Stage 2

21.08.2026 | CELLES – GERAARDSBERGEN | STAGE 3

Stage 4

Program

On Friday 21 August 2026, one of the key stages of the Renewi Tour takes place. From Celles, the peloton heads towards Geraardsbergen, where the iconic climbs of the Mur de Geraardsbergen and the Bosberg traditionally provide plenty of excitement. This stage could prove decisive in the battle for the blue-green leader’s jersey.

Locations

  • Team presentation: Rue de l’Église, Celles
  • Stage start: Rue de l’Église, Celles
  • Finish: Vesten, Geraardsbergen

Program

  • Team presentation at the start: 11:20 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Official stage start: 12:40 PM
  • First passage at the finish: 3:36 PM
  • Second passage at the finish: 4:21 PM
  • Expected finish: 5:06 PM
  • Podium ceremony: 5:16 PM

Course

Featuring the Mur de Geraardsbergen and the Bosberg, this is one of the toughest stages of the week.

Detailed start zone map
Detailed finish zone map
Full route
Stage profile
Final three kilometres
Roadbook

Roadbook

Would you like to be fully prepared for your visit to the Renewi Tour? The official roadbook contains all practical information about the event, including the complete schedule, route information and technical details, mobility information and all regulations.

Celles makes its debut as a host city of the Renewi Tour and serves as the starting point of this queen stage.

Nestled in the heart of Wallonia Picarde, the municipality of Celles invites you to discover the authentic landscapes of its six villages. Combining nature, rural charm and a relaxed lifestyle, it provides the ideal setting for the start of a Renewi Tour stage. This event is the result of a collaboration between the municipality of Celles and Ferme d’Écavée in Molenbaix, an iconic location in the region. From 22 August to 4 October 2026, Ferme d’Écavée will also host the BUTOR Biennale of Contemporary Art, inviting visitors to discover contemporary artworks in an exceptional rural setting.

More info

The finish is located on the Vesten of Geraardsbergen, one of the most iconic cycling locations in Belgium.

Geraardsbergen, famous for its mattentaart (pastery), Manneken Pis and the Muur (Wall). Located in the heart of the Flemish Ardennes, the city has many more assets. The hills provide adrenaline, the water and nature give peace, the historic center offers culture and the many stores guarantee plenty of shopping pleasure. Geraardsbergen is alive!

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Stage result

View the full results of Stage 3 here after the finish.

1. bel
BERCKMOES Jenno
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
4:09:11

4:09:11
2. bel
PHILIPSEN Jasper
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
4:09:14

0:00:03
3. ned
KOOIJ Olav
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM
4:09:14

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4. bel
DE LIE Arnaud
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
4:09:14

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5. gbr
DONALDSON Robert
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
4:09:17

0:00:06
6. bel
HERMANS Quinten
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:09:17

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7. ned
TEUNISSEN Mike
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:09:17

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8. ita
FIORELLI Filippo
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
4:09:19

0:00:08
9. ned
REINDERINK Pepijn
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
4:09:19

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10. nor
WÆRENSKJOLD Søren
UNO-X MOBILITY
4:09:19

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11. ned
VAN DEN BERG Marijn
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST
4:09:19

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12. ned
VAN DIJKE Tim
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE
4:09:19

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13. ita
TRENTIN Matteo
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:09:19

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14. cze
BITTNER Pavel
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:09:22

0:00:11
15. bel
SEGAERT Alec
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
4:09:22

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16. bel
VERMEERSCH Florian
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG
4:09:22

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17. lat
SKUJINS Toms
LIDL-TREK
4:09:22

-
18. bel
VAN MOER Brent
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:09:22

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19. ger
HEIDUK Kim Alexander
NETCOMPANY INEOS
4:09:22

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20. bel
DEWEIRDT Siebe
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:09:22

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21. esp
BARRENETXEA GOLZARRI Jon
MOVISTAR TEAM
4:09:22

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22. den
KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
LIDL-TREK
4:09:22

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23. bel
VAN HEMELEN Vincent
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:09:22

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24. fra
HUENS Axel
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
4:09:22

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25. cze
KOPECKÝ Tomas
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:09:22

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26. ita
TONEATTI Davide
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:09:22

-
27. ita
MATTIO Pietro
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
4:09:22

-
28. bel
LAMBRECHT Michiel
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:09:22

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29. svk
KUBIŠ Lukáš
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:09:22

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30. nor
HOELGAARD Markus
UNO-X MOBILITY
4:09:22

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31. nzl
GATE Aaron
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:09:22

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32. gbr
SWIFT Connor
NETCOMPANY INEOS
4:09:22

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33. ned
VAN DIJKE Mick
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE
4:09:29

0:00:18
34. bel
THONNON Senne
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:09:31

0:00:20
35. slo
MOHORIC Matej
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
4:09:39

0:00:28
36. bel
DE GENDT Aime
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:09:39

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37. ned
HOOLE Daan
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM
4:09:44

0:00:33
38. den
VALGREN Michael
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST
4:09:44

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39. den
BJERG Mikkel Norsgaard
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG
4:09:44

-
40. ger
BEHRENS Niklas
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
4:09:47

0:00:36
41. bel
GEENS Jonas
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
4:09:57

0:00:46
42. fra
GRUEL Thibaud
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
4:10:14

0:01:03
43. ita
MOZZATO Luca
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:10:28

0:01:17
44. lux
GENIETS Kévin
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
4:10:53

0:01:42
45. cze
KOPECKÝ Matyáš
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:11:01

0:01:50
46. esp
GARCIA CORTINA Ivan
MOVISTAR TEAM
4:11:58

0:02:47
47. bel
VAN ASBROECK Tom
NSN CYCLING TEAM
4:11:58

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48. ned
VAN DEN BERG Julius
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:12:00

0:02:49
49. gbr
FLYNN Sean
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:12:00

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50. bel
DE BONDT Dries
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
4:12:00

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51. bel
GEERAERTS Ferre
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:12:00

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52. nzl
PITHIE Laurence
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE
4:12:00

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53. aus
STANNARD Robert
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
4:12:03

0:02:52
54. bel
LIVYNS Arjen
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:12:03

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55. den
BÉVORT Carl-Frederik
UNO-X MOBILITY
4:12:03

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56. sui
JACOBS Johan
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
4:12:03

-
57. eri
GIRMAY Biniam
NSN CYCLING TEAM
4:12:03

-
58. ned
BOL Cees
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM
4:12:03

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59. ita
MILESI Lorenzo
MOVISTAR TEAM
4:12:07

0:02:56
60. ita
BORGO Alessandro
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
4:12:11

0:03:00
61. ned
MARSMAN Tim
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
4:12:17

0:03:06
62. bel
MERLIER Tim
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
4:12:17

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63. ned
DE VRIES Hartthijs
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:12:17

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64. gbr
WATSON Sam
NETCOMPANY INEOS
4:12:19

0:03:08
65. fra
RUSSO Clément
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
4:12:19

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66. bel
VERVAEKE Louis
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
4:12:19

-
67. pol
MALECKI Kamil
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:12:19

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68. usa
LAMPERTI Luke
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST
4:12:19

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69. esp
ARRIETA LIZARRAGA Igor
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG
4:12:23

0:03:12
70. ita
BALLERINI Davide
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:13:00

0:03:49
71. ger
HERZOG Emil
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE
4:15:15

0:06:04
72. bel
MARIT Arne
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE
4:15:41

0:06:30
73. svk
SVRCEK Martin
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
4:15:41

-
74. bel
FRISON Frederik
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:15:41

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75. ita
MORO Manlio
MOVISTAR TEAM
4:15:41

-
76. can
ZUKOWSKY Nickolas
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:15:51

0:06:40
77. den
JOHANSEN Julius
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG
4:15:51

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78. pol
GRADEK Kamil
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
4:18:10

0:08:59
79. bel
DE POOTER Dries
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
4:18:10

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80. bel
VAN HAUTEGEM Leander
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:18:10

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81. aus
DURBRIDGE Luke
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
4:18:10

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82. ltu
MIKUTIS Aivaras
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:18:10

-
83. sui
LIENHARD Fabian
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:18:10

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84. bel
STOCKMAN Abram
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:18:10

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85. swe
SÖDERQVIST Jakob
LIDL-TREK
4:18:10

-
86. ita
FORMOLO Davide
MOVISTAR TEAM
4:18:10

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87. bel
VAN LERBERGHE Bert
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
4:19:53

0:10:42
88. lux
JUNGELS Bob
NETCOMPANY INEOS
4:19:53

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89. ned
REINDERS Elmar
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:19:53

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90. ned
GROENEWEGEN Dylan
UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS
4:19:53

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91. ger
BALLERSTEDT Maurice
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
4:19:53

-
92. gbr
KNOX James
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:19:53

-
93. ned
DE KLEIJN Arvid
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:19:53

-
94. can
BOIVIN Guillaume
NSN CYCLING TEAM
4:19:53

-
95. por
ALVES OLIVEIRA Rui Filipe
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG
4:19:53

-
96. bel
TAMINIAUX Lionel
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
4:19:53

-
97. bel
HESTERS Jules
TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
4:19:53

-
98. nor
HVIDEBERG Jonas Hem
UNO-X MOBILITY
4:19:53

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99. sui
DILLIER Silvan
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
4:19:53

-
100. bel
THEUNS Edward
LIDL-TREK
4:19:53

-
101. gbr
GIDDINGS Joshua
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
4:19:53

-
102. usa
SHMIDT Artem
NETCOMPANY INEOS
4:19:53

-
103. ned
HUISING Menno
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
4:19:53

-
104. ned
ZIJLAARD Maikel
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:19:53

-
105. irl
BENNETT Sam
PINARELLO-Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:19:53

-
106. den
LEVY William
UNO-X MOBILITY
4:19:53

-
107. ned
ARTZ Huub
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
4:25:11

0:16:00
108. can
CÔTÉ Pier-André
NSN CYCLING TEAM
4:25:11

-
109. ita
MILAN Matteo
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED
4:25:17

0:16:06
110.
GONOV Lev
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:25:17

-
111.
SYRITSA Gleb
XDS ASTANA TEAM
4:25:17

-
112. nor
ØRN-KRISTOFF Felix
LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ
4:25:17

-
113. slo
MEZGEC Luka
TEAM JAYCO ALULA
4:25:17

-
114. bel
VERGAERDE Otto
LIDL-TREK
4:25:17

-
115. ned
VAN BAARLE Dylan
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
4:25:17

-
116. bel
BELMANS Lennert
ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH
4:25:17

-
117. ned
EEKHOFF Nils
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:25:21

0:16:10
118. ned
NABERMAN Tim
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:25:21

-
119. irl
CORKERY Dillon
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
4:25:21

-
120. fra
LAPEIRA Paul
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM
4:25:21

-
121. nor
INGEBRIGTSEN Storm
UNO-X MOBILITY
4:25:21

-
122. bel
GHYS Robbe
DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM
4:25:21

-
123. isr
RAISBERG Nadav
NSN CYCLING TEAM
4:25:21

-
124. den
KOLZE CHANGIZI Sebastian
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
4:25:21

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