BinckBank Tour 2018
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 7: Matthews wins final race, GC victory Mohoric
Door Martijn Ophorst The final stage of the BinckBank Tour is a mini-version of the Tour of Flanders. The route takes in a series of short and sharp (cobbled) climbs before the finish halfway up the Wall of Geraardsbergen. Michael Matthews wins the demanding race,…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 6: Gregor Mühlberger wins after late attack, Matej Mohoric retains lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour's 6th stage is similar to the Amstel Gold Race. Following a hilly race in the south of the Netherlands Gregor Mühlberger attacks in the front group just before the last kilometre. He powers to victory, just ahead of Tim Wellens…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 5: Cort wins three-up sprint, Mohoric still leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour's 5th stage travels on flat to slightly rolling roads to a false flat arrival in Lanaken. A bunch sprint? No way. Magnus Cort brings the break of the day home ahead of young Julius van den Berg and Alexis Gougeard. Matej Mohoric…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 4: Stuyven wins after late attack, Mohoric cements lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 4 of the BinckBank Tour travels to Ardooie, which is a tried and tested arrival for fast men. Following a five hours of compelling racing - lots of action! - Jasper Stuyven strikes in the finale. He holds off the sprinters with the tiniest…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 3: Breakaway bests sprinters - stage win Taco van der Hoorn, Matej Mohoric new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour's 3rd stage travels from Aalter to Antwerp. The flat route runs entirely on Belgian soil, so a bunch sprint would have been the most likely outcome. But no. Taco van der Hoorn brings the early break home, while Matej Mohoric -…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 2: Stefan Küng powers to ITT win and leader's jersey
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour's 2nd stage is an out-and-back ITT of 12.7 kilometres in Venray. Stefan Küng powers to victory, 14 seconds ahead of Victor Campenaerts with Søren Kragh Andersen 1 second further behind. The Swiss specialist is also leading the…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Stage 1: Young Fabio Jakobsen outsprints Marcel Kittel
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour's 1st stage is played out on the flat. The race, which takes place in the Dutch province of Friesland, boils down to a bunch sprint. Fabio Jakobsen outpowers Marcel Kittel and Caleb Ewan to take the first leader's jersey.
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BinckBank Tour 2018: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig The 2018 Binckbank Tour set off on Monday, August 13th, to finish on Sunday, the 19th. The seven-day stage race features a number of sprint races, while the decision in terms of GC will be made during a flat ITT on the second day two of action and…
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BinckBank Tour 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour is a seven-day stage race for hilly specialists and fast finishers. The start list features former winners Tim Wellens, Niki Terpstra, Lars Boom and Zdenek Stybar along with sprinters Marcel Kittel, Dylan Groenewegen and Caleb…
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BinckBank Tour 2018: Favourites
Door Martijn Ophorst The BinckBank Tour is the successor of the Eneco Tour. The race is held in Belgium and the Netherlands. A lot of former winners line up - Tim Wellens, Lars Boom, Niki Terpstra, Zdenek Stybar - but title holder Tom Dumoulin is not competing. Who…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 1: Heerenveen (nld) – Bolsward (nld)
Door Martijn Ophorst Monday, 13 August 2018 - The 1st stage of the BinckBank Tour is a flat affair in Friesland, a northern province of the Netherlands. Expect fast finishers to shine at the end of the 177.3 kilometres race.
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 2: Venray (nld) – Venray (nld)
Door Martijn Ophorst Tuesday, 14 August 2018 - Stage 2 on the BinckBank Tour is a flat out-and-back ITT in Venray, the Netherlands. The 12.7 kilometres route is fairly straightforward. No remarkable bends, which makes the race perfect for specialists who can push a big gear.
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 3: Aalter (bel) – Antwerp (bel)
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday, 15 August 2018 - For the 3rd stage, the BinckBank Tour crosses the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. Following the start in Aalter, we should expect a bunch sprint in arrival town Antwerp. The 166 kilometres route features…
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 4: Blankenberge (bel) – Ardooie (bel)
Door Martijn Ophorst Thursday, 16 August 2018 - At 165.5 kilometres, the BinckBank Tour's 4th stage is a race from Blankenberge to Ardooie. Which is a tried and tested arrival for fast men.
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 5: Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (bel) – Lanaken (bel)
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, 17 August 2018 - Amounting to 209.2 kilometres, the 5th stage of the BinckBank Tour is the longest race of this edition. On rolling roads the route runs from Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to a slightly uphill arrival in Lanaken.
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 6: Riemst (bel) – Sittard/Geleen (nld)
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 18 August 2018 - The 6th stage of the BinckBank Tour is all about hills. Amounting to 182.2 kilometres, the route features 25 climbs and runs from Riemst, Belgium, to Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
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BinckBank Tour 2018 Route stage 7: Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure (bel) – Geraardsbergen (bel)
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 19 August 2018 - Stage 7 in the BinckBank Tour travels from Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure to a finish halfway up the Wall of Geraardsbergen. At 216.5 kilometres, the riders face nineteen hills, including the infamous Wall twice from bottom to top.