2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup
The 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup (known as the Bingoal Cycling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of the Belgian Road Cycling Cup. As no overall winner was declared during the 2020 edition, there was no defending champion.
After leading the standings after every round, Tim Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix) won the cup, having secured two victories and top-ten finishes in all but two of the other races.[1]
Events
[edit]With respect to the previous season, the Antwerp Port Epic was added, and both Le Samyn and the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens returned after last appearing during the 2018 edition. As a result, the number of events increased to eleven. In the end, only eight events remained, as Halle–Ingooigem, the Schaal Sels, and the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen were all eventually cancelled.
| Date | Event | Winner | Team | Series leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March | Le Samyn |  Tim Merlier (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
| 7 March | Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | |
| 13 May | Circuit de Wallonie |  Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
Cofidis | |
| 5 June | Dwars door het Hageland |  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
| 16 June | Halle–Ingooigem | Race cancelled | ||
| 15 August | Grote Prijs Jef Scherens |  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
Team TotalEnergies | |
| 20 August | Grote Prijs Marcel Kint |  Álvaro Hodeg (COL) |
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | |
| 22 August | Schaal Sels | Race cancelled | ||
| 12 September | Antwerp Port Epic |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
Alpecin–Fenix | |
| 17 September | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | |
| 10 October | Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen | Race cancelled[2] | ||
Race results
[edit]Le Samyn
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 34' 29" |
| 2 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)
|
Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 5 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
|
Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 6 | Amaury Capiot (BEL)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 |  John Degenkolb (GER)
|
Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 8 | Dimitri Claeys (BEL)
|
Team Qhubeka Assos | + 0" |
| 9 | Timothy Dupont (BEL)
|
Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL)
|
Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 11 | Jordi Warlop (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 12 | Damien Touzé (FRA)
|
AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 13 |  Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL)
|
Team Qhubeka Assos | + 0" |
| 14 |  Jempy Drucker (LUX)
|
Cofidis | + 0" |
| 15 | Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 34' 44" |
| 2 |  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
|
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Timothy Dupont (BEL)
|
Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 4 | Pierre Barbier (FRA)
|
Delko | + 0" |
| 5 | Riccardo Minali (ITA)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 6 | Thomas Boudat (FRA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | Jordi Warlop (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 8 | Emiel Vermeulen (BEL)
|
Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 9 | Arne Marit (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 10 |  Rait Ärm (EST)
|
Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 0" |
| 11 | Jan-Willem van Schip (NED)
|
BEAT Cycling | + 0" |
| 12 | Jesper Rasch (NED)
|
SEG Racing Academy | + 0" |
| 13 | Thimo Willems (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 14 | Luca Mozzato (ITA)
|
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 0" |
| 15 | Szymon Sajnok (POL)
|
Cofidis | + 0" |
Circuit de Wallonie
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Laporte (FRA)
|
Cofidis | 4h 18' 42" |
| 2 | Marc Sarreau (FRA)
|
AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 3 |  Laurence Pithie (NZL)
|
Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 5 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Martijn Budding (NED)
|
BEAT Cycling | + 0" |
| 7 | Stan van Tricht (BEL)
|
SEG Racing Academy | + 0" |
| 8 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL)
|
Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 9 | Daniel McLay (GBR)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 10 | Matthew Bostock (GBR)
|
Canyon dhb SunGod | + 0" |
| 11 |  Lukáš Kubiš (SVK)
|
Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 0" |
| 12 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 13 | Marcel Meisen (GER)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 14 | Ben Turner (GBR)
|
Trinity Racing | + 0" |
| 15 | Timo Roosen (NED)
|
Jumbo–Visma Development Team | + 0" |
Dwars door het Hageland
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 3h 58' 27" |
| 2 | Danny van Poppel (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL)
|
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 4 | Jonas Rickaert (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 2" |
| 5 | Piet Allegaert (BEL)
|
Cofidis | + 2" |
| 6 | Connor Swift (GBR)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 5" |
| 7 | Boy van Poppel (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 16" |
| 8 | Dries Van Gestel (BEL)
|
Total Direct Énergie | + 47" |
| 9 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 51" |
| 10 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 51" |
| 11 | Toon Aerts (BEL)
|
Baloise–Trek Lions | + 51" |
| 12 | Milan Menten (BEL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 51" |
| 13 | Thibau Nys (BEL)
|
Baloise–Trek Lions | + 53" |
| 14 | Amaury Capiot (BEL)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 53" |
| 15 | Corné van Kessel (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 53" |
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
|
Team TotalEnergies | 4h 28' 12" |
| 2 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 3 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 4 | Tom Devriendt (BEL)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 5 | Arne Marit (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Bram Welten (NED)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 8 | Tom Paquot (BEL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 9 | Jens Reynders (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 10 | Cédric Beullens (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 11 | Joshua Huppertz (GER)
|
Team Lotto–Kern Haus | + 0" |
| 12 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
|
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 4" |
| 13 | Dries De Pooter (BEL)
|
SEG Racing Academy | + 4" |
| 14 | Bert De Backer (BEL)
|
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 4" |
| 15 | Hartthijs de Vries (NED)
|
Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel | + 4" |
Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL)
|
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 23' 39" |
| 2 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 3 | Danny van Poppel (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Bram Welten (NED)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 5 | Jens Reynders (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Luca Mozzato (ITA)
|
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 0" |
| 7 | Jules Hesters (BEL)
|
BEAT Cycling | + 0" |
| 8 | Jordi Warlop (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 9 | Shane Archbold (NZL)
|
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 10 | Marius Mayrhofer (GER)
|
Development Team DSM | + 5" |
| 11 | Victor Broex (NED)
|
Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel | + 5" |
| 12 | Sean Flynn (GBR)
|
SEG Racing Academy | + 5" |
| 13 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 5" |
| 14 | Ryan Christensen (NZL)
|
Canyon dhb SunGod | + 5" |
| 15 | Bas van der Kooij (NED)
|
VolkerWessels Cycling Team | + 5" |
Antwerp Port Epic
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 12' 03" |
| 2 | Taco van der Hoorn (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1" |
| 3 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 1' 14" |
| 4 | Danny van Poppel (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1' 14" |
| 5 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 14" |
| 6 | Piotr Havik (NED)
|
BEAT Cycling | + 1' 14" |
| 7 | Ludovic Robeet (BEL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Thomas Joseph (BEL)
|
Tarteletto–Isorex | + 1' 14" |
| 9 | Dries De Bondt (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 1' 19" |
| 10 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
|
Team DSM | + 1' 30" |
| 11 | Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 30" |
| 12 | Bert De Backer (BEL)
|
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 1' 30" |
| 13 | Jonas Rickaert (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 1' 43" |
| 14 | Casper van Uden (NED)
|
Team DSM | + 2' 50" |
| 15 | Campbell Stewart (NZL)
|
Black Spoke Pro Cycling | + 2' 50" |
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 11' 14" |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
|
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 | Martin Laas (EST)
|
Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA)
|
Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 5 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
|
Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 6 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 7 | Wessel Krul (NED)
|
SEG Racing Academy | + 0" |
| 8 |  Mārtiņš Pluto (LAT)
|
Abloc CT | + 0" |
| 9 | Nathan Vandepitte (BEL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 10 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 11 | Olav Kooij (NED)
|
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 12 | Maximilien Picoux (BEL)
|
Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 13 | Campbell Stewart (NZL)
|
Black Spoke Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 14 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 15 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)
|
EvoPro Racing | + 0" |
Final cup standings
[edit]- As of 17 September 2021, after the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen[1]
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Merlier (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 76 |
| 2 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
|
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 44 |
| 3 | Danny van Poppel (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 44 |
| 4 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)
|
Team TotalEnergies | 27 |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 24 |
| 6 | Jens Reynders (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 24 |
| 7 | Bram Welten (FRA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | 22 |
| 8 | Jordi Warlop (BEL)
|
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 22 |
| 9 | Timothy Dupont (BEL)
|
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 21 |
| 10 | Taco van der Hoorn (NED)
|
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 18 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen - Koolskamp UITSLAG - RESULTAT - RESULT" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Poirot, Robin (18 September 2021). "Route - Le Mémorial Rik Van Steenbergen annulé pour la deuxième fois" [Route - Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial canceled for the second time]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (2 March 2021). "Tim Merlier wins Le Samyn". CyclingNews. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Merlier wins GP Monseré". CyclingNews. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Laporte wins Circuit de Wallonie 2021". CyclingNews. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Dwars door het Hageland" (PDF). Belgian Cycling Union. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Individueel Klassement - Classement Individuel Lotto Cycling Cup na wedstrijd van GP JEF SCHERENS - 15/08/2021" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Niccolò Bonifazio volgt zichzelf op in GP Jef Scherens" [Niccolò Bonifazio succeeds himself in GP Jef Scherens]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Individueel Klassement - Classement Individuel Lotto Cycling Cup na wedstrijd van MARCEL KINT KONVERT CLASSIC - 20/08/2021" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Álvaro Hodeg klopt Merlier in Grote Prijs Marcel Kint na fotofinish" [Álvaro Hodeg beats Merlier in Grote Prijs Marcel Kint after photo finish] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Van der Poel wins Antwerp Port Epic". CyclingNews. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Antwerp Port Epic UITSLAG - RESULTAT - RESULT" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (18 September 2021). "Philipsen wins Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2021". CyclingNews. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Dutch)