Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) finished off the Eneco Tour with a commanding sprint into Arnhem to take his second stage win of the race and 14 of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The Belgian’s team were prominent doing the work on the run-in of the 149.2km stage, which always looked set to conclude with a sprint finish. Unibet Rose Rockets countered in the final kilometre with a lead-out for Dylan Groenewegen which ended up looking rather ragged.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Behind them, Merlier was poised to strike, accelerating past his rival with ease and hitting the front with a large gap he’d keep to the line in a comfortable win.<\/p>\n Latest Videos FromCyclingnews<\/p>\n Groenewegen ended the day a distant second place \u2013 a second runner-up spot behind Merlier this race \u2013 while Davide Donati (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) rounede out the podium.<\/p>\n The sprint finish was set up after solo attacker MichieL Mouris (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was caught with 7.5km to go. The Dutchman had bridged across to the three-man breakaway of Marijn Maas (BEAT p\/b Saxo), Rick Ottema (EEW-VDK Cyclingteam), and Mattanja Woets (VokerWessles) with 23km left to run before eventually going solo.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n The charging peloton, invested in a sprint finish, dutifully marked out any further attacks on the front, leaving the likes of Soudal-QuickStep, Unibet Rose Rockets, and Visma-Lease a Bike to lead the way into the final kilometres and the inevitable sprint.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Visma’s Victor Campenaerts could end the day, and the race, in celebratory fashion, the Belgian having clinched the overall victory \u2013 his first in a stage race \u2013 with a 15-second gap over Wessel Mouris (Unibet Rose Rockets) while Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) took third overall, 30 seconds back.<\/p>\n Results<\/p>\n Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n Stage result<\/p>\n Position<\/p>\n Rider (Country) Team<\/p>\n Time Gap<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n 3:05:07<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n Row 1 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Davide Donati (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies<\/p>\n Row 2 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Jakob S\u00f6derqvist (Swe) Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n Row 3 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Elmar Reinders (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n Row 4 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Luk\u00e1\u0161 Kubi\u0161 (Svk) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n Row 5 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech<\/p>\n Row 6 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n Florian Dauphin (Fra) Totalenergies<\/p>\n Row 7 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Steffen De Schuyteneer (Bel) Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9<\/p>\n Row 8 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n Row 9 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n Milan Lanhove (Bel) Team Flanders- Baloise<\/p>\n Row 10 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n Jochem Kerckhaert (Ned) Beat Cc P\/B Saxo<\/p>\n Row 11 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n Pavel Bittner (Cze) Picnic PostNL<\/p>\n Row 12 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n Roy Hoogendoorn (Ned) Metec- Solarwatt P\/B Mantel<\/p>\n Row 13 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n Nolan Huysmans (Bel) Team Flanders- Baloise<\/p>\n Row 14 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 16<\/p>\n Jesse Kramer (Ned) Beat Cc P\/B Saxo<\/p>\n Row 15 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 17<\/p>\n Roan Konings (Ned) Metec- Solarwatt P\/B Mantel<\/p>\n Row 16 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 18<\/p>\n Danijel Agricola (Ned) Metec- Solarwatt P\/B Mantel<\/p>\n Row 17 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 19<\/p>\n David Dekker (Ned) Beat Cc P\/B Saxo<\/p>\n Row 18 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n Finn Fisher-Black (NZl) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/p>\n Row 19 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 21<\/p>\n Mike Bronswijk (Ned) Eew-Vdk Cyclingteam<\/p>\n Row 20 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kopeck\u00fd (Cze) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n Row 21 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n Wessel Mouris (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n Row 22 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 24<\/p>\n Pierre Thierry (Fra) Totalenergies<\/p>\n Row 23 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n Christophe Laporte (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n Row 24 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 26<\/p>\n Simon Goossens (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech Development Team<\/p>\n Row 25 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n Hartthijs De Vries (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n Row 26 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 28<\/p>\n Leander Van Hautegem (Bel) Team Flanders- Baloise<\/p>\n Row 27 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 29<\/p>\n Ferre Geeraerts (Bel) Team Flanders- Baloise<\/p>\n Row 28 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 30<\/p>\n Pepijn Reinderink (Ned) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n Row 29 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 31<\/p>\n Julius Van Den Berg (Ned) Picnic PostNL<\/p>\n Row 30 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n Pietro Mattio (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n Row 31 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 33<\/p>\n Edward Theuns (Bel) Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n Row 32 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 34<\/p>\n Bert Bolle (Bel) Volkerwessels<\/p>\n Row 33 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 35<\/p>\n Sente Sentjens (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech<\/p>\n Row 34 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 36<\/p>\n Siebe Deweirdt (Bel) Team Flanders- Baloise<\/p>\n Row 35 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 37<\/p>\n Otto Van Zanden (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg<\/p>\n Row 36 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 38<\/p>\n Filippo Fiorelli (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n Row 37 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 39<\/p>\n Benedikt Benz (Ger) Lidl-Trek Future Racing<\/p>\n Row 38 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 40<\/p>\n Julian Vergouw (Ned) Metec- Solarwatt P\/B Mantel<\/p>\n Row 39 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 41<\/p>\n Ethan Edward Hayter (GBr) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n Row 40 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 42<\/p>\n Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n Row 41 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 43<\/p>\n Nicola Marcerou (Fra) Totalenergies<\/p>\n Row 42 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 44<\/p>\n Paul Conor (Fra) Vendee U Primeo Energie<\/p>\n Row 43 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n 45<\/p>\n Chiel Schulten (Ned) Eew-Vdk Cyclingteam<\/p>\n Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n Position<\/p>\n Rider (Country) Team<\/p>\n Time Gap<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n 11:49:26<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Wessel Mouris (Ned) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n 0:00:15<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Finn Fisher-Black (NZl) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/p>\n 0:00:30<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kopeck\u00fd (Cze) Unibet Rose Rockets<\/p>\n 0:00:38<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Pepijn Reinderink (Ned) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n 0:01:02<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Milan Lanhove (Bel) Team Flanders- Baloise<\/p>\n 0:01:06<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Christophe Laporte (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n 0:01:09<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n Jakob S\u00f6derqvist (Swe) Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n 0:01:16<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Pierre Thierry (Fra) Totalenergies<\/p>\n 0:01:17<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Steffen De Schuyteneer (Bel) Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9<\/p>\n 0:01:22<\/p>\n Row 10 – Cell 0 The road season might be at an end, but Cyclingnews isn’t slowing down. 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