PREVIEW | Baloise Belgium Tour 2024 stage 2 - Sprinter fight between Jasper Philipsen, Tim Merlier, Olav Kooij, Fabio Jakobsen and more!

The Baloise Belgium Tour is scheduled from June 12th to 16th and has grown in popularity as a crucial warm-up race for the Tour de France, particularly favored by sprinters and classics riders. Let's preview Stage 2.

Stage 2 takes place from Merelbeke and Knokke-Heist and is 184 kilometers long. A day for the sprinters, where the wind may play a role but overall the profile doesn't have too many difficulties. There is a slight uphill finish but the fast men will enjoy the route.

*** Jasper Philipsen, Tim Merlier
** Olav Kooij
* Fabio Jakobsen, Gerben Thijssen, Timothy Dupont, Luca Mozzato, Sasha Weemaes, Jason Tesson, Edward Theuns, Mathias Vacek, Soren Waerenskjold,

Pick: Tim Merlier