Ethan Hayter pulled off a spectacular surprise time trial victory over runaway top favourite Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) in stage 3 of the Baloise Belgium Tour, with the additional considerable bonus prize of moving into the overall lead.
Hayter beat the Italian specialist and former Ineos teammate by a narrow but sufficient four seconds to claim his first triumph in nearly a year, and also his first since signing for Soudal-QuickStep in 2025. Florian Vermeersch (UAE Team Emirates) was third, a comparatively distant 16 seconds back.
How it Unfolded
Results
Position | Rider (Team) | Time |
|---|---|---|
1 | Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step) | 10:29 |
2 | Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) | +0:04 |
3 | Florian Vermeersch (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +0:16 |
4 | Filippo Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +0:16 |
5 | Huub Artz (Intermarché - Wanty) | +0:17 |
6 | Connor Swift (INEOS Grenadiers) | +0:18 |
7 | Alec Segaert (Lotto) | +0:20 |
8 | Pier-André Côté (Israel - Premier Tech) | +0:21 |
9 | Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) | +0:22 |
10 | Rune Herregodts (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +0:23 |
11 | Nils Eekhoff (Team Picnic PostNL) | +0:23 |
12 | Thibau Nys (Lidl - Trek) | +0:23 |
13 | Ethan Vernon (Israel - Premier Tech) | +0:23 |
14 | Yves Lampaert (Soudal Quick-Step) | +0:24 |
15 | Manlio Moro (Movistar Team) | +0:24 |
16 | Thomas Gachignard (Team TotalEnergies) | +0:24 |
17 | Axel Van Der Tuuk (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +0:24 |
18 | Josef Černý (Soudal Quick-Step) | +0:24 |
19 | Søren Kragh Andersen (Lidl - Trek) | +0:26 |
20 | Joel Suter (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | +0:26 |
21 | Héctor Álvarez (Lidl - Trek) | +0:27 |
22 | Alexys Brunel (Team TotalEnergies) | +0:28 |
23 | Vincent Van Hemelen (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +0:28 |
24 | Samuel Leroux (Team TotalEnergies) | +0:30 |
25 | Arthur Kluckers (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | +0:30 |
26 | Marco Frigo (Israel - Premier Tech) | +0:30 |
27 | Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +0:31 |
28 | Ådne Holter (Uno-X Mobility) | +0:32 |
29 | Logan Currie (Lotto) | +0:32 |
30 | Tim Torn Teutenberg (Lidl - Trek) | +0:32 |
31 | Wessel Mouris (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | +0:33 |
32 | Rasmus Tiller (Uno-X Mobility) | +0:33 |
33 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (Lotto) | +0:34 |
34 | Jonas Geens (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +0:35 |
35 | Toon Aerts (Lotto) | +0:36 |
36 | Joshua Giddings (Lotto) | +0:35 |
37 | Oded Kogut (Israel - Premier Tech) | +0:38 |
38 | Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +0:37 |
39 | Orluis Aular (Movistar Team) | +0:39 |
40 | Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto) | +0:40 |
41 | Mohammad Almutaiwei (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +0:42 |
42 | Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +0:43 |
43 | Carlos Canal (Movistar Team) | +0:43 |
44 | Hartthijs De Vries (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | +0:44 |
45 | Frits Biesterbos (BEAT Cycling Club) | +0:46 |
46 | Kim Heiduk (INEOS Grenadiers) | +0:45 |
47 | Alberto Dainese (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | +0:46 |
48 | Kristian Egholm (Lidl - Trek) | +0:46 |
49 | Erik Nordsæter Resell (Uno-X Mobility) | +0:46 |
50 | Adam Ťoupalík (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | +0:47 |
51 | Dries Van Gestel (Soudal Quick-Step) | +0:48 |
52 | Alexandre Delettre (Team TotalEnergies) | +0:48 |
53 | Dion Smith (Intermarché - Wanty) | +0:48 |
54 | Jon Barrenetxea (Movistar Team) | +0:39 |
55 | Timo Kielich (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +0:49 |
56 | Tim Declercq (Lidl - Trek) | +0:49 |
57 | Quentin Bezza (Wagner Bazin WB) | +0:49 |
58 | Michiel Hillen (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +0:50 |
59 | Vito Braet (Intermarché - Wanty) | +0:51 |
60 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Israel - Premier Tech) | +0:53 |
61 | Matyáš Kopecký (Team Novo Nordisk) | +0:53 |
62 | Casper Van Uden (Team Picnic PostNL) | +0:53 |
63 | Luca Van Boven (Intermarché - Wanty) | +0:53 |
64 | Gibbe Staes (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +0:53 |
65 | Anders Skaarse (Uno-X Mobility) | +0:54 |
66 | Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) | +0:56 |
67 | Yorben Lauryssen (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +0:55 |
68 | Sente Sentjens (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +0:55 |
69 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Soudal Quick-Step) | +0:56 |
70 | Marijn Maas (BEAT Cycling Club) | +0:57 |
71 | Lionel Taminiaux (Lotto) | +0:58 |
72 | Elias Maris (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +1:00 |
73 | Stijn Appel (BEAT Cycling Club) | +1:00 |
74 | Salvatore Puccio (INEOS Grenadiers) | +1:01 |
75 | Wies Nuyens (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +1:01 |
76 | Iván García Cortina (Movistar Team) | +1:01 |
77 | Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team) | +1:02 |
78 | Stan Van Tricht (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +1:03 |
79 | Kay De Bruyckere (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +1:03 |
80 | Kiaan Watts (Israel - Premier Tech) | +1:05 |
81 | Seppe Van Den Boer (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +1:06 |
82 | Joran Wyseure (Alpecin - Deceuninck) | +1:05 |
83 | Juan David Sierra (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | +1:06 |
84 | Bart Kortleve (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +1:06 |
85 | Arne Marit (Intermarché - Wanty) | +1:08 |
86 | Dylan Vandenstorme (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +1:07 |
87 | Jens Reynders (Wagner Bazin WB) | +1:09 |
88 | Rotem Tene (Israel - Premier Tech) | +1:08 |
89 | Filippo Ridolfo (Team Novo Nordisk) | +1:09 |
90 | Alex Colman (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +1:09 |
91 | Axel Huens (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | +1:11 |
92 | Pim Ronhaar (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +1:11 |
93 | Omar Fraile (INEOS Grenadiers) | +1:10 |
94 | Lennert Teugels (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:11 |
95 | Timo Roosen (Team Picnic PostNL) | +1:11 |
96 | Zeno Moonen (Intermarché - Wanty) | +1:12 |
97 | Michiel Lambrecht (Wagner Bazin WB) | +1:13 |
98 | Jordan Habets (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +1:12 |
99 | Casper Van Der Woude (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +1:13 |
100 | Lars Van Der Haar (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +1:14 |
101 | Viktor Vandenberghe (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +0:49 |
102 | William Blume Levy (Uno-X Mobility) | +1:15 |
103 | Lander Loockx (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | +1:17 |
104 | David Haverdinks (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +1:16 |
105 | Jason Tesson (Team TotalEnergies) | +1:18 |
106 | Fabian Lienhard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | +1:16 |
107 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +1:18 |
108 | Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +1:17 |
109 | Leander Van Hautegem (Wagner Bazin WB) | +1:18 |
110 | Tom Portsmouth (Wagner Bazin WB) | +1:17 |
111 | Mathias Guillemette (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) | +1:17 |
112 | Lindsay De Vylder (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +1:19 |
113 | Jules Hesters (Team Flanders - Baloise) | +1:20 |
114 | Gianni Marchand (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:20 |
115 | Olivier Godfroid (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +1:21 |
116 | Fernando Gaviria (Movistar Team) | +1:22 |
117 | Pete Uptegrove (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +1:21 |
118 | Nicola Marcerou (Team TotalEnergies) | +1:22 |
119 | Robbe Mellaerts (BEAT Cycling Club) | +1:23 |
120 | Kevin Vermaerke (Team Picnic PostNL) | +1:26 |
121 | Martijn Tusveld (BEAT Cycling Club) | +1:25 |
122 | Kenay De Moyer (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +1:26 |
123 | Jochem Kerckhaert (BEAT Cycling Club) | +1:26 |
124 | Jelle Johannink (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | +1:26 |
125 | Timothy Dupont (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:27 |
126 | Christiaan Van Rees (Team Picnic PostNL) | +1:28 |
127 | Ewout De Keyser (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:30 |
128 | Arne Santy (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:31 |
129 | Thom Van Der Werff (Team Picnic PostNL) | +1:30 |
130 | Andrea Peron (Team Novo Nordisk) | +1:33 |
131 | Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) | +1:36 |
132 | Davide Persico (Wagner Bazin WB) | +1:36 |
133 | Yordi Corsus (Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines) | +1:37 |
134 | Declan Irvine (Team Novo Nordisk) | +1:37 |
135 | Florian Dauphin (Team TotalEnergies) | +1:37 |
136 | Jordy Decottignies (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:37 |
137 | Alessandro Perracchione (Team Novo Nordisk) | +1:39 |
138 | Victor Broex (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +1:41 |
139 | Roy Hoogendoorn (Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel) | +1:42 |
140 | Maarten Verheyen (Baloise Glowi Lions) | +1:42 |
141 | Luca De Meester (Wagner Bazin WB) | +1:51 |
142 | Umberto Poli (Team Novo Nordisk) | +1:51 |
143 | Anton Muller (Team Novo Nordisk) | +1:51 |
144 | Alex Vandenbulcke (Tarteletto - Isorex) | +1:52 |
DNS | Davide Bomboi (Unibet Tietema Rockets) | - |
DNS | Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché - Wanty) | - |
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