Sam Bennett (Pinarello Q36.5) finished fifth on the opening stage of the Renewi Tour in Diest on Wednesday, in a sprint won by Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) from Olav Kooij and Tim Merlier.Milan took the 191.3km stage in 4:04:18 with the bunch given the same time, Jasper Philipsen fourth ahead of Bennett. Sam Welsford was sixth and Pavel Bittner seventh.Milan leads the general classification by four seconds from Kooij, with Dries De Bondt third on the same time after taking bonus seconds from the days breakaway. Quinten Hermans is fourth at five seconds and Merlier fifth at six.Vlad Van Mechelen (Bahrain-Victorious) leads the young rider classification and his team head the teams standings.Our RidersThree Irish riders started in Diest. Bennetts fifth place is the standout, and leaves him tenth overall at 10 seconds. Dillon Corkery came home 33rd in the same bunch and is 38th on general classification, also at 10 seconds. Ryan Mullen did not finish.IRLIrish Riders Stage 1Wed 19 August 2026 Diest 191.3km5Sam BENNETTPinarello Q36.5 10th overall, +0:10s.t.33Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNL 38th overall, +0:10s.t.DNFRyan MULLENNSN Cycling TeamStage 1 ResultStage 1 Result show all 154STGStage 1 ResultRenewi Tour 2026 154 riders1Jonathan MILANLidl Trek4:04:182Olav KOOIJDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.3Tim MERLIERSoudal Quick-Steps.t.4Jasper PHILIPSENAlpecin Premier Techs.t.5Sam BENNETTPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.6Sam WELSFORDNetcompany INEOSs.t.7Pavel BITTNERTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.8Dylan GROENEWEGENUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.9Arnaud DE LIEXDS Astana Teams.t.10Mike TEUNISSENLotto Intermarchs.t.11Laurence PITHIERed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.12Marijn VAN DEN BERGEF Education EasyPosts.t.13Vlad VAN MECHELENBahrain Victoriouss.t.14Thibaud GRUELGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.15Florian VERMEERSCHUAE Team Emirates XRGs.t.16Alessandro BORGOBahrain Victoriouss.t.17Jules HESTERSTeam Flanders Baloises.t.18Biniam GIRMAYNSN Cycling Teams.t.19Tom VAN ASBROECKNSN Cycling Teams.t.20Jon BARRENETXEAMovistar Teams.t.21Aaron GATEXDS Astana Teams.t.22Leander VAN HAUTEGEMTeam Flanders Baloises.t.23Niklas BEHRENSTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.24ak ERENBahrain Victoriouss.t.25Huub ARTZLotto Intermarchs.t.26Luca MOZZATOTudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.27Robert DONALDSONTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.28Luke LAMPERTIEF Education EasyPosts.t.29Arne MARITRed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.30Johan JACOBSGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.31Mick VAN DIJKERed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.32Jenno BERCKMOESLotto Intermarchs.t.33Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.34Elmar REINDERSUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.35Matteo TRENTINTudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.36Corbin STRONGNSN Cycling Teams.t.37Owain DOULLTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.38Dries DE BONDTTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.39Daan HOOLEDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.40Michiel LAMBRECHTTeam Flanders Baloises.t.41Loe VAN BELLETeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.42Toms SKUJILidl Treks.t.43Tom KOPECKUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.44Maty KOPECKUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.45Mikkel BJERGUAE Team Emirates XRGs.t.46Julius VAN DEN BERGTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.47Alec SEGAERTBahrain Victoriouss.t.48Luk KUBIUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.49Vincent VAN HEMELENTeam Flanders Baloises.t.50Axel HUENSGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.51Jakob SDERQVISTLidl Treks.t.52Paul LAPEIRADecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.53Quinten HERMANSPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.54Brent VAN MOERPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.55Filippo FIORELLITeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.56Kasper ASGREENEF Education EasyPosts.t.57Tim VAN DIJKERed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.58Kim HEIDUKNetcompany INEOSs.t.59Lorenzo MILESIMovistar Teams.t.60Lionel TAMINIAUXLotto Intermarchs.t.61Pietro MATTIOTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.62Nico DENZRed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.63Senne THONNONTeam Flanders Baloises.t.64Robbe GHYSDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.65Cees BOLDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.66Frederik FRISONPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.67Guillaume BOIVINNSN Cycling Teams.t.68Matej MOHORIBahrain Victoriouss.t.69Sren WRENSKJOLDUno-X Mobilitys.t.70William BLUME LEVYUno-X Mobilitys.t.71Menno HUISINGTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.72Magnus SHEFFIELDNetcompany INEOSs.t.73Lev GONOVXDS Astana Teams.t.74Aim DE GENDTPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.75Haimar ETXEBERRIARed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.76Clment RUSSOGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.77Kamil MAECKIPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.78Carl-Frederik BVORTUno-X Mobilitys.t.79Louis VERVAEKESoudal Quick-Steps.t.80Jonas GEENSAlpecin Premier Techs.t.81Arjen LIVYNSXDS Astana Teams.t.82Siebe DEWEIRDTTeam Flanders Baloises.t.83Sean FLYNNTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.84Michael VALGRENEF Education EasyPosts.t.85Kevin GENIETSGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.86Timo KIELICHTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.87Samuel WATSONNetcompany INEOSs.t.88Bert VAN LERBERGHESoudal Quick-Steps.t.89Luka MEZGECTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.90Ivn GARCA CORTINAMovistar Teams.t.91Tim MARSMANAlpecin Premier Techs.t.92Albert TORRESMovistar Teams.t.93Sebastian KOLZE CHANGIZITudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.94Sren KRAGH ANDERSENLidl Treks.t.95Jonas Hem HVIDEBERGUno-X Mobilitys.t.96Pepijn REINDERINKSoudal Quick-Steps.t.97Artem SHMIDTNetcompany INEOSs.t.98Tiesj BENOOTDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.99Kamil GRADEKBahrain Victoriouss.t.100Rune HERREGODTSUAE Team Emirates XRGs.t.101Markus HOELGAARDUno-X Mobilitys.t.102Filip MACIEJUKMovistar Teams.t.103Taco VAN DER HOORNLotto Intermarchs.t.104Connor SWIFTNetcompany INEOSs.t.105Maikel ZIJLAARDTudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.106Robert STANNARDBahrain Victorious0:42107Joshua GIDDINGSLotto Intermarch0:42108Igor ARRIETAUAE Team Emirates XRG0:56109Nickolas ZUKOWSKYPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:56110Ferre GEERAERTSTeam Flanders Baloise1:18111Hartthijs DE VRIESUnibet Rose Rockets1:18112Maurice BALLERSTEDTAlpecin Premier Tech1:18113Edward THEUNSLidl Trek1:18114Emil HERZOGRed Bull BORA hansgrohe1:32115Julius JOHANSENUAE Team Emirates XRG1:47116Amaury CAPIOTTeam Jayco AlUla1:47117Tim NABERMANTeam Picnic PostNL1:54118Tobias BAYERAlpecin Premier Tech1:58119Davide BALLERINIXDS Astana Team1:58120Manlio MOROMovistar Team1:58121Fabian LIENHARDTudor Pro Cycling Team1:58122Filippo BARONCINIUAE Team Emirates XRG1:58123Storm INGEBRIGTSENUno-X Mobility1:58124Lennert BELMANSAlpecin Premier Tech1:58125Dries DE POOTERTeam Jayco AlUla1:58126Nils EEKHOFFTeam Picnic PostNL1:58127Simone CONSONNILidl Trek1:58128Martin SVREKSoudal Quick-Step1:58129Matteo MILANGroupama FDJ United1:58130Otto VERGAERDELidl Trek1:58131Davide TONEATTIXDS Astana Team*0:00132Gleb SYRITSAXDS Astana Team3:07133Davide FORMOLOMovistar Team3:07134Felix RN-KRISTOFFLotto Intermarch3:07135Bob JUNGELSNetcompany INEOS3:07136Titouan FONTAINEGroupama FDJ United3:07137Dylan VAN BAARLESoudal Quick-Step3:07138Aivaras MIKUTISTudor Pro Cycling Team3:07139Max WALKEREF Education EasyPost3:07140James KNOXTeam Picnic PostNL3:07141Silvan DILLIERAlpecin Premier Tech3:07142Nadav RAISBERGNSN Cycling Team3:07143Luke DURBRIDGETeam Jayco AlUla3:07144Abram STOCKMANUnibet Rose Rockets3:07145Rui OLIVEIRAUAE Team Emirates XRG5:12146Ayco BASTIAENSSoudal Quick-Step5:33147Arvid DE KLEIJNTudor Pro Cycling Team5:59148Pier-Andr CTNSN Cycling Team10:31149Oliver NAESENDecathlon CMA CGM Team11:56150Jonas ABRAHAMSENUno-X Mobility13:30151Mattia AGOSTINACCHIOEF Education EasyPost13:30DNFJelte KRIJNSENTeam Jayco AlUlaDNFRyan MULLENNSN Cycling TeamDNSMadis MIHKELSEF Education EasyPostClassifications After Stage 1General Classification show all 151GCGeneral ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 151 riders1Jonathan MilanLidl Trek4:04:082Olav KooijDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:043Bondt Dries DeTeam Jayco AlUla0:044Quinten HermansPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:055Tim MerlierSoudal Quick-Step0:066Timo KielichTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:077Lionel TaminiauxLotto Intermarch0:088JasperAlpecin Premier Tech PhilipsenUno-X Mobility0:089Carl-FrederikUno-X Mobility BvortAlpecin Premier Tech0:1010Sam BennettPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1011Sam WelsfordNetcompany INEOS0:1012Pavel BittnerTeam Picnic PostNL0:1013Dylan GroenewegenUnibet Rose Rockets0:1014Mike TeunissenXDS Astana Team0:1015Lie Arnaud DeLotto Intermarch0:1016Laurence PithieRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1017den Berg Marijn vanEF Education EasyPost0:1018Mechelen Vlad VanBahrain Victorious0:1019FlorianUAE Team Emirates XRG VermeerschGroupama FDJ United0:1020ThibaudGroupama FDJ United GruelUAE Team Emirates XRG0:1021Alessandro BorgoBahrain Victorious0:1022Jules HestersTeam Flanders Baloise0:1023Biniam GirmayNSN Cycling Team0:1024Asbroeck Tom VanNSN Cycling Team0:1025Jon BarrenetxeaMovistar Team0:1026Aaron GateXDS Astana Team0:1027Hautegem Leander VanTeam Flanders Baloise0:1028Niklas BehrensTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1029ak ErenBahrain Victorious0:1030Huub ArtzLotto Intermarch0:1031Luca MozzatoTudor Pro Cycling Team0:1032Robert DonaldsonTeam Jayco AlUla0:1033Luke LampertiEF Education EasyPost0:1034Arne MaritRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1035Johan JacobsGroupama FDJ United0:1036Dijke Mick vanRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1037Jenno BerckmoesLotto Intermarch0:1038Dillon CorkeryTeam Picnic PostNL0:1039Elmar ReindersUnibet Rose Rockets0:1040Matteo TrentinTudor Pro Cycling Team0:1041Corbin StrongNSN Cycling Team0:1042Owain DoullTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1043Daan HooleDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1044Michiel LambrechtTeam Flanders Baloise0:1045Belle Loe vanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1046Toms SkujiLidl Trek0:1047Tom KopeckUnibet Rose Rockets0:1048Maty KopeckUnibet Rose Rockets0:1049Mikkel BjergUAE Team Emirates XRG0:1050den Berg Julius vanTeam Picnic PostNL0:1051Alec SegaertBahrain Victorious0:1052Luk KubiUnibet Rose Rockets0:1053Hemelen Vincent VanTeam Flanders Baloise0:1054Axel HuensGroupama FDJ United0:1055Jakob SderqvistLidl Trek0:1056Paul LapeiraDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1057Moer Brent VanPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1058Filippo FiorelliTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1059Kasper AsgreenEF Education EasyPost0:1060Dijke Tim vanRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1061Kim HeidukNetcompany INEOS0:1062Lorenzo MilesiMovistar Team0:1063Pietro MattioTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1064Nico DenzRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1065Senne ThonnonTeam Flanders Baloise0:1066Robbe GhysDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1067Cees BolDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1068Frederik FrisonPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1069Guillaume BoivinNSN Cycling Team0:1070Matej MohoriBahrain Victorious0:1071Sren WrenskjoldUno-X Mobility0:1072Levy William BlumeUno-X Mobility0:1073Menno HuisingTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1074Magnus SheffieldNetcompany INEOS0:1075Lev GonovXDS Astana Team0:1076Gendt Aim DePinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1077Haimar EtxeberriaRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1078Clment RussoGroupama FDJ United0:1079Kamil MaeckiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1080Louis VervaekeSoudal Quick-Step0:1081Jonas GeensAlpecin Premier Tech0:1082Arjen LivynsXDS Astana Team0:1083Siebe DeweirdtTeam Flanders Baloise0:1084Sean FlynnTeam Picnic PostNL0:1085Michael ValgrenEF Education EasyPost0:1086Kevin GenietsGroupama FDJ United0:1087Samuel WatsonNetcompany INEOS0:1088Lerberghe Bert VanSoudal Quick-Step0:1089Luka MezgecTeam Jayco AlUla0:1090Cortina Ivn GarcaMovistar Team0:1091Tim MarsmanAlpecin Premier Tech0:1092Albert TorresMovistar Team0:1093Changizi Sebastian KolzeTudor Pro Cycling Team0:1094Andersen Sren KraghLidl Trek0:1095Jonas Hem HvidebergUno-X Mobility0:1096Pepijn ReinderinkSoudal Quick-Step0:1097Artem ShmidtNetcompany INEOS0:1098Tiesj BenootDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1099Kamil GradekBahrain Victorious0:10100Rune HerregodtsUAE Team Emirates XRG0:10101Markus HoelgaardUno-X Mobility0:10102Filip MaciejukMovistar Team0:10103der Hoorn Taco vanLotto Intermarch0:10104Connor SwiftNetcompany INEOS0:10105Maikel ZijlaardTudor Pro Cycling Team0:10106Davide ToneattiXDS Astana Team0:10107Robert StannardBahrain Victorious0:52108Joshua GiddingsLotto Intermarch0:52109Igor ArrietaUAE Team Emirates XRG1:06110Nickolas ZukowskyPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:06111Ferre GeeraertsTeam Flanders Baloise1:28112Vries Hartthijs deUnibet Rose Rockets1:28113Maurice BallerstedtAlpecin Premier Tech1:28114Edward TheunsLidl Trek1:28115Emil HerzogRed Bull BORA hansgrohe1:42116Julius JohansenUAE Team Emirates XRG1:57117Amaury CapiotTeam Jayco AlUla1:57118Tim NabermanTeam Picnic PostNL2:04119Tobias BayerAlpecin Premier Tech2:08120Davide BalleriniXDS Astana Team2:08121Manlio MoroMovistar Team2:08122Fabian LienhardTudor Pro Cycling Team2:08123Filippo BaronciniUAE Team Emirates XRG2:08124Storm IngebrigtsenUno-X Mobility2:08125Lennert BelmansAlpecin Premier Tech2:08126Pooter Dries DeTeam Jayco AlUla2:08127Nils EekhoffTeam Picnic PostNL2:08128Simone ConsonniLidl Trek2:08129Martin SvrekSoudal Quick-Step2:08130Matteo MilanGroupama FDJ United2:08131Otto VergaerdeLidl Trek2:08132Gleb SyritsaXDS Astana Team3:17133Davide FormoloMovistar Team3:17134Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch3:17135Bob JungelsNetcompany INEOS3:17136Titouan FontaineGroupama FDJ United3:17137Baarle Dylan vanSoudal Quick-Step3:17138Aivaras MikutisTudor Pro Cycling Team3:17139Max WalkerEF Education EasyPost3:17140James KnoxTeam Picnic PostNL3:17141Silvan DillierAlpecin Premier Tech3:17142Nadav RaisbergNSN Cycling Team3:17143Luke DurbridgeTeam Jayco AlUla3:17144Abram StockmanUnibet Rose Rockets3:17145Rui OliveiraUAE Team Emirates XRG5:22146Ayco BastiaensSoudal Quick-Step5:43147Kleijn Arvid deTudor Pro Cycling Team6:09148Pier-Andr CtNSN Cycling Team10:41149Oliver NaesenDecathlon CMA CGM Team12:06150Jonas AbrahamsenUno-X Mobility13:40151Mattia AgostinacchioEF Education EasyPost13:40YTHYoung Rider ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 12 riders1Mechelen Vlad VanBahrain Victorious4:04:182Thibaud GruelGroupama FDJ United0:003Alessandro BorgoBahrain Victorious0:004ak ErenBahrain Victorious0:005Pietro MattioTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:006Menno HuisingTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:007Artem ShmidtNetcompany INEOS0:008Emil HerzogRed Bull BORA hansgrohe1:329Storm IngebrigtsenUno-X Mobility1:5810Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch3:0711Titouan FontaineGroupama FDJ United3:0712Mattia AgostinacchioEF Education EasyPost13:30TEAMTeams ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 22 riders1Bahrain Victorious12:12:542Lotto Intermarch0:003Red Bull BORA hansgrohe0:004NSN Cycling Team0:005Team Flanders Baloise0:006Unibet Rose Rockets0:007Team Picnic PostNL0:008Decathlon CMA CGM Team0:009Lidl Trek0:0010Groupama FDJ United0:0011EF Education EasyPost0:0012Team Visma | Lease a Bike0:0013XDS Astana Team0:0014Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:0015Netcompany INEOS0:0016Tudor Pro Cycling Team0:0017Team Jayco AlUla0:0018UAE Team Emirates XRG0:0019Movistar Team0:0020Soudal Quick-Step0:0021Alpecin Premier Tech0:0022Uno-X Mobility0:00