2024 Baloise Belgium Tour
Tour de Belgique - Ronde van België (2.Pro), Belgium

93rd edition: June 12 - June 16, 2024

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

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Sunday, June 16: 5th & Final Stage, Brussel - Brussel, 186.2 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Tim Merlier wins stage five. Getty Sport photo

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Weather at the start/finish city of Brussel (Brussels) at 1:50 PM, local time: 14C (57F), rain showers, with the wind from the south at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 60% chance that the rain will continue through the afternoon.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Tim Merlier's Team Soudal Quick-Step.

Tim Merlier made it two victories at the Belgium Tour after unleashing another brilliant sprint, this time on the final stage of the race, that concluded not far from the Atomium, the impressive landmark building constructed for the famous 1958 World Fair, which has become since the most popular attraction of Brussels.

The most successful sprinter of the season, Merlier benefitted again from the excellent job of his Soudal Quick-Step teammates, who controlled the stage until the closing kilometers. After Bert Van Lerberghe expertly moved him through the field, Tim decided to enter the last bend in third position, and it was from there that he blasted past Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to win by several bike lengths and make it twelve successes since the start of the season.

“Two victories in the Belgium Tour, where I had never won before, means I can be happy with my week. We were in a good position going into the final kilometers, keeping the speed high, and when the other sprint trains came into the frame, I decided to remain in third wheel and start my sprint from there. Beating Jasper again, who is one of the fastest guys out there, makes me really proud”, Merlier said after the race which teammate Kasper Asgreen finished in sixth place overall.

“The squad had a great week here and we can all be proud of what we achieved together. These two victories and the form I had give me a lot of confidence and motivation for the National Championships. I did a recon of the parcours and I am looking forward to next Sunday’s race”, added Tim, the first Belgian rider in 18 years to amass a dozen victories before the Nationals.

Complete results:

186.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 48.186 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 51min 51sec
2	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
3	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
4	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
5	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
6	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
7	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	s.t.
8	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
9	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
10	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
11	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
12	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
13	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	s.t.
14	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
15	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
16	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
17	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
18	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
19	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
21	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
22	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
23	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
24	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
25	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
26	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
27	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
28	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
29	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
30	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
31	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
32	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
33	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
34	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
35	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
36	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
37	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
38	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
39	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
40	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
41	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
42	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
43	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
44	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
45	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
46	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
47	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
48	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
49	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
50	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
51	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
52	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
53	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
54	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
55	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
56	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	s.t.
57	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
58	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
59	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
60	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
61	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
62	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
63	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
64	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
65	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
66	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
68	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
69	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
70	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
72	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	@ 18sec
73	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
74	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
75	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
76	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
77	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
78	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
79	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
80	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
81	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
82	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
83	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
84	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
85	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
86	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
87	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
88	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
89	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
90	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
91	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
92	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
93	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
94	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
95	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	s.t.
96	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
97	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	s.t.
98	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:37
99	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	0:41
100	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	0:48
101	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	0:52
102	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
103	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	1:07
104	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	1:20
105	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
106	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	1:30
107	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
108	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
109	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
110	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
111	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
112	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
113	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
114	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
115	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
116	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
117	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	1:50
118	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
119	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
120	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
121	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
122	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:54
123	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
124	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
126	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
127	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	2:21
128	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
129	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
130	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
131	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
132	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
133	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	3:56
134	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 0sec
135	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 0sec
136	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	12:39

 

Final GC after stage 5:

• GC winner: Søren Wærenskjold
• Points classification winner: Jasper Philipsen
• Best young rider: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification winner: Movistar

747.7 kilometers raced at average speed of 45.530 km/hr

1	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	16hr 25min 20sec
2	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	@ 4sec
3	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:07
4	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:17
5	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	0:19
6	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	0:24
7	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	0:26
8	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:28
9	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
10	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:35
11	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	0:39
12	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:43
13	Carlos Canal	Movistar	0:44
14	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	0:45
15	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	0:47
16	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	0:52
17	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:53
18	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	0:57
19	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:58
20	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	1:01
21	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	1:02
22	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	s.t.
23	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	1:03
24	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	1:07
25	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	1:10
26	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	1:12
27	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	1:14
28	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	1:22
29	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:29
30	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	1:34
31	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	1:44
32	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:07
33	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	2:11
34	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:18
35	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	2:20
36	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	2:34
37	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	3:33
38	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	3:44
39	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	4:02
40	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:15
41	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	4:18
42	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	4:19
43	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
44	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	4:21
45	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:26
46	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	4:44
47	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
48	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	4:50
49	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	4:52
50	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	4:53
51	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	5:06
52	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	5:13
53	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	5:19
54	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	5:49
55	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	5:51
56	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	6:03
57	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	6:10
58	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	7:05
59	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	7:36
60	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	7:38
61	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	8:04
62	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	8:12
63	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	8:23
64	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	8:35
65	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	8:48
66	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	9:10
67	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	9:11
68	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	9:25
69	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	9:32
70	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	9:38
71	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	9:50
72	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	11:23
73	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	12:20
74	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	12:47
75	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	13:07
76	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	13:09
77	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
78	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	13:11
79	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	13:13
80	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
81	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	13:20
82	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	13:28
83	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
84	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:31
85	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	13:40
86	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	13:46
87	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	13:51
88	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	13:52
89	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	13:57
90	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	14:06
91	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	14:07
92	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	14:11
93	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	14:27
94	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	14:38
95	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	15:07
96	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	15:29
97	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	15:34
98	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	15:43
99	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	15:46
100	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	15:46
101	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	17:10
102	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	18:43
103	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	19:22
104	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	19:34
105	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	19:36
106	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	19:38
107	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	19:39
108	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	19:47
109	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	20:24
110	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	20:25
111	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	21:02
112	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	21:27
113	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	21:54
114	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	22:05
115	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	22:09
116	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	22:11
117	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	22:23
118	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	22:52
119	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	23:00
120	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	23:17
121	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	24:35
122	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	24:37
123	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	24:42
124	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	25:27
125	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	25:48
126	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	26:03
127	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	26:35
128	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	27:10
129	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	28:25
130	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	28:40
131	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	29:49
132	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	30:40
133	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	31:03
134	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	31:08
135	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	34:04
136	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	38:57

 

Stage 5 map & profile:

Stage five map

Stage 5 profile

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Saturday, June 15: Stage 4, Durbuy - Durbuy, 177 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Alex Aranburu wins stage four.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Durbuy at 1:30 PM, local time: 17C (62F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 29 km/hr (18 mph). There is a 2% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the race report from Per Strand Hagenes' Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Per Strand Hagenes finished ninth in the queen stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour. In Durbuy, he sprinted for the stage win with a reduced peloton. In the overall standings, he climbed to eighth place.

The queen stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour has been held for several years in and around the Walloon town of Durbuy. A local circuit with four climbs, which the riders must complete five times, is mapped out there.

Early in the race, a group of twelve riders broke away. The team of overall leader Soren Waerenskjold controlled the pace in the peloton behind, while the riders of Team Visma | Lease a Bike positioned themselves at the front. The kilometers took their toll on the challenging course in and around Durbuy. The breakaway was caught about forty kilometers from the finish line, and the peloton gradually became smaller.

In the final lap of about thirty-five kilometers, Mick van Dijke and Tosh Van der Sande were still with Per Strand Hagenes. An attack by Mathias Vacek was countered by three other riders. That quartet was reeled in on the steep finishing climb by the reduced group containing Hagenes. Alex Aranburu then won the sprint, with Hagenes finishing ninth.

"I just didn't have the legs to fight for the win on the final climb," Hagenes admitted afterwards. "It was a tough stage, with a high pace all day. I felt okay, but not great. I gave it my all, and this is where I ended up. It's nice to be in the top ten of the overall standings now, but I had hoped for a bit more beforehand. Tomorrow we will try to finish this week well with a final sprint with Olav Kooij."

Complete results:

177 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.710 km/hr

1	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	4hr 14min 26sec
2	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
3	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	@ 3sec
4	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
5	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
6	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
7	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
8	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
9	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
10	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	0:06
11	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	0:07
12	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
13	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
14	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
15	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
16	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
17	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
18	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	0:12
19	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
20	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
21	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
22	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	0:15
23	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	s.t.
24	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
25	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	0:18
26	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
27	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	s.t.
28	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	0:21
29	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	0:24
30	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	0:34
31	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	0:40
32	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	0:45
33	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
34	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:51
35	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:55
36	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
37	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	1:05
38	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
39	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	1:41
40	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	1:48
41	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
42	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	3:25
43	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
44	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	3:27
45	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
46	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	3:29
47	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
48	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	3:32
49	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	3:34
50	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
51	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
52	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
53	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
54	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
56	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
57	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	3:41
58	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
60	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	3:47
61	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
62	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
63	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
64	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
65	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	3:57
66	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	4:04
67	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	4:16
68	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
69	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	4:19
70	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	6:52
71	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
72	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
73	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
74	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	6:59
75	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
76	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	7:06
77	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	7:08
78	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	7:19
79	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	s.t.
80	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
81	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
82	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
83	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	7:22
84	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	7:24
85	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	7:27
86	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	10:57
87	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	11:23
88	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
89	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	12:03
90	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
91	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
92	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
93	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
94	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
95	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
96	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
97	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
98	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
99	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
100	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
101	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
102	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
103	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
104	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
105	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
106	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
107	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
108	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
109	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
110	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
111	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	s.t.
112	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
113	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
114	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	18:04
115	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
116	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
117	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
118	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
119	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
120	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
121	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
122	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
123	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
124	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
125	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
126	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
127	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
128	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
129	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
130	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
131	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
132	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
133	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
134	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
135	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
136	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
137	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
138	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
139	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
140	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	18:10
141	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
142	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
143	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
144	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
145	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
146	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.

 

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility)
• Points classification leader: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Best young rider: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Movistar

561.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.709 km/hr

1	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	12hr 33min 32sec
2	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	@ 2sec
3	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:14
4	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:16
5	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
6	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	0:21
7	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:25
8	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
9	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	0:26
10	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:35
11	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	0:36
12	Carlos Canal	Movistar	0:41
13	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	0:42
14	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	0:44
15	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:46
16	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	0:49
17	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:50
18	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	0:54
19	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:55
20	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	0:58
21	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	0:59
22	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	s.t.
23	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	1:00
24	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	1:04
25	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	1:05
26	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	1:07
27	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	1:11
28	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	1:12
29	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	1:19
30	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	1:23
31	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:26
32	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	1:34
33	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:46
34	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	1:50
35	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:57
36	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:59
37	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	2:10
38	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	2:31
39	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	3:23
40	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	3:59
41	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:05
42	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:12
43	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	4:16
44	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
45	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	4:18
46	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	4:19
47	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	4:32
48	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	4:37
49	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	4:38
50	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	4:41
51	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
52	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	4:47
53	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	4:49
55	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	4:58
56	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	5:03
57	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	5:10
58	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	5:14
59	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	5:42
60	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	5:46
61	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	5:48
62	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	5:55
63	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	7:26
64	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	7:33
65	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	7:34
66	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	7:43
67	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	8:09
68	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	8:14
69	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	8:20
70	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	8:27
71	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	8:37
72	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	8:43
73	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	8:45
74	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
75	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	8:49
76	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	9:04
77	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	9:40
78	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	11:02
79	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	11:36
80	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	12:07
81	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	12:13
82	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	12:27
83	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	12:43
84	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	12:44
85	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	12:52
86	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
87	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	13:00
88	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	13:04
89	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
90	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:05
91	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:06
92	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	13:07
93	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	13:08
94	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	13:17
95	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:24
96	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	13:25
97	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	13:31
98	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	13:36
99	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	13:43
100	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	13:46
101	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
102	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	13:50
103	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	13:54
104	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:13
105	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	14:54
106	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	15:10
107	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	15:25
108	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	15:37
109	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	17:49
110	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	18:40
111	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	19:09
112	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	19:31
113	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	19:33
114	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	19:35
115	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	19:36
116	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	19:41
117	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	19:44
118	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	20:21
119	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
120	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	20:22
121	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	20:28
122	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	20:36
123	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	21:24
124	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	21:27
125	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	21:48
126	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	22:08
127	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	22:14
128	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	22:20
129	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	22:45
130	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	22:56
131	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	24:16
132	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	24:42
133	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	24:53
134	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	25:13
135	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	25:24
136	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	25:42
137	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	25:45
138	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	26:15
139	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	26:28
140	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	26:43
141	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	26:52
142	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	28:43
143	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	29:10
144	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	29:35
145	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	29:46
146	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	31:40:

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Friday, June 14: Stage 3, Turnhout - Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, 188.3 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Jasper Philipsen wins stage three.

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Weather at the finish city of Scherpenheuvel-Zichem at 1:50 PM, local time: 17C (62F), cloudy, with the wind from the south at 19 km/hr (12 mph). There is a 10% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Olav Kooij's Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Olav Kooij has finished on the podium for the second consecutive day. In the third stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour, the 22-year-old rider from Team Visma | Lease a Bike sprinted to second place. Kooij, who finished third yesterday, was only beaten by Jasper Philipsen.

Without the sick Julien Vermote, the peloton prepared for the longest stage of the Belgian stage race. Along the way the riders were presented with several short climbs, of which the cobbled Kerkstraat proved to be the most difficult. Team Visma | Lease a Bike rode attentively and was constantly at the front.

Although the peloton was split several times, everything came back together and a bunch sprint had to decide who would take the stage win. Kooij had to come a long way in the closing metres, but managed to finish second thanks to a powerful sprint.

"It was a nervous final. We were in a good position, but because the last metres were downhill, we ended up in the so called washing machine. In the sprint I had to make up a few positions and in the end I didn't get beyond second place. That's certainly not bad, but let's hope we can continue the line this weekend and get a win in the final stage."

Complete results:

188.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.865 km/hr

1	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	4hr 6min 20sec
2	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
3	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
4	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
5	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
6	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
7	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
8	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
9	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
10	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
11	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
12	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	s.t.
13	Pierre Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
14	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
15	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
16	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
17	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
18	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
19	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
20	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
21	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
22	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
23	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
24	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
25	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
26	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
27	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
28	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
29	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
30	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
31	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
32	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
33	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
34	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
36	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
37	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
38	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
39	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
40	Nathan Vandepitte	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
41	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	s.t.
42	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
43	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
44	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
45	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
46	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	s.t.
47	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
48	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
49	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
50	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
51	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	s.t.
52	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
53	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
55	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
56	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
57	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
58	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
59	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
60	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
61	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
62	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
63	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
64	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
65	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
66	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
67	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
68	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
70	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
72	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
73	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
74	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
75	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	s.t.
76	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
77	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
78	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
79	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
80	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
81	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
82	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
83	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
84	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
85	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
86	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
87	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
88	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
89	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
90	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
91	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
92	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
93	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
94	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
95	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
96	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
97	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
98	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	@ 12se
99	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
100	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:23
101	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	0:32
102	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
103	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
104	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	0:36
105	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	0:41
106	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	0:46
107	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	0:49
108	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	0:52
109	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:53
110	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	1:08
111	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
112	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	1:58
113	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
114	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
115	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
116	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
117	Rudy Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	2:01
118	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	2:10
119	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
120	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	2:21
121	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
122	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	3:34
123	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	4:15
124	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	5:25
125	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
126	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
127	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
128	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
129	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
130	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
131	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
132	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	5:42
133	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
134	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
135	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
136	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	6:28
137	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
138	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
139	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
140	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
141	Lars Loohuis	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
142	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
143	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
144	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	s.t.
145	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
146	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
147	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
148	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	10:05
149	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
150	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
151	Johan Dorussen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
152	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
153	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
154	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
155	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
156	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
157	Pierre Latour	TotalEnergies	s.t.
158	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	10:32
159	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X Mobility)
• Points classification leader: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Best young rider: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Lidl-Trek

384.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.242 km/hr

1	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	8hr 18min 54sec
2	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	@ 11sec
3	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	0:22
4	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	0:23
5	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	0:25
6	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	0:26
7	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:28
8	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	0:30
9	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:33
10	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:34
11	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
12	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
13	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
14	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	0:35
15	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	0:36
16	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:40
17	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	0:41
18	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
19	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	0:42
20	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:43
21	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
22	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	0:46
23	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
24	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	0:47
25	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	0:48
26	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:49
27	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:50
28	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
29	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	0:51
30	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	0:53
31	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
32	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
33	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
34	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	0:54
35	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:55
36	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
37	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	0:56
38	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	0:57
39	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
40	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:58
41	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
42	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	1:01
43	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
44	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
45	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:02
46	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
47	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
48	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	1:03
49	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	1:04
50	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	1:05
51	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:06
52	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	1:07
53	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	1:09
54	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	1:10
55	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	1:11
56	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
57	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	1:12
58	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
59	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:13
60	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
61	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:14
62	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:15
63	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:16
64	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:17
65	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	1:23
66	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	1:24
67	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:25
68	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:26
70	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:29
71	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
72	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:32
73	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:33
74	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
75	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	1:34
76	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	1:35
77	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:36
78	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:37
79	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
80	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	1:38
81	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
82	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	1:39
83	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	1:41
84	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
85	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:43
86	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
87	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:44
88	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	1:48
89	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:49
90	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	1:51
91	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	1:52
92	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
93	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:53
94	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:54
95	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:55
96	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	1:57
97	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	2:00
98	Pierre Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	2:02
99	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	2:03
100	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	2:08
101	Nathan Vandepitte	Bingoal-WB	2:09
102	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	2:19
103	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:22
104	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
105	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	2:24
106	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:29
107	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	2:30
108	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	2:36
109	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	2:44
110	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	3:00
111	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	3:03
112	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	3:17
113	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	3:19
114	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	3:32
115	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	3:35
116	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	3:46
117	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	3:50
118	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	4:22
119	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	4:28
120	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	4:52
121	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	5:04
122	Rudy Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	5:28
123	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	5:58
124	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	6:24
125	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
126	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	6:29
127	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	6:31
128	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	6:50
129	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	6:51
130	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	7:01
131	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	7:15
132	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	7:18
133	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	7:29
134	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	7:32
135	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	7:47
136	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	7:50
137	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	7:53
138	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	8:15
139	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	8:23
140	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	8:30
141	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	8:30
142	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	8:45
143	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	9:00
144	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	9:43
145	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	10:17
146	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	10:45
147	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:54
148	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	11:12
149	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	11:33
150	Pierre Latour	TotalEnergies	11:36
151	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	11:37
152	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	11:40
153	Johan Dorussen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	11:51
154	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	11:54
155	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	11:56
156	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	12:00
157	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	Beat Cycling Club	12:44
158	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	13:48
159	Lars Loohuis	Beat Cycling Club	14:30

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Thursday, June 13: Stage 2, Merelbeke - Knokke-Heist, 184.2 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Tim Merlier wins the stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Knokke-Heist at 2:00 PM, local time: 16C (61F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 19 km/hr (12 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Tom Merlier's Tem Soudal Quick-Step.

Tim Merlier picked up his first victory on the road since last month’s Giro d’Italia, which he concluded with three wins, including the one in Rome. The 31-year-old was head and shoulders above his opponents at the end of the 182.4km second stage, a flat one which put on the table an uphill drag to the line in Knokke-Heist.

The start at Merelbeke

Soudal Quick-Step controlled things from the beginning, keeping in check the early escapees and bringing them back with 70 kilometers to go. Our squad continued to set the same steady tempo that prevented other riders from attacking and made sure the stage would come down to a bunch sprint. Having been put by his teammates in a good position going under the flamme rouge, Tim Merlier rounded out the corner around tenth wheel and then anticipated the sprint, launching from the distance, just before the road began going up.

That superb move caught his opponents off guard and helped Tim put several bike lengths into the other sprinters, who had to settle for the minor places on the podium as the two-time Belgian Champion dashed to his 11th victory of the season.

“I’m happy to get my first win in the Belgium Tour. The finale was a bit like the one in Nokere, so I was very confident in my chances, even though I’m not in top condition as this is my first race since the Giro. I was relaxed in the sprint and this helped me tackle the finish without any pressure. Beating so many fast men here feels really good, it’s a big morale-boost ahead of next week’s National Championships”, Tim said after Soudal Quick-Step’s 21st success since the start of the year.

Complete results:

184.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.172 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 59min 22sec
2	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
3	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
4	Pierre Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
5	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
6	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
7	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
8	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
9	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
10	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
11	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
12	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
13	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
14	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
15	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
16	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
17	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
18	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
20	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
21	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
22	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
23	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
24	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
25	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
26	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
27	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
28	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
29	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
30	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
32	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
33	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
34	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
35	Strand Hagenes Per	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
36	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
37	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
38	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
39	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
40	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	s.t.
41	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
42	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
43	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
44	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
45	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	s.t.
46	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
47	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
48	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
49	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
50	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
51	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
52	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
53	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
54	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
55	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	s.t.
56	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
57	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
59	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
60	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
61	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
62	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	s.t.
63	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
64	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
65	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	s.t.
66	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
67	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	s.t.
68	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
69	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
70	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
71	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
72	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
73	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	s.t.
74	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
75	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
76	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
77	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
78	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
79	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
80	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
81	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
82	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
83	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
84	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
85	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
86	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
87	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
88	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
89	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
90	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
91	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
92	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
93	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
94	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
95	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
96	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
97	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
98	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
99	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
100	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
101	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
102	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
103	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
104	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
105	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
106	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
107	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
108	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
109	Nathan Vandepitte	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
110	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
111	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
112	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
113	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
114	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
115	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
116	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
117	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
118	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
119	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
120	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
121	Johan Dorussen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
122	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
123	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
124	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
125	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
126	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
127	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
128	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
129	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
130	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	s.t.
131	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
132	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
133	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
134	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
135	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
136	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
137	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
138	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
139	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
140	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
141	Pierre Latour	TotalEnergies	s.t.
142	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
143	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
144	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
145	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
146	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
147	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
148	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
149	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
150	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
151	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	@ 29sec
152	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	0:34
153	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	1:22
154	Wessel Krul	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
155	Rudy Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
156	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	1:36
157	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:47
158	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
159	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
160	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	2:13
161	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
162	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	3:47
163	Lars Loohuis	Beat Cycling Club	6:17
164	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	9:10

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility)
• Points classification leader: Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility)
• Best young rider: Mattias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Lidl-Trek

196.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.582 km/hr

1	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	4hr 12min 43sec
2	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	@ 2sec
3	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	0:13
4	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	0:15
5	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	0:17
6	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:19
8	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	0:21
9	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	0:24
10	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
11	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:25
12	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
13	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	0:26
14	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	0:27
15	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	s.t.
16	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:28
17	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:31
18	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
19	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	0:32
20	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
21	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	0:33
22	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:34
23	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
24	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
25	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	0:37
26	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
27	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	0:38
28	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	0:39
29	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:40
30	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
31	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
32	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:41
33	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
34	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	0:42
35	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:43
36	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	0:44
37	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
38	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
40	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	0:45
41	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
42	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
43	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:46
44	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
45	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	0:47
46	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	0:48
47	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
48	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:49
49	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
50	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	0:50
51	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
52	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	0:52
53	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
54	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	0:53
55	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
56	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
57	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
59	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	0:54
60	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	0:55
61	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
62	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
63	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	0:56
64	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	0:57
65	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
66	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:58
67	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
68	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	1:00
69	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	1:01
70	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	1:02
71	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
72	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
73	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	1:03
74	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
75	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:04
76	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
77	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:05
78	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:06
79	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:07
80	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:08
81	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:10
82	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:12
83	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	1:13
84	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	1:14
85	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	1:15
86	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:16
88	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
89	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
90	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
91	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
92	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
93	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	1:19
95	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
96	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
97	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:20
98	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
99	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	1:21
100	Pierre Latour	TotalEnergies	1:22
101	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	1:23
102	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
103	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:24
104	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
105	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
106	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	1:25
107	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	1:26
108	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:27
109	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:28
110	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	1:29
111	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
112	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	1:30
113	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	1:32
114	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	1:34
115	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
116	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:35
117	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	1:36
118	Johan Dorussen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:37
119	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:38
120	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	1:39
121	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
122	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:40
123	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
124	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:41
125	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	1:42
126	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	1:43
127	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
128	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
129	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:44
130	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
131	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:45
132	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:46
133	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
134	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
135	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	1:51
136	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	1:53
137	Pierre Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
138	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
139	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	1:54
140	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:55
141	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	1:57
142	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	1:59
143	Nathan Vandepitte	Bingoal-WB	2:00
144	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
145	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	2:01
146	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	2:10
147	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	2:12
148	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	2:15
149	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:21
150	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
151	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	2:23
152	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	Beat Cycling Club	2:30
153	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	2:33
154	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	2:54
155	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	3:06
156	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	3:07
157	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	3:08
158	Rudy Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	3:18
159	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:22
160	Wessel Krul	Beat Cycling Club	3:28
161	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	3:40
162	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	5:46
163	Lars Loohuis	Beat Cycling Club	7:53
164	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	11:06

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Wednesday, June 12: Stage 1, Beringen 12.0 km individual time trial

Stage 1 map & profile

Søren Wærenskjold will start stage two in the GC leader's purple jersey.

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Weather at the race city of Beringen at 2:20 PM, local time: 15C (59F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 75% chance of rain, declining to 12% by 4:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from fourth-place Edoardo Affini's Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Edoardo Affini rode to a fourth place in the opening time trial of the Baloise Belgium Tour. The Italian of Team Visma | Lease a Bike did a strong time trial, but ultimately came up twelve seconds short of victory.

On the almost flat course of about twelve kilometers in and around Beringen the time trial specialists could show their skills. On his return to the peloton, Mick van Dijke set a good time and was able to stay in the top ten for a long time. The real favorites were a little faster and among them was Affini. In the second part of the time trial, the Italian gave it his all, eventually finishing in fourth place. Norwegian Søren Wærenskjold was victorious.

"I think it went pretty well," Affini said after his race against the clock. "After the Giro d'Italia it was a bit of a wait and see how the legs would feel. A time trial like this is a short but difficult effort. That's tough to restart with."

The TT-specialist eventually rode to a fourth place. "I got close to the first riders and was able to find my rhythm on this course. Especially on the longer sections I was able to push the speed up quite a bit. I certainly can't be dissatisfied."

"The differences between the general classification riders are not that big after this time trial," said Per Strand Hagenes, who finished seventeenth as second rider of Team Visma | Lease a Bike. "My time trial went reasonably well, but I had hoped for something more. Training has gone well recently, so I hope I can show the good form and legs this week."

Complete results & GC after stage 1:

12 kilometers raced at an average speed of 53.731 km/hr

1	Søren Wærenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	13min 24sec
2	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	@ 2sec
3	Rune Herregodts	Intermarché-Wanty	0:10
4	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:11
5	Alec Segaert	Lotto Dstny	0:12
6	Kasper Asgreen	Soudal Quick-Step	0:14
7	Alex Aranburu	Movistar	0:17
8	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
9	Daan Hoole	Lidl-Trek	0:18
10	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	0:21
11	Quentin Bezza	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
12	Logan Currie	Lotto Dstny	0:22
13	Ivan Romeo	Movistar	0:23
14	Damien Touzé	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:24
15	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
16	Remi Cavagna	Movistar	s.t.
17	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:26
18	Patrick Eddy	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:28
19	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Brent Van Moer	Lotto Dstny	0:29
21	John Degenkolb	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
22	Mick Van Dijke	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:31
23	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
24	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	0:34
25	Edward Theuns	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
26	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto Dstny	0:35
27	Joe Blackmore	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
28	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	0:36
29	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:37
30	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
31	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
32	Aurélien Paret-Peintre	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
33	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:38
34	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
35	Carlos Canal	Movistar	s.t.
36	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar	0:39
37	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:40
38	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Thomas Gachignard	TotalEnergies	0:41
40	Quinten Hermans	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
41	Martin Svrcek	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
42	Miles Scotson	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
43	Donavan Grondin	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	0:42
44	Stijn Daemen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
45	Mike Teunissen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
46	Sander De Pestel	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:43
47	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
48	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto Dstny	0:44
49	Guillaume Boivin	Israel-Premier Tech	0:45
50	Dries Van Gestel	TotalEnergies	s.t.
51	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:46
52	Riley Sheehan	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
53	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	0:47
54	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
55	Emilien Jeannière	TotalEnergies	0:49
56	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
57	Alan Riou	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	0:50
58	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
59	Jenthe Biermans	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
60	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
61	Tomas Kopecky	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
62	Hartthijs De Vries	TDT-Unibet	0:51
63	Andreas Stokbro	TDT-Unibet	0:52
64	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
65	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
66	Pepijn Reinderink	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
67	Benoît Cosnefroy	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:53
68	Liam Slock	Lotto Dstny	0:54
69	Matis Louvel	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	s.t.
70	Robbe Dhondt	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:55
71	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
72	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	0:57
73	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	0:58
74	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar	0:59
75	Davide Bais	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
76	Geoffrey Soupe	TotalEnergies	s.t.
77	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	1:00
78	Andrea Pietrobon	Team Polti Kometa	s.t.
79	Robbe Ghys	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:01
80	Dries De Pooter	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
81	Senne Leysen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:02
82	Colby Simmons	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:03
83	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:04
84	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:05
85	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:07
86	Lukasz Owsian	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:09
87	Cériel Desal	Bingoal-WB	1:10
88	Luca Van Boven	Bingoal-WB	1:11
89	Erik Fetter	Team Polti Kometa	1:12
90	Finn Crockett	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Jasper Haest	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:13
92	Guy Sagiv	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
93	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
94	Stian Fredheim	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
95	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
96	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
97	Thimo Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
98	Stijn Appel	Beat Cycling Club	1:16
99	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
100	Jonas Abrahamsen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
101	Michiel Coppens	Beat Cycling Club	s.t.
102	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:17
103	Kenneth Van Rooy	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
104	Max Kroonen	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
105	Jeroen Van Krimpen	Beat Cycling Club	1:18
106	Ramon Sinkeldam	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
107	Pierre Latour	TotalEnergies	1:19
108	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	1:20
109	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
110	Sam Gademan	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	1:21
111	Jago Willems	VolkerWessels Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto Dstny	s.t.
113	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Trek Lions	1:22
114	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Trek Lions	1:23
115	Robbe Claeys	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:24
116	Eli Iserbyt	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:25
117	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	1:26
118	Valentin Retailleau	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
119	Kasper Saver	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	1:27
120	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Baloise Trek Lions	1:29
121	Jochem Kerckhaert	Beat Cycling Club	1:31
122	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:32
123	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
124	Lars Loohuis	Beat Cycling Club	1:33
125	Gerben Thijssen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
126	Johan Dorussen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:34
127	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:35
128	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
129	Javier Serrano	Team Polti Kometa	1:36
130	Thomas Joseph	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
131	Fabio Jakobsen	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:37
132	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	s.t.
133	Davide De Cassan	Team Polti Kometa	1:39
134	Diego Sevilla	Team Polti Kometa	1:40
135	Bram Welten	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
136	Nicklas Pedersen	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
137	Quinten De Graeve	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
138	Luca Mozzato	Arkéa-B&B Hotels	1:41
139	Urianstad Bugge Martin	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
140	Sergio Samitier	Movistar	s.t.
141	Tosh Van Der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:42
142	Mauro Verwilt	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:43
143	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
144	Tristan Scherpenbergh	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
145	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	1:48
146	Pierre Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	1:50
147	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Trek Lions	s.t.
148	David Haverdings	Baloise Trek Lions	1:51
149	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal	1:52
150	Maxime De Poorter	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:53
151	Rudy Barbier	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	s.t.
152	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	1:54
153	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk	1:56
154	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
155	Nathan Vandepitte	Bingoal-WB	1:57
156	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
157	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	2:01
158	Wessel Krul	Beat Cycling Club	2:03
159	Axel Huens	TDT-Unibet	2:07
160	Enrico Dhaeye	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	2:12
161	Jacob Relaes	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:18
162	Jason Tesson	TotalEnergies	s.t.
163	Gwen Leclainche	Philippe Wagner-Bazin	2:20
164	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	Beat Cycling Club	2:27
165	Louka Matthys	Bingoal-WB	2:30

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Start list with back numbers, June 11, 2024:

	Alpecin-Deceuninck
1	Jasper Philipsen
2	Quinten Hermans
3	Senne Leysen
4	Robbe Ghys
5	Jonas Rickaert
6	Ramon Sinkeldam
7	Gianni Vermeersch
	Soudal Quick-Step
11	Tim Merlier
12	Kasper Asgreen
13	Josef Cerný
14	Pepijn Reinderink
15	Bert Van Lerberghe
16	Warre Vangheluwe
17	Martin Svrcek
	Team Visma | Lease A Bike
21	Olav Kooij
22	Tosh Van Der Sande
23	Edoardo Affini
24	Mick Van Dijke
25	Colby Simmons
26	Julien Vermote
27	Per Strand Hagenes
	Intermarché-Wanty
31	Gerben Thijssen
32	Mike Teunissen
33	Rune Herregodts
34	Laurenz Rex
35	Lorenzo Rota
36	Dries De Pooter
37	Gijs Van Hoecke
	Lidl-Trek
41	Jasper Stuyven
42	Edward Theuns
43	Tim Declercq
44	Dario Cataldo
45	Daan Hoole
46	Fabio Felline
47	Mathias Vacek
	Arkea-B&B Hotels
51	Jenthe Biermans
52	Lukasz Owsian
53	Matis Louvel
54	Luca Mozzato
55	Donavan Grondin
56	Alan Riou
57	Miles Scotson
	Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale
61	Benoît Cosnefroy
62	Dries De Bondt
63	Sander De Pestel
64	Pierre Gautherat
65	Aurélien Paret-Peintre
66	Valentin Retailleau
67	Damien Touzé
	Movistar Team
71	Alex Aranburu
72	Mathias Norsgaard
73	Carlos Canal
74	Remi Cavagna
75	Sergio Samitier
76	Ivan Romeo
77	Gonzalo Serrano
	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
81	John Degenkolb
82	Robbe Dhondt
84	Johan Dorussen
85	Patrick Eddy
86	Fabio Jakobsen
87	Bram Welten
	Team Flanders-Baloise
91	Kamiel Bonneu
92	Lars Craps
93	Lindsay De Vylder
94	Jules Hesters
95	Elias Maris
96	Vincent Van Hemelen
97	Ward Vanhoof
	Bingoal-WB
101	Cériel Desal
102	Louka Matthys
103	Nathan Vandepitte
104	Sasha Weemaes
105	Luca Van Boven
106	Kenneth Van Rooy
107	Loic Vliegen
	Lotto Dstny
111	Brent Van Moer
112	Alec Segaert
113	Sébastien Grignard
114	Logan Currie
115	Liam Slock
116	Lionel Taminiaux
117	Jenno Berckmoes
	Israel-Premier Tech
121	Joe Blackmore
122	Pier-André Côté
123	Oded Kogut
124	Guy Sagiv
125	Guillaume Boivin
126	Riley Sheehan
127	Tom Van Asbroeck
	TotalEnergies
131	Pierre Latour
132	Geoffrey Soupe
133	Thomas Gachignard
134	Emilien Jeannière
135	Jason Tesson
136	Anthony Turgis
137	Dries Van Gestel
	Uno-X Mobility
141	Jonas Abrahamsen
142	Martin Urianstad Bugge
143	Stian Fredheim
144	William Blume Levy
145	Erik Resell
146	Rasmus Tiller
147	Søren Wærenskjold
	TDT-Unibet
151	Jelle Johannink
152	Tomas Kopecky
153	Axel Huens
154	Hartthijs De Vries
155	Nicklas Pedersen
156	Abram Stockman
157	Andreas Stokbro
	Team Novo Nordisk
161	Sam Brand
162	Alessandro Perracchione
163	Quinten De Graeve
164	Declan Irvine
165	Matyas Kopecky
166	Andrea Peron
167	Nathan Smith
	Team Polti Kometa
171	Davide Bais
172	Erik Fetter
173	Davide De Cassan
175	Andrea Pietrobon
176	Javier Serrano
177	Diego Sevilla
	Baloise-Trek Lions
181	Olivier Godfroid
182	Ward Huybs
183	Joris Nieuwenhuis
184	Pim Ronhaar
185	Seppe Van Den Boer
186	Lars Van Der Haar
187	Maarten Verheyen
	Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal
191	Yordi Corsus
192	Kay De Bruyckere
193	Kenay De Moyer
194	Eli Iserbyt
195	Yorben Lauryssen
196	Wies Nuyens
197	Michael Vanthourenhout
	Beat Cycling Club
201	Michiel Coppens
202	Stijn Appel
203	Jochem Kerckhaert
204	Wessel Krul
205	Lars Loohuis
206	Jeroen Van Krimpen
207	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk
	Philippe Wagner-Bazin
211	Pierre Barbier
212	Rudy Barbier
213	Enrico Dhaeye
214	Quentin Bezza
215	Gwen Leclainche
216	Tristan Scherpenbergh
217	Kasper Saver
	Tarteletto-Isorex
221	Robbe Claeys
222	Maxime De Poorter
223	Timothy Dupont
224	Gianni Marchand
225	Thomas Joseph
226	Jacob Relaes
227	Mauro Verwilt
	Volkerwessels Cycling Team
231	Finn Crockett
232	Stijn Daemen
233	Sam Gademan
234	Jasper Haest
235	Max Kroonen
236	Jago Willems
237	Thimo Willems