2022 Baloise Belgium Tour
Tour de Belgique - Ronde van België (2.Pro), Belgium

91st edition: June 15 - June 19, 2022

Tour of Belgium podium history | 2021 edition | 2023 edition
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5

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Sunday, June 19: 5th & Final Stage, Gingelom - Beringen, 182.1 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Fabio Jakobsen wins the final stage: Photo: Getty Sport Images

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Weather at the finish city of Beringen at 1:55 PM, local time: 17C (62F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 11 km/hr (7 mph). There is a 21% chance of rain, dropping to 10% as the afternoon progresses.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Fabio Jakobsen & GC winner Mauro Schmid's Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl:

Mauro Schmid became the first Swiss rider in history to win the Belgium Tour, one of cycling’s oldest races, after successfully defending his slim margin in the general classification on the 179.9km stage 5 that travelled from Gingelom to Beringen.

Having pulled on the blue jersey at the end of Saturday’s hard stage in the Ardennes, Mauro knew the Golden Kilometer bonus sprints, placed inside the final seven kilometers, would be crucial, and guided by Michael Mørkøv he took the same number of bonifications as his closest rival in the general classification before concluding the stage in the pack and sealing the victory for less than half a second – the difference made in the race’s short individual time trial.

“The team did a great job the whole day, keeping me in a good position. Michael’s experience was important, his presence in the Golden Kilometer helped me take home the overall win. At the first sprint I made a small mistake and I thought that was it, I had lost it, but I remained calm and took back those seconds at the next two sprints.”

“Everybody believed in me, including Fabio, who sacrificed his lead-out for this. There was some pressure on my shoulders today, but I managed it and I’m happy with this success. It’s another important step in my career, one for which I am grateful to the team”, Mauro explained after netting Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s tenth victory at the Belgium Tour.

The last stage of the competition came down to a mass gallop, and Fabio Jakobsen was there, grabbing the opportunity with both hands. The most successful sprinter of the year, the Dutchman kept his composure as he navigated the hectic corners in the closing kilometers and unleashed a phenomenal burst of speed in the last 150 meters, giving no chance to his opponents and nabbing his tenth win of the year.

“The general classification was more important and the team went for it today, because they had faith in me that I could do the sprint on my own. The last lap was like a criterium and I was in a good position at all times as we got closer and closer to the finish. Then, with 100-150 meters to go, I launched my sprint and I got this victory that I really wanted and which gives me a lot of confidence for the next races”, said Fabio, who signed off the Wolfpack’s 31st win since the beginning of the year, one which keeps the squad at the top of the team victory standings.

Complete results:

182.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 48.122 km/hr

1	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	3:47:03
2	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
3	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
4	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
5	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	s.t.
6	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
7	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
8	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	s.t.
9	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
11	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
12	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	s.t.
13	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
14	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
15	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
16	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
17	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
18	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
19	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
20	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
21	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	s.t.
22	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
23	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
24	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	s.t.
25	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
26	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
27	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
28	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
29	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
30	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
31	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	s.t.
32	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
33	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
34	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
35	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
36	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
37	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
38	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
39	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
40	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
41	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
42	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
43	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
44	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
45	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
46	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
47	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
48	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
49	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
50	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
51	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
52	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
53	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
54	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
56	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
57	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
58	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	s.t.
59	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
60	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
61	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
62	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
63	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
64	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
65	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
66	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
67	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
68	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
69	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
70	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
71	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
72	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
73	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
74	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
75	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
76	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
77	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
78	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
79	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
80	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
81	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
82	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
83	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
84	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	s.t.
85	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
86	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
87	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	27
88	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
89	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
90	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
92	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
93	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	s.t.
94	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	s.t.
95	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
96	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
97	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
98	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
99	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
100	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
101	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
102	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
103	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
104	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
105	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	52
106	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	55
107	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	1:01
108	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:03
109	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
110	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	1:40
111	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	1:49
112	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	1:53
113	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	1:55
114	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	2:08
115	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
116	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	s.t.
117	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:10
118	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	2:29
119	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	2:50
120	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
121	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
122	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	2:53
123	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	3:57
124	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	5:49

 

Final GC after stage 5:

• Final GC leader: Mauro Schmid (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Points classification winner: Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-Samsic)
• Team classification winner: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert

707.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.293 km/hr

1	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	15hr 58min 40sec
2	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
3	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	@ 12sec
4	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:45
5	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	1:09
6	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	1:54
7	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	2:12
8	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	2:34
9	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	2:37
10	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	3:03
11	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	3:17
12	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
13	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	3:20
14	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	3:21
15	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	3:24
16	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	3:37
17	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	3:40
18	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	4:05
19	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	4:18
20	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	4:32
21	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	4:59
22	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	7:08
23	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	7:44
24	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	8:30
25	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	10:28
26	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	12:59
27	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	13:00
28	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	13:31
29	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	13:35
30	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	13:37
31	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	13:39
32	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	13:46
33	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	13:59
34	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	14:14
35	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	14:38
36	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
37	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	14:40
38	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	15:39
39	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	15:50
40	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	16:15
41	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	16:45
42	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	17:07
43	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	17:44
44	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	18:57
45	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	20:11
46	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	21:05
47	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	21:55
48	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	21:59
49	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	23:10
50	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	23:20
51	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	23:36
52	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	23:51
53	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	23:54
54	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	24:30
55	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	24:36
56	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	24:44
57	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	24:52
58	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	24:54
59	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	24:59
60	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	25:26
61	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	25:27
62	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	25:40
63	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	26:32
64	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	26:59
65	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	27:30
66	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	27:42
67	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	27:51
68	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	28:14
69	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	29:10
70	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	29:35
71	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	30:18
72	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	30:28
73	Erik Resell	Uno-X	30:31
74	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	30:35
75	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	31:12
76	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	31:55
77	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	31:58
78	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	32:29
79	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	32:38
80	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	32:54
81	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	33:51
82	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	34:28
83	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	34:32
84	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	34:34
85	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	35:02
86	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	35:04
87	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
88	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	35:07
89	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	35:22
90	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	35:29
91	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
92	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	35:46
93	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
94	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	35:50
95	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	35:51
96	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	35:57
97	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	35:58
98	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	36:08
99	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	36:15
100	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	36:21
101	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	36:23
102	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	36:28
103	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	36:41
104	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	37:14
105	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	37:20
106	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	37:31
107	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	37:33
108	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	37:56
109	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	38:09
110	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	38:42
111	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	38:51
112	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	38:58
113	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	39:01
114	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	39:26
115	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	39:35
116	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	39:43
117	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	39:50
118	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	40:06
119	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	40:08
120	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	40:27
121	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	41:05
122	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	47:37
123	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	51:39
124	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	53:47
125	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	55:23

 

Stage 5 map & profile:

Tour of Belgium stage 5 map & profile

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Saturday, June 18: Stage 4: Durbuy - Durbuy, 172.3 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Quentin Hermans takes the stage while second-place Mauro Schmid becomes the new GC leader.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Durbuy at 1:30 PM, local time: 33C (91F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from new GC leader Mauro Schmid's Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

A great day of racing at the Belgium Tour concluded with Mauro Schmid making a visit to the podium to collect his second leader’s jersey of the season. Having topped the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali general classification in March, the Swiss has repeated that performance at the team’s home race, following the toughest stage of the entire week.

One of the ten different Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl riders to rack up a win in 2022, Mauro sat only 26 seconds off the overall lead, but thanks to a perfect move which saw him join a strong group with more than 70 kilometers to go, he turned the table in his favour and will now start the final stage with the blue jersey on his shoulders.

The numerous hills sprinkled over the 172.6km route around Durbuy made things impossible to control, and knowing this, the Wolfpack and Schmid made their move early. The small 10-second gap expanded to the point the peloton was taken out of contention more than 20 kilometers from the finish, when the attackers’ advantage showed two minutes.

After getting involved at the Golden Kilometer sprints and notching up three bonus seconds, Mauro still found the energy to fight for the victory, ending the stage just behind Quinten Hermans (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) – a result that combined with the bonifications scored on the line moved him at the top of the standings, the difference between him and the next rider on the GC being made by the hundreds of a second in the time trial.

“I knew it could be very close in the end and it would come down to the bonifications at the finish and in the Golden Kilometer if we stayed together. We did a good job as a team, with me in the break and the other guys controlling what was happening in the bunch behind on a hard and incredibly hot day. I tried to save the legs a bit for the finale, but I felt the effort on the last climb, where I knew Quinten would be strong. When I noticed Tim was dropped, I searched for the last ounce of energy to gain as much time as possible, and I’m happy I got rewarded with the leader’s jersey. We’ll see what we can do on the last stage, but the plan is to try to defend this jersey and help Fabio go for the win”, Mauro said after the podium ceremony.

Complete results:

172.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.815 km/hr

1	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	4hr 19min 39sec
2	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
3	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	@ 4sec
4	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:06
5	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	0:29
6	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
7	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	2:20
8	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	2:22
9	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	2:27
10	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
11	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
12	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	2:29
13	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
14	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	2:32
15	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	2:34
16	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	2:35
17	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	2:37
18	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	2:44
19	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	2:47
20	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:56
21	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:02
22	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	3:14
23	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	3:30
24	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	3:43
25	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
26	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	5:47
27	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	5:53
28	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	8:56
29	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	9:10
30	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	9:17
31	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	s.t.
32	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	12:28
33	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	12:30
34	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
35	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
36	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	12:33
37	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
38	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
39	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	12:37
40	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
41	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
42	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
43	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
44	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
45	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
46	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	12:41
47	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	12:50
48	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	13:12
49	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	13:30
50	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
51	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	13:32
52	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	13:34
53	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	13:44
54	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	19:38
55	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
56	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
57	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
58	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	s.t.
59	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
60	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
61	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
62	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
63	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
64	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
65	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
66	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
67	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	19:51
68	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	22:18
69	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
70	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
71	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
72	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
73	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
74	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
76	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
77	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
78	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
79	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
80	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
81	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
82	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
83	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
84	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
85	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
86	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	s.t.
87	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
89	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
90	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
91	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
92	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
93	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
94	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
95	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
96	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
97	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
98	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
99	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
100	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
101	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
102	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
103	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
104	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
105	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
106	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
107	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
108	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
109	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
110	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
111	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
112	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
113	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
114	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
115	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
116	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
117	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	22:31
118	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	s.t.
119	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
120	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
121	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
122	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	22:40
123	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	22:42
124	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
125	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	22:46
126	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
127	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	23:42

 

GC after stage 4:

524.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.027 km/hr

1	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	12hr 11min 41sec
2	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
3	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	@ 8sec
4	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:41
5	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	1:05
6	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	1:50
7	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	2:08
8	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	2:13
9	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	2:33
10	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	2:36
11	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	2:59
12	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	3:13
13	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
14	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	3:16
15	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	3:17
16	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	3:20
17	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	3:33
18	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	3:36
19	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	4:07
20	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	4:14
21	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	4:28
22	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	4:55
23	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	7:04
24	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	7:40
25	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	7:59
26	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	10:24
27	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	12:55
28	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	12:56
29	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	13:27
30	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	13:31
31	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	13:33
32	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	13:35
33	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	13:42
34	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	13:43
35	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	13:55
36	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	14:33
37	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	14:34
38	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
39	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	14:36
40	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	15:35
41	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	15:46
42	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	16:11
43	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	17:03
44	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	17:13
45	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	18:53
46	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	20:07
47	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	21:01
48	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	21:24
49	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	21:55
50	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	22:49
51	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	23:06
52	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	23:20
53	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	23:32
54	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	23:50
55	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	24:05
56	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	24:26
57	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	24:40
58	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	24:48
59	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	24:50
60	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	24:55
61	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	25:22
62	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	25:23
63	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	25:36
64	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	26:21
65	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	26:25
66	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	26:28
67	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	26:55
68	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	26:58
69	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	27:11
70	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	27:57
71	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	29:31
72	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	30:14
73	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	30:26
74	Erik Resell	Uno-X	30:27
75	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	30:31
76	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	30:41
77	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	31:51
78	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	31:54
79	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	32:08
80	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	32:25
81	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	32:49
82	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	32:50
83	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	33:47
84	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
85	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	34:02
86	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	34:24
87	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	34:28
88	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	34:30
89	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	34:31
90	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	34:33
91	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	34:51
92	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	34:54
93	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	35:00
94	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
95	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	35:07
96	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	35:15
97	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	35:24
98	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	35:25
99	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
100	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	35:32
101	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	35:47
102	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	35:49
103	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	35:53
104	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	35:54
105	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	35:57
106	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	36:04
107	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	36:05
108	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	36:11
109	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	36:17
110	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	36:19
111	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	36:44
112	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	36:49
113	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	37:02
114	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	37:04
115	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	37:10
116	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	37:52
117	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	37:56
118	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	38:11
119	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	38:44
120	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	38:47
121	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	39:20
122	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	39:22
123	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	39:31
124	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	47:06
125	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	50:53
126	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	51:08
127	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	52:26

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map & profile

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Friday, June 17: Stage 3, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem 11.8 km individual time trial

Stage 3 map & profile

Yves Lampaert winning stage three. Photo: Mats Polinckx

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Weather at Scherpenheuvel-Zichem at 1:45 PM, local time: 28C (82F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Yves Lampaert's Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

Yves Lampaert took an important success ahead of travelling to Gavere next week, where he will attempt to defend the ITT national title he conquered last season. One of the main favourites before the start of the Belgium Tour stage 3 – a flat 11.8km time trial held around Scherpenheuvel-Zichem – Yves left nothing to chance Friday afternoon, when he produced a flawless ride which resulted in him delivering our team’s 21st victory at the race.

Averaging close to 52km/h, the reigning Belgian Champion stopped the clock in 13:39, enough to put him in the hot seat, where he remained until the stage concluded. This win elevated him to second in the general classification, where the Wolfpack is represented by two other riders, Mauro Schmid and Florian Sénéchal, giving our team several options for the hilly queen stage scheduled on Saturday.

“It feels great to get my first victory of the season, and the fact that I did it with this jersey on my shoulders makes it even more special. I am happy to be on the top spot of the podium after a frustrating spring, and I hope I won’t stop here as we take on the second part of the season.”

“Today it wasn’t easy. It was very hot, the course had some technical parts and I suffered towards the end, but I am delighted I could pull it off. It’s quite the confidence-boost ahead of the National Championships, but until then we focus on the remaining stages of the Belgium Tour, where we have options for some more good results”, said 31-year-old Yves after Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s 28th win of the season.

Complete results:

11.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 51.868 km/hr

1	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	13min 39sec
2	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	@ 7sec
3	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	0:10
4	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	0:12
5	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	0:14
6	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
7	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	0:16
8	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
9	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	0:17
10	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	0:19
11	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	0:21
12	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	0:22
13	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
14	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	0:26
15	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
16	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	0:29
17	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
18	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	0:30
19	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	0:31
20	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
21	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
22	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	0:33
23	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
24	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	0:34
25	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	s.t.
26	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:36
27	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	0:37
28	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	0:38
29	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	s.t.
30	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	0:40
31	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
32	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	0:41
33	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	0:42
34	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
35	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	0:43
36	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
37	Frederik Rodenberg	Team DSM	0:44
38	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
39	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
40	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:45
41	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	0:46
42	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	0:47
43	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	s.t.
44	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:49
45	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	0:50
46	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:51
47	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
48	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
49	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:52
50	Enzo Leijnse	Team DSM	0:53
51	Rune Herregodts	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:54
52	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
53	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
54	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	0:55
55	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
56	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
57	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	0:56
58	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:58
59	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
60	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	1:00
61	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	1:01
62	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:02
63	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
64	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	1:03
65	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
66	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	1:05
67	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
68	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	1:08
69	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:09
70	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	1:10
71	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	1:11
72	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
73	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
74	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	1:13
75	Jonas Koch	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
76	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	1:14
77	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
79	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	1:15
80	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
81	Ward Huybs	Baloise-Trek Lions	1:16
82	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
83	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
84	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	1:17
85	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	1:18
86	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
87	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	1:21
88	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	1:22
89	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	1:23
90	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
91	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	1:24
92	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
93	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	1:25
94	Sander Lemmens	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:26
95	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
96	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	1:27
97	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
98	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	s.t.
99	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:28
100	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:29
101	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	1:30
102	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:31
103	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
104	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	1:33
105	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
106	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	1:34
107	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	1:38
108	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	1:39
109	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	1:40
110	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
111	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	1:44
112	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
113	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	1:45
114	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	1:46
115	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	1:47
116	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	1:50
117	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	1:51
118	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	1:54
119	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:55
120	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	1:57
121	Nick Van Der Meer	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
122	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	1:59
123	Jakob Egholm	Trek-Segafredo	2:00
124	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	2:02
125	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	2:03
126	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:04
127	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	2:07
128	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	2:08
129	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
130	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:12
131	Robby Cobbaert	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	2:13
132	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	2:15
133	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:16
134	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:25
135	Gil D'Heygere	Minerva Cycling Team	2:28
136	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	2:30
137	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	2:34
138	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	2:38
139	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	3:12

 

GC after stage 3:

352.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.824 km/hr

1	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	7hr 51min 43sec
2	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	@ 10sec
3	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	0:24
4	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	0:25
5	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	0:28
6	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
7	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	0:38
8	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	0:43
9	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:46
10	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	0:48
11	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	0:49
12	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	0:50
13	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	0:51
14	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	0:55
15	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
16	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
17	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:58
18	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	1:04
19	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	1:05
20	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	1:07
21	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
22	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	1:13
23	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	1:15
24	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	1:16
25	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	1:20
26	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	1:21
27	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	1:24
28	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
29	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	1:25
30	Rune Herregodts	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	1:27
31	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	1:29
32	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	1:33
33	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	1:40
34	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	1:47
35	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	1:51
36	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	2:00
37	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	2:06
38	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	2:11
39	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	2:13
40	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	2:16
41	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	2:28
42	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	2:31
43	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:51
44	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:56
45	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	3:21
46	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	3:23
47	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:28
48	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	3:34
49	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	3:48
50	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	3:57
51	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	4:13
52	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
53	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	4:22
54	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	4:27
55	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	4:32
56	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	4:46
57	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	5:07
58	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	5:29
59	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	5:58
60	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	6:04
61	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	6:35
62	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	7:32
63	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	8:07
64	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	8:12
65	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	8:15
66	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	8:27
67	Erik Resell	Uno-X	8:28
68	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	8:32
69	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	9:02
70	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	9:13
71	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	10:05
72	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	10:50
73	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	11:22
74	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
75	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	11:48
76	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
77	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	12:03
78	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
79	Jonas Koch	BORA-hansgrohe	12:21
80	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	12:25
81	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	12:29
82	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	12:31
83	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	12:32
84	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	12:34
85	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	12:35
86	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	12:49
87	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	12:52
88	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	12:55
89	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	13:01
90	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
91	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	13:06
92	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	13:08
93	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	13:13
94	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	13:14
95	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	13:16
96	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	13:25
97	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	13:26
98	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	13:28
99	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	13:31
100	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	13:33
101	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	13:37
102	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	13:43
103	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	13:47
104	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	13:48
105	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	13:53
106	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	13:54
107	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	13:55
108	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	13:58
109	Frederik Rodenberg	Team DSM	14:08
110	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	14:10
111	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	14:12
112	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	14:18
113	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	14:20
114	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:45
115	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	14:47
116	Sander Lemmens	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:50
117	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
118	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	14:57
119	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	15:03
120	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	15:05
121	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	15:12
122	Robby Cobbaert	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	15:47
123	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	15:53
124	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	15:57
125	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	16:12
126	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	16:45
127	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	16:48
128	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	17:04
129	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	17:21
130	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	17:23
131	Gil D'Heygere	Minerva Cycling Team	18:11
132	Enzo Leijnse	Team DSM	18:32
133	Nick Van Der Meer	VolkerWessels Cycling	18:52
134	Ward Huybs	Baloise-Trek Lions	19:38
135	Jakob Egholm	Trek-Segafredo	20:08
136	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	24:39
137	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	28:54
138	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	29:03
139	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	29:09:

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Thursday, June 16: Stage 2, Beveren - Knokke Heist, 175.6 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Jasper Philipsen takes the second stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Knokke-Heist at 1:30 PM, local time: 23C (73F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 14 km/hr (9 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Danny Van Poppel's Team Bora-hansgrohe:

A pancake flat stage two favored the sprinters today. Even an early break went away, in the end all was set for a bunch sprint. BORA – hansgrohe tried to lead-out Sam Bennett but the team lost each other on the final kilometer and in the end, Danny Van Poppel was in a better position to take on the sprint. Danny finished strong second behind Jasper Philipsen.

“Well, the last kilometer was frantic. It was almost impossible to stay together with all the people moving from side to side. Unfortunately, Sam lost my wheel at one point and after that he said in the radio, I should sprint for myself. I was quite far back to be honest, but there was a lot of headwind and most of the guys went too early. I was sitting in the wheel of Philipsen and almost surfed to second.” – Danny Van Poppel

“First of all, I have to say we are happy with the result. Of course, our goal is to win a stage here, but the performance of the guys is really good. Unfortunately, Sam lost his train on the last kilometer, and he was simply too far back after the last corner to do a sprint. That’s a pity but we hope for one more chance here this week.” – Torsten Schmidt, sports director

Complete results:

175.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.069 km/hr

1	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	3hr 48min 42sec
2	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
4	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
5	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
6	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	s.t.
7	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
8	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
9	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
10	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
11	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	s.t.
12	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
13	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
14	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
15	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
16	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
17	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
18	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
20	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
21	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
22	Gil D'Heygere	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
24	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
25	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
26	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
27	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
28	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
29	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	s.t.
30	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
31	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
32	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
33	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	s.t.
34	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
35	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
36	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
37	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
38	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
39	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
40	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
41	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
42	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
43	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
44	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
45	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	s.t.
46	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	s.t.
47	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
48	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
49	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	s.t.
51	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
52	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
53	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
54	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
55	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	s.t.
56	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
57	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
58	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
59	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
60	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
61	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
62	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
63	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
64	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
65	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
66	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
67	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
68	Rune Herregodts	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
69	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
70	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
71	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
72	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
73	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
74	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
75	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
76	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
77	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
79	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
81	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
82	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
83	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
85	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
86	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
87	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
88	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
89	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
90	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
91	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
92	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
93	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
94	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
95	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
96	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	s.t.
97	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
98	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
99	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
100	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
101	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
102	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
103	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
104	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	s.t.
105	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
106	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
107	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
108	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
109	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	s.t.
110	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
111	Jonas Koch	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
112	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
113	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	@ 40sec
114	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	0:53
115	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
116	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	0:57
117	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
118	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	@ 0sec
119	Sander Lemmens	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:21
120	Frederik Rodenberg	Team DSM	s.t.
121	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:26
122	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
123	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	@ 0sec
124	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	1:31
125	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	@ 0sec
126	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:31
127	Robby Cobbaert	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
128	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
129	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
130	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
131	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
132	Enzo Leijnse	Team DSM	1:56
133	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	2:15
134	Jakob Egholm	Trek-Segafredo	2:25
135	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
136	Ward Huybs	Baloise-Trek Lions	2:39
137	Nick Van Der Meer	VolkerWessels Cycling	4:52
138	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
139	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
140	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	11:08

 

GC after stage 2:

340.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.625 km/hr

1	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	7hr 37min 57sec
2	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	@ 6sec
3	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	0:12
4	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	0:14
5	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
6	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:17
7	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
8	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
9	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:18
10	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	0:19
11	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
12	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	0:20
13	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
14	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
15	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
16	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
17	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	s.t.
18	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
19	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	0:40
20	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
21	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
22	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
23	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
24	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	s.t.
25	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
27	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
28	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	s.t.
29	Rune Herregodts	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
30	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
31	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
32	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	s.t.
34	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
35	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	0:52
36	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	0:54
37	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
38	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	1:09
39	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	1:23
40	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
41	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	1:46
42	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
43	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
44	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
45	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:01
46	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:18
47	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	2:19
48	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
49	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
50	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	2:37
51	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	2:55
52	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	s.t.
53	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	3:00
54	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	3:25
55	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:26
56	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:50
57	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	4:43
58	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
59	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	4:50
60	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
61	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	5:52
62	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	6:15
63	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	7:08
64	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	s.t.
65	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
66	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
67	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
68	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
69	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
70	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	8:19
71	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	8:39
72	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
73	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	11:15
74	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
75	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
76	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
77	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
78	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
79	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
81	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
82	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
83	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
84	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
85	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	s.t.
86	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
87	Jonas Koch	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
88	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	12:07
89	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	12:08
90	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
91	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	12:10
92	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
93	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
96	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
97	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	s.t.
98	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
99	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
100	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
101	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
102	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
103	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	s.t.
104	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
105	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
106	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
107	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
108	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
109	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
110	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	12:17
111	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	12:50
112	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	13:07
113	Frederik Rodenberg	Team DSM	13:31
114	Sander Lemmens	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
115	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	13:34
116	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	13:35
117	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	13:41
118	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
119	Robby Cobbaert	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
120	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
121	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal	s.t.
122	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	14:25
123	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:33
124	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	14:35
125	Gil D'Heygere	Minerva Cycling Team	15:50
126	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
127	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
128	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
129	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
130	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
131	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
132	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	15:55
133	Nick Van Der Meer	VolkerWessels Cycling	17:02
134	Enzo Leijnse	Team DSM	17:46
135	Jakob Egholm	Trek-Segafredo	18:15
136	Ward Huybs	Baloise-Trek Lions	18:29
137	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	22:16
138	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-velo	26:58
139	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	27:08
140	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map & profile

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Wednesday, June 15: Stage 1, Merelbeke - Maarkedal, 165 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Mads Pedersen takes the first stage. Photo: Mats Palincx

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Weather at the finish city of Maarkedal at 1:30 PM, local time: 24C (76F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Mads Pedersen's Team Trek-Segafredo.

Mads Pedersen powered to victory in Stage 1 of the Baloise Belgium Tour, capping a robust Trek-Segafredo presence all race.

After winning six bonus seconds in the always thrilling Golden Kilometer sprint, Pedersen still had enough strength to close a gap and jump around Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) in the final meters.

Although Mads and his teammates looked in control in the finale, he doubted catching Jasper Philipsen after the Alpecin-Fenix rider jumped early. Plus, Mads doesn’t like hot weather and has never won a race above 25 Celsius.

“Really tough race,” said Pedersen. “I think this was one of the warmest days of racing for me this year, and normally I am not that good in the heat. Tough day – a classic kind of stage, and then the heat on top of that made it pretty hard.

“Then the finale is really hard with the climb at two and a half k to go, and even the sprint is a tough one. Jasper (Philipsen) opened quite early and I thought, ‘Fuck, he made a gap already.’ But luckily for me, he popped a little bit in the last meters, so I could pass.”

In the end, Mads crossed the line by over a bike length, erasing any doubts about where his form may be ahead of the upcoming Tour de France.

“I came here to have a stage win, and now we have one, so yes why not try and win the GC,” he said. “This shows the shape is where it should be, and this was one of the hardest days, so yeah, it’s possible, but still a long week of racing left.”

He added: “But this is not the main goal; the main goal is to try to have another stage win and then do a good TT. We will see.”

What was evident was that the Dane was feisty. All race. Even in his non-favorite weather, Mads raced hard: he joined a three-rider move that bridged up to the breakaway with 68 kilometers to go – quickly shut down, of course – and tested his legs in the Golden Kilometer, taking away six bonus seconds. Then he crested the final cobbled climb at the front and still mustered enough power to best everyone – by well over a bike length.

What was also clear was the Team cohesion. Everyone went all-in for the Danish leader. They were attentive at the front, closed down all moves in the last kilometers, led Pedersen into the final tricky cobbled climb, and gave a lead-out into a tough finish.

“A really good day, and I am really proud of my teammates, they did impressive work all day, and it’s nice to give them a win,” agreed Pedersen. “In the end, I was in a pretty good position behind (Florian) Senechal, and then Jasper came from behind with a long sprint. He made a gap, but luckily, he blew up in the last meters. So, good sprint for me.”

We can go even further: a super sprint and an incredible display of teamwork by Trek-Segafredo all day.

Complete results:

165 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.122 km/hr

1	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	3hr 49min 35sec
2	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
3	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
4	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
5	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
6	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
7	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
8	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	s.t.
11	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
12	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
13	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	s.t.
14	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
15	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
16	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
17	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
18	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
19	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	@ 20sec
20	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
21	Rune Herregodts	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
22	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
23	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	s.t.
24	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
25	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	s.t.
26	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
27	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
28	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
29	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
30	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
31	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
32	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	s.t.
34	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
35	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:34
36	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
37	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
38	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
39	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:49
40	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	1:03
41	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
42	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	1:26
43	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
44	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	s.t.
45	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
46	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:41
47	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	1:58
48	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:59
49	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
50	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
51	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	2:17
52	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	2:35
53	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	s.t.
54	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	2:40
55	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:06
56	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
57	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:30
58	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	4:23
59	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
60	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	4:30
61	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
62	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	5:32
63	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	5:55
64	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	6:48
65	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
67	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	s.t.
68	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
69	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
70	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
71	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
72	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
73	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	7:02
74	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	10:55
75	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
76	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
78	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	s.t.
79	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
80	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
81	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
82	Jonas Koch	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
83	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
84	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
85	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
86	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
88	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
89	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
90	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
91	Jan-Willem Van Schip	Beat Cycling	11:44
92	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	11:50
93	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
95	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
96	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
97	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
98	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
99	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
100	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
101	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
102	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
103	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
104	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	s.t.
105	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
106	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
107	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
108	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
109	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
110	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
111	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
113	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
114	Frederik Rodenberg	Team DSM	s.t.
115	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
116	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
117	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
118	Robby Cobbaert	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
119	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
120	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
121	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
122	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
123	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
124	Sander Lemmens	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
125	Nick Van Der Meer	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
126	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	11:57
127	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:13
128	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	15:30
129	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
130	Jakob Egholm	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
131	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
132	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
133	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
134	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
135	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
136	Gil D'Heygere	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
137	Ward Huybs	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
138	Mark Stewart	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
139	Enzo Leijnse	Team DSM	s.t.
140	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	15:35
141	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	21:56
142	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
143	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

1	Mads Pedersen	Trek-Segafredo	3hr 49min 25sec
2	Tim Wellens	Lotto Soudal	@ 4sec
3	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Fenix	0:06
4	Quinten Hermans	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	0:10
5	Robbe Ghys	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
6	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
7	Florian Sénéchal	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
8	Axel Zingle	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Julian Mertens	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
10	Alberto Dainese	Team DSM	s.t.
11	Danny Van Poppel	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
12	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X	s.t.
13	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	s.t.
14	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
15	Loic Vliegen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
16	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
17	Yves Lampaert	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
18	Mauro Schmid	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
19	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	0:30
20	Thibau Nys	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
21	Rune Herregodts	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
22	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
23	Martin Urianstad	Uno-X	s.t.
24	Cyril Lemoine	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
25	Jordy Bouts	Beat Cycling	s.t.
26	Kamiel Bonneu	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
27	Sep Vanmarcke	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
28	Hugo Hofstetter	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
29	Jenthe Biermans	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
30	Aaron Gate	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
31	Victor Campenaerts	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
32	Luis-Joe Lührs	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Jens Schuermans	Beat Cycling	s.t.
34	Kévin Vauquelin	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
35	Kenneth Van Rooy	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:44
36	Milan Menten	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
37	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
38	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
39	Jenno Berckmoes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:59
40	Alessandro De Marchi	Israel-Premier Tech	1:13
41	Ryan Christensen	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
42	Stan Van Tricht	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	1:36
43	Taco Van Der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
44	Mark Donovan	Team DSM	s.t.
45	Logan Currie	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
46	Andreas Goeman	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:51
47	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	2:08
48	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:09
49	Timo De Jong	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
50	Julien Morice	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
51	William Blume Levy	Uno-X	2:27
52	Kenneth Vanbilsen	Cofidis	2:45
53	Jelle Wallays	Cofidis	s.t.
54	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Fenix	2:50
55	Jordi Warlop	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:16
56	Alex Kirsch	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
57	Quentin Jauregui	B&B Hotels-KTM	3:40
58	Daan Hoole	Trek-Segafredo	4:33
59	Edward Theuns	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
60	Alexander Krieger	Alpecin-Fenix	4:40
61	Fabio Jakobsen	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
62	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	5:42
63	Arjen Livyns	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	6:05
64	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	6:58
65	Gilles Borra	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Benjamin Declercq	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
67	Max Walscheid	Cofidis	s.t.
68	Mathijs Paasschens	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
69	Witse Meeusen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
70	Erik Resell	Uno-X	s.t.
71	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
72	Connor Swift	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
73	Angelo Van Den Bossche	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	7:12
74	Jérémy Lecroq	B&B Hotels-KTM	11:05
75	Clément Russo	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
76	Jorre Debaele	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Amaury Capiot	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
78	Lasse Norman Hansen	Uno-X	s.t.
79	Luke Mudgway	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
80	Stijn Daemen	Beat Cycling	s.t.
81	Tom Sexton	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
82	Jonas Koch	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
83	Stanislaw Aniolkowski	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
84	Thijs Aerts	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
85	Florian Vermeersch	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
86	Thibaut Ponsaerts	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Stijn Siemons	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
88	Wesley Kreder	Cofidis	s.t.
89	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
90	Sam Bennett	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
91	Jan-Willem Van Schip	Beat Cycling	11:54
92	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling	12:00
93	Yentl Vandevelde	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Iljo Keisse	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
95	Yoeri Havik	Beat Cycling	s.t.
96	Sven Burger	Beat Cycling	s.t.
97	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
98	Zak Coleman	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
99	Alexandre Kess	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
100	Boy Van Poppel	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
101	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
102	Emils Liepins	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
103	Ryan Mullen	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
104	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X	s.t.
105	Matthias Brändle	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
106	Michael Mørkøv	Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl	s.t.
107	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert	s.t.
108	Marc Brustenga	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
109	Ludovic Robeet	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
110	Christophe Noppe	Arkéa-Samsic	s.t.
111	Thomas Joseph	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Jens Debusschere	B&B Hotels-KTM	s.t.
113	Simon Daniels	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
114	Frederik Rodenberg	Team DSM	s.t.
115	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team DSM	s.t.
116	Ryan Kamp	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
117	Stefano Museeuw	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
118	Robby Cobbaert	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
119	Sasha Weemaes	Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	s.t.
120	Luc Wirtgen	Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces WB	s.t.
121	Jasper De Buyst	Lotto Soudal	s.t.
122	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
123	Elias Van Breussegem	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
124	Sander Lemmens	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
125	Nick Van Der Meer	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
126	Axel Laurance	B&B Hotels-KTM	12:07
127	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:23
128	Frederik Frison	Lotto Soudal	15:40
129	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Alpecin-Fenix	s.t.
130	Jakob Egholm	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
131	Théo Bonnet	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.
132	Dietmar Ledegen	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
133	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
134	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
135	Shane Archbold	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
136	Gil D'Heygere	Minerva Cycling Team	s.t.
137	Ward Huybs	Baloise-Trek Lions	s.t.
138	Mark Stewart	Bolton Equities-Black Spoke	s.t.
139	Enzo Leijnse	Team DSM	s.t.
140	Coen Vermeltfoort	VolkerWessels Cycling	15:45
141	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	VolkerWessels Cycling	22:06
142	Tijmen Eising	VolkerWessels Cycling	s.t.
143	Johan Vincent	Geofco-Doltcini-Materiel-vélo	s.t.

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map