
84 Teuns, Dylan
85 Vanmarcke, Sep
86 Kogut, Oded
87 Raisberg, Nadav
Lotto Dstny
91 Lie, Arnaud De
92 Beullens, Cedric
93 Buyst, Jasper De
94 Adamietz, Johannes
95 Grignard, Sébastien
96 Slock, Liam
97 Moer, Brent Van
TotalEnergies
101 Latour, Pierre
102 Burgaudeau, Mathieu
103 Turgis, Anthony
104 Bonnet, Thomas
105 Ferron, Valentin
106 Simon, Julien
107 Gestel, Dries Van
Team Flanders - Baloise
111 Berckmoes, Jenno
112 Braet, Vito
113 Wilde, Gilles De
114 Fretin, Milan
115 Maris, Elias
116 Poucke, Aaron Van
117 Verwilst, Aaron
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
121 Halvorsen, Kristoffer
122 Johannessen, Anders
123 Resell, Erik
124 Blume Levy, William
125 Urianstad, Martin
126 Tiller, Rasmus
127 Dversnes, Fredrik
Equipo Kern Pharma
131 Galván, Francisco
132 Marquez, Martí
133 Tuuk, Danny van der
134 García, Raúl
135 Jaime, Alex
136 Sanchez, Eugenio
137 Miquel, Pau
Bingoal WB
141 Tier, Floris De
142 Meens, Johan
143 Mertens, Julian
144 Mertz, Rémy
145 Robeet, Ludovic
146 Boven, Luca Van
147 Vandepitte, Nathan
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
151 Bohli, Tom
152 Eriksson, Jacob
153 Eriksson, Lucas
154 Kamp, Alexander
155 Pellaud, Simon
156 Kelemen, Petr
157 Suter, Joel
St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
161 Barbier, Rudy
162 Cardis, Romain
163 Debeaumarché, Nicolas
164 Delacroix, Théo
165 Maurelet, Flavien
166 Maldonado, Anthony
167 Niekerk, Morne van
Go Sport - Roubaix Lille Métropole
171 Arm, Rait
172 Boudat, Thomas
173 Molly, Kenny
174 Leroux, Samuel
175 Leveau, Jérémy
176 Tabellion, Valentin
177 Vahtra, Norman
CIC U Nantes Atlantique
181 Barbier, Pierre
182 Jegat, Jordan
183 Danès, Léo
184 Guégan, Maël
185 Mahoudo, Nolann
186 Morin, Emmanuel
187 Pedersen, Rasmus
Nice Métropole Côte dAzur
191 Couanon, Jonathan
192 Hennequin, Paul
193 Girard, Damien
194 Lino, Julian
195 Le Ny, Jean-Louis
196 Mifsud, Andrea
197 Valvasori, Larry