Renewi Tour - 20-24 August 2025

[postmanhat]

Turner had decent sprinting legs in Pologne, but they'll probably sacrifice him for Laurance.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why Ineos?

They do have a couple of swift guys in their lineup.

Though, both are likely too slow.

 

[Berniece]

Merlier very easily

 

[Ilmaestro99]

BELGIAN HORSE

 

[Samamba]

Quick Step just played this day perfectly. Magnier in the break as a favorite there, they didn't have to do anything and then in the end they still had like 4 riders for Merlier.

Pretty good sprint from De Lie too. Definitely has confidence. A few boni seconds, could be important at the end of the week

 

[Didinho]

BELGIAN HORSE

Don’t bring your bike to a horse race.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice sprint on top of a very entertaining stage.

1	Merlier Tim	Soudal Quick-Step	50	50	10″	3:40:05
2	De Lie Arnaud	Lotto	20	30	6″	,,
3	Molano Juan Sebastián	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	8	18	4″	,,
4	Bittner Pavel	Team Picnic PostNL		13		,,
5	Girmay Biniam	Intermarché - Wanty		10		,,
6	Turner Ben	INEOS Grenadiers		7		,,
7	Kooij Olav	Team Visma | Lease a Bike		4		,,
8	Ballerini Davide	XDS Astana Team		3		,,
9	Gaviria Fernando	Movistar Team		2		,,
10	Dehairs Simon	Alpecin - Deceuninck		1		,,

 

[Rob5091]

3 hours 40 minutes at as near damn it 50km/h - sweaty work, but chapeau Merlier and QS. De Lie a 2nd place so he must be feeling better. (QS as I've said before, might well come out the winners in the Remco deal)

 

[Rob5091]

Don’t bring your bike to a horse race.

Post of the Day!

 

[postmanhat]

Are there any cobbled stages this year?

 

[Samamba]

Are there any cobbled stages this year?

Friday, Geraardsbergen stage, the one where De Lie beat Wellens last year, but with more flat kilometers between the hills so a bit more controlled I fear. With Van der Poel here you never know tho.

 

[yaco]

Merlier won as expected, however, they surprise is how well positioned he was with a km to go. I doubt he went full!

 

[Berflamand]

Quick Step just played this day perfectly. Magnier in the break as a favorite there, they didn't have to do anything and then in the end they still had like 4 riders for Merlier.

Pretty good sprint from De Lie too. Definitely has confidence. A few boni seconds, could be important at the end of the week

It's obviously nitpicking because they rode a great race but imo the day would have been perfect for Quick Step if Magnier also managed to take some boni seconds at the golden km because I think on this parcours he can have a shot at GC.

 

[Samamba]

It's obviously nitpicking because they rode a great race but imo the day would have been perfect for Quick Step if Magnier also managed to take some boni seconds at the golden km because I think on this parcours he can have a shot at GC.

I agree he (and some others like Del Grosso, Stuyven, etc in that group) made a pretty big mistake there.

 

[Rob5091]

Map of stage 2 today (Thursday) -

 

[Rob5091]

According to PCS it's a bit more windy then yesterday but blowing from the north which means a tailwind most of the way.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Echelons are happening again.

 

[Rob5091]

Echelons are happening again.

With a 130km to go, it's a bit hopeful!

 

[RedheadDane]

Damn, I got worried there for a sec!
I turned on the stream... and there was a bunch of riders on the ground...
Then I realised the stream had just started, and it was a recap from yesterday.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Damn, I got worried there for a sec!
I turned on the stream... and there was a bunch of riders on the ground...
Then I realised the stream had just started, and it was a recap from yesterday.

Broadcasting the same stage again would fit the recycling theme.

 

[Samamba]

Again not enough wind to really make something happen.

Lotto and Astana are trying tho. Some splits now. Van der Poel at the back.

 

[Samamba]

This could be interesting if there's enough strong teams in the front group. It's a big too big to ride together.

Both Van der Poel and Wellens missed it. Front group is riding well together now.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Beautiful raceaction...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not many teams without representation which leaves FDJ and Movistar with 1 guy each bringing it back.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah Cofidis, Movistar, Tietema and FDJ aren't going to do it. Van der Poel doesn't really seem to care about GC (but have also not Del Grosso in it so they should start riding). UAE doesn't have Wellens in it, but does have Vermeersch and Oliveira.

Visma seems to have missed it again tho. Basically same teams as yesterday.