2025 Renewi Tour (World Tour)

Formerly Benelux, Binckbank Tour & Eneco Tour
20th edition: Aug 20 - 24, 2025

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

2025 Renewi Tour overall map

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Sunday, August 24: 5th & Final Stage, Leuven - Leuven, 184.7 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Arnaud De Lie (far left) wins stage five and the 2025 Renewi Tour

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Weather at the start/finish city of Leuven at 2:35 PM, local time: 21C (69F), sunny, with the wind from the north-northeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Early in the stage Matevz Govekar (Bahrain Victorious) abandoned.

Here's the report from winner Arnaud De Lie's Team Lotto:

Arnaud De Lie delivered a remarkable performance in the final stage of the Renewi Tour in Leuven, surprising everyone with a brilliant sprint to take the stage victory and the overall general classification after five days of hard racing.
“It was a very hard day as it was not my best day in this Renewi Tour,” De Lie admits after the finish. “At the bonifications, Mathieu Van der Poel wins the sprint and I become third. At that point I knew that things would not become easy. But in those situations, staying calm is the most important thing.”

Despite the pressure, De Lie kept his composure and made the decisive move in the final sprint. “I took a gamble and it worked out in my favor today,” he explained. “I knew that I had to await the sprint and I knew that Pavel Bittner does good sprints. So I decided to go for his wheel. I am glad that I followed him", he smiles.

Here's another shot of Arnaud De Lie winning the stage.

The victory carries even greater significance given the challenges Arnaud has faced in recent months. For him, this win was not only about results. “Especially after a difficult period, a stage win was one of my main goals. But now I won a stage and the general classification, right in front of Mathieu Van der Poel, who is one of the biggest cyclists there currently is.”

Anaud De Lie was also quick to share the credit with his teammates, who worked tirelessly to support him throughout the week. “This win is one for the team as well,” he emphasized. “It’s hard when you keep finishing second. The team always works extremely hard, so it feels very good to finally give the right recognition to everyone.”

Complete results:

184.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.246 km/hr

1	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	3hr 59min 38sec
2	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
3	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
4	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
5	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
6	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
7	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
8	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
9	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
10	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
11	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
12	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
13	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
14	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
15	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
16	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
17	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
18	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
19	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
20	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
21	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
22	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
23	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
24	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
25	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
26	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
27	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
28	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
29	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
30	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
31	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
32	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
33	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	s.t.
34	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
35	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
36	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
37	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
38	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
40	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
41	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
42	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
43	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
44	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
45	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
46	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
47	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
48	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
49	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
50	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
51	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
52	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	@ 47sec
53	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	1:06
54	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
55	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	s.t.
56	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
57	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
58	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
59	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
60	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	1:38
61	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	2:32
62	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	4:05
63	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	4:23
64	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
65	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
66	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
67	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:08
68	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
69	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	5:18
70	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
71	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
73	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:44
74	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
75	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
76	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
77	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	9:19
78	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	10:13
79	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
80	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
81	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
82	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
83	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
84	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
85	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
86	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
87	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
88	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
89	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	s.t.
90	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
91	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:21
92	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	10:27
93	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
94	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
95	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
96	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
98	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
99	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
100	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
101	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
102	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
103	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
104	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
105	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
106	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
107	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
108	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	12:11
109	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:20
110	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	19:19

 

Final GC after stage 5:

• GC winner: Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)
• Points classification winner: Pavel Bittner (Team Picnic-PostNL)
• Best young rider: Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Teams classification winner: Alpecin-Deceuninck

920.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.410 km/hr

1	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	19hr 24min 42sec
2	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	@ 3sec
3	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:31
4	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	0:55
5	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:57
6	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	0:59
7	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
8	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	1:00
9	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:03
10	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	1:07
11	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	1:09
12	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:10
13	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
14	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	1:11
15	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
16	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
17	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
18	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
19	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
20	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	1:22
21	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
22	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
23	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
24	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:34
25	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	1:35
26	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:37
27	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:40
28	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	2:00
29	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	2:12
30	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	2:32
31	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	2:32
32	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	2:57
33	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	4:48
34	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	4:55
35	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	5:01
36	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:36
37	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	6:59
38	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	7:08
39	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	7:50
40	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	7:57
41	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	8:36
42	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:49
43	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	9:30
44	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	10:03
45	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	10:09
46	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	10:18
47	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:31
48	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	11:05
49	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	11:47
50	Toon Aerts	Lotto	11:55
51	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	12:21
52	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	13:01
53	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	13:41
54	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	13:42
55	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	14:02
56	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	15:00
57	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	15:07
58	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
59	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	15:17
60	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	15:30
61	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:55
62	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	15:57
63	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	16:03
64	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	16:08
65	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	16:12
66	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	16:31
67	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	17:22
68	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	17:24
69	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	17:59
70	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	18:01
71	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	18:29
72	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	19:10
73	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	20:02
74	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	20:18
75	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	20:29
76	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	20:34
77	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	20:40
78	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	20:47
79	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	20:53
80	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	21:07
81	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	21:17
82	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	21:19
83	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	21:59
84	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	23:14
85	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	24:07
86	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	24:10
87	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	25:19
88	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	25:24
89	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
90	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	29:43
91	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	30:19
92	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	30:27
93	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	30:54
94	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	31:10
95	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	31:41
96	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	31:48
97	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	33:24
98	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	33:56
99	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	34:01
100	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	36:20
101	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	37:27
102	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	40:23
103	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	41:30
104	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	44:39
105	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	45:17
106	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	46:06
107	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	48:16
108	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	49:12
109	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	49:33
110	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	58:38

 

Stage 5 map & profile:

Stage 5 map

Stage 5 profile

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Saturday, August 23: Stage 4, Riemst - Bilzen-Hoeselt, 198.5 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Tim Merlier wins stage four. Photo: Getty Images

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Weather at the finish city of Bilzen-Hoeselt at 2:30 PM, local time: 19C (66F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is a 4% chance of rain.

The race: Fabio Jakobsen (Team Picnic-PostNL) crashed early in the stage and broke his collarbone.

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

Tim Merlier cemented his status as the most successful sprinter of the season after his 14th win of the year, at the end of the Renewi Tour’s penultimate stage. Victorious also on the opening day, the European Champion produced another sprint and making the Renewi Tour his fifth different stage race of the season with multiple wins, after the AlUla Tour, UAE Tour, Tour of Belgium and Tour de France.

Once the catch was made, thanks also to a phenomenal effort of former Belgian Champion Yves Lampaert, things once again became hectic in the peloton, as the fast men were trying to find some space before the uphill drag to the line. Around 500 meters from the finish, Merlier found himself a bit boxed in, but he expertly found an opening on the right side of the road, got himself in the perfect slot and opened the sprint with 200 meters to go.

That sensational burst of speed sent Merlier across the line arms aloft as he celebrated his 40th victory for the team, the Belgian becoming the sixth different rider to have reached this remarkable milestone in the Soudal Quick-Step jersey.

“It was a difficult finish, but I am delighted I could pull it off. I started from the distance and felt I could keep the speed all the way to the line. The team did another great effort, and it was thanks to them that we had a bunch sprint today, as the breakaway was dangerous and made the peloton work hard. I’m happy with my 40th victory as a Soudal Quick-Step rider, it’s something I am proud of. We have two stage victories here, but are motivated to give our best also on the final day of the race”, Tim said after Saturday’s win.

Complete results:

198.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.902 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	4hr 19min 28sec
2	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
3	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
4	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
5	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
6	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
7	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
8	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
9	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
10	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
11	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
12	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
13	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
14	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
15	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
16	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
17	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
18	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
19	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
20	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
21	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
22	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
23	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
24	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	s.t.
25	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
26	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
27	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
28	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
29	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
30	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
32	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
33	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
34	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
35	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
36	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
37	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
38	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
39	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
40	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
41	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
42	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
43	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
44	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
45	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
46	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
47	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
48	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	s.t.
49	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
50	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
51	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
52	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
53	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
54	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
55	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
56	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
57	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
58	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
59	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
60	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
61	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
62	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
63	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
64	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
65	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
66	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
68	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
69	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
70	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
71	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
72	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
73	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
74	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
75	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
76	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	s.t.
77	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
78	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
79	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
81	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
82	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
83	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
84	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
85	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
86	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
87	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
89	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
90	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
91	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	@ 23sec
92	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
93	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
94	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
95	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
96	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
97	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:33
98	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
99	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
100	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:41
101	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
102	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
103	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
104	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	0:50
105	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:00
106	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
107	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	1:19
108	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:45
109	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
110	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
111	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
112	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	1:52
113	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	2:11
114	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	2:27
115	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
116	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	3:10
117	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
118	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
119	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:23
120	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	8:44
121	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
122	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
123	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
124	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
125	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	13:07

 

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)
• Points classification leader: Pavel Bittner (Team Picnic-PostNL)
• Best young rider: Tibore Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Teams classification leader: Alpecin-Deceuninck

735.6 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 48.869 km/hr

1	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	15:25:15
2	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	@ 1sec
3	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:21
4	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:46
5	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	0:48
6	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	0:50
7	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:52
8	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
9	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
10	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	0:58
11	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	0:59
12	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
13	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	1:00
14	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
15	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
16	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
17	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
18	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
19	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
20	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
21	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	1:08
22	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:11
23	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
24	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
25	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
26	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	1:15
27	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
28	Toon Aerts	Lotto	1:17
29	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	1:23
30	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	1:24
32	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:26
33	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:29
34	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:47
35	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:49
36	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	2:01
37	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	2:28
38	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	2:54
39	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	4:23
40	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	4:37
41	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	4:44
42	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	4:50
43	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	5:07
44	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:25
45	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
46	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	5:34
47	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	5:35
48	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	5:37
49	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
50	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	6:10
51	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	6:31
52	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	6:48
53	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	6:53
54	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	6:57
55	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	7:23
56	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	7:47
57	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	8:25
58	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	8:32
59	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	9:48
60	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	9:52
61	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	10:10
62	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:20
63	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	10:29
64	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	10:47
65	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	12:45
66	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	12:50
67	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
68	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
69	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	13:29
70	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	13:30
71	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	13:31
72	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	13:38
73	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:43
74	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:46
75	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	14:40
76	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	14:45
77	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	14:52
78	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	14:56
79	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
81	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	15:00
82	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
83	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
84	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
85	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	15:01
86	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	15:19
87	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:44
88	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	15:57
89	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	16:00
90	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	16:05
91	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	16:20
92	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	16:30
93	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	18:18
94	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	18:59
95	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	19:19
96	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	19:51
97	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	19:55
98	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	20:32
99	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	20:42
100	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	21:03
101	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	21:06
102	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	21:10
103	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	21:34
104	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	22:46
105	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	23:32
106	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	23:37
107	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	24:02
108	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	24:11
109	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	24:54
110	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	25:42
111	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	26:38
112	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	26:49
113	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	28:35
114	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	29:45
115	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	32:00
116	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	33:39
117	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	34:15
118	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	34:39
119	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	34:53
120	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	35:28
121	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	37:44
122	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	38:48
123	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	38:55
124	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	42:27
125	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	48:00

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Friday, August 22: Stage 3, Aalter - Geraardsbergen, 181.8 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Mathieu van der Poel beats Arnaud De Lie for the stage win. Photo: mrpinko

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Weather at at the finish city of Geraardsbergen at 2:10 PM, local time: 19C (67F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 2% chance of rain.

The race: Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) did not start. Early in the stage Tim Declarcq, feeling ill, abandoned. Alexis Renard (Cofidis) also abandoned.

Here's the report from second-place Arnaud De Lie's Team Lotto:

What a battle. Arnaud De Lie finished second on the Vesten in Geraardsbergen in the queen stage of the Renewi Tour. “I was completely spent, but losing to Mathieu Van der Poel is no disgrace.”

He won the stage to Geraardsbergen last year, so Arnaud De Lie was determined to repeat that performance this year. That planned scenario seemed to be on track for a long time, with a thrilling finale in which De Lie, together with Mathieu Van der Poel and Tim Wellens, took center stage. It wasn’t until the Vesten that Arnaud De Lie had to concede in the sprint against Van der Poel. “A victory is always better, of course, but I was up against two champions, two big engines... I went all out in the last lap. My heart rate was through the roof,” De Lie said. “Nikolas (Maes, team director, ed.) told me through my earpiece that I had to start thinking about my sprint. I knew I had to stay calm until the first time up the Muur. I tried to make it difficult for the other two and play it smart, but I just didn’t have the freshness left to do that.”

“The goal today was to jump for the win, and I did that. In the end, I was too far back, I realize that. But against Mathieu Van der Poel, it’s always difficult. This was the maximum achievable. The good feeling after the Tour is still there, my legs feel great, and I rode a beautiful race.”

De Lie also takes the lead in the general classification. He now has a 1-second advantage over Van der Poel. “Since the first stage, I’ve genuinely felt good. One second isn’t much, but it could be enough. There are still two tough stages to come. Tomorrow and in Leuven, I need to pick up some bonus seconds. I know Sunday’s course- it’s really tough- but we’ll do everything we can to defend that jersey.”

Complete results:

181.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.245 km/hr

1	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	3hr 50min 53sec
2	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	s.t.
3	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 12sec
4	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:34
5	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
6	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
7	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	0:42
8	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
9	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
10	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
11	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
12	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
13	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
14	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
15	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
16	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
17	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
18	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
19	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
20	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
21	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	0:53
22	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
23	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
24	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
25	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
26	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
27	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	0:57
28	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
29	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
30	Toon Aerts	Lotto	0:59
31	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	1:06
32	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
33	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:08
34	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:11
35	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	s.t.
36	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
37	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:19
38	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	1:25
39	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	1:30
40	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:31
41	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
42	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	1:43
43	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	2:10
44	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
45	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
46	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	2:36
47	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
48	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
49	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	3:42
50	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	4:22
51	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	4:57
52	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
53	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
54	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:07
55	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
56	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
57	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
58	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
59	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	5:16
60	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
61	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	5:19
62	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
63	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	5:34
64	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
65	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	5:49
66	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	6:13
67	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
68	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	6:30
69	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	9:29
70	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	9:32
71	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
72	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
73	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
74	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
75	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
76	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	9:34
77	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	12:27
78	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	12:32
79	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
80	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
81	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
82	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
83	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
84	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
85	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
86	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
87	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
88	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
89	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
90	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
91	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
92	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
93	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14:38
94	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
95	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
96	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	s.t.
97	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
98	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
99	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
100	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
101	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
102	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
103	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	14:42
104	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
105	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
106	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
107	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
108	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
109	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
110	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
111	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
112	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
113	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
114	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
115	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
116	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
117	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
118	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
119	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
120	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
121	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
122	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
123	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
124	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
125	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
126	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:17

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Arnaud De Lie (Lotto)
• Points classification leader: Pavel Bittner (Team Picnic-PostNL)
• Best young rider: Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Teams classification leader: Alpecin-Deceuninck

537.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 48.403 km/hr

1	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	11hr 5min 47sec
2	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	@ 1sec
3	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:21
4	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:50
5	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
6	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:52
7	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
8	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	0:54
9	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	0:58
10	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	0:59
11	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
12	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	1:00
13	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
14	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
15	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
16	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
17	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
18	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
19	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
20	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:01
21	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	1:08
22	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:11
23	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
24	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
25	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
26	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	1:15
27	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
28	Toon Aerts	Lotto	1:17
29	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:23
30	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	1:24
31	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	1:26
32	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	1:29
33	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
34	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:49
35	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
36	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	2:01
37	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	2:28
38	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	2:54
39	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	4:00
40	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	4:37
41	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	4:44
42	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	4:50
43	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	5:07
44	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	5:08
45	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	5:15
46	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:25
47	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:25
48	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	5:34
49	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	5:35
50	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	5:37
51	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
52	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	6:07
53	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	6:10
54	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	6:31
55	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	6:48
56	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	7:23
57	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	7:47
58	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	8:32
59	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	9:47
60	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	9:48
61	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	9:52
62	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	10:20
63	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	10:29
64	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	10:47
65	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	12:22
66	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	12:45
67	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	12:50
68	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
69	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
70	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
71	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
72	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
73	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	12:57
74	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
75	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:13
76	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	13:30
77	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:43
78	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	14:45
79	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	14:50
80	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	14:52
81	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	14:56
82	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
83	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
84	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
85	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	15:00
86	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
87	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
88	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
89	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
90	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
91	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	15:27
92	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	15:44
93	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	15:57
94	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
95	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	16:05
96	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	16:20
97	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	17:53
98	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	17:55
99	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	18:00
100	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	18:39
101	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	18:59
102	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	19:51
103	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
104	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
105	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	19:55
106	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	20:19
107	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	20:27
108	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	21:05
109	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	21:10
110	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	22:46
111	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	23:15
112	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	24:54
113	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	26:38
114	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	26:49
115	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	29:45
116	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	31:37
117	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	32:30
118	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	33:39
119	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
120	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	33:43
121	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
122	Andreas Stokbro Nielsen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	34:53
123	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
124	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	37:03
125	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
126	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Thursday, August 21: Stage 2, Blankenberge - Ardooie, 172.7 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Olav Kooij wins stage two.

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Weather at the finish city of Ardooie at 2:15 PM, local time: 21C (71F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 21 km/hr (14 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Connor Swift (INEOS Grenadiers) & Mathias Norsgaard (Movistar) did not start.

Here's the report from stage winner Olav Kooij's Team Visma | Lease a Bike:

Olav Kooij powered to an emphatic win in stage two of the Renewi Tour. On a day shaped by strong winds, the Dutchman proved by far the fastest in the final sprint. His victory delivered Team Visma | Lease a Bike its 29th win of the season.

“We did a really good job as a team,” Kooij reflected afterwards. “Maybe we hit the front a little too early, but it allowed me to start the sprint from a great position. I was able to find my way in the final kilometer, and luckily I still had enough power in the legs. After not being able to sprint properly yesterday because of the crash, it feels great to take the win today.”

After a calm opening, the race came alive with 60 kilometers to go, when the fierce wind split the peloton in two. Edoardo Affini and Julien Vermote held their ground in the first group, but ultimately the split did not prove decisive.

With 35 kilometers remaining, the bunch came back together. In a spectacular finale, where the peloton split several times, a large group still reached the streets of Ardooie together. In the final kilometer, Kooij was expertly launched by his teammates before sprinting convincingly to victory.

For the 23-year-old Dutchman, this is not only his seventh win of the season, but also a first stage victory in the Renewi Tour. “Winning a stage here has always been on my list, so it’s extra special to finally do it. I’m really happy to get this win today and I’m looking forward to the next days.”

Complete results:

172.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.965 km/hr

1	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	3hr 35min 7sec
2	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
3	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
5	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
6	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
8	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
9	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
10	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
11	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
12	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
13	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
14	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
15	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
16	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
17	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
18	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
19	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
20	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
21	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
22	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
23	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
24	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
25	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
26	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	s.t.
27	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
28	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
29	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
30	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
32	Miles Scotson	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
33	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
34	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
35	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
36	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
37	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
38	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
39	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
40	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
41	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
42	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
43	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
44	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
45	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
46	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
47	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
48	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
49	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
50	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
51	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
52	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
53	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
54	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
55	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
56	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
57	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
58	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
59	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	s.t.
60	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
61	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
62	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	s.t.
63	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
64	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
65	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
66	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
67	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
68	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
69	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
70	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
71	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
72	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
73	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
74	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
75	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
76	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
77	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
78	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
79	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
80	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
81	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
82	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	@ 44sec
83	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:53
85	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
86	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	1:11
87	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
88	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:38
89	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	2:16
90	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	3:07
91	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
92	Mika Heming	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
93	Brent Van Moer	Lotto	s.t.
94	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
95	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
96	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
97	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
98	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
99	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
100	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
101	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
102	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
103	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
104	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
105	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
106	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
107	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	4:55
108	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
109	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
110	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
111	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
112	Taco van der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
113	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
114	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
115	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
116	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
117	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
118	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
119	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
120	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
121	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
122	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
123	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
124	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
125	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
126	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
127	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
128	Kevin Geniets	Groupama-FDJ	8:15
129	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
130	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
131	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
132	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
133	Jelte Krijnsen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
134	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
135	Albert Torres	Movistar Team	s.t.
136	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
137	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
138	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
139	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
140	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
141	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	s.t.
142	Axandre Van Petegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
143	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
144	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
145	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
146	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
147	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Points classification leader: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Colby Simmons (EF Education-EasyPost)
• Teams classification leader: Alpecin-Deceuninck

355.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 49.003 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	7hr 15min 2sec
2	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
3	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
4	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 2sec
5	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	0:04
6	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	s.t.
7	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:06
8	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
9	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	0:07
10	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
11	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	0:08
12	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
13	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
14	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:09
15	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
16	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	0:10
17	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
18	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
19	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
20	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
22	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
23	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
24	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
25	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
26	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
27	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
28	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
29	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
30	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
31	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
32	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
33	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
34	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
35	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
36	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
37	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
38	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
39	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
40	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
42	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
44	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
45	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
46	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
47	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
48	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
49	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
50	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
51	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	s.t.
52	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
53	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
54	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
55	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
56	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
57	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	s.t.
58	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
59	Miles Scotson	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
60	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
61	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
62	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
63	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
64	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
66	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
67	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
68	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
69	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
70	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
71	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
72	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
73	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
74	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
75	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	0:37
76	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	0:50
77	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:54
78	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:03
79	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:21
80	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	2:23
81	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	2:24
82	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	2:42
83	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	3:03
84	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	3:14
85	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3:17
86	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
87	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
88	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
89	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
90	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
91	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
92	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
93	Mika Heming	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	4:38
94	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:05
95	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
96	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
97	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
98	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
99	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
100	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
101	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
102	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
103	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
104	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
105	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	6:20
106	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	6:40
107	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:56
108	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	8:08
109	Jelte Krijnsen	Team Jayco-AlUla	8:25
110	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
111	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
112	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
113	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	8:59
114	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	10:04
115	Taco van der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty	10:47
116	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
117	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	11:59
118	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	13:39
119	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	13:44
120	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	13:58
121	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
122	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	14:42
123	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	14:46
124	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	15:22
125	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	16:51
126	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	17:05
127	Brent Van Moer	Lotto	s.t.
128	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
129	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.
130	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	18:39
131	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	18:53
132	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
133	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
134	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
135	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	21:59
136	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
137	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	22:13
138	Albert Torres	Movistar Team	s.t.
139	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
140	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
141	Axandre Van Petegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
142	Kevin Geniets	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
143	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
144	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
145	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
146	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
147	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Wednesday, August 20: Stage 1, Terneuzen - Breskens, 182.6 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Tim Merlier wins the first stage. Photo: Getty Sport.

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Weather at the finish town of Breskens at 2:05 PM, local time: 21C (68F), fair, with the wind from the north at 26 km/hr (16 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.

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

Tim Merlier took another crushing sprint victory in his first road race since the Tour de France, earning Soudal Quick-Step’s 33rd success of the season in Breskens, where the opening stage of the Renewi Tour – the 31st World Tour event of the season – concluded.

It was a hectic day of racing, with the original seven-man breakaway caught long before the finish and another leading group formed soon afterwards, with some help from the crosswinds. Our team had Tour de Pologne stage winner Paul Magnier there, a move which put the pressure on other squads, who had to chase hard in order to bring them back, which eventually happened only inside the final ten kilometers.

Soudal Quick-Step once again took over the reins in the bunch and stretched the peloton before Bert Van Lerberghe pushed a big tempo under the flamme rouge, paving the way for Merlier’s sprint. The European Champion flew to victory, putting a bike length into his opponents and taking a success that brought him the race’s first leader’s jersey and ten bonus seconds.

“I had a good feeling the entire day, which made me confident in my chances, but we weren’t sure there was going to be a bunch sprint because the breakaway was a strong one. On the other hand, it still was a good situation for us, as we had Paul there. In the end, it all came together and the team did a really good job to put me in a good position, from where I could open my sprint in the right moment like I wanted. It makes me happy I could win in my first race since July”, said Tim, who also leads the points classification of the Renewi Tour.

Complete results:

182.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 49.781 km/hr

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 40min 5sec
2	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	s.t.
3	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
4	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
5	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
6	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
7	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
8	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
9	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
10	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
11	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
12	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
13	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
14	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
15	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
16	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
17	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
18	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
19	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
20	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
21	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
22	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
23	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
24	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
25	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
26	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
27	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
28	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
29	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
30	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
31	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
32	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
33	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
34	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
35	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
36	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
37	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
38	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
39	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
40	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
42	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
44	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	s.t.
45	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
46	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
47	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
48	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
49	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
50	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
51	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
52	Jelte Krijnsen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
53	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
54	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
55	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
56	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
57	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
58	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
59	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
60	Abram Stockman	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
61	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	s.t.
62	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
63	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
64	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
65	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
66	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
67	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
68	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
69	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
70	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
71	Mathiasr Norsgaard	Movistar Team	s.t.
72	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
73	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
74	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
76	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
77	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
78	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
79	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
80	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
81	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
82	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
83	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
84	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
85	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
86	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
87	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
88	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
89	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
90	Miles Scotson	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
91	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
92	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
93	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
94	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
95	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
96	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	s.t.
97	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
98	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
99	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
100	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
101	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
102	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
103	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
104	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
105	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	@ 27sec
106	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	0:40
107	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	1:15
108	Mika Heming	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:21
109	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
110	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	1:35
111	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	1:42
112	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	2:13
113	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	2:32
114	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:51
115	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	3:34
116	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	5:14
117	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:42
118	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
119	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
120	Taco van der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
121	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	6:21
122	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
123	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	6:47
124	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	13:34
125	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
126	Tobias Foss	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
127	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
128	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
129	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
130	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
131	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	13:48
132	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
133	Sven Erik Bystrøm	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
134	Laurens Huys	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
135	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
136	Albert Torres	Movistar Team	s.t.
137	Andreas Stokbro	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
138	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
139	Axandre Van Petegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
140	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
141	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
142	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
143	Brent Van Moer	Lotto	s.t.
144	Donavan Grondin	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
145	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
146	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
147	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
148	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
149	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
150	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
151	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
152	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
153	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
154	Kevin Geniets	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
155	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
156	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Points classification leader: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Colby Simmons (EF Education-EasyPost)
• Teams classification leader: Alpecin-Deceuninck

1	Tim Merlier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 39min 55sec
2	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	@ 2sec
3	Dries De Bondt	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	0:03
4	Arnaud De Lie	Lotto	0:04
5	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:06
6	Jarrad Drizners	Lotto	0:07
7	Pavel Bittner	Team Picnic PostNL	0:10
8	Biniam Girmay	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
9	Ben Turner	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
10	Olav Kooij	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
11	Davide Ballerini	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
12	Fernando Gaviria	Movistar Team	s.t.
13	Simon Dehairs	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
14	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
15	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
16	Amaury Capiot	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
17	Mick van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
18	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
19	Jules Hesters	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
20	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
21	Colby Simmons	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
22	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
23	Paul Penhoët	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
24	Max Walscheid	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
25	Oliver Naesen	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
26	Mike Teunissen	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
27	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
28	Jasper Stuyven	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
29	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
30	Lukas Kubis	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
31	Kenneth Van Rooy	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
32	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
33	Nils Eekhoff	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
34	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
35	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
36	Matej Mohoric	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
37	Valentin Madouas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
38	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Nolann Mahoudo	Cofidis	s.t.
40	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
41	Lewis Askey	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
42	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Robert Stannard	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
44	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
45	Jensen Plowright	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
46	Cédric Beullens	Lotto	s.t.
47	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
48	Toms Skujins	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
49	Fred Wright	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
50	António Morgado	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
51	Cees Bol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
52	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
53	Ben Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
54	Jelte Krijnsen	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
55	Fran Miholjevic	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
56	Lorenzo Milesi	Movistar Team	s.t.
57	Bastien Tronchon	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
58	Michiel Lambrecht	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
59	Tomas Kopecky	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
60	Roger Adrià	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
61	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
62	Abram Stockman	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
63	Damien Touzé	Cofidis	s.t.
64	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
65	Johan Jacobs	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
66	Axel Laurance	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
67	Frank van den Broek	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
68	Cériel Desal	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
69	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
70	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
71	Tim Wellens	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
72	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
73	Mathias Norsgaard	Movistar Team	s.t.
74	Alex Edmondson	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
75	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
76	Petr Kelemen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Kasper Asgreen	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
78	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
79	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
80	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
81	Yves Lampaert	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
82	Silvan Dillier	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
83	Pierre Gautherat	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
84	Milan Lanhove	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
85	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
86	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
87	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
88	Christophe Laporte	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
89	Igor Arrieta	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
90	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
91	Axel Huens	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
92	Miles Scotson	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
93	Elmar Reinders	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
94	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
95	Clément Russo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
96	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	s.t.
97	Bert Van Lerberghe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
98	Vito Braet	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
99	Alberto Bettiol	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
100	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
101	Alex Kirsch	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
102	Julien Vermote	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
103	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
104	Aaron Gate	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
105	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	0:37
106	Florian Sénéchal	Arkea-B&B Hotels	0:50
107	Leander Van Hautegem	Wagner Bazin WB	1:25
108	Mika Heming	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:31
109	Luka Mezgec	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
110	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	1:45
111	Kamil Gradek	Bahrain Victorious	1:52
112	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	2:23
113	Laurenz Rex	Intermarché-Wanty	2:42
114	Aivaras Mikutis	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:01
115	Michael Leonard	INEOS Grenadiers	3:44
116	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	5:24
117	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:52
118	Edoardo Affini	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
119	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
120	Taco van der Hoorn	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
121	Ludovic Robeet	Cofidis	6:31
122	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
123	Sam Welsford	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	6:57
124	Otto Vergaerde	Lidl-Trek	13:44
125	Pierre Barbier	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
126	Tobias Foss	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
127	Tim Declercq	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
128	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
129	Davide Bomboi	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
130	Gianluca Pollefliet	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
131	Owain Doull	EF Education-EasyPost	13:58
132	Giosue Epis	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
133	Erik Bystrøm Sven	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
134	Laurens Huys	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
135	Jack Rootkin-Gray	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
136	Albert Torres	Movistar Team	s.t.
137	Andreas Stokbro Nielsen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
138	Natnael Tesfazion	Movistar Team	s.t.
139	Axandre Van Petegem	Wagner Bazin WB	s.t.
140	Vincenzo Albanese	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
141	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	s.t.
142	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
143	Brent Van Moer	Lotto	s.t.
144	Donavan Grondin	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
145	Campbell Stewart	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
146	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
147	Connor Swift	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
148	Michel Ries	Arkea-B&B Hotels	s.t.
149	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
150	Davide Cimolai	Movistar Team	s.t.
151	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
152	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
153	Adam Toupalik	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
154	Kevin Geniets	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
155	Siebe Deweirdt	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
156	Jenno Berckmoes	Lotto	s.t.

 

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

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Start list with back numbers, August 19, 2025:

	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
1	Tim Wellens
2	Florian Vermeersch
3	Igor Arrieta
4	Julius Johansen
5	António Morgado
6	Sebastian Molano
7	Rui Oliveira
	Alpecin-Deceuninck
11	Mathieu van der Poel
12	Tibor Del Grosso
13	Simon Dehairs
14	Silvan Dillier
15	Jensen Plowright
16	Johan Price-Pejtersen
17	Gianni Vermeersch
	Soudal Quick-Step
21	Tim Merlier
22	Ayco Bastiaens
23	Yves Lampaert
24	Paul Magnier
25	Dries van Gestel
26	Bert Van Lerberghe
27	Warre Vangheluwe
	Team Visma | Lease a Bike
31	Olav Kooij
32	Edoardo Affini
33	Christophe Laporte
34	Daniel McLay
35	Attila Valter
36	Menno Huising
37	Julien Vermote
	Intermarché-Wanty
41	Biniam Girmay
42	Vito Braet
43	Gijs Van Hoecke
44	Gerben Kuypers
45	Laurenz Rex
46	Taco van der Hoorn
47	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk
	Lidl-Trek
51	Thibau Nys
52	Otto Vergaerde
53	Alex Kirsch
54	Toms Skujins
55	Jasper Stuyven
56	Tim Declercq
57	Mathias Vacek
	Bahrain Victorious
61	Matej Mohoric
62	Matevz Govekar
63	Kamil Gradek
64	Fran Miholjevic
65	Daniel Skerl
66	Robert Stannard
67	Fred Wright
	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
71	Oliver Naesen
72	Dries De Bondt
73	Stan Dewulf
74	Pierre Gautherat
75	Bastien Tronchon
76	Tord Gudmestad
77	Gianluca Pollefliet
	EF Education-EasyPost
81	Vincenzo Albanese
82	Kasper Asgreen
83	Owain Doull
84	Jack Rootkin-Gray
85	Colby Simmons
86	Marijn van den Berg
87	Max Walker
	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
91	Maxim Van Gils
92	Roger Adrià
93	Filip Maciejuk
94	Ryan Mullen
95	Anton Palzer
96	Mick van Dijke
97	Sam Welsford
	INEOS Grenadiers
101	Tobias Foss
102	Axel Laurance
103	Salvatore Puccio
104	Michael Leonard
105	Ben Swift
106	Connor Swift
107	Ben Turner
	Team Picnic-PostNL
111	Pavel Bittner
112	Nils Eekhoff
113	Sean Flynn
114	Tim Naberman
115	Fabio Jakobsen
116	Frank van den Broek
117	Alex Edmondson
	Arkea-B&B Hotels
121	Laurens Huys
122	Donavan Grondin
123	Amaury Capiot
124	Giosue Epis
125	Michel Ries
126	Miles Scotson
127	Florian Sénéchal
	Groupama-FDJ
131	Lewis Askey
132	Sven Erik Bystrøm
133	Kevin Geniets
134	Johan Jacobs
135	Valentin Madouas
136	Paul Penhoët
137	Clément Russo
	Movistar Team
141	Davide Cimolai
142	Fernando Gaviria
143	Lorenzo Milesi
144	Manlio Moro
145	Mathias Norsgaard
146	Natnael Tesfazion
147	Albert Torres
	Team Jayco-AlUla
151	Dylan Groenewegen
152	Robert Donaldson
153	Jelte Krijnsen
154	Campbell Stewart
155	Luka Mezgec
156	Max Walscheid
157	Elmar Reinders
	XDS Astana Team
161	Davide Ballerini
162	Alberto Bettiol
163	Cees Bol
164	Yevgeniy Fedorov
165	Aaron Gate
166	Max Kanter
167	Mike Teunissen
	Cofidis
171	Piet Allegaert
172	Aimé De Gendt
173	Milan Fretin
174	Jan Maas
175	Ludovic Robeet
176	Alexis Renard
177	Damien Touzé
	Lotto
181	Arnaud De Lie
182	Jenno Berckmoes
183	Cédric Beullens
184	Toon Aerts
185	Jarrad Drizners
186	Lionel Taminiaux
187	Brent Van Moer
	Team Flanders-Baloise
191	Siebe Deweirdt
192	Jonas Geens
193	Jules Hesters
194	Milan Lanhove
195	Vincent Van Hemelen
196	Dylan Vandenstorme
197	Ward Vanhoof
	Wagner Bazin WB
201	Cériel Desal
202	Michiel Lambrecht
203	Tom Portsmouth
204	Leander Van Hautegem
205	Kenneth Van Rooy
206	Pierre Barbier
207	Axandre Van Petegem
	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
211	Mika Heming
212	Arvid de Kleijn
213	Robin Froidevaux
214	Petr Kelemen
215	Sebastian Kolze Changizi
216	Aivaras Mikutis
217	Rick Pluimers
	Unibet Tietema Rockets
221	Lukas Kubis
222	Axel Huens
223	Tomas Kopecky
224	Davide Bomboi
225	Andreas Stokbro
226	Abram Stockman
227	Adam Toupalik