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Linked articleRenewi Tour 2026 preview: the Benelux race that refuses to choose one type of rider
The Renewi Tour is awkward in the best way. It offers sprint chances, classics terrain and enough technical racing that the overall winner has to be more than a points collector. Why this race matters It is an important late-summer WorldTour race because sprinters, classics riders and opportunists all have a credible reason to target it. Route and pressure points The Benelux roads should create stress through positioning, short climbs and exposed sections rather than one obvious GC mountain day. Favorites for the overall Magnier and Merlier frame the sprint side, while Naesen, Dries De Bondt and Luka Mezgec matter if the route becomes more classics-heavy. The current favorites card…
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