Renewi Tour 2024 28th August - 1st September

[Rob5091]

Seems to be a liitle blowy today (27 km/h) and with PCS saying the peloton keeps splitting, could be some echelon action.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Is it worth to watch a second of this stage before tomorrow? I haven't... but Milan looks fast!

 

[Samamba]

Some echelons indeed. Wind direction is good and it's very open. Wind will die down a bit tho and I doubt this sticks when they are on the local circuit cause then there will be some longer headwind parts too.

 

[Rob5091]

They've raced so far, they're in another country ... welcome to Belgium! (a.k.a. "Remcoland")

 

[Rob5091]

Another sprinter goes home early - Sam Bennett.

Add- Fabio Jakobsen who crashed apparently also DNF.

 

[Didinho]

Slowest peloton sprint run in ever. Let it start now.

 

[Didinho]

Crashes of course. Milan was held up in the last corner and lost 4-5 places. Philipsen easily.

 

[Ricco']

Maybe the run in not being made for a sprint finish made it look worse, but that shoulder barge from MVDP into the Jayco guy is to me at least yellow card-worthy.

 

[KZD]

Van der Poel lead out the right rider this time.

Utterly boring stage.

 

[Kazistuta]

That is the end of Cosnefroys great season sadly.

 

[Samamba]

Already thought it was weird that we had 2 bunch sprints without a big crash.

 

[Samamba]

Crashes of course. Milan was held up in the last corner and lost 4-5 places. Philipsen easily.

Milan didn't have the legs given he get outsprinted by De LIe for example who was behind him

 

[Rob5091]

Philipsen wins a messy sprint after a late nasty crash. MvdP did a good leadout into the final bend.

 

[Samamba]

Can we get a replay or what is this???

 

[Red Rick]

Speed bumps at 500m this race is a joke

 

[Samamba]

Kanter should be a clear DQ

 

[yaco]

No chance of MVDP getting a yellow if Merlier did not receive one.

 

[Red Rick]

Disgusting team. Disgusting organisers. Disgustong race.

Lets blame the UCI

 

[Rob5091]

With a 49.3 km/h average speed we have the fastest ever stage in the Renwei, Benelux, BincBank, Eneco or Eneco Tour of Benelux races.
One more record for this year of "fastest ever".

 

[Rob5091]

Kanter should be a clear DQ

PCS write,
"Max Kanter relegated from 13th to 121st for irregular sprinting."

 

[VanBsr]

Milan didn't have the legs given he get outsprinted by De LIe for example who was behind him

Maybe he had a mechanical issue after getting boxed against the fence by none other than Philipsen. Everyone was passing him at the end. However, there's been no statement from Lidl-Trek so far.

 

[Rob5091]

So on Sunday September 1st is the final stage, number 5, and the one everyone has been waiting for.
Menen to Geraardsbergen 202.7 km with start at 10.22 CET and TV from 13.45 CET

All your favourite bergs plus a few others but according to the weather forecast not your usual classics weather but more like 30 C - phew, sweaty.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Only misses Taaienberg, Molenberg, Koppenberg etc. but yeah, lots of classics: Oude Kruisberg, Oude Kwaremont, Patersberg, Berg Ten Houte, Gerardsbergen and Bosberg. Too bad it also clashes with an important mountain stage.

 

[Samamba]

Only misses Taaienberg, Molenberg, Koppenberg etc. but yeah, lots of classics: Oude Kruisberg, Oude Kwaremont, Patersberg, Berg Ten Houte, Gerardsbergen and Bosberg. Too bad it also clashes with an important mountain stage.

It will finish before 4. You won't miss anything from the Vuelta.

By far best Geraardsbergen stage since Benelux Tour exists. Looks like a real classic and with Van der Poel here this will explode pretty early. Lotto will try to control for Segaert but I think that's basically impossible, the best will ride away here.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If scheldeprijes was a stage race. Maybe tomorrow will redeem it