Trzech Polaków znajduje się na liście startowej tegorocznej edycji francuskiego wyścigu Etoile de Bessèges, który rozpoczyna się w środę 3 lutego i potrwa do 7 lutego.
Sezon zainaugurują Michał Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers) z numerem 15 oraz Łukasz Wiśniowski (Qhubeka-Assos) z numerem 126. Z kolei dla Łukasza Owsiana, który będzie reprezentował francuski zespół Arkéa-Samsic będzie to drugi start w tym sezonie po GP Marsylii. Torunianin będzie ścigał się z numerem 84.
W środę rano napłynęła informacja z ostatniej chwili, że ze startu musiała zrezygnować drużyna Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise, ponieważ u jednego z członków obsługi podejrzewa się wirusa Covid-19.
Ponadto na liście startowej znajduje się wiele gwiazd światowego peletonu. Między innymi: zwycięzcy Tour de France Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers), mistrz olimpijski Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroën Team), były mistrz świata Mads Pedersen, Vincenzo Nibali, Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), zwycięzca Tour of Flanders 2019 Alberto Bettiol, Rigoberto Uran (EF Education – NIPPO), Philippe Gilbert, Tim Wellens, John Degenkolb (Lotto-Soudal) czy znakomici sprinetrzy jak Pascal Ackermann (BORA-hansgrohe), Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis), Jens Keukeleire (EF Education – NIPPO) czy Rudy Barbier (Israel Start-Up Nation).
Poniżej znajduje się pełna lista startowa:
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) | |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) | |
| 3 | Marc Sarreau (Fra) | |
| 4 | Julien Duval (Fra) | |
| 5 | Alexis Gougeard (Fra) | |
| 6 | Lawrence Naesen (Bel) | |
| 7 | Damien Touze (Fra) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Egan Bernal Gomez (Col) | |
| 12 | Owain Doull (GBr) | |
| 13 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) | |
| 14 | Ethan Hayter (GBr) | |
| 15 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) | |
| 16 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) | |
| 17 | Salvatore Puccio (Ita) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) | |
| 22 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) | |
| 23 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) | |
| 24 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) | |
| 25 | Mattias Jensen (Den) | |
| 26 | Mads Pedersen (Den) | |
| 27 | Edward Theuns (Bel) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alexys Brunel (Fra) | |
| 32 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) | |
| 33 | William Bonnet (Fra) | |
| 34 | Jake Stewart (GBr) | |
| 35 | Benjamin Thomas (Fra) | |
| 36 | Lars van den Berg (Ned) | |
| 37 | Romain Seigle (Fra) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) | |
| 42 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) | |
| 43 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) | |
| 44 | Jonas Rutsch (Ger) | |
| 45 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) | |
| 46 | Michael Valgren (Den) | |
| 47 | Julius van den Berg (Ned) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) | |
| 52 | Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) | |
| 53 | Pierre Latour (Fra) | |
| 54 | Christopher Lawless (GBr) | |
| 55 | Adrien Petit (Fra) | |
| 56 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) | |
| 57 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | John Degenkolb (Ger) | |
| 62 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) | |
| 63 | Tim Wellens (Bel) | |
| 64 | Andreas Kron (Den) | |
| 65 | Stefano Oldani (Ita) | |
| 66 | Gerben Thijssen (Bel) | |
| 67 | Brent Van Moer (Bel) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) | |
| 72 | Nils Politt (Ger) | |
| 73 | Jordi Meeus (Bel) | |
| 74 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) | |
| 75 | Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) | |
| 76 | Patrick Gamper (Aut) | |
| 77 | Frederik Wandahl (Den) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) | |
| 82 | Bram Welten (Ned) | |
| 83 | Daniel McLay (GBr) | |
| 84 | Łukasz Owsian (Pol) | |
| 85 | Clément Russo (Fra) | |
| 86 | Matis Louvel (Fra) | |
| 87 | Connor Swift (GBr) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Rudy Barbier (Fra) | |
| 92 | Jenthe Biermans (Bel) | |
| 93 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) | |
| 94 | Ben Hermans (Bel) | |
| 95 | Alexis Renard (Fra) | |
| 96 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) | |
| 97 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) | |
| 102 | Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) | |
| 103 | Piet Allegaert (Bel) | |
| 104 | Tom Bohli (Swi) | |
| 105 | Emmanuel Morin (Fra) | |
| 106 | Anthony Perez (Fra) | |
| 107 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Jonas Koch (Ger) | |
| 112 | Théo Delacroix (Fra) | |
| 113 | Tom Devriendt (Bel) | |
| 114 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) | |
| 115 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) | |
| 116 | Rein Taaramäe (Est) | |
| 117 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Sean Bennett (USA) | |
| 122 | Simon Clarke (Aus) | |
| 123 | Michael Gogl (Aut) | |
| 124 | Andreas Nielsen (Den) | |
| 125 | Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) | |
| 126 | Łukasz Wiśniowski (Pol) | |
| 127 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) | |
| 132 | Cyril Barthe (Fra) | |
| 133 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) | |
| 134 | Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) | |
| 135 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) | |
| 136 | Quentin Pacher (Fra) | |
| 137 | Kevin Reza (Fra) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) | |
| 142 | Tobias Bayer (Aut) | |
| 143 | Tim Merlier (Bel) | |
| 144 | Sam Gaze (NZl) | |
| 145 | Senne Leysen (Bel) | |
| 146 | Dries De Bondt (Bel) | |
| 147 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Pierre Barbier (Fra) | |
| 162 | Clément Carisey (Fra) | |
| 163 | Alexandre Delettre (Fra) | |
| 164 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) | |
| 165 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (Rom) | |
| 166 | Evaldas Siskevicius (Ltu) | |
| 167 | August Jensen (Nor) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Arjen Livyns (Bel) | |
| 172 | Timothy Dupont (Bel) | |
| 173 | Milan Menten (Bel) | |
| 174 | Tom Paquot (Bel) | |
| 175 | Ludovic Robeet (Bel) | |
| 176 | Joel Suter (Swi) | |
| 177 | Boris Vallee (Bel) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Romain Cardis (Fra) | |
| 182 | Tony Hurel (Fra) | |
| 183 | Louis Louvet (Fra) | |
| 184 | Flavien Maurelet (Fra) | |
| 185 | Yoann Paillot (Fra) | |
| 186 | Jason Tesson (Fra) | |
| 187 | Morné Van Niekerk (RSA) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Marti Marquez Roman (Spa) | |
| 192 | Francisco Galvan Fernandez (Spa) | |
| 193 | Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) | |
| 194 | Roger Adria Oliveras (Spa) | |
| 195 | Urko Berrade Fernandez (Spa) | |
| 196 | Vojtech Repa (Cze) | |
| 197 | Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Emiel Vermeulen (Bel) | |
| 202 | Ivan Centrone (Lux) | |
| 203 | Dylan Kowalski (Fra) | |
| 204 | Samuel Leroux (Fra) | |
| 205 | Maximilien Picoux (Bel) | |
| 206 | Valentin Tabellion (Fra) | |
| 207 | Jordan Levasseur (Fra) |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Samy Aurignac (Fra) | |
| 212 | Johan le Bon (Fra) | |
| 213 | Anthoine Berlin (Mon) | |
| 214 | Barry Miller (USA) | |
| 217 | Christopher Lamaille (Fra) |
