# 2023 Tour of Belgium

The 2023 Tour of Belgium (known as the 2023 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes) is the 92nd edition of the Tour of Belgium road cycling stage race, which is taking place from 14 to 18 June 2023. The category 2.Pro event formed a part of the 2023 UCI ProSeries.

## Teams

Six of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
* Soudal–Quick-Step
* Team DSM
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI ProTeams
* Bingoal WB
* Bolton Equities Black Spoke
* Eolo–Kometa
* Human Powered Health
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Lotto–Dstny
* Team Corratec–Selle Italia
* Team Flanders–Baloise
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Baloise–Trek Lions
* BEAT Cycling Club
* Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal
* Tarteletto–Isorex
* VolkerWessels Cycling Team

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 14 June | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem to Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | 164.9 km (102.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
| 2 | 15 June | Merelbeke to Knokke-Heist | 175.7 km (109.2 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 16 June | Beveren to Beveren | 15.2 km (9.4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) |
| 4 | 17 June | Durbuy to Durbuy | 172.6 km (107.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 5 | 18 June | Brussels to Brussels | 194.8 km (121.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 723.2 km (449.4 mi) | 723.2 km (449.4 mi) | 723.2 km (449.4 mi) | 723.2 km (449.4 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 14 June 2023 — Scherpenheuvel-Zichem to Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, 164.9 km (102.5 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 3h 38' 14" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | David Martín (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | + 0" |
| 6 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 7 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | Baloise–Trek Lions | + 0" |
| 8 | Ryan Kamp (NED) | Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal | + 0" |
| 9 | Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 10 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 3h 38' 04" |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 2" |
| 3 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 4 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 5 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | + 6" |
| 6 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 7" |
| 7 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 9" |
| 8 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 9 | David Martín (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | + 10" |
| 10 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | Baloise–Trek Lions | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 15 June 2023 — Merelbeke to Knokke-Heist, 175.7 km (109.2 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 3h 52' 07" |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 3 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 0" |
| 7 | Rory Townsend (IRL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | + 0" |
| 8 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 9 | Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 10 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) | Bingoal WB | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 7h 30' 05" |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 3 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 7" |
| 4 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 5 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 6 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | + 12" |
| 7 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | + 13" |
| 8 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 9 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 15" |
| 10 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Baloise–Trek Lions | + 15" |

### Stage 3
#### 16 June 2023 — Beveren to Beveren, 15.2 km (9.4 mi) (ITT)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 17' 09" |
| 2 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 12" |
| 3 | Alex Edmondson (AUS) | Team DSM | + 13" |
| 4 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 15" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 18" |
| 6 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 19" |
| 7 | Aaron Gate (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | + 19" |
| 8 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 26" |
| 9 | Cees Bol (NED) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 28" |
| 10 | Sam Welsford (AUS) | Team DSM | + 30" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 7h 47' 29" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 4 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 18" |
| 5 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 21" |
| 6 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 29" |
| 7 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 32" |
| 8 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 34" |
| 9 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | + 34" |
| 10 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 42" |

### Stage 4
#### 17 June 2023 — Durbuy to Durbuy, 172.6 km (107.2 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 4h 09' 42" |
| 2 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 16" |
| 3 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 4 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 20" |
| 5 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 26" |
| 6 | Cristian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 26" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 28" |
| 8 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 30" |
| 9 | Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 30" |
| 10 | Lorenzo Rota (ITA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 32" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 11h 56' 52" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 40" |
| 3 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 53" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 59" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" |
| 6 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 17" |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 35" |
| 9 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 46" |
| 10 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 47" |

### Stage 5
#### 18 June 2023 — Brussels to Brussels, 194.8 km (121.0 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 4h 12' 38" |
| 2 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 3 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 4 | Cees Bol (NED) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 7 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 8 | Emiel Vermeulen (BEL) | BEAT Cycling Club | + 0" |
| 9 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 0" |
| 10 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 16h 09' 30" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 40" |
| 3 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 53" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 59" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" |
| 6 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 17" |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 35" |
| 9 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 44" |
| 10 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 46" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification (Dutch: Algemeen klassement) | Points classification (Dutch: Puntenklassement) | Combativity classification (Dutch: Strijdlustklassement) | Young rider classification (Dutch: Jongerenklassement) | Team classification (Dutch: Ploegenklassement) |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Jacob Scott | Oded Kogut | Eolo–Kometa |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | Fabio Jakobsen | Fabio Jakobsen | Jacob Scott | Mathias Vacek | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| 3 | Søren Wærenskjold | Mathieu van der Poel | Fabio Jakobsen | Jacob Scott | Mathias Vacek | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| 4 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Aaron Van Poucke | Mathias Vacek | Trek–Segafredo |
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Alex Colman | Mathias Vacek | Trek–Segafredo |
| Final | Final | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Alex Colman | Mathias Vacek | Trek–Segafredo |
* On stage 2, Timothy Dupont, who was third in the points classification, wore the red jersey because first placed Jasper Philipsen wore the purple jersey as leader of the general classification and second placed Fabio Jakobsen wore the European champion's jersey.
* On stage 3, Mathieu van der Poel, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey because first placed Fabio Jakobsen wore the purple jersey as leader of the general classification.
* On stage 5, Søren Wærenskjold, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey because first placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the purple jersey as leader of the general classification.

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 16h 09' 30" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 40" |
| 3 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 53" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 59" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" |
| 6 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 17" |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 35" |
| 9 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 44" |
| 10 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 46" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 94 |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 85 |
| 3 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 56 |
| 4 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 55 |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 55 |
| 6 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 47 |
| 7 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 39 |
| 8 | Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 37 |
| 9 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 30 |
| 10 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 30 |

### Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alex Colman (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 63 |
| 2 | Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 47 |
| 3 | Kobe Vanoverschelde (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | 39 |
| 4 | Jacob Scott (GBR) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 30 |
| 5 | James Fouché (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 18 |
| 6 | Ceriel Desal (BEL) | Bingoal WB | 18 |
| 7 | Sander De Pestel (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 17 |
| 8 | Stefano Gandin (ITA) | Team Corratec–Selle Italia | 15 |
| 9 | Andreas Goeman (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | 13 |
| 10 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 13 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | 16h 11' 14" |
| 2 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 1' 50" |
| 3 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | + 13' 51" |
| 4 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 17' 46" |
| 5 | Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 17' 55" |
| 6 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 18' 27" |
| 7 | William Blume Levy (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 19' 35" |
| 8 | Casper van Uden (NED) | Team DSM | + 27' 19" |
| 9 | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) | Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal | + 33' 58" |
| 10 | Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 35' 06" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Trek–Segafredo | 48h 32' 42" |
| 2 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 35" |
| 3 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 54" |
| 4 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 3' 11" |
| 5 | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 3' 21" |
| 6 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 5' 07" |
| 7 | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 5' 31" |
| 8 | Lotto–Dstny | + 6' 25" |
| 9 | Eolo–Kometa | + 6' 51" |
| 10 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | + 17' 34" |