Baloise Belgium Tour

The Baloise Belgium Tour, traditionally known as the Tour of Belgium, is a five-day cycling stage race held annually across Belgium.

First organized in 1908, the event has a storied history, with interruptions only during the world wars and a hiatus from 1991 to 2001. Since its revival in 2002, the race has been a consistent fixture on the cycling calendar, featuring a blend of flat stages and a crucial individual time trial that often determines the general classification. The time trial is absent from the 2026 race, so the GC standings could be more interesting this year.

Initially part of the UCI Europe Tour, the race was upgraded to the UCI ProSeries in 2020, although that year's edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2025: Filippo Baroncini
2024: Soren Waerenskjold
2023: Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)
2022: Mauro Schmid (Switzerland)
2021: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)
2020: No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)
2018: Jens Keukeleire (Belgium)
2017: Jens Keukeleire (Belgium)
2016: Dries Devenyns (Belgium)
2015: Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)

Without the crucial time trial, the GC battle could be more interesting in 2026. The mix of flat sprint stages and rolling Belgium hills make the route perfect for a rouleur, or classics specialist, like Florian Vermeersch. Or could a powerful sprinter who can climbe when he needs to, like a Jasper Philipse, do just enough in the hills to hold on? 

Preview the full 2026 Baloise Belgium Tour here, including all the GC favourites, stage details and timings.