Etoile de Bessèges (2.1, France) will be held between the 3rd and the 7th February and will feature 18 teams, four from the WorldTour and wight from the Professional Continental ranks.
The full list was announced today and includes AG2R-La Mondiale, FDJ, IAM Cycling and Lotto-Soudal from the elite level. Caja Rural-RGA, CCC Sprandi-Polkowice, Cofidis, Direct Energie, Delko Marseille Provence, Fortuneo-Vital Concept, Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise, Want-Groupe Gobert from the Pro Continental category and An Post Chain Reaction, Armee de Terre, Auber 93, Roubaix Lille Métropole, Veranclassic Ekoi and Wallonie Bruxelles from the Continental ranks
Bob Jungels won in 2015 ahead of Tony Gallopin and Kris Boeckmans. Tobias Ludvigsson, Jonathan Hivert, Jerome Coppel, Anthony Ravard, Samuel Dumoulin and Thomas Voeckler preceded him.
Route:
Stage 1: Grand Prix de la Terre d'Argence (Bellegarde - Beaucaire), 156km
Stage 2: Nîmes - Mejannes Le Clap, 153km
Stage 3: Grand Prix of Bessèges (Bessèges - Bessèges), 152km
Stage 4: Grand Prix of Laudun L'Ardoise (Tavel - Laudun), 148km
Stage 5: Alès-Alès, 12 km ITT
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Luciano PEREIRA 43 years | today |
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