The 2024 Tour of Belgium (known as the 2024 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes) was the 93rd edition of the Tour of Belgium road cycling stage race, which took place from 12 to 16 June 2024. The category 2.Pro event formed a part of the 2024 UCI ProSeries.
| 2024 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 12–16 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 747.7 km (464.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 27' 19" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams
editNine UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, and six UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June | Beringen to Beringen | 12 km (7.5 mi) | 
|
Individual time trial |  Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
|
| 2 | 13 June | Merelbeke to Knokke-Heist | 184.2 km (114.5 mi) | 
|
Flat stage |  Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
| 3 | 14 June | Turnhout to Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | 188.3 km (117.0 mi) | 
|
Hilly stage | Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
|
| 4 | 15 June | Durbuy to Durbuy | 177 km (110 mi) |
|
Hilly stage |  Alex Aranburu (ESP)
|
| 5 | 16 June | Brussels to Brussels | 186.2 km (115.7 mi) |
|
Flat stage | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
| Total | 747.7 km (464.6 mi) | |||||
Stages
editStage 1
edit
|
|
Stage 2
edit- 13 June 2024 — Merelbeke to Knokke-Heist, 184.2 km (114.5 mi)[4]
|
|
Stage 3
edit- 14 June 2024 — Turnhout to Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, 188.3 km (117.0 mi)[6]
Stage 4
edit
|
|
Stage 5
edit
|
|
Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification (Dutch: Algemeen klassement) 
|
Points classification (Dutch: Puntenklassement) 
|
Combativity classification (Dutch: Strijdlustklassement) 
|
Young rider classification (Dutch: Jongerenklassement) 
|
Team classification (Dutch: Ploegenklassement) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | Søren Wærenskjold | not awarded | Mathias Vacek | Lidl–Trek |
| 2 | Tim Merlier | Lars Craps | ||||
| 3 | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Lindsay De Vylder | |||
| 4 | Alex Aranburu | Jago Willems | Movistar Team | |||
| 5 | Tim Merlier | |||||
| Final | Søren Wærenskjold | Jasper Philipsen | Jago Willems | Mathias Vacek | Movistar Team | |
Classification standings
edit| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Denotes the leader of the general classification | 
|
Denotes the leader of the combativity classification |
|
Denotes the leader of the points classification | 
|
Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
|
Uno-X Mobility | 16h 25' 20" |
| 2 |  Mathias Vacek (CZE)
|
Lidl–Trek | + 4" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP)
|
Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 4 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 17" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
|
Lidl–Trek | + 19" |
| 6 |  Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 24" |
| 7 | Alec Segaert (BEL)
|
Lotto–Dstny | + 26" |
| 8 |  Damien Touzé (FRA)
|
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 28" |
| 9 | Per Strand Hagenes (NOR)
|
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 28" |
| 10 |  Pier-André Côté (CAN)
|
Israel–Premier Tech | + 35" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Deceuninck | 102 |
| 2 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | 79 |
| 3 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
|
Intermarché–Wanty | 48 |
| 4 |  Olav Kooij (NED)
|
Visma–Lease a Bike | 47 |
| 5 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL)
|
Lotto–Dstny | 43 |
| 6 | Alex Aranburu (ESP)
|
Movistar Team | 39 |
| 7 | Mathias Vacek (CZE)
|
Lidl–Trek | 37 |
| 8 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
|
Lidl–Trek | 34 |
| 9 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
|
Uno-X Mobility | 33 |
| 10 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
|
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 25 |
Combativity classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jago Willems (BEL)
|
VolkerWessels Cycling Team | 69 |
| 2 | Lindsay De Vylder (BEL)
|
Team Flanders–Baloise | 68 |
| 3 | Lars Craps (BEL)
|
Team Flanders–Baloise | 32 |
| 4 | Stijn Appel (NED)
|
BEAT Cycling Club | 23 |
| 5 | Dries De Bondt (BEL)
|
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | 20 |
| 6 |  Martin Svrček (SVK)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | 19 |
| 7 | Olivier Godfroid (BEL)
|
Baloise–Trek Lions | 17 |
| 8 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA)
|
Movistar Team | 15 |
| 9 | Diego Pablo Sevilla (ESP)
|
Polti–Kometa | 12 |
| 10 | Tristan Scherpenbergh (BEL)
|
Philippe Wagner–Bazin | 11 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathias Vacek (CZE)
|
Lidl–Trek | 16h 25' 24" |
| 2 | Alec Segaert (BEL)
|
Lotto–Dstny | + 22" |
| 3 | Per Strand Hagenes (NOR)
|
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 24" |
| 4 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
|
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 39" |
| 5 | Iván Romeo (ESP)
|
Movistar Team | + 43" |
| 6 |  Joseph Blackmore (GBR)
|
Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Pepijn Reinderink (NED)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 3' 40" |
| 8 |  Davide De Cassan (ITA)
|
Polti–Kometa | + 7' 01" |
| 9 | Martin Svrček (SVK)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 7' 32" |
| 10 | Matyáš Kopecký (CZE)
|
Team Novo Nordisk | + 8' 44" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar Team
|
49h 17' 22" |
| 2 |  Lidl–Trek
|
+ 3" |
| 3 | Lotto–Dstny
|
+ 19" |
| 4 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
|
+ 52" |
| 5 |  Israel–Premier Tech
|
+ 1' 16" |
| 6 | Team TotalEnergies
|
+ 1' 50" |
| 7 | Alpecin–Deceuninck
|
+ 3' 03" |
| 8 | Polti–Kometa
|
+ 5' 44" |
| 9 | Soudal–Quick-Step
|
+ 7' 17" |
| 10 | Team Flanders–Baloise
|
+ 7' 48" |
References
edit- ^ "Stages" [Stages]. Baloise Belgium Tour (in Dutch). Golazo Media. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Scherpenheuvel-Zichem > Scherpenheuvel-Zichem". Baloise Belgium Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura; Frattini, Kirsten (12 June 2024). "Baloise Belgium Tour: Søren Wærenskjold wins opening time trial, takes leader's jersey". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Merelbeke > Knokke-Heist". Baloise Belgium Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (13 June 2024). "Baloise Belgium Tour: Tim Merlier beats Jasper Philipsen to take stage 2 victory in uphill sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Beveren > Beveren". Baloise Belgium Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (14 June 2024). "Baloise Belgium Tour: Jasper Philipsen blasts to powerful stage 3 bunch sprint win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Durbuy > Durbuy". Baloise Belgium Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (15 June 2024). "Baloise Belgium Tour: Aranburu powers to stage 4 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Brussels > Brussels". Baloise Belgium Tour. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Frattini, Kirsten (16 June 2024). "Tim Merlier beats Jasper Philipsen in Baloise Belgium Tour final stage sprint showdown". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 June 2024.