Ronde van Limburg 2026 - Race results

Hasselt > Tongeren, 178.4km

15.04

Tim Merlier powered to a dominant sprint victory at the Ronde van Limburg, winning by several bike lengths in Tongeren. The Soudal–Quick-Step rider confirmed his status as a leading sprinter after a controlled race and a perfectly timed finish. Fernando Gaviria and Floris Van Tricht completed the podium, while Merlier secured his second win of the 2026 season.

Results

Race

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step 3:55:58
2 Fernando Gaviria Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
3 Floris Van Tricht NSN Development Team + 00.00
4 Gerben Thijssen Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.00
5 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious + 00.00
6 Stanislaw Aniolkowski Cofidis + 00.00
7 Tom Crabbe Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
8 Søren Kragh Andersen Lidl-Trek + 00.00
9 Milan Menten Lotto-Intermarché + 00.00
10 Fernando Barceló Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
11 Karsten Feldmann Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.00
12 Stefano Oldani Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
13 Alex Molenaar Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
14 Georgios Boúglas Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
15 David Dekker BEAT CC p/b Saxo + 00.00
16 Hugo Scala Jr Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 00.00
17 Lennert Teugels Tarteletto-Isorex + 00.00
18 Eduard Prades Caja Rural-Seguros RGA + 00.00
19 Zeno Moonen Tarteletto-Isorex + 00.00
20 Sente Sentjens Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.00
21 Pascal Ackermann Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
22 Marton Dina MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.00
23 Cesar Macias Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
24 Leander Van Hautegem Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
25 Frederik Frison Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.05
26 Born De Dobbelaere VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 00.05
27 Elmar Reinders Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.05
28 Alexandre Mayer Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.05
29 Camille Charret Cofidis + 00.05
30 Artuur Torney Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.09
31 Vojtech Kminek Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.09
32 Ezra Caudell Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 00.09
33 Ben Wiggins Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.09
34 Nicolò Parisini Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.09
35 Rotem Tene NSN Development Team + 00.09
36 Robin Orins Lotto-Intermarché + 00.09
37 Leonardo Consolidani Bahrain Victorious + 00.09
38 Davide Persico MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.09
39 Nolan Huysmans Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.09
40 Brent Van Moer Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.09
41 Dries De Bondt Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.14
42 Miko Pirinen NSN Development Team + 00.14
43 Luca Cretti MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.14
44 Cesare Chesini MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.14
45 Kasper Borremans Bahrain Victorious + 00.16
46 Abram Stockman Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.16
47 Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl-Trek + 00.16
48 Xandro Meurisse Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.19
49 Zsombor Takacs MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort + 00.19
50 Adam Toupalik Unibet Rose Rockets + 00.19
51 Seth Dunwoody Bahrain Victorious + 00.21
52 Jens Verbrugghe NSN Development Team + 00.25
53 Hamish McKenzie Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.25
54 Jonah Killy Tarteletto-Isorex + 00.25
55 Bert Van Lerberghe Soudal Quick-Step + 00.27
56 Vito Braet Lotto-Intermarché + 00.27
57 Fabio Van den Bossche Soudal Quick-Step + 00.29
58 Jasha Sütterlin Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.31
59 Tim Marsman Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.35
60 Milan Van den Haute Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.35
61 Albert Withen Philipsen Lidl-Trek + 00.38
62 Robin Carpenter Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 00.42
63 Halvor Dolven Lotto-Intermarché + 00.42
64 Otto Vergaerde Lidl-Trek + 00.44
65 Kristian Egholm Lidl-Trek + 00.44
66 Simon Dehairs Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.45
67 Michiel Coppens BEAT CC p/b Saxo + 00.55
68 Florian Sénéchal Alpecin-Premier Tech + 00.55
69 Senna Remijn Alpecin-Premier Tech + 01.02
70 Cériel Desal Soudal Quick-Step + 01.02
71 Mauro Cuylits Lotto-Intermarché + 01.26
72 Cédric Beullens Lotto-Intermarché + 01.26
73 Aimé De Gendt Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01.29
74 Max Kroonen BEAT CC p/b Saxo + 01.32
75 Alessandro Borgo Bahrain Victorious + 01.36
76 Andrea Bessega Lidl-Trek + 01.36
77 Mats Vanden Eynde Lidl-Trek + 01.36
78 Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step + 01.40
79 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 01.41
80 Joeri Schaper Soudal Quick-Step + 01.58
81 Valentin Ferron Cofidis + 03.17
82 Alex Hewes NSN Development Team + 03.24
83 Matijs Van Strijthem Soudal Quick-Step + 03.24
84 Alberto Bruttomesso Bahrain Victorious + 03.24
85 Joppe Sterck Tarteletto-Isorex + 03.26
86 Noah Vandenbranden Team Flanders-Baloise + 04.18
87 Joost Brinkman VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 04.18
88 Victor Vercouillie Team Flanders-Baloise + 04.18
89 Ben Oliver Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 04.18
90 Stijn Appel BEAT CC p/b Saxo + 04.23
91 Sam Bennett Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 04.28
92 Scott McGill Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 05.15
93 Kamil Malecki Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 05.24
94 Riley Pickrell Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 05.24
95 Luke Durbridge Team Jayco-AlUla + 05.24
96 Nikita Babovich Bahrain Victorious + 05.24
97 Brody McDonald Modern Adventure Pro Cycling + 05.24
- Fabrice Lefevre Tarteletto-Isorex DNF
- Bram Dissel BEAT CC p/b Saxo DNF
- Bas van Heeswijk VolkerWessels Cycling Team DNF
- Nicolas Debeaumarché Cofidis DNF
- Oscar Riesebeek Alpecin-Premier Tech DNF
- Adrian Fajardo Toledo Burgos Burpellet BH DNF
- Barnabas Peak MBH Bank Ballan Telecom Fort DNF
- Delano Swenne VolkerWessels Cycling Team DNF
- Filip Smørås NSN Development Team DNF
- Thor Verleysen VolkerWessels Cycling Team DNF
- Ronan Augé Unibet Rose Rockets DNF
- Marijn Maas BEAT CC p/b Saxo DNF
- Jelle Vermoote Tarteletto-Isorex DNF
- Omer Ramon NSN Development Team DNF
- Tomoya Koyama Burgos Burpellet BH DNF
- Axandre Van Petegem Tarteletto-Isorex DNF
- Filippo Conca Team Jayco-AlUla DNF
- Jochem Kerckhaert BEAT CC p/b Saxo DNF
- Joseba Lopez Caja Rural-Seguros RGA DNF
- Jelle Weierink VolkerWessels Cycling Team DNF

Race profile

Race
Ronde van Limburg
Date
15.04.2026
Total distance
178.4 km
Gen
Men
Cat
1.1
Country
Belgium
Discipline
Road

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