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June 16, 2019
Baloise Belgium Tour 2019 – Stage 5 – Tongeren – Beringen : 158,4 km
The 2019 Tour of Belgium, known as the 2019 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes,
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June 16, 2019
Baloise Belgium Tour 2019 – Stage 5 – Tongeren – Beringen : 158,4 km
The 2019 Tour of Belgium, known as the 2019 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes, will be the 9th edition of the Tour of Belgium cycling stage race. It is scheduled to take place from 12 to 16 June 2019 in Belgium, as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour; it was categorised as a 2.HC race.
Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-QuickStep) secured overall victory at the Baloise Tour of Belgium, despite going down in a late crash as the sprinters fought for the stage victory.
Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) won the sprint by taking a wide line as other sprinters clashed with each other.
Evenepoel rode the finish alone, with a hole in his shorts but a smile on his face, knowing he was to be crowned the overall winner. The 19-year-old revelation won stage 2 and then defended his lead in the final stages with strong support from Deceuninck-QuickStep.
Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) finished second overall at 52 seconds, with his teammate Tim Wellens third overall at 2:02 but Deceuninck-QuickStep won again, taking their 37th victory of the season.
“I’m obviously delighted to win. It’s an amazing feeling, it hasn’t sunk in yet,” Evenepoel said.
It was a little bit difficult with what happened in the final sprint. But that’s okay; it’s a huge relief to get over the finish and win, without any of teammates being harmed.
“I’m going to be the youngest winner of the Tour and that’s a great achievement, I’m thrilled. The team again did well to make sure nobody got away again on the final flat stage. I have to thank them for the work they did.
Results :
1 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel 3:17:15
2 Pierre Barbier (Fra) Natura4Ever – Roubaix Lille Métropole
3 Emīls Liepins (Lat) Wallonie-Bruxelles
4 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
5 Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
6 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus
7 Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) CCC Team
8 Corné Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions
9 Davide Martinelli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
10 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
Final General Classification :
1 Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 15:49:17
2 Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:52
3 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:22
4 Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions 0:02:28
5 Andreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:02:29
6 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates
7 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
8 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 0:02:38
9 Aimé De Gendt (Bel) Wanty – Gobert Cycling Team 0:02:29
10 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Charles
 secured overall victory at the Baloise Tour of Belgium, despite going down in a late crash as the sprinters fought for the stage victory.
Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) won the sprint by taking a wide line as other sprinters clashed with each other.
Evenepoel rode the finish alone, with a hole in his shorts but a smile on his face, knowing he was to be crowned the overall winner. The 19-year-old revelation won stage 2 and then defended his lead in the final stages with strong support from Deceuninck-QuickStep.
Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) finished second overall at 52 seconds, with his teammate Tim Wellens third overall at 2:02 but Deceuninck-QuickStep won again, taking their 37th victory of the season.
“I’m obviously delighted to win. It’s an amazing feeling, it hasn’t sunk in yet,” Evenepoel said.
It was a little bit difficult with what happened in the final sprint. But that’s okay; it’s a huge relief to get over the finish and win, without any of teammates being harmed.
“I’m going to be the youngest winner of the Tour and that’s a great achievement, I’m thrilled. The team again did well to make sure nobody got away again on the final flat stage. I have to thank them for the work they did.
<strong>Results : </strong>
1 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel 3:17:15
2 Pierre Barbier (Fra) Natura4Ever - Roubaix Lille Métropole
3 Emīls Liepins (Lat) Wallonie-Bruxelles
4 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy
5 Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions
6 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Corendon-Circus
7 Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) CCC Team
8 Corné Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions
9 Davide Martinelli (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
10 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
<strong> Final General Classification : </strong>
1 Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 15:49:17
2 Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:52
3 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:22
4 Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Fidea Lions 0:02:28
5 Andreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:02:29
6 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates
7 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept-B&B Hotel
8 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 0:02:38
9 Aimé De Gendt (Bel) Wanty - Gobert Cycling Team 0:02:29
10 Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Charles)
