Mathieu van der Poel bends Baloise Belgium Tour to his will in Durbuy
Mathieu van der Poel won the Queen stage in Durbuy in a 36-kilometre solo. He lived it up in the Ardennes and dealt a firm blow to the competition. His closest rivals joined forces but had to concede more than half a minute to the Dutch favourite. Thibau Nys claimed second place in this uphill […]
Waerenskjold Supreme in Time Trial, Van der Poel New Leader
Soren Waerenskjold won the third stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour. In a 5.2-kilometre time trial, the Norwegian was more than ten seconds faster than Yves Lampaert. Mathieu van der Poel came fourth but does become the new leader in the general classification. In a sun-drenched Beveren, Ward Huybs started the wrangling. The first target […]
Fabio Jakobsen: “My team did the perfect lead-out today”
Fabio Jakobsen won the second stage in the Baloise Belgium Tour. He cleverly managed to outdo his compatriot and fit Mathieu Van der Poel during the traditional finish at De Wandelaar in Knokke-Heist: “When Casper Pedersen and Michael Mørkøv do a lead-out like that, I know that I can usually safely start sprinting from 200 […]
Fabio Jakobsen is the fastest on De Wandelaar in Knokke-Heist
Six escapees put their mark on the stage between Merelbeke and Knokke. During the local laps, the peloton was briefly fragmented by echelons. Unfortunately, Jasper Philipsen and Caleb Ewan were unable to defend their positions in the announced mass sprint due to a crash four kilometres before the finish. Fabio Jakobsen took full advantage and […]
Philipsen: “It is a lot of fun racing like this”
Jasper Philipsen claimed his second stage win in the Baloise Belgium Tour on Wednesday. After Knokke-Heist last year, he now celebrated in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem. “It was close to home so there were lots of fans, that makes it extra sweet to win.” Alpecin – Deceuninck solidified the race early on, a plan that had been conceived […]
Van der Poel Adds Touch of Colour to the Race, Philipsen Wins the Bouquet
Jasper Philipsen is in a winning mood. After winning the Euro Shop Elfstedenronde on Sunday, the Alpecin – Deceuninck sprinter has now also taken the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour. His teammate Mathieu van der Poel put his mark on the race from start to end. In the opening stage of the Baloise […]
