The 2026 Étoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard () was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 8 February 2026 almost entirely within the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2026 UCI Europe Tour calendar and was the 56th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges.
Teams Four UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams make up the sixteen teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner 1 4 February Bellegarde to Bellegarde Hilly stage 2 5 February Saint-Gilles to Domessargues Hilly stage 3 6 February Bessèges to Bessèges Hilly stage 4 7 February Saint-Christol-lès-Alès to Vauvert Hilly stage 5 8 February Alès to Alès Individual time trial Total
Stages Stage 1 4 February 2026 – Bellegarde to Bellegarde,
Stage 2 5 February 2026 – Saint-Gilles to Domessargues,
Stage 3 6 February 2026 – Bessèges to Bessèges,
Stage 4 7 February 2026 – Saint-Christol-lès-Alès to Vauvert,
Stage 5 8 February 2026 – Alès to Alès, , (ITT)
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Team classification 1 Tom Crabbe Tom Crabbe Tom Crabbe Victor Vercouillie Tom Crabbe 2 Mathieu Kockelmann Lukáš Kubiš Maël Guégan 3 Henri Uhlig Lukáš Kubiš Victor Papon Mathieu Kockelmann 4 Joppe Heremans 5 Ewen Costiou Ewen Costiou Maxime Decomble Final Lukáš Kubiš Maxime Decomble
Classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 13h 59' 22" 2 + 2" 3 + 12" 4 + 15" 5 + 17" 6 + 32" 7 + 32" 8 + 36" 9 + 38" 10 + 39"
Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 68 2 46 3 44 4 37 5 36 6 34 7 31 8 30 9 30 10 27
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 28 2 22 3 18 4 12 5 12 6 12 7 10 8 8 9 7 10 6
Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 13h 59' 34" 2 + 20" 3 + 27" 4 + 1' 01" 5 + 1' 46" 6 + 2' 11" 7 + 3' 34" 8 + 6' 51" 9 + 7' 31" 10 + 8' 14"
Teams classification + Final teams classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 41h 58' 56" 2 + 35" 3 + 53" 4 + 1' 26" 5 + 2' 02" 6 + 2' 21" 7 + 2' 27" 8 + 2' 53" 9 + 3' 36" 10 + 3' 39"
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