PREVIEW | Baloise Belgium Tour 2023 stage 2 - Pan-flat day to see deluxe sprinter battle including Philipsen, Jakobsen, Ewan and Welsford
CyclingWednesday, 14 June 2023 at 17:14
Preview stage 2. From the 14th to 18th of June the riders take on the Baloise Belgium Tour, a race that is very popular among those preparing for the national championships, Tour de France but also the stage for an internal battle among the vast Belgian peloton.
Stage 2 of the race sees the riders head towards the Atlantic ocean and the pan-flat roads of western Belgium. From Merelbeke to Knokke-Heist, the sprinters will likely have another opportunity in a day that can be dangerous with it's exposure to the wind.
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Stage 2: Merelbeke - Knokke-Heist, 174.7 kilometers
Prediction Baloise Belgium Tour 2023 stage 2:
*** Jasper Philipsen, Fabio Jakobsen
** Gerben Thijssen, Alexander Kristoff, Sam Welsford
* Caleb Ewan, Timothy Dupont, Cees Bol, Matteo Malucelli, Vincenzo Albanese
** Gerben Thijssen, Alexander Kristoff, Sam Welsford
* Caleb Ewan, Timothy Dupont, Cees Bol, Matteo Malucelli, Vincenzo Albanese
Pick: Jasper Philipsen
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- Not sure who will take this stage but Remco is the guy to beat.awp11-06-2025
- Jonas seems to be on terrific form, I can't wait for the final three stages. Tadej and Jonas will push each other and drop the entire peloton.awp11-06-2025
- Horner is insightful about many things. But he has this weird insistence that anybody in a race with Pogacar is racing against Pogacar. There is no podium for people who finish ahead of Pogacar or any other rider. Modern racers understand that they need to race for their (and their team's) own fortunes, and the racing is much more positive and interesting because of it.
Barney11-06-2025 - Remco is the favorite. Why? He knows he can't outkick the other two on the big climbs, meaning he has to prepare well for the TTs if he wants to leave with a win of some sort.Ride197411-06-2025
- I'm afraid Pedersen has a point, especially seeing Vingegaard almost sprinting to a win on the first stage. I thought his strength was mostly on 1-hour+ steady climbs (and sometimes TTs).Ride197411-06-2025
- Do the fines go towards the prize money? - which is very low, ever noticed how low prize money actually is in cycling compared to the outlay...
leedorney11-06-2025 - matthieu has been VERY animated at the dauphiné, marked man or no. he’s aggressively contested every stage so far. i’m REALLY interested to see if he puts in a genuine effort in the ITT. he apparently hates time trials, but can definitely ride a great one when he’s motivated, evidence his performances when in the yellow jersey at the tour and the maglia rosa at the giro. i’m hoping all this aggression means that he’s finally going to show up at the TDF this year to really make some noise, for the first time since his debut year there.OCexile10-06-2025
- The headline made it seem like MVDP was complaining about being chased. I'm glad to see in the article that he is not and was very positive about a very hard stage. He'll be motoring soon.velodan10-06-2025
- MVDP going for a dedication to grandpa?Mistermaumau10-06-2025