First stage of the Étoile de Bessèges canceled due to farmers' demonstrations. Authorities had warned that a demonstration would cut the route, that the roads serving the race would be saturated due to the closure of the motorways and that the police would also be mobilized.
The 54thÉtoile, which brings together nineteen teams of seven runners, should therefore start on Thursday from Marguerittes (Gard), departure town for the 2nd stage. The runners must then reach Rousson. Mads Pedersen (Lidl Trek), 2019 world champion, and the Frenchman Benoît Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale)