PREVIEW | Baloise Belgium Tour 2024 stage 5 - Jasper Philipsen and Tim Merlier fight for glorious sprint win in Brussels

The Baloise Belgium Tour is scheduled from June 12th to 16th and is widely regarded as a premier preparation race for the Tour de France, especially favored by sprinters and classics riders. Let's preview Stage 5.

The race ends in the Belgium capital of Brussel. It's a day that should end in a sprint, although the finale definitely isn't pan-flat and not only the sprinters, but the GC contenders have to be at the very front to avoid losing something they have won the previous days.

*** Jasper Philipsen, Tim Merlier
** Olav Kooij, Gerben Thijssen
* Fabio Jakobsen, Timothy Dupont, Luca Mozzato, Sasha Weemaes, Soren Waerenskjold, Mathias Vacek, Alex Aranburu, Pierre Gautherat, Lionel Taminiaux, Mike Teunissen

Pick: Tim Merlier