2026 Brussels Cycling Classic (1.Pro)
Formerly Paris-Brussels/Paris-Bruxelles

106th edition: Sunday, June 7, 2026

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Etterbeek - Brussels, 206.3 km

Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) is the winner.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Brussels at 2:45 PM, local time: 19C (67F), cloudy, with the wind from the south-southwest at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from third-place Biniam Girmay's NSN Cycling Team.

Back to racing, and back on the podium again: Biniam Girmay’s preparations for the Tour de France continued on Sunday as he sprinted to third at Brussels Cycling Classic, his first competitive outing in nearly two months.

Biniam showed promising signs following an extensive training block in Tenerife as he recorded his seventh top-five finish of the season, which already includes wins at the Volta Comunitat Valenciana and Clásica de Almería.

The 106th edition of the Brussels Cycling Classic gets rolling.

Biniam says: “We did a really good race today, especially until the last part of the climbs. We tried to control things and the team did a great job, so thanks to my teammates — it was really a nice effort.

“I think the sprint was very fast. I just missed a bit of my kick today – I’ve been at altitude for almost one month, climbing a lot, so I didn’t quite have the top speed. I tried my best, but Jordi was the fastest today. I have to be happy with third place.”

Another shot of Jordi Meeus winning the race.

With the Tour de France starting in just under four weeks’ time, Biniam believes he is on track to hit top form in time for the sport’s biggest race.

“Preparation for the Tour has been more or less the same, just in a different place,” he says. “Before, I used to go to Eritrea and then train at altitude where you can still work on speed. This year, the terrain was mostly up and down. There’s still a long way to the Tour, and I’m building my condition step by step.

“Today was good. I felt really comfortable during the race, especially on the climbs. Like I said, I just missed the final kick, but that will come soon. The most important thing is that I felt good over more than 200 kilometers, which is not an easy race.”

Complete results:

206.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.357 km/hr

1	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	4hr 32min 54sec
2	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
3	Biniam Girmay	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
5	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Tobias Müller	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
7	Anthony Turgis	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
8	Toon Aerts	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
9	Anders Foldager	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
10	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
11	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
12	Maurice Ballerstedt	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
13	Danny van Poppel	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
14	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
15	Axel Huens	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
16	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
17	Mirco Maestri	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
18	Tom Crabbe	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
19	Francisco Peñuela	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
20	Zsombor Takacs	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	s.t.
21	Eduard Prades	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
22	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
23	Marcin Budzinski	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	s.t.
24	Tom Van Asbroeck	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
25	Davide Toneatti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
26	Artem Fofonov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
27	Javier Serrano	Team Polti-VisitMalta	s.t.
28	Luca Cretti	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	s.t.
29	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
30	Jonas Geens	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
31	Alessio Delle Vedove	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
32	Iker Villar	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
33	Liam Slock	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
34	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
35	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Gil Gelders	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
37	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
38	Nicolò Parisini	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Michiel Lambrecht	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
40	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
41	Leander Van Hautegem	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
42	Cédric Beullens	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
43	Stan Van Tricht	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
44	Ronan Augé	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
45	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
47	Joren Bloem	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
48	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
49	Mattia Sambinello	Team Jayco-AlUla	@ 8sec
50	Joeri Schaper	Soudal Quick-Step	0:09
51	Javier Ibanez	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
52	Hugo Page	Cofidis	s.t.
53	Martijn Rasenberg	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
54	Lindsay De Vylder	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
55	John Degenkolb	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
56	Alexander Hajek	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
57	Cériel Desal	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
58	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
59	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
60	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	0:15
61	Victor Vercouillie	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:16
62	Julius van den Berg	Team Picnic PostNL	0:19
63	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:24
64	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
65	Laurence Pithie	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
66	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
67	Riley Sheehan	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
69	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:31
70	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
71	Pierre Thierry	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
72	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Premier Tech	0:37
73	Guillaume Boivin	NSN Cycling Team	0:38
74	Niklas Märkl	Team Picnic PostNL	1:02
75	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:05
76	Alex Kirsch	Cofidis	1:20
77	Olivier Le Gac	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
78	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
79	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
80	Alexander Kamp	Uno-X Mobility	1:22
81	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:40
82	Casper Pedersen	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
83	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	1:42
84	Sandy Dujardin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
85	Floris Van Tricht	NSN Cycling Team	2:15
86	Aimé De Gendt	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	2:21
87	Alberto Dainese	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
88	Kamil Malecki	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:44
89	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	3:45
90	Frederik Wandahl	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
91	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ United	4:00
92	Taco van der Hoorn	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
93	Jed Smithson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
94	Abram Stockman	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
95	Gleb Syritsa	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
96	Ellande Larronde	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	s.t.
97	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
98	Samuele Zoccarato	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	s.t.
99	Noah Hobbs	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
100	Thom van der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
101	Karsten Feldmann	Unibet Rose Rockets	s.t.
102	Aless De Bock	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
103	Ferre Geeraerts	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:09
104	Fernando Gaviria	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	6:11
105	Florian Sénéchal	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
106	Michiel Mouris	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.

 

Course map & profile:

Course map

Course profile

Start list with back numbers, June 6, 2026:

	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
1	Alberto Dainese
2	Gil Gelders
3	Yves Lampaert
4	Casper Pedersen Phillip
5	Martin Svrček
6	Stan Van Tricht
7	Jonathan Vervenne
	ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
11	Simon Dehairs
12	Maurice Ballerstedt
13	Aless De Bock
14	Sente Sentjens
15	Joran Wyseure
16	Florian Senechal
17	Joran Wyseure
	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
21	Marijn Van Den Berg
22	Mattia Agostinacchio
23	Samuele Battistella
24	Noah Hobbs
25	Colby Simmons
26	Linus Larsson
	GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
31	Paul Penhoet
32	Lewis Bower
33	Titouan Fontaine
34	Thibaud Gruel
35	Axel Huens
36	Olivier Le Gac
37	Matteo Milan
	LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
41	Milan Menten
42	Toon Aerts
43	Cedric Beullens
44	Steffen De Schuyteneer
45	Liam Slock
46	Luca Van Boven
47	Taco Van Der Hoorn
	NSN CYCLING TEAM
51	Biniam Girmay
52	Guillaume Boivin
53	Pier-André Côté
54	Moritz Kretschy
55	Riley Sheehan
56	Tom Van Asbroeck
57	Jens Verbrugghe
	RED BULL – BORA – HANSGROHE
61	Jordi Meeus
62	Emil Herzog
63	Arne Marit
64	Michiel Mouris
65	Laurence Pithie
66	Danny Van Poppel
67	Frederik Wandahl
	TEAM JAYCO ALULA
71	Pascal Ackermann
72	Amaury Capiot
73	Dries De Bondt
74	Dries De Pooter
75	Robert Donaldson
76	Anders Foldager
77	Jelte Krijnsen
	TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
81	John Degenkolb
82	Pavel Bittner
83	Frits Biesterbos
84	Nils Eekhoff
85	Niklas Märkl
86	Julius Van Den Berg
87	Thom Van Der Werff
	UNO-X MOBILITY
91	Søren Wærenskjold
92	Jonas Abrahamsen
93	Stian Fredheim
94	Alexander Kamp
95	William Levy Blume
96	Erik Nordsaeter Resell
97	Rasmus Tiller
	XDS ASTANA TEAM
101	Davide Ballerini
102	Arjen Livyns
103	Matteo Malucelli
104	Henok Mulueberhan
105	Haoyu Su
106	Gleb Syritsa
107	Davide Toneatti
	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA
111	Fernando Gaviria Rendon
112	Javier Ibañez
113	Ellande Larronde
114	Iúri Leitão
115	Francisco Joel Peñuela
116	Eduard Prades
117	Iker Villar
	COFIDIS
121	Milan Fretin
122	Piet Allegaert
123	Stanisław Aniołkowski
124	Camille Charret
125	Alex Kirsch
126	Hugo Page
127	Alexis Renard
	MBH BANK CSB TELECOM FORT
131	Matteo Ambrosini
132	Christian Bagatin
133	Nicolò Buratti
134	Lorenzo Masciarelli
135	Barnabás Peák
136	Davide Persico
137	Zsombor Takács
	PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
141	Sam Bennett
142	Aime De Gendt
143	Frederik Frison
144	Emmanuel Houcou
145	Emils Liepins
146	Kamil Małecki
147	Joe Pidcock
	TEAM FLANDERS – BALOISE
151	Tom Crabbe
152	Ferre Geeraerts
153	Michiel Lambrecht
154	Milan Lanhove
155	Leander Van Hautegem
156	Vincent Van Hemelen
157	Victor Vercouillie
	TEAM POLTI-VISITMALTA
161	Giovanni Lonardi
162	Gabriele Bessega
163	Tommaso Bessega
164	Mirco Maestri
165	Manuel Peñalver
166	Andrea Pietrobon
167	Gabriele Raccagni
	TOTALENERGIES
171	Emilien Jeanniere
172	Rayan Boulahoite
173	Florian Dauphin
174	Thomas Gachignard
175	Samuel Leroux
176	Pierre Thierry
177	Anthony Turgis
	TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
181	Arvid De Kleijn
182	Mathias Guillemette
183	Petr Kelemen
184	Sebastian Kolze Changizi
185	Marius Mayrhofer
186	Aivaras Mikutis
187	Rick Pluimers
	UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
191	Ronan Auge
192	Joren Bloem
193	Karsten Larsen Feldmann
194	Tobias Müller
195	Martijn Rasenberg
196	Abram Stockman
197	Rory Townsend