Renewi Tour 2026

Renewi Tour information

The Renewi Tour returns for a 21st edition in 2026, taking place August 19-23 across the Benelux region that includes Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The stage race started in 2005 as the Tour of Benelux, and over the following years, was rebranded as the Eneco Tour and then the BinckBank Tour as race sponsors changed. After cancellation in 2022, the stage race returned in 2023 as Renewi Tour.

The USA's Bobby Julich was the first winner in 2005, while Belgian Tim Wellens has won the overall title the most, going back-to-back in 2014-2015 and then again in 2023-2024.

From 2008 to 2010, the race was lengthened to eight days of racing, while in other years the event was consistently five or seven days. Since 2023, the Renewi Tour has featured five days of challenging courses.

In 2025, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) turned his disappointing season around by snagging the overall victory, also winning the final stage ahead of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

De Lie needed to win the final stage to secure overall victory after starting the day only one second ahead of Van der Poel and losing two at an intermediate sprint.

The young Belgian kept his cool and unleashed his sprint perfectly to win his first WorldTour stage race.

Renewi Tour 2026 route

The opening stage of the 2026 Renewi Tour takes riders around Diest for 188.3 kilometres on two different circuits. The first, a short, flat lap, and a longer circuit punctuated by the two cobbled climbs of Heuvelstraat and Kerstraat. A modified short lap is traversed three times in the finale, with an extra ascent of the Gasbos featured four times before the flat finish.

Stage 2 brings riders from the coast at Blankenberge to Ardooie where riders tackle five local circuits. It's another relatively flat stage with the Golden Kilometre bonus coming inside the final 20 kilometres.

Stage 3 gets punchier. After a flat start in Aalter, the climbs increase in intensity from the Côte du Trieu after 61 kilometres and culminating in the ascent of the Muur van Geraardsbergen. With 14 climbs and three ascents of the Muur, it's April in August for the Spring Classics specialists.

Stage 4 is a bit less intense than the previous stage, but it's still a demanding 187.3-kilometre stage from Riemst to Bilzen-Hoeselt. There are another 14 climbs on tap with an uphill run to the finish.

The Renewi Tour concludes with more circuits around Leuven. The stage consists of two trips around the short, local lap each with three climbs, then two longer laps each with four climbs. The race concludes with three short laps and another short uphill finish.

Renewi Tour start list

• Alpecin-Premier Tech (WT)
• Bahrain-Victorious (WT)
• Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT)
• EF Education-EasyPost (WT)
• Groupama-FDJ United (WT)
• Lidl-Trek (WT)
• Lotto Intermarché (WT)
• Movistar Team (WT)
• Netcompany INEOS (WT)
• NSN Cycling Team (WT)
• Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe (WT)
• Soudal Quick-Step (WT)
• Jayco AlUla (WT)
• Picnic PostNL (WT)
• Visma-Lease a Bike (WT)
• UAE Team Emirates-XRG (WT)
• Uno-X Mobility (WT)
• XDS Astana Team (WT)
• Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT)
• Team Flanders-Baloise (PRT)
• Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT)
• Unibet Rose Rockets (PRT)