| 2024 Étoile de Bessèges | |
| Series: | 2024 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 31 January–4 February 2024 |
| Stages: | 5 |
| Distance: | 654.415 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 11h 24' 34" |
| First: | Mads Pedersen |
| First Nat: | DEN |
| First Color: | salmon |
| Second: | Kévin Vauquelin |
| Second Nat: | FRA |
| Third: | Alberto Bettiol |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Points: | Mads Pedersen |
| Points Nat: | DEN |
| Points Color: | yellow |
| Mountains: | Jonas Abrahamsen |
| Mountains Nat: | NOR |
| Mountains Color: | blue |
| Youth: | Kévin Vauquelin |
| Youth Nat: | FRA |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Team Nat: | FRA |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 Étoile de Bessèges – Tour du Gard was a road cycling stage race that took place between 31 January and 4 February 2024 almost entirely within the French department of Gard. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2024 UCI Europe Tour calendar and was the 54th edition of the Étoile de Bessèges.
Seven of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams make up the 19 teams that participated in the race.[1] Each team entered a full squad of seven riders with the exception of entering six, for a total of 132 riders who started the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January | Bellegarde to Bellegarde | 160.6km (99.8miles) | Flat stage | Cancelled | ||
| 2 | 1 February | Marguerittes to Rousson | 163.58km (101.64miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 3 | 2 February | Bessèges to Bessèges | 161.11km (100.11miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 4 | 3 February | Méjannes-le-Clap to Méjannes-le-Clap | 154.48km (95.99miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 5 | 4 February | Alès to Alès | 10.645km (06.614miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| Total | 654.415km (406.635miles) | ||||||
Cancelled due to requests from the prefecture because of ongoing farmers protests.[3]
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stage cancelled | ||||||
| 2 | Axel Laurance | Axel Laurance | Axel Laurance | Jean-Louis Le Ny | Axel Laurance | ||
| 3 | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Jonas Abrahamsen | |||
| 4 | Samuel Leroux | ||||||
| 5 | Kévin Vauquelin | Kévin Vauquelin | |||||
| Final | Mads Pedersen | Kévin Vauquelin | |||||
| 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 | |||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11h 24' 34" | |||
| 2 | + 2" | |||
| 3 | + 32" | |||
| 4 | + 43" | |||
| 5 | + 51" | |||
| 6 | + 51" | |||
| 7 | + 54" | |||
| 8 | + 56" | |||
| 9 | + 58" | |||
| 10 | + 59" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | |||
| 2 | 42 | |||
| 3 | 37 | |||
| 4 | 35 | |||
| 5 | 30 | |||
| 6 | 29 | |||
| 7 | 24 | |||
| 8 | 21 | |||
| 9 | 21 | |||
| 10 | 20 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | |||
| 2 | 16 | |||
| 3 | 14 | |||
| 4 | 14 | |||
| 5 | 12 | |||
| 6 | 12 | |||
| 7 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 12 | |||
| 9 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 8 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11h 24' 36" | |||
| 2 | + 52" | |||
| 3 | + 54" | |||
| 4 | + 1' 01" | |||
| 5 | + 1' 29" | |||
| 6 | + 2' 21" | |||
| 7 | + 3' 54" | |||
| 8 | + 4' 29" | |||
| 9 | + 4' 38" | |||
| 10 | + 5' 08" |
| Rank | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 34h 16' 26" | |
| 2 | | + 24" | |
| 3 |  | + 41" | |
| 4 |  | + 53" | |
| 5 | | + 1' 55" | |
| 6 |  | + 1' 57" | |
| 7 | | + 3' 12" | |
| 8 | | + 3' 15" | |
| 9 | + 3' 21" | ||
| 10 |  | + 3' 29" |