Benelux Tour 2021
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Benelux Tour 2021: Solo triumph Mohoric, Colbrelli wins GC
Door Harmen Lustig Matej Mohoric solos to victory in the final stage of the Benelux Tour, while Sonny Colbrelli seals the GC win.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Sprint triumph Ewan, Küng new leader
Door Harmen Lustig Despite a series of short and sharp climbs, the 5th stage of the Benelux Tour boils down to a sprint. Caleb Ewan outpowers Sonny Colbrelli, while Stefan Küng moves into the overall race lead.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Sprint victory Merlier, Bissegger keeps GC lead
Door Harmen Lustig Tim Merlier powers to triumph in the streets of Ardooie, while Stefan Bissegger stays in the overall race lead.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Van der Hoorn wins from breakaway, Bissegger still leader
Door Harmen Lustig The 3rd stage looks promising for the fast men, yet the stage winner comes from the breakaway. Taco van der Hoorn wins the five-up sprint, while Stefan Bissegger stays in the overall race lead.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Bissegger moves into GC lead with ITT win
Door Harmen Lustig Stefan Bissegger storms to victory in the out-and-back ITT in Lelystad. The Swiss moves into the leader's jersey of the Benelux Tour.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Start times Lelystad ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Several pre-race favourites lost almost 1 minute in the crosswinds of the 1st stage. The ITT offers specialists such as Evenepoel and Dumoulin a perfect opportunity to bounce back. Cyclingstage.com brings you the starting times.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Merlier wins echelon-marked 1st stage
Door Harmen Lustig Echelons pep up the action in the 1st stage of the Benelux Tour before Tim Merlier powers to victory in the streets of Dokkum. The Flemish sprinters is the first leader on GC.
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Benelux Tour 2021: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The 2021 Benelux Tour served its traditional mix of sprint finishes, lumpy races and a flat ITT. The race set off on Monday 30 August on finished Sunday 5 September.
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Benelux Tour 2021: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig The Benelux Tour - former BinckBank Tour - is a race for sprinters and hilly specialistst alike. Peter Sagan, Tom Dumoulin, Kasper Asgreen, Remco Evenepoel, Dylan Groenewegen, Tim Merlier and Caleb Ewan are some of the stellar entries.…
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Benelux Tour 2021: GC Favourites
Door Harmen Lustig The Benelux Tour is a race for hilly specialists with time trialing skills. The GC battle comes down to the flat ITT on day two and the lumpy races that round out the route on the last three days. Who are the pre-race favorites?
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 1: Surhuisterveen - Dokkum
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 30 August - The Benelux Tour opens with a flat race of 169.6 kilometres long. The start is in Surhuisterveen and the finish Dokkum, both places in the northern province of Friesland in the Netherlands.
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 2: ITT Lelystad
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 31 August - The 2nd stage at the Benelux Tour is an ultra flat individual time trial with start and finish in Lelystad.
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 3: Essen - Hoogerheide
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 1 September - At 168.3 kilometres, the route of the 3rd stage at the Benelux Tour leads on the flat from Essen to Hoogerheide. A bunch sprint is next to certain.
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 4: Aalter - Ardooie
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 2 September - Stage 4 at the Benelux Tour is the last chance for the sprinters. The 166.1 kilometres race travels from Aalter to Ardooie. A tricky chicane before the flamme rouge leads onto a false flat finish.
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 5: Riemst - Bilzen
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 3 September - At 188 kilometres, the 5th stage of the Benelux Tour is a hilly test. Between the start in Riemst and the finish in Bilzen the riders tackle fifteen climbs. The Amstel Gold Race à la Benelux Tour.
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 6: Ottignies - Houffalize
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 4 September - The longest stage of the Benelux Tour amounts to 207.6 kilometres. The riders tackle ten short and sharp hills between the start in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and finish in Houffalize. Liège–Bastogne–Liège á la Benelux Tour.
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Benelux Tour 2021 stage 7: Namen - Geraardsbergen
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 5 September - At 178.9 kilometres, the riders tackle nine climbs before finishing halfway up the Wall of Geraardsbergen. The last stage is The Benelux Tour's take on the Tour of Flanders.