BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 2: Blankenberge - Ardooie
Tuesday 13 August - At 169.1 kilometres, the 2nd stage of the BinckBank Tour travels from Blankenberge to Ardooie. A tricky chicane before the flamme rouge leads onto a false flat finish.
Last year, Jasper Stuyven put that chicane to good use. The home-rider placed a well-timed attack and powered to the line. He won the race just metres ahead of Caleb Ewan, who sprinted to second place.
Previous three editions of the BinckBank Tour featured a Blankenberge-Ardooie stage. Before Stuyven outsmarted the bunch in 2018, Peter Sagan won the uphill sprint in 2017 and 2016. Ardooie served as a finish before that, too. Sagan’s sprint victories were preceded by Tom Boonen (2015) and Nacer Bouhanni (2014), while Mark Renshaw jumped clear in Stuyven-style in 2013 to hold off a charging peloton.
Blankenberge is a seaside resort. Once the flag is dropped the route commences with a local lap before continuing on flat roads to a 15 kilometres circuit around Ardooie. The local round is raced twice, so riders are offered a welcome insight into the last kilometre.
Starting at kilometre 142.5, the Golden Kilometre serves three opportunities to win time bonuses of 3, 2 and 1 seconds within 1,000 metres. The first three riders on the line take 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
Another interesting read: results/race report 2nd stage 2019 BinckBank Tour.
BinckBank Tour 2019 stage 2: route, profile, more
Click on the images to zoom
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles Favourites - BinckBank Tour 2019 Overview - BinckBank Tour 2019 Naesen wins final stage, De Plus takes GC - BinckBank Tour 2019 Filippo Ganna wins ITT, Tim Wellens extends lead - BinckBank Tour 2019 Hodeg outguns Bennett, Wellens still leader - BinckBank Tour 2019 New leader Wellens wins three-up sprint - BinckBank Tour 2019 Bennett sprints to third victory - BinckBank Tour 2019 Sam Bennett sprints to first leader's jersey - BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 1: Beveren - Hulst - BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 3: Aalter - Aalter - BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 4: Houffalize - Houffalize - BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 5: Riemst - Venray - BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 6: ITT in The Hague - BinckBank Tour 2019 Route stage 7: Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – Geraardsbergen - BinckBank Tour 2019 More articles Vuelta Femenina 2024: Faulkner wins with late attack, Vos new leader
Vuelta Femenina 2024 Route stage 5: Huesca - Jaca
Vuelta Femenina 2024: The Route
Vuelta Femenina 2024: Riders
Giro 2024: The Route
Giro 2024: Riders
Giro 2024: GC Favourites
Giro 2024 Route stage 1: Turin - Turin
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 1: Hilly race for pink
Giro 2024 Route stage 2: San Fransesco al Campo - Oropa
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 2: The King of Oropa
Giro 2024 Route stage 3: Novara - Fossano
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 3: For fast finishers #1
Giro 2024 Route stage 4: Acqui Terme - Andora
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 4: Mini Milan-San Remo
Giro 2024 Route stage 5: Genoa - Lucca
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 5: For fast finishers #2
Giro 2024 Route stage 6: Viareggio - Rapolano Terme
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 6: Mini Strade Bianche
Giro 2024 Route stage 7: Foligno - Perugia
Giro 2024 Favourites stage 7: For punchy ITT specialists
Giro 2024 Route stage 8: Spoleto - Prati di Tivo
Cycling Calendar 2024
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 2024: Brown wins six-up sprint
Tour de France 2024: The Route
Tour de France 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 1: Florence - Rimini
Vuelta 2024: The Route
Like our Facebook page and stay on top of all pro-race information!