Sam Bennett (Pinarello Q36.5) finished 10th on stage 2 of the Renewi Tour on Thursday 20 August, as Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech) won the sprint in Ardooie and took the race lead.Philipsen covered the 173.9km from Blankenberge in 3:11:27, with Joshua Giddings second and Sren Wrenskjold third, all given the same time. The win and its bonus seconds lift Philipsen eight places to the top of the general classification, four seconds ahead of Olav Kooij and Dries De Bondt.Philipsen also takes the points classification on 49 from Tim Merlier on 32, with Bennett fourth on 28. Vlad Van Mechelen holds the mountains lead and Lotto Intermarch move to the head of the teams classification.Our RidersBennett was 10th in the bunch sprint, backing up his fifth place on the opening stage, and climbs to fourth in the points classification. He drops eight places to 18th overall at 10 seconds. Dillon Corkery lost time on the day, coming in 129th at 7:50 and falling 86 places to 124th overall.IRLIrish Riders Stage 2Thu 20 August 2026 Blankenberge Ardooie 173.9km10Sam BENNETTPinarello Q36.5 18th overall 4th on pointss.t.129Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNL 124th overall+7:50Stage 2 ResultStage 2 Result show all 151STGStage 2 ResultRenewi Tour 2026 20 August 2026 Blankenberge Ardooie 173.9 km 151 riders1Jasper PHILIPSENAlpecin Premier Tech3:11:272Joshua GIDDINGSLotto Intermarchs.t.3Sren WRENSKJOLDUno-X Mobilitys.t.4Matteo MILANGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.5Arvid DE KLEIJNTudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.6Arne MARITRed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.7ak ERENBahrain Victoriouss.t.8Huub ARTZLotto Intermarchs.t.9Tim MERLIERPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.10Sam BENNETTSoudal Quick-Steps.t.11Filippo FIORELLITeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.12Olav KOOIJDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.13Biniam GIRMAYNSN Cycling Teams.t.14Pavel BITTNERTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.15Tom VAN ASBROECKNSN Cycling Teams.t.16Lorenzo MILESIMovistar Teams.t.17Luke LAMPERTIEF Education EasyPosts.t.18Marijn VAN DEN BERGEF Education EasyPosts.t.19Jules HESTERSTeam Flanders Baloises.t.20Dylan GROENEWEGENUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.21Mick VAN DIJKERed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.22Luk KUBIUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.23Leander VAN HAUTEGEMTeam Flanders Baloises.t.24Florian VERMEERSCHUAE Team Emirates XRGs.t.25Mike TEUNISSENXDS Astana Teams.t.26Carl-Frederik BVORTUno-X Mobilitys.t.27Thibaud GRUELGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.28Robert STANNARDBahrain Victoriouss.t.29Vlad VAN MECHELENBahrain Victoriouss.t.30Davide BALLERINIXDS Astana Teams.t.31Alessandro BORGOBahrain Victoriouss.t.32Sam WELSFORDNetcompany INEOSs.t.33Alec SEGAERTBahrain Victoriouss.t.34Johan JACOBSGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.35Guillaume BOIVINNSN Cycling Teams.t.36Timo KIELICHTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.37Elmar REINDERSUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.38Tim VAN DIJKERed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.39Owain DOULLTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.40Axel HUENSGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.41Jenno BERCKMOESLotto Intermarchs.t.42Edward THEUNSLidl Treks.t.43Michael VALGRENEF Education EasyPosts.t.44Tom KOPECKUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.45Robert DONALDSONTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.46Arnaud DE LIELotto Intermarchs.t.47Michiel LAMBRECHTTeam Flanders Baloises.t.48Matteo TRENTINTudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.49Matej MOHORIBahrain Victoriouss.t.50Jonas GEENSAlpecin Premier Techs.t.51Manlio MOROMovistar Teams.t.52Sean FLYNNTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.53Cees BOLDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.54Daan HOOLEDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.55Kim HEIDUKNetcompany INEOSs.t.56Davide TONEATTIXDS Astana Teams.t.57Julius VAN DEN BERGTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.58Vincent VAN HEMELENTeam Flanders Baloises.t.59Dries DE BONDTTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.60Paul LAPEIRADecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.61Tim MARSMANAlpecin Premier Techs.t.62Filip MACIEJUKMovistar Teams.t.63Maurice BALLERSTEDTAlpecin Premier Techs.t.64Ivn GARCA CORTINAMovistar Teams.t.65Dries DE POOTERTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.66Pepijn REINDERINKSoudal Quick-Steps.t.67Aaron GATEXDS Astana Teams.t.68Brent VAN MOERPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.69Toms SKUJILidl Treks.t.70Magnus SHEFFIELDNetcompany INEOSs.t.71Tiesj BENOOTDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.72Quinten HERMANSPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.73Arjen LIVYNSXDS Astana Teams.t.74Siebe DEWEIRDTTeam Flanders Baloises.t.75Aim DE GENDTPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.76Samuel WATSONNetcompany INEOSs.t.77Kevin GENIETSGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.78Clment RUSSOGroupama FDJ Uniteds.t.79Senne THONNONTeam Flanders Baloises.t.80Artem SHMIDTNetcompany INEOSs.t.81Loe VAN BELLETeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.82Robbe GHYSDecathlon CMA CGM Teams.t.83Pietro MATTIOTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.84Menno HUISINGTeam Visma | Lease a Bikes.t.85Markus HOELGAARDUno-X Mobilitys.t.86William BLUME LEVYUno-X Mobilitys.t.87Connor SWIFTNetcompany INEOSs.t.88Lennert BELMANSAlpecin Premier Techs.t.89Ferre GEERAERTSTeam Flanders Baloises.t.90Sren KRAGH ANDERSENLidl Treks.t.91Jonas Hem HVIDEBERGUno-X Mobilitys.t.92Abram STOCKMANUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.93Hartthijs DE VRIESUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.94Sebastian KOLZE CHANGIZITudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.95Jakob SDERQVISTLidl Treks.t.96Fabian LIENHARDTudor Pro Cycling Teams.t.97Nickolas ZUKOWSKYPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.98Laurence PITHIERed Bull BORA hansgrohes.t.99Aivaras MIKUTISTudor Pro Cycling Team0:26100Igor ARRIETAUAE Team Emirates XRG0:26101Kamil GRADEKBahrain Victorious0:26102Felix RN-KRISTOFFLotto Intermarch0:26103Storm INGEBRIGTSENUno-X Mobility0:26104Martin SVREKSoudal Quick-Step0:30105Tim NABERMANTeam Picnic PostNL0:30106Frederik FRISONPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:30107Pier-Andr CTNSN Cycling Team0:30108Bert VAN LERBERGHESoudal Quick-Step0:38109Luca MOZZATOTudor Pro Cycling Team0:50110Maikel ZIJLAARDTudor Pro Cycling Team0:58111Julius JOHANSENUAE Team Emirates XRG0:58112Mikkel BJERGUAE Team Emirates XRG*0:00113Luka MEZGECTeam Jayco AlUla0:58114Nadav RAISBERGNSN Cycling Team1:12115Louis VERVAEKESoudal Quick-Step1:18116Emil HERZOGRed Bull BORA hansgrohe1:31117Kamil MAECKIPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team2:42118Dylan VAN BAARLESoudal Quick-Step2:42119Lionel TAMINIAUXLotto Intermarch2:53120James KNOXTeam Picnic PostNL2:53121Silvan DILLIERAlpecin Premier Tech5:20122Lev GONOVXDS Astana Team5:20123Gleb SYRITSAXDS Astana Team5:20124Filippo BARONCINIUAE Team Emirates XRG5:20125Titouan FONTAINEGroupama FDJ United5:20126Rui OLIVEIRAUAE Team Emirates XRG5:20127Niklas BEHRENSTeam Visma | Lease a Bike5:20128Nils EEKHOFFTeam Picnic PostNL7:50129Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNL7:50130Taco VAN DER HOORNLotto Intermarch7:50131Albert TORRESMovistar Team7:50132Davide FORMOLOMovistar Team7:50133Jon BARRENETXEAMovistar Team7:50134Bob JUNGELSNetcompany INEOS7:50135Haimar ETXEBERRIARed Bull BORA hansgrohe7:50136Luke DURBRIDGETeam Jayco AlUla7:50137Rune HERREGODTSUAE Team Emirates XRG7:50138Otto VERGAERDELidl Trek7:50139Tobias BAYERAlpecin Premier Tech7:50140Max WALKEREF Education EasyPost7:50141Kasper ASGREENEF Education EasyPost11:50142Maty KOPECKUnibet Rose Rockets13:17143Simone CONSONNILidl Trek22:06144Jonathan MILANLidl Trek22:06DNFAmaury CAPIOTTeam Jayco AlUlaDNFAyco BASTIAENSSoudal Quick-StepDNFNico DENZRed Bull BORA hansgroheDNFCorbin STRONGNSN Cycling TeamDNSOliver NAESENDecathlon CMA CGM TeamDNSJonas ABRAHAMSENUno-X MobilityDNSMattia AGOSTINACCHIOEF Education EasyPostClassifications After Stage 2General Classification show all 144GCGeneral ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 20 August 2026 Blankenberge Ardooie 173.9 km 144 riders1 (8)Jasper PhilipsenAlpecin Premier Tech7:15:352Olav KooijDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:043Bondt Dries DeTeam Jayco AlUla0:044Quinten HermansPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:055Tim MerlierSoudal Quick-Step0:066 (65)MikeXDS Astana Team TeunissenUno-X Mobility0:067 (7)SrenUno-X Mobility WrenskjoldXDS Astana Team0:078 (7)Lie Arnaud DeLotto Intermarch0:079 (31)Matteo TrentinTudor Pro Cycling Team0:0710 (4)Timo KielichTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:0711 (7)Mechelen Vlad VanBahrain Victorious0:0812 (14)Aaron GateXDS Astana Team0:0813 (5)Carl-Frederik BvortUno-X Mobility0:0814 (42)Paul LapeiraDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:0815 (43)JennoLotto Intermarch BerckmoesTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:0916 (21)FilippoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike FiorelliLotto Intermarch0:0917 (80)Artem ShmidtNetcompany INEOS0:0918 (8)Sam BennettPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1019 (7)Pavel BittnerTeam Picnic PostNL0:1020 (7)Dylan GroenewegenUnibet Rose Rockets0:1021 (4)den Berg Marijn vanEF Education EasyPost0:1022 (7)ak ErenBahrain Victorious0:1023Biniam GirmayNSN Cycling Team0:1024 (6)Huub ArtzLotto Intermarch0:1025 (1)Asbroeck Tom VanNSN Cycling Team0:1026 (8)Arne MaritRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1027 (5)Jules HestersTeam Flanders Baloise0:1028 (17)Sam WelsfordNetcompany INEOS0:1029 (9)ThibaudGroupama FDJ United GruelUAE Team Emirates XRG0:1030 (11)FlorianUAE Team Emirates XRG VermeerschGroupama FDJ United0:1031 (2)Luke LampertiEF Education EasyPost0:1032 (5)Hautegem Leander VanTeam Flanders Baloise0:1033 (12)Alessandro BorgoBahrain Victorious0:1034 (2)Dijke Mick vanRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1035Johan JacobsGroupama FDJ United0:1036 (16)Luk KubiUnibet Rose Rockets0:1037 (2)Elmar ReindersUnibet Rose Rockets0:1038 (6)Robert DonaldsonTeam Jayco AlUla0:1039 (23)Lorenzo MilesiMovistar Team0:1040 (2)Owain DoullTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1041 (10)Alec SegaertBahrain Victorious0:1042 (5)Tom KopeckUnibet Rose Rockets0:1043 (1)Michiel LambrechtTeam Flanders Baloise0:1044 (10)Axel HuensGroupama FDJ United0:1045 (2)Daan HooleDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1046 (14)Dijke Tim vanRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1047 (22)Guillaume BoivinNSN Cycling Team0:1048 (2)den Berg Julius vanTeam Picnic PostNL0:1049 (4)Hemelen Vincent VanTeam Flanders Baloise0:1050 (34)Laurence PithieRed Bull BORA hansgrohe0:1051 (5)Toms SkujiLidl Trek0:1052 (9)Kim HeidukNetcompany INEOS0:1053 (17)Matej MohoriBahrain Victorious0:1054 (13)Cees BolDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1055 (2)Moer Brent VanPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1056 (11)Belle Loe vanTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1057 (28)Michael ValgrenEF Education EasyPost0:1058 (23)Jonas GeensAlpecin Premier Tech0:1059 (25)Sean FlynnTeam Picnic PostNL0:1060 (14)Magnus SheffieldNetcompany INEOS0:1061 (4)Senne ThonnonTeam Flanders Baloise0:1062 (1)Pietro MattioTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1063 (3)Robbe GhysDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1064 (9)Jakob SderqvistLidl Trek0:1065 (11)Gendt Aim DePinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1066 (25)Tim MarsmanAlpecin Premier Tech0:1067 (23)Cortina Ivn GarcaMovistar Team0:1068 (14)Arjen LivynsXDS Astana Team0:1069 (9)Clment RussoGroupama FDJ United0:1070 (3)Menno HuisingTeam Visma | Lease a Bike0:1071 (12)Siebe DeweirdtTeam Flanders Baloise0:1072Levy William BlumeUno-X Mobility0:1073 (24)Mikkel BjergUAE Team Emirates XRG0:1074 (22)Pepijn ReinderinkSoudal Quick-Step0:1075 (11)Kevin GenietsGroupama FDJ United0:1076 (11)Samuel WatsonNetcompany INEOS0:1077 (25)Filip MaciejukMovistar Team0:1078 (20)Tiesj BenootDecathlon CMA CGM Team0:1079 (15)Andersen Sren KraghLidl Trek0:1080 (21)Markus HoelgaardUno-X Mobility0:1081 (14)Jonas Hem HvidebergUno-X Mobility0:1082 (24)Davide ToneattiXDS Astana Team0:1083 (10)Changizi Sebastian KolzeTudor Pro Cycling Team0:1084 (20)Connor SwiftNetcompany INEOS0:1085 (14)Kamil GradekBahrain Victorious0:3686 (18)Frederik FrisonPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:4087 (21)Joshua GiddingsLotto Intermarch0:4688Lerberghe Bert VanSoudal Quick-Step0:4889 (18)Robert StannardBahrain Victorious0:5290 (59)Luca MozzatoTudor Pro Cycling Team1:0091 (19)Nickolas ZukowskyPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team1:0692 (3)Luka MezgecTeam Jayco AlUla1:0893 (12)Maikel ZijlaardTudor Pro Cycling Team1:0894 (20)Edward TheunsLidl Trek1:2895 (18)Maurice BallerstedtAlpecin Premier Tech1:2896 (16)Louis VervaekeSoudal Quick-Step1:2897 (14)Ferre GeeraertsTeam Flanders Baloise1:2898 (14)Vries Hartthijs deUnibet Rose Rockets1:2899 (10)Igor ArrietaUAE Team Emirates XRG1:32100 (30)Matteo MilanGroupama FDJ United2:08101 (19)Davide BalleriniXDS Astana Team2:08102 (19)Manlio MoroMovistar Team2:08103 (23)Pooter Dries DeTeam Jayco AlUla2:08104 (21)Lennert BelmansAlpecin Premier Tech2:08105 (17)Fabian LienhardTudor Pro Cycling Team2:08106 (12)Tim NabermanTeam Picnic PostNL2:34107 (17)Storm IngebrigtsenUno-X Mobility2:34108 (21)Martin SvrekSoudal Quick-Step2:38109 (30)Kamil MaeckiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team2:52110 (6)Julius JohansenUAE Team Emirates XRG2:55111 (104)Lionel TaminiauxLotto Intermarch3:01112 (3)Emil HerzogRed Bull BORA hansgrohe3:13113 (31)Abram StockmanUnibet Rose Rockets3:17114 (20)Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch3:43115 (23)Aivaras MikutisTudor Pro Cycling Team3:43116 (26)Nadav RaisbergNSN Cycling Team4:29117 (89)Niklas BehrensTeam Visma | Lease a Bike5:30118 (43)Lev GonovXDS Astana Team5:30119 (18)Baarle Dylan vanSoudal Quick-Step5:59120 (27)Kleijn Arvid deTudor Pro Cycling Team6:09121 (19)James KnoxTeam Picnic PostNL6:10122 (1)Filippo BaronciniUAE Team Emirates XRG7:28123 (98)Jon BarrenetxeaMovistar Team8:00124 (86)Dillon CorkeryTeam Picnic PostNL8:00125 (48)Haimar EtxeberriaRed Bull BORA hansgrohe8:00126 (34)Albert TorresMovistar Team8:00127 (24)der Hoorn Taco vanLotto Intermarch8:00128 (28)Rune HerregodtsUAE Team Emirates XRG8:00129 (3)Gleb SyritsaXDS Astana Team8:37130 (6)Titouan FontaineGroupama FDJ United8:37131 (10)Silvan DillierAlpecin Premier Tech8:37132 (5)Nils EekhoffTeam Picnic PostNL9:58133 (14)Tobias BayerAlpecin Premier Tech9:58134 (3)Otto VergaerdeLidl Trek9:58135 (10)Rui OliveiraUAE Team Emirates XRG10:42136 (3)Davide FormoloMovistar Team11:07137 (2)Bob JungelsNetcompany INEOS11:07138 (5)Luke DurbridgeTeam Jayco AlUla11:07139Max WalkerEF Education EasyPost11:07140 (8)Pier-Andr CtNSN Cycling Team11:11141 (82)Kasper AsgreenEF Education EasyPost12:00142 (94)Maty KopeckUnibet Rose Rockets13:27143 (142)Jonathan MilanLidl Trek22:06144 (16)Simone ConsonniLidl Trek24:14PTSPoints ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 20 August 2026 Blankenberge Ardooie 173.9 km 17 riders1 (3)Jasper PhilipsenAlpecin Premier Tech49 pts2 (1)Tim MerlierSoudal Quick-Step32 pts3 (2)Jonathan MilanLidl Trek30 pts4 (1)Sam BennettPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team28 pts5 (3)Olav KooijDecathlon CMA CGM Team25 pts6Joshua GiddingsLotto Intermarch25 pts7Sren WrenskjoldUno-X Mobility22 pts8Matteo MilanGroupama FDJ United19 pts9Kleijn Arvid deTudor Pro Cycling Team17 pts10Arne MaritRed Bull BORA hansgrohe15 pts11 (5)Sam WelsfordNetcompany INEOS15 pts12 (5)Pavel BittnerTeam Picnic PostNL13 pts13ak ErenBahrain Victorious13 pts14 (6)Dylan GroenewegenUnibet Rose Rockets12 pts15Huub ArtzLotto Intermarch12 pts16 (7)Mike TeunissenXDS Astana Team11 pts17 (7)Lie Arnaud DeLotto Intermarch10 ptsKOMMountains ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 20 August 2026 Blankenberge Ardooie 173.9 km 11 riders1Mechelen Vlad VanBahrain Victorious2 (5)Artem ShmidtNetcompany INEOS3 (1)ak ErenBahrain Victorious4 (2)Thibaud GruelGroupama FDJ United5 (2)Alessandro BorgoBahrain Victorious6 (1)Menno HuisingTeam Visma | Lease a Bike7 (1)Pietro MattioTeam Visma | Lease a Bike8 (1)Storm IngebrigtsenUno-X Mobility9 (1)Emil HerzogRed Bull BORA hansgrohe10Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch11Titouan FontaineGroupama FDJ UnitedTEAMTeams ClassificationRenewi Tour 2026 20 August 2026 Blankenberge Ardooie 173.9 km 22 riders1 (1)Lotto Intermarch21:47:152 (1)Bahrain Victorious0:003 (1)NSN Cycling Team0:004 (1)Red Bull BORA hansgrohe0:005 (5)Groupama FDJ United0:006 (1)Team Flanders Baloise0:007 (1)Unibet Rose Rockets0:008 (3)EF Education EasyPost0:009 (2)Team Picnic PostNL0:0010 (2)Team Visma | Lease a Bike0:0011 (3)Decathlon CMA CGM Team0:0012 (3)Lidl Trek0:0013XDS Astana Team0:0014 (7)Alpecin Premier Tech0:0015 (7)Uno-X Mobility0:0016 (2)Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:0017 (2)Netcompany INEOS0:0018 (1)Movistar Team0:0019 (3)Tudor Pro Cycling Team0:0020 (3)Team Jayco AlUla0:0021 (3)UAE Team Emirates XRG0:2622 (2)Soudal Quick-Step0:30