24.08.2025 | LEUVEN – LEUVEN | STAGE 5
Program
Leuven is buzzing, not only with student life, but also with cycling passion. Since the unforgettable 2021 Road World Championships in Flanders, the city has become a fixture on the international cycling calendar. The rich history of the GP Jef Scherens, followed by the Tour of Leuven, lives on and will write a new chapter in 2025: the final stage of the Renewi Tour. The decisive battle for the classification will take place in the heart of the city, along the narrow streets and steep slopes, and on Bondgenotenlaan we will see a winner of the highest calibre.
Team presentation: Martelarenplein, Leuven
Start: Bondgenotenlaan, Leuven
Green Kilometer: Leopold Decouxlaan, Leuven
Finish: Bondgenotenlaan, Leuven
10:10 – 11:20 | Team presentation
11:30 | Start
11:52 | First passage at the finish | 176.7 km to go
12:20 | Second passage at the finish | 156.2 km to go
13:30 | Third passage at the finish | 102.8 km to go
14:50 | Fourth passage at the finish | 43.4 km to go
15:10 | Fifth passage at the finish | 29.0 km to go
15:21 | Green Kilometer | 21.9 km to go
15:30 | Last lap | 14.6 km to go
15:50 | Finish
Stage 5 | Leuven – Leuven | 185.0 km
The final stage of this Renewi Tour takes place in the cycling-mad city of Leuven, host city of the 2021 Road World Championships. A local city loop with short climbs such as the Keizersberg and the Wijnpers, interspersed with a longer tour towards Hageland, ensures spectacle right up to the very last metres. In Leuven, on the beautiful Bondgenotenlaan, the battle for the stage victory and the overall classification will be fought.
Startlist
Technical guide
Discover the technical guide for the Renewi Tour 2025 here soon.
Results
The results of the third stage of the Renewi Tour will be posted here.
VIP
During the final stage of this Renewi Tour, you can enjoy the entire cycling day in Leuven in the VIP Arrivée. An exclusive VIP area on Martelarenplein where you can watch the team presentation at the start of the day and the final podium later in the day, a big screen to watch the live broadcast, an open bar combined with street food to enjoy multiple passages of the peloton, and a few hundred metres from the finish line in Bondgenotenlaan to experience the finale of this Renewi Tour!
Mobility
Discover here soon the easiest (and most sustainable) ways to get to the start or finish of the fifth stage.
Ride Leuven
Cycle the final stage yourself with Ride Leuven
On Sunday morning, 24 August, before the pros start their final stage of the Renewi Tour, you will have the unique opportunity to ride the Leuven course yourself. From entire families and novice cycling enthusiasts to trained cycling tourists: everyone is welcome to take part in this cycling extravaganza in and around Leuven. There are three distances, tailored to each type of cyclist:
City loop – 20 km: a traffic-free loop through the city centre of Leuven. Perfect for families, young cyclists and recreational cyclists who want to enjoy the race scenery in a quiet, safe way.
Hageland loop – 70 km: for those who are a little more experienced. Just like the pros, you will explore the rolling Hageland and finish with the local loop in Leuven.
Flandrien Loop – 125 km: the ultimate challenge. In addition to the Hageland roads and the Leuven finale, you will also ride part of the Road World Championship course towards Huldenberg and Overijse. Of course, the legendary Smeysberg cannot be left out.
Ride Leuven is the perfect opportunity to experience what awaits the peloton later in the day: on the real course, in the heart of a cycling-mad city, and in the run-up to a final at the highest level. Ride Leuven will make Sunday 24 August a cycling day to remember.
