# 2020 BinckBank Tour

The 2020 BinckBank Tour was a road cycling stage race that was originally scheduled to take place between 31 August and 6 September 2020 in Belgium. However, because of the Tour de France being rescheduled to the time the event was to have taken place, the race was rescheduled to remove the conflict. It started on 29 September 2020 (nine days after Le Tour finished) and ended on 3 October 2020. It was the 16th edition of the BinckBank Tour and was part of the 2020 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

Twenty-four teams participated in the 2020 edition. All nineteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. In addition, 5 wildcards were awarded to UCI ProTeams. Each team was allowed to enter up to seven riders; Astana, Groupama–FDJ, Ineos Grenadiers (with six each), and Movistar Team (with five) were the only teams not to do so. 94 of the 163 riders in the race finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R La Mondiale
* Astana
* Bahrain–McLaren
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* CCC Team
* Cofidis
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* EF Pro Cycling
* Groupama–FDJ
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Lotto–Soudal
* Mitchelton–Scott
* Movistar Team
* NTT Pro Cycling
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Team Sunweb
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Fenix
* Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles
* Circus–Wanty Gobert
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Total Direct Énergie

## Stage characteristics and winners

| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 29 September | Blankenberge to Ardooie | 132.1 km (82.1 mi) | | Flat stage | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
| 2 | 30 September | Vlissingen to Vlissingen | 11.0 km (6.8 mi) | | Individual time trial | Cancelled |
| 3 | 1 October | Philippine Aalter to Aalter | 165.7 km (103.0 mi) 157 km (98 mi) | | Flat stage | Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
| 4 | 2 October | Riemst to Sittard-Geleen Riemst | 195.4 km (121.4 mi) 8.14 km (5.06 mi) | | Flat stage Individual time trial | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) |
| 5 | 3 October | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to Geraardsbergen | 185.0 km (115.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| Total | Total | 689.2 km (428.2 mi) 482.24 km (299.65 mi) | 689.2 km (428.2 mi) 482.24 km (299.65 mi) | 689.2 km (428.2 mi) 482.24 km (299.65 mi) | 689.2 km (428.2 mi) 482.24 km (299.65 mi) | 689.2 km (428.2 mi) 482.24 km (299.65 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 29 September 2020 – Blankenberge to Ardooie, 132.1 km (82.1 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | 2h 59' 26" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 0" |
| 5 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 7 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 8 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 9 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 10 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | 2h 59' 16" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 4" |
| 3 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 5" |
| 4 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 7" |
| 6 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 7" |
| 7 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 9" |
| 8 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 10" |
| 9 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Pro Cycling | + 10" |
| 10 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 30 September 2020 – Vlissingen to Vlissingen, 11.0 km (6.8 mi) (ITT)

Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, race organizers were forced to cancel stage 2, which took place entirely within the Netherlands.
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | 2h 59' 16" |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 4" |
| 3 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 5" |
| 4 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 7" |
| 6 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 7" |
| 7 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 9" |
| 8 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 10" |
| 9 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Pro Cycling | + 10" |
| 10 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team Sunweb | + 10" |

### Stage 3
#### 1 October 2020 – Philippine Aalter to Aalter, 157 km (98 mi)

Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, race organizers were forced to reroute stage 3, which would have started in Philippine (Netherlands). Stage 3 started and finished in Aalter (Belgium), and riders completed seven laps of the finishing circuit instead of the original three.
Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 3h 26' 13" |
| 2 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 0" |
| 5 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 6 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 8 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | + 0" |
| 10 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | EF Pro Cycling | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 6h 25' 23" |
| 2 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Jonas Rickaert (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 7" |
| 4 | Pascal Ackermann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 8" |
| 5 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 11" |
| 6 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 13" |
| 7 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 13" |
| 8 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 15" |
| 9 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 16" |
| 10 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 16" |

### Stage 4
#### 2 October 2020 – Riemst to Riemst Sittard-Geleen, 8.14 km (5.06 mi) (ITT)

Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands, race organizers were forced to reroute stage 4, which would have started in Riemst (Belgium) and finished in Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands). Stage 4 became an individual time trial starting and finishing in Riemst.
Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | 9' 59" |
| 2 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 6" |
| 3 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 4 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 8" |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 12" |
| 6 | Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 16" |
| 7 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 8 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 20" |
| 9 | Max Walscheid (GER) | NTT Pro Cycling | + 21" |
| 10 | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Cofidis | + 21" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 6h 35' 31" |
| 2 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | + 7" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 13" |
| 4 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Pro Cycling | + 14" |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 17" |
| 6 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 19" |
| 7 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 24" |
| 8 | Max Walscheid (GER) | NTT Pro Cycling | + 28" |
| 9 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 30" |
| 10 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 31" |

### Stage 5
#### 3 October 2020 – Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to Geraardsbergen, 185.0 km (115.0 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 07' 39" |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4" |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 4" |
| 4 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | + 4" |
| 5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 8" |
| 6 | Dimitri Claeys (BEL) | Cofidis | + 47" |
| 7 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 50" |
| 8 | Iván García (ESP) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 12" |
| 10 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 12" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 10h 43' 08" |
| 2 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | + 8" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 23" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 21" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 1' 42" |
| 7 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 45" |
| 8 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 49" |
| 9 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 59" |
| 10 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 02" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Combativity classification | Teams classification |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Milan Menten | Alpecin–Fenix |
| 2 | Cancelled | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Milan Menten | Alpecin–Fenix |
| 3 | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Kenneth Van Rooy | Alpecin–Fenix |
| 4 | Søren Kragh Andersen | Mads Pedersen | Mads Pedersen | Kenneth Van Rooy | Team Sunweb |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Mads Pedersen | Kenneth Van Rooy | Alpecin–Fenix |
| Final | Final | Mathieu van der Poel | Mads Pedersen | Kenneth Van Rooy | Alpecin–Fenix |
* Due to the cancellation of stage 2, all the jersey wearers after stage 1 retained their jerseys and wore them on stage 3.
* On stage 3, Mads Pedersen, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Jasper Philipsen wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification.
* On stages 4 and 5, Jasper Philipsen, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Mads Pedersen wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification.

## Final classification standings

Legend :
* Denotes the winner of the general classification
* Denotes the winner of the points classification
* Denotes the winner of the combativity classification

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 10h 43' 08" |
| 2 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | + 8" |
| 3 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 23" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 21" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bahrain–McLaren | + 1' 42" |
| 7 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 45" |
| 8 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 49" |
| 9 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 59" |
| 10 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 02" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 74 |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 58 |
| 3 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | UAE Team Emirates | 55 |
| 4 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team Sunweb | 49 |
| 5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 42 |
| 6 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Pro Cycling | 39 |
| 7 | Danny van Poppel (NED) | Circus–Wanty Gobert | 38 |
| 8 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 27 |
| 9 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 25 |
| 10 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | 25 |

### Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 28 |
| 2 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 19 |
| 3 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Total Direct Énergie | 16 |
| 4 | Oscar Riesebeek (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 16 |
| 5 | Brian van Goethem (NED) | Lotto–Soudal | 15 |
| 6 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 12 |
| 7 | Ludovic Robeet (BEL) | Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles | 12 |
| 8 | Jonas Rickaert (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 12 |
| 9 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | 12 |
| 10 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 10 |

### Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alpecin–Fenix | 32h 14' 44" |
| 2 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 15" |
| 3 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 31" |
| 5 | Circus–Wanty Gobert | + 2' 12" |
| 6 | Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 23" |
| 7 | Cofidis | + 3' 34" |
| 8 | EF Pro Cycling | + 3' 49" |
| 9 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 4' 15" |
| 10 | UAE Team Emirates | + 4' 54" |