2025 Baloise Belgium Tour
Tour de Belgique - Ronde van België (2.Pro), Belgium

94th edition: June 18 - June 22, 2025

Tour of Belgium podium history | 2024 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5

Map of the 2025 Tour of Belgium

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Sunday, June 22: 5th & Final Stage, Brussels - Brussels, 183.4 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Tim Merlier gets his 60th pro win. Photo: Getty Sport

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Weather at the start/finish city of Brussels at 2:30 PM, local time: 25C (77F), showers in the vicinity, with the wind from the west at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is a 65% chance of rain, dropping to 1% at 4:00 PM.

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

Sunday was a big day for Tim Merlier. The fastest man in the sport took again the spoils at the Tour of Belgium on the final day of the competition, just like last year, racking up his tenth victory of the season – the first sprinter to go into double-digits since the start of the season. On top of that, the win in Brussels was Merlier’s 60th in the pro ranks, which cemented his position as one of the most successful riders in the current peloton.

“It’s a great way to conclude our week here in Belgium! My teammates did a great job, making sure I was where I needed to be going into the final kilometers, and this helped me enter the last corner in third position, which was ideal to open the sprint. I’m really happy to finish the Tour of Belgium with a victory, my tenth of the season and the 60th of my career. These are some nice numbers, and it makes me proud that I have such a fantastic team to help me reach these milestones. This win is good for the confidence, as I continue to work towards the Tour de France”, said Tim, whose success in the capital was again a comfortable one.

The start line. That's Greg Van Avermaet (winner of Paris-Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem, Olympic Road Race, etc.) with the start flag.

The week ended up being a memorable one also for Ethan Hayter. The 26-year-old finished first in the time trial after a superb ride, scoring his first victory in two years, and concluded the race second in the overall classification, which made him the first Brit in the last 36 years to be on the Tour of Belgium podium.

“It’s been a superb race for us and I’m very happy! We took three wins in what has been one of our most successful races of the season and I’m proud I could play a part in this. Getting that victory in the time trial was great, an important boost for morale after a hard start to the year. I hope things won’t stop here and I will get some more good results for the team”, Ethan said after the podium ceremony in Brussels.

Complete results:

183.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.502 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 56min 38sec
2	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
3	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
4	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
5	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
6	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
7	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
8	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
9	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
11	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
12	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
13	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
14	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
15	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
16	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
17	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
18	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
19	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
20	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
22	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
23	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
24	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
25	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
26	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
27	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
28	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
29	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
30	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
31	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
32	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	s.t.
33	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
34	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
35	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
36	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
37	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
38	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
39	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
40	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
41	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
42	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
43	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
44	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
45	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
46	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
47	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
48	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
49	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
50	Erik Nordsæter Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
51	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
52	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
53	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
54	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
55	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
56	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
57	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
58	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
59	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
60	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
61	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
62	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
63	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
64	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
65	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
66	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
67	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
68	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	s.t.
69	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
70	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
71	Logan Currie	Lotto	s.t.
72	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
73	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
74	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
75	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	s.t.
76	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
77	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
78	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
79	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
80	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
81	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
82	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
83	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
84	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
85	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
86	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
87	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
88	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
89	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
90	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
91	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
92	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
93	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
94	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
95	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
96	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
98	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
99	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
100	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
101	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 31sec
102	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	0:34
103	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:40
104	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	0:44
105	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	1:00
106	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
107	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	1:05
108	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	1:13
109	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	1:23
110	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
111	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
112	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
113	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
114	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
115	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
116	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
117	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
118	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
119	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
120	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
121	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
122	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	1:46
123	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
124	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:50
125	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	2:03
126	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
127	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	2:10
128	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	0:00
129	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	2:26
130	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	3:07
131	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	4:09
132	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	4:18
133	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	4:28
134	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
135	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	4:33

 

Final GC after stage 5:

• GC winner: Filippo Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
• Points classification winner: Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
• Best young rider: Alex Segaert (Lotto)
• Teams classification winner: Lotto

758.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.526 km/hr

1	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	16hr 39min 7sec
2	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 4sec
3	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	0:07
4	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	0:10
5	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	0:11
6	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:16
7	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	0:18
8	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:22
9	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:23
10	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
11	Alec Segaert	Lotto	0:29
12	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	0:31
13	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:32
14	Toon Aerts	Lotto	0:37
15	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	0:38
16	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:40
17	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:41
18	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	0:42
19	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	0:50
20	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
21	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	0:52
22	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	0:54
23	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
24	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	0:57
25	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	1:08
26	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:22
27	Logan Currie	Lotto	1:34
28	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	1:43
29	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	1:48
30	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:58
31	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:11
32	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	2:22
33	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	2:31
34	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	2:36
35	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	2:47
36	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:48
37	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:50
38	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	2:59
39	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	3:31
40	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:33
41	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	3:47
42	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	4:21
43	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	4:43
44	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	5:58
45	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	6:18
46	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	7:50
47	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	8:06
48	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	8:41
49	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	8:52
50	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	9:45
51	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	10:00
52	Nordsæter Resell Erik	Uno-X Mobility	10:10
53	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	10:13
54	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	10:14
55	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	10:16
56	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	10:23
57	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:25
58	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	10:26
59	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	10:32
60	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	10:34
61	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	10:39
62	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	11:04
63	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	11:09
64	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	13:14
65	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	13:39
66	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	13:41
67	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	13:42
68	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	13:53
69	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	13:59
70	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	14:05
71	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
72	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:13
73	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	14:28
74	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	14:30
75	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:33
76	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	14:35
77	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	14:39
78	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	14:49
79	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	15:01
80	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	15:04
81	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	15:13
82	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	15:15
83	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:27
84	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	16:03
85	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	16:04
86	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	16:10
87	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	16:12
88	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	16:15
89	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	16:33
90	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	17:09
91	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	17:10
92	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	18:42
93	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	20:03
94	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	20:07
95	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	20:09
96	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	21:47
97	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	21:50
98	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	22:06
99	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	22:07
100	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	22:10
101	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	22:16
102	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	22:26
103	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	22:27
104	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	22:29
105	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	22:36
106	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
107	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
108	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	22:40
109	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	22:41
110	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	22:45
111	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	22:47
112	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	22:57
113	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	23:11
114	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	23:20
115	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	23:28
116	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	23:35
117	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	23:37
118	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	23:40
119	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	24:04
120	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	24:20
121	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	24:28
122	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	24:47
123	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	25:04
124	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	25:27
125	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	25:33
126	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	25:51
127	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	25:53
128	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	25:55
129	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	25:56
130	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	26:45
131	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	27:18
132	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	27:31
133	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	28:03
134	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	30:30
135	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	30:51

 

Stage 5 map & profile:

Stage 5 map

Stage 5 profile

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Saturday, June 21: Stage 4, Durbuy - Darbuy, 173 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Jenno Berckmoes wins stage four.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Durbuy at 3:00 PM, local time: 30C (86F), sunny, with the wind from the southeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Thibau Nys & Tim Declercq (both Lidl-Trek) did not start. Both fell sick overnight with gastrointestinal trouble.

Here's the stage four report from new GC leader Filippo Baroncini's UAE Team Emirates-XRG:

Filippo Baroncini has seized the violet leader’s jersey at the Baloise Belgium Tour following Stage 4, a 173 km hilly circuit through the Ardennes. While Stage 4 honours went to Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto), Baroncini delivered a strong, consistent performance—picking up bonus seconds and securing enough time to top the general classification by the margin of 4” heading into tomorrow’s final stage.

Baroncini: “I’m very happy with the result today, taking the lead in the GC is a big step. Tomorrow we will go all-in to defend it. All day the pace was high and with two laps to go I found the opportunity to move away in a group of twenty riders which later became four. I was focussed on taking the bonus seconds and also I ended up doing a lot of the work as I was the highest in the GC. In the last 2km I pulled all the way to the line so to take the stage also would have been difficult. But it feels nice to be leading and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Complete results:

173 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.074 km/hr

1	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	4hr 0min 34sec
2	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	@ 5sec
3	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	s.t.
4	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
5	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	0:17
6	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
7	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
8	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
9	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
10	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
11	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
12	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	0:20
13	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
14	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	s.t.
15	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
16	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
17	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
18	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
19	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	0:24
20	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
21	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
22	Alec Segaert	Lotto	0:25
23	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:27
24	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	0:29
25	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
26	Alexys  Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	0:39
27	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	0:45
28	Axel  Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:03
29	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:11
30	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
31	Logan Currie	Lotto	1:17
32	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	1:21
33	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	1:26
34	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	1:44
35	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:46
36	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:53
37	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:54
38	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:58
39	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	2:01
40	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
41	Gianni  Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:12
42	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	2:20
43	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	2:38
44	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:02
45	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	5:42
46	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
47	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	5:47
48	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	7:03
49	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
50	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	7:25
51	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	8:34
52	Erik Nordsæter Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
53	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
54	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	9:41
55	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
56	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
57	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
58	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
59	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
60	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
61	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
62	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
63	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
64	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
65	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	9:54
66	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	10:01
67	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	13:06
68	Dylan  Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
69	Tom  Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
70	Michiel  Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
71	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	13:27
72	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	13:33
74	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	13:45
75	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
76	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
77	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
78	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
79	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
80	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
81	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
82	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
83	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
84	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
85	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
86	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
87	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
88	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
89	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
90	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
91	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
92	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
93	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
94	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
95	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
96	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:07
98	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:46
99	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	21:22
100	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	21:24
101	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
102	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
103	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
104	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
105	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
106	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
107	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
108	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
109	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
110	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
111	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
112	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
113	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
114	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
115	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
116	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
117	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
118	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
119	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
120	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
121	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
122	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
123	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
124	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
125	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
126	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	21:34
127	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
128	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
129	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
130	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
131	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
132	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	21:37
133	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
134	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
135	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
136	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	21:42
137	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	21:43

 

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Filippo Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
• Points classification leader: Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto)
• Best young rider: Alec Segaert (Lotto)
• Teams classification leader: Lotto

574.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 45.223 km/hr

1	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	12hr 42min 29sec
2	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 4sec
3	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	0:07
4	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	0:10
5	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	0:11
6	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:16
7	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	0:18
8	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:22
9	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:23
10	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
11	Alec Segaert	Lotto	0:29
12	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	0:31
13	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:32
14	Toon Aerts	Lotto	0:37
15	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	0:38
16	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:40
17	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:41
18	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	0:42
19	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	0:50
20	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
21	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	0:52
22	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	0:54
23	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
24	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	0:57
25	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	1:08
26	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:22
27	Logan Currie	Lotto	1:34
28	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	1:43
29	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	1:48
30	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	1:49
31	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:58
32	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:11
33	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	2:22
34	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	2:31
35	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	2:36
36	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:48
37	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:50
38	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	2:56
39	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	2:59
40	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	3:00
41	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:33
42	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	3:47
43	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	4:21
44	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	4:43
45	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	6:18
46	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	6:20
47	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	7:28
48	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	7:50
49	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	8:16
50	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	8:52
51	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	9:45
52	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	9:49
53	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	10:00
54	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	10:09
55	Erik Nordsæter Resell	Uno-X Mobility	10:10
56	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	10:13
57	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	10:14
58	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	10:22
59	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	10:24
60	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:25
61	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	10:32
62	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	10:34
63	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
64	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	10:39
65	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	11:04
66	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	13:14
67	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	13:39
68	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	13:41
69	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	13:42
70	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	13:49
71	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	13:52
72	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	13:53
73	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	13:59
74	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	14:05
75	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:13
76	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	14:15
77	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	14:28
78	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	14:30
79	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:33
80	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	14:35
81	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	14:39
82	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	14:47
83	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
84	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	14:49
85	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	14:58
86	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	15:01
87	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	15:04
88	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	15:13
89	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	15:30
90	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	15:46
91	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	15:47
92	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:49
93	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	16:12
94	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	16:33
95	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	17:39
96	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	18:42
97	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	18:46
98	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	21:01
99	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	21:47
100	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	21:54
101	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	22:06
102	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	22:10
103	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	22:16
104	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	22:26
105	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	22:27
106	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	22:29
107	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	22:36
108	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
109	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	22:40
110	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	22:41
111	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	22:42
112	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	22:45
113	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	22:51
114	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	22:57
115	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	23:05
116	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	23:11
117	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	23:20
118	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	23:24
119	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	23:28
120	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	23:35
121	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	23:36
122	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	23:37
123	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	23:40
124	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	23:41
125	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	23:52
126	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	24:04
127	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	24:06
128	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	24:30
129	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	24:55
130	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	25:33
131	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	25:51
132	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	25:56
133	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	26:00
134	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	26:08
135	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	29:07
136	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	30:51
137	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	32:40

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Friday, June 20: Stage 3, Tessenderlo-Ham 9.7 km individual time trial

Stage 3 map & profile

Stage three winner Ethan Hayter. Photo: Getty Sport.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Tessenderlo-Ham at 2:30 PM, local time: 26C (79F), fair, with the wind from the east-northeast at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner and GC leader Ethan Hayter's Team Soudal Quick-Step.

Ethan Hayter produced a flawless ride on the third stage of the race, an almost flat 9.7km individual time trial between Tessenderlo and Ham, to take his maiden win since joining Soudal Quick-Step at the beginning of the year.

Former national champion of the discipline, the Brit averaged a whooping 55.46km/h and stopped the clock in 10:29, a result that put him into the hot seat, where he stayed for close to two hours. In the end, Hayter had a margin of four seconds on runner-up Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) and moved into the leader’s jersey ahead of Saturday’s hilly stage around Durbuy.

Ethan Hayter will ride stage four in the GC leader's jersey. Photo: Getty Sport

“It feels great to get my first win of the season! It wasn’t the easiest start to the year, but the team has been patient with me and I’m happy I could repay them for their confidence and amazing support. I liked this parcours, it was a really nice one and I enjoyed it. I felt good out there, the most nervous part was waiting in the hot seat until everybody finished.”

“As soon as I left the start ramp, I just went full gas out there and I’m delighted with my time and with being at the top of the general classification. A special mention to our technical partners: Specialized, for providing me the best bike there is, and Castelli, whose new CDN Time Trial suit was perfect. Together, they made the difference today. Now we will try to defend the jersey and do our best to keep it after Saturday’s stage, before shifting our attention again to helping Tim on the last day of the race”, Ethan said after signing off Soudal Quick-Step’s 20th success of the year.

Complete results:

9.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 55.517 km/hr

1	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	10min 29sec
2	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 4sec
3	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:16
4	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:17
5	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:18
6	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	0:19
7	Alec Segaert	Lotto	0:20
8	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:22
9	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	0:23
10	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
11	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	0:24
12	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
13	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
14	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
15	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
16	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	0:25
17	Axel van der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
18	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
19	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	0:26
20	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:27
21	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	0:29
22	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
23	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:30
24	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	0:31
25	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	0:32
27	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
28	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:33
29	Logan Currie	Lotto	s.t.
30	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
31	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:34
32	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
33	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	0:35
34	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:36
35	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
36	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
37	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	0:39
38	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
39	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	0:40
40	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	0:41
41	Mohammad Al Mutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:43
42	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:44
43	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
44	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:46
45	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
46	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
47	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:47
48	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	0:48
49	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
50	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
51	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	0:49
52	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
53	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
54	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	0:50
55	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
56	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	0:51
57	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
58	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
59	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	0:52
60	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	0:53
61	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
62	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	0:54
63	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
64	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
65	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	0:55
66	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	0:56
67	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	0:57
68	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
69	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	0:58
70	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	0:59
71	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
72	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:00
73	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	1:01
74	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	1:02
75	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
76	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	1:03
77	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	1:04
78	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
79	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:05
80	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	1:06
81	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
82	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
83	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:07
84	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	1:08
85	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
86	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:09
87	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
88	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	1:10
89	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	1:11
90	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
91	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
92	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:12
93	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
94	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:13
95	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
96	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	1:14
97	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
98	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
99	Casper van der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	1:15
100	Lars van der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:16
101	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:17
102	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
103	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:18
104	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
105	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
106	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
107	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
108	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:19
109	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
110	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
111	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:20
113	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:21
114	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
115	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:22
116	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	1:23
117	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
118	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
119	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	1:25
120	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	1:27
121	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
122	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:28
123	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
124	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
125	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
126	Christiaan van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	1:29
127	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:31
128	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:32
129	Thom van der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
130	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	1:35
131	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:36
132	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	1:37
133	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
134	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	1:38
135	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
136	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:39
137	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	1:40
138	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	1:42
139	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	1:43
140	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:44
141	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	1:51
142	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	1:52
143	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
144	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:54

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Points classification leader: Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
• Best young rider: Huub Artz (Intermarché-Wanty)
• Teams classification leader: INEOS Grenadiers

401.7 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.203 km/hr

1	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	8hr 41min 39sec
2	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 2sec
3	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:15
4	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:17
5	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:18
6	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	0:19
7	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
8	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	0:20
9	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
10	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
11	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:21
12	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	0:22
13	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	0:23
14	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
15	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	0:24
16	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
17	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
18	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
19	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	0:25
20	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:28
21	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	0:29
22	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
23	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:30
24	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:31
25	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	0:32
27	Logan Currie	Lotto	0:33
28	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
29	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	0:34
30	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
31	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	0:35
32	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:36
33	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
34	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
35	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	0:39
36	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	0:40
37	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:44
38	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
39	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:46
40	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
41	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
42	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
43	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:47
44	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:48
45	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	0:49
46	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
47	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
48	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	0:50
49	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	0:51
50	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
51	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	0:52
52	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	0:53
53	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
54	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	0:54
55	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
56	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	0:57
57	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	0:58
58	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:59
59	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
60	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:00
61	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	1:01
62	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:02
63	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	1:03
64	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	1:04
65	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
66	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:06
67	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	1:08
68	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:09
69	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
70	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	1:10
71	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:11
72	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:13
73	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	1:14
74	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	1:16
75	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:17
76	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:18
77	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
78	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
79	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
81	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:19
82	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
83	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:20
84	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:21
85	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	1:23
86	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:24
87	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	1:28
88	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
89	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	1:29
90	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
91	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:32
92	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	ss
93	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	1:35
94	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	1:37
95	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	1:38
96	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	1:43
97	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:47
98	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	1:51
99	Erik Nordsæter Resell	Uno-X Mobility	1:52
100	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:01
101	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	2:03
102	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	2:09
103	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	2:10
104	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	2:12
105	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	2:15
106	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
107	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:16
108	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
109	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	2:17
110	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	2:18
111	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:20
112	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
113	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	2:21
114	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	2:23
115	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:25
116	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	2:27
117	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	2:29
118	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	2:31
119	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
120	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
121	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:42
122	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:43
123	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Glowi Lions	2:48
124	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	2:56
125	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	2:58
126	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	3:09
127	David Sierra Juan	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:12
128	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:37
129	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	3:49
130	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	4:25
131	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	4:33
132	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	4:38
133	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	4:47
134	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	4:48
135	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	4:49
136	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	4:50
137	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	4:52
138	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	5:00
139	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:17
140	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	7:32
141	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	7:59
142	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	9:43
143	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	11:19
144	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	12:44

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Thursday, June 19: Stage 2, Beringen - Putte, 194.4 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Jasper Philipsen wins stage two.

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Weather at the finish city of Putte at 2:35 PM, local time: 26C (79F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from third-place Jenno Berckmoes' Team Lotto:

Stage two of the Baloise Belgium Tour saw a great performance from our riders, with Jenno Berckmoes powering to a strong third place. Close behind, Steffen De Schuyteneer crossed the line in eighth. “I am really happy with the teamwork that we showed today”, Jenno says confidently.

It was again a warm day on the roads in Belgium but our guys showed true teamwork, resulting in two top ten places for our team. Jenno Berckmoes sprinted towards a strong third place and Steffen De Schuyteneer worked himself to a solid eight place. "I am really happy with the teamwork we showed today. It gave the whole team a boost.” Jenno says confidently. 

Jenno’s third place also propelled him into fourth place in the General Classification - an exciting but challenging position heading into the next challenge. Up next is a 9.7 km time trial through Tessenderlo-Ham.

Complete results:

194.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.137 km/hr

1	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	4hr 7min 27sec
2	Juan Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
3	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
4	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
5	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
6	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
7	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
8	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	s.t.
9	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
10	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
11	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
12	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
13	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	s.t.
14	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
15	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
16	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
17	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
18	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
19	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
20	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
22	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
23	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
24	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
25	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	s.t.
26	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
27	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
28	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
29	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
30	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
31	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
32	Axel van der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
33	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
34	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
35	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
36	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
37	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
38	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
39	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
40	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
41	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
42	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
43	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
44	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
45	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
46	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
47	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
48	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
49	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
50	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
51	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
52	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
53	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
54	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
55	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
56	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
57	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
58	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
59	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
60	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
61	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
62	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
63	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
64	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
65	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
66	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
67	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
68	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
69	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
70	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
71	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
72	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	s.t.
73	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
74	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
75	Logan Currie	Lotto	s.t.
76	Christiaan van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
77	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
78	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
79	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
80	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
81	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
82	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
83	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
84	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
85	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
86	Thom van der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
87	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
88	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
89	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
90	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
92	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
93	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
94	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
95	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
96	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
97	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
98	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	@ 1min 4sec
99	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
100	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
101	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
102	Mohammad Al Mutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
103	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
104	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
105	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
106	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
107	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
108	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
109	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
110	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
111	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
112	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
113	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
114	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
115	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
116	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
117	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
118	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
119	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
120	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
121	Lars van der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
122	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
123	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
124	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
125	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
126	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
127	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
128	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
129	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:38
130	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	@ 0sec
131	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:52
132	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	@ 0sec
133	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	2:46
134	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	3:10
135	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
136	Casper van der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
137	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
138	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
139	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
140	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
141	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
142	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
143	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3:58
144	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
145	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	5:54
146	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	12:13

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
• Points classification leader: Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
• Best young rider: Wessel Mouris (Unibet Tietema Rockets)
• Teams classification leader: Team Flanders-Baloise

392 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.030 km/hr

1	Juan Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8hr 30min 58sec
2	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	@ 1sec
3	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	0:02
4	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	0:05
5	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	0:06
6	Axel van der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
7	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
8	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	0:08
9	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	0:09
10	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
11	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	0:10
12	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
13	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:11
14	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	0:12
15	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
16	Matyas Kopecky	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
17	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
18	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	s.t.
19	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
20	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
22	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	s.t.
23	Casper van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
24	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
25	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
26	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
27	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
28	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
29	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
30	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
31	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
32	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
33	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
34	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	s.t.
35	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
36	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
37	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
38	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
39	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
40	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
41	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
42	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
43	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
44	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
45	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
46	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
47	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
48	Logan Currie	Lotto	s.t.
49	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
50	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
51	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
52	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
53	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
54	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
55	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
56	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
57	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
58	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
59	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
60	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
61	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	s.t.
62	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
63	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
64	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
65	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
66	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
67	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
68	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
69	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
70	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
71	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
72	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
74	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
76	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
77	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
78	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
79	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
80	Christiaan van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
81	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
82	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
83	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
84	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
85	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
86	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
87	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
88	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
89	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
90	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
91	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
92	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
93	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
94	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
95	Thom van der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
96	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
97	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
98	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:13
99	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	1:16
100	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
101	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
102	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
103	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
104	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
105	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
106	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
107	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
108	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
109	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
110	Mohammad Al Mutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
111	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
112	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
113	Erik Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
114	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
115	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
116	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
117	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
118	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
119	Josef Cerný	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
120	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
121	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
122	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
123	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
124	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
125	Lars van der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
126	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
127	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	1:50
128	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:04
129	David Sierra Juan	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:17
130	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	3:06
131	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	3:22
132	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
133	Casper van der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
134	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
135	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
136	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
137	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
138	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	4:10
139	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
140	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
141	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	4:23
142	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	6:30
143	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	7:23
144	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	8:13
145	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	9:39
146	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	12:25

 

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Wednesday, June 18: Stage 1, Merelbeke-Melle - Knokke-Heist, 197.6 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Tim Merlier wins stage one.

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Weather at the finish city of Knokke-Heist at 2:10 PM, local time: 20C (68F), sunny, with the wind from the north at 16 km/hr (10 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

The race: Atem Schmidt (INEOS Grenadiers) & Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X obility) did not start.

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

Tim Merlier took a crushing sprint victory on the opening day of the race, after producing a massive acceleration on the uphill finish in Knokke-Heist, which helped him put several bike lengths into his opponents. It was his second success of the month, ten days from the one he got in Brussels Cycling Classic, another race where the Belgian was in a league of his own.

By far the most successful sprinter of the season, with eight wins to his name before Wednesday, Merlier benefitted from another flawless effort of his Soudal Quick-Step teammates, who controlled the escapees, brought them back and neutralized the late attacks before positioning him for the finale. There, the European Champion started his sprint from the distance, but even so, nobody could get close to him and Tim took a comfortable victory that brought him the race’s first leader’s jersey.

“I started the sprint a bit too early, but I had the power to keep it all the way until the finish line. It’s my ninth win of the season and it makes me happy, also because we can enjoy this perfect start to the Tour of Belgium. It’s a good result for the confidence and we’ll continue to work in the same direction in the coming stages, because there will be some more opportunities to leave our mark on the race and we are looking forward to it”, a delighted Tim said after his 35th success in the Soudal Quick-Step jersey.

Complete results:

197.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.957 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	4hr 23min 43sec
2	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
3	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
4	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
5	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
7	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
8	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
9	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
10	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
11	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
12	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
13	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
14	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
15	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
16	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
17	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	s.t.
18	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
19	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
20	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
21	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
22	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
23	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
24	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
25	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
26	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
27	Logan Currie	Lotto	s.t.
28	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
29	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
30	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
31	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
32	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
33	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
34	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	s.t.
35	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
36	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
37	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
38	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
39	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
40	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
41	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
42	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
43	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
44	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	s.t.
45	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
46	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
47	Frits  Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
48	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
49	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
50	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
51	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	s.t.
52	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
53	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
54	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
55	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
56	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
57	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
58	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
59	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
60	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
61	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
62	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
63	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
64	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
65	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
66	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
67	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
68	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
69	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
70	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
71	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
72	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
73	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
74	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
75	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
76	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
77	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
79	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
80	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
81	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
82	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
83	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
84	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
85	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
86	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
87	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
88	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
89	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
90	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
91	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
92	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
93	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
94	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
95	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
96	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
97	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
98	Erik Nordsæter Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
99	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
100	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
101	Dylan  Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
102	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
103	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
104	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
105	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
106	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
107	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
108	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
109	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
110	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
111	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
112	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
113	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
114	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
115	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
116	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
117	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
118	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
119	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
120	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
121	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
122	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
123	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
124	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
125	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
126	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
127	Quentin  Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
128	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
129	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
130	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
131	Gianni  Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
132	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
133	Yorben  Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
134	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
135	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
136	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
137	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
138	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
139	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	@ 1min 1sec
140	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
141	Juan David Sierra	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
142	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	1:17
143	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	2:54
144	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
145	Victor  Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	4:51
146	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	5:14
147	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	6:41
148	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	11:01
149	Martin Svrček	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Points classification leader: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Team Flanders-Baloise

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	4hr 23min 33sec
2	Juan Sebastián Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 4sec
3	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	0:06
4	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	0:07
5	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
6	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
7	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:08
8	Filippo Ganna	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
9	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:09
10	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
11	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	0:10
12	Alberto Dainese	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
13	Jason Tesson	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
14	Tim Torn Teutenberg	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
15	Casper Van Uden	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
16	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
17	Luca Van Boven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
18	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
19	Matyáš Kopecký	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
20	Lindsay De Vylder	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
22	Timothy Dupont	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
23	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
24	Steffen De Schuyteneer	Lotto	s.t.
25	Wies Nuyens	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
26	Seppe Van Den Boer	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
27	Luca De Meester	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
28	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
29	Kay De Bruyckere	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
30	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
31	Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
32	Michael Vanthourenhout	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
33	Arne Santy	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
34	Logan Currie	Lotto	s.t.
35	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
36	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
37	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
38	Roy Hoogendoorn	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
39	Iván García Cortina	Movistar Team	s.t.
40	Orluis Aular	Movistar Team	s.t.
41	Davide Persico	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
42	Andrea Peron	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
43	Sente Sentjens	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
44	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
45	Jens Reynders	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
46	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
47	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
48	Carlos Canal	Movistar Team	s.t.
49	Gonzalo Serrano	Movistar Team	s.t.
50	Jordy Decottignies	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
51	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
52	Frits Biesterbos	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
53	Declan Irvine	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
54	Oded Kogut	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
55	Jon Barrenetxea	Movistar Team	s.t.
56	Lander Loockx	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
57	Kenay De Moyer	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
58	Samuel Leroux	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
59	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
60	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
61	David Haverdings	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
62	Thomas Gachignard	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
63	Viktor Vandenberghe	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
64	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
65	Alex Colman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
66	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
67	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
68	Alex Vandenbulcke	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
69	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
70	Bart Kortleve	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
71	Alec Segaert	Lotto	s.t.
72	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
73	Jordan Habets	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
74	Tom Portsmouth	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
75	Filippo Baroncini	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
76	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
77	Jochem Kerckhaert	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
78	Christiaan Van Rees	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
79	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Gibbe Staes	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
81	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
82	Dion Smith	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
83	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
84	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
85	Olivier Godfroid	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
86	Hartthijs De Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
87	Alexandre Delettre	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
88	Alessandro Perracchione	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
89	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
90	Robbe Mellaerts	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
91	Pier-André Côté	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
92	Timo Kielich	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
93	Marco Frigo	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
94	Dries Van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
95	Timo Roosen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
96	Martijn Tusveld	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
97	Axel Van Der Tuuk	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
98	Maarten Verheyen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
99	Alexys Brunel	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
100	Erik Nordsæter Resell	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
101	Adam Ťoupalík	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
102	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
103	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
104	Joshua Giddings	Lotto	s.t.
105	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
106	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
107	Stijn Appel	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
108	Mohammad Almutaiwei	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
109	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
110	Pete Uptegrove	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
111	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
112	Casper Van Der Woude	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	s.t.
113	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
114	Anton Muller	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
115	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
116	Marijn Maas	BEAT Cycling Club	s.t.
117	Lennert Teugels	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
118	Yordi Corsus	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
119	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
120	Filippo Ridolfo	Team Novo Nordisk	s.t.
121	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
122	Héctor Álvarez	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
123	Ewout De Keyser	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
124	Ethan Hayter	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
125	Thom Van Der Werff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
126	Josef Černý	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
127	Quentin Bezza	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
128	Pim Ronhaar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
129	Lars Van Der Haar	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
130	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
131	Gianni Marchand	Tarteletto-Isorex	s.t.
132	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
133	Yorben Lauryssen	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines	s.t.
134	Nicola Marcerou	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
135	Florian Dauphin	Team TotalEnergies	s.t.
136	Joel Suter	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
137	Fabian Lienhard	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
138	Rotem Tene	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
139	Mathias Guillemette	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:11
140	Joran Wyseure	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
141	David Sierra Juan	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
142	Kristian Egholm	Lidl-Trek	1:27
143	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	3:04
144	Michiel Hillen	Baloise Glowi Lions	s.t.
145	Victor Broex	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel	5:01
146	Zeno Moonen	Intermarché-Wanty	5:24
147	Umberto Poli	Team Novo Nordisk	6:51
148	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	11:11
149	Martin Svrček	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Start list with back numbers, June 17, 2025:

	Alpecin-Deceuninck
1	Jasper Philipsen
2	Jonas Rickaert
3	Oscar Riesebeek
4	Timo Kielich
5	Sente Sentjens
6	Stan Van Tricht
7	Joran Wyseure
	Soudal Quick-Step
11	Tim Merlier
12	Josef Cerný
13	Ethan Hayter
14	Yves Lampaert
15	Martin Svrcek
16	Dries van Gestel
17	Bert Van Lerberghe
	Intermarché-Wanty
21	Huub Artz
22	Vito Braet
23	Arne Marit
24	Laurenz Rex
25	Lorenzo Rota
26	Dion Smith
27	Luca Van Boven
	INEOS Grenadiers
31	Filippo Ganna
32	Kim Heiduk
33	Salvatore Puccio
34	Artem Shmidt
35	Connor Swift
36	Ben Turner
37	Omar Fraile
	Lidl-Trek
41	Thibau Nys
42	Kristian Egholm
43	Tim Declercq
44	Alex Kirsch
45	Søren Kragh Andersen
46	Héctor Álvarez
47	Tim Torn Teutenberg
	Team Picnic-PostNL
51	Patrick Eddy
52	Nils Eekhoff
53	Timo Roosen
54	Thom van der Werff
55	Christiaan van Rees
56	Casper van Uden
57	Kevin Vermaerke
	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
61	Florian Vermeersch
62	Rui Oliveira
63	Mohammad Al Mutaiwei
64	Rune Herregodts
65	Gibbe Staes
66	Sebastian Molano
67	Filippo Baroncini
	Movistar Team
71	Orluis Aular
72	Carlos Canal
73	Jon Barrenetxea
74	Manlio Moro
75	Iván García Cortina
76	Gonzalo Serrano
77	Fernando Gaviria
	Lotto
81	Toon Aerts
82	Jenno Berckmoes
83	Logan Currie
84	Steffen De Schuyteneer
85	Joshua Giddings
86	Alec Segaert
87	Lionel Taminiaux
	Israel-Premier Tech
91	Ethan Vernon
92	Pier-André Côté
93	Marco Frigo
94	Oded Kogut
95	Rotem Tene
96	Tom Van Asbroeck
97	Kiaan Watts
	Team Flanders-Baloise
101	Lindsay De Vylder
102	Alex Colman
103	Jonas Geens
104	Jules Hesters
105	Vincent Van Hemelen
106	Dylan Vandenstorme
107	Elias Maris
	Wagner Bazin WB
111	Tom Portsmouth
112	Michiel Lambrecht
113	Davide Persico
114	Jens Reynders
115	Leander Van Hautegem
116	Quentin Bezza
117	Luca De Meester
	Team Novo Nordisk
121	Umberto Poli
122	Declan Irvine
123	Matyas Kopecky
124	Anton Muller
125	Andrea Peron
126	Alessandro Perracchione
127	Filippo Ridolfo
	Team TotalEnergies
131	Alexandre Delettre
132	Thomas Gachignard
133	Alexys Brunel
134	Florian Dauphin
135	Samuel Leroux
136	Nicola Marcerou
137	Jason Tesson
	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
141	Alberto Dainese
142	Robin Froidevaux
143	Mathias Guillemette
144	Arthur Kluckers
145	Fabian Lienhard
146	Juan David Sierra
147	Joel Suter
	Unibet Tietema Rockets
151	Hartthijs de Vries
152	Axel Huens
153	Jelle Johannink
154	Adam Toupalik
155	Davide Bomboi
156	Lander Loockx
157	Wessel Mouris
	Uno-X Mobility
161	Jonas Abrahamsen
162	Ådne Holter
163	Alexander Kristoff
164	William Blume Levy
165	Erik Resell
166	Anders Skaarseth
167	Rasmus Tiller
	Baloise Glowi Lions
171	Olivier Godfroid
172	David Haverdings
173	Michiel Hillen
174	Pim Ronhaar
175	Seppe Van Den Boer
176	Lars van der Haar
177	Maarten Verheyen
	Pauwels Sauzen-Cibel Clementines
181	Yordi Corsus
182	Kenay De Moyer
183	Kay De Bruyckere
184	Yorben Lauryssen
185	Wies Nuyens
186	Viktor Vandenberghe
187	Michael Vanthourenhout
	BEAT Cycling Club
191	Stijn Appel
192	Marijn Maas
193	Jochem Kerckhaert
194	Robbe Mellaerts
195	Frits Biesterbos
196	Daan van Sintmaartensdijk
197	Martijn Tusveld
	Metec-SOLARWATT-Mantel
201	Victor Broex
202	Jordan Habets
203	Bart Kortleve
204	Roy Hoogendoorn
205	Pete Uptegrove
206	Axel van der Tuuk
207	Casper van der Woude
	Tarteletto-Isorex
211	Arne Santy
212	Ewout De Keyser
213	Jordy Decottignies
214	Timothy Dupont
215	Gianni Marchand
216	Lennert Teugels
217	Alex Vandenbulcke