The Renewi Tour rewards all-rounders who can handle cobbles, crosswinds, and the clock across five unpredictable days in the Low Countries.
The Renewi Tour is a five-day WorldTour stage race held each August across Belgium and the Netherlands. Formerly known as the Eneco Tour and BinckBank Tour, it occupies the late-summer calendar slot between the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España.
Also known as: Benelux Tour | BinckBank Tour | Eneco Tour
Past winners include Lars Boom, Niki Terpstra, and Matej Mohorič, riders who excel when the road turns technical and the wind picks up.
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This is the rare stage race that feels like a northern Classics campaign compressed into a single week. The route typically mixes flat time trials, cobbled sectors, and wind-exposed roads along the North Sea coast, rewarding riders who can time-trial, handle technical surfaces, and read echelon splits. It attracts a mix of Classics specialists looking for late-season form and all-rounders testing their condition before the Vuelta or the World Championships.
The general classification is usually decided by a combination of time-trial performance and positioning during crosswind stages. Cobbled sectors appear most years, though their placement and length vary. Stages along the coast or through open polder farmland can fracture the peloton when the wind blows from the west, creating echelon splits that cost inattentive riders minutes. The route rarely includes sustained climbing, so pure climbers struggle to make up time lost in splits or against the clock. Expect the winner to be a strong time-trialist who can also navigate technical roads and stay alert in crosswinds.
Five-day stage race through Belgium and the Netherlands, combining flat Dutch stages with rolling Belgian terrain.
Exposed Dutch stages can create echelons and time gaps without any climbing. Positioning and team strength matter early.
A versatile rider who can handle crosswinds, short climbs, and time trials. Pure sprinters and pure climbers rarely win overall.
Late August, a Classics prep race for riders targeting the autumn monuments.
Most recent winner: Arnaud De Lie
Mathieu van der Poel won the BinckBank Tour through pure all-round strength, handling time trials, sprints, and hilly stages.
Tim Wellens won the first edition under the Renewi Tour name, asserting Belgian dominance in the Low Countries.
Tim Wellens went back-to-back, matching his 2014-2015 double and showing the race consistently rewards the same tactical profile.
Four victories across different naming eras (2014, 2015, 2023, 2024), the most decorated rider in the race's modern history.
Won in 2020 with the all-round dominance that would make him a Classics champion.
Won in 2017 on the strength of his time trial, showing the race rewards GC depth as much as sprint speed.
The race alternates between exposed Dutch flatlands and Belgian hills, rewarding different strengths on different days.
Occasionally included in Belgian stages, the cobbled ramp adds Classics flavor to the race.
Dutch stages across exposed polders can split the race through echelons before the climbing begins.
Walloon stages include rolling terrain that creates opportunities for punchy riders and late attackers.
A short Limburg climb used in Belgian stages that rewards acceleration and positioning over sustained climbing.
