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Lennert Van Eetvelt wins Tour de Slovaquie 2026

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Lennert Van Eetvelt wins Tour de Slovaquie 2026 cycling race

The 70th edition of the Tour de Slovaquie (Okolo Slovenska), a UCI 2.1 category race, commenced on September 16, 2026. The five-stage event covers 889.4 kilometers, beginning and ending in Košice and Králova hol'a. By the second stage, which ran from Levoča to Liptovský Mikuláš, Paul Magnier of Soudal Quick-Step secured his second consecutive stage victory following a bunch sprint. Magnier maintained his position as the overall race leader despite challenging rainy and cold weather conditions. Sweden’s Carl Kagevi, riding for Lucky Sport, secured the leader's jersey for the mountains classification. During the second stage, Slovakian riders Martin Haluška and Filip Záhorec of Dukla Banská Bystrica were disqualified after video evidence showed them holding onto a team car during a climb. This resulted in fines for the team's sports director and the exclusion of the vehicle involved. Leadership shifted during Stage 3 as the race dynamics moved toward the climbers. Slovenska) concluded with Belgian specialist Lennert Van Eetvelt of Lotto-Intermarché seized the yellow leader's jersey after a decisive attack on the Kohútka climb, securing both the stage win and the overall lead. Following a tenth-place finish in the third stage, Slovakian cyclist Samuel Novák moved up to seventh place in victory. Van Eetvelt, who had seized the general classification. As yellow jersey during Stage 3, successfully defended his lead during the race enters its final stage, fifth stage. The decisive stage featured the route begins in Sliač and concludes with a historic, brutal historic ascent to Kráľová hoľa, reaching an altitude of 1,934 meters. The final 12.8 kilometers of this characterized by a 12.9-kilometer climb maintain with an average gradient of 8.7 exceeding 8 percent. Lennert Van Eetvelt currently holds the leader's jersey but faces pressure withstood attacks from 20-year-old Brazilian rider Henrique Ribeiro Bravo of Soudal Quick-Step. Other general classification contenders include Benjamin Thomas Quick-Step and Jamie Meehan of Cofidis, alongside Maxime Decomble of Groupama-FDJ. Carl Kagevi remains positioned ultimately winning the stage sprint to defend confirm his climbing jersey. general classification title. Earlier in the race, Hungarian rider Erik Fetter of United Shipping secured a notable victory in the fourth stage. Fetter was part of a five-man breakaway that spent approximately 172 kilometers ahead of the peloton to win the 197.5-kilometer stage from Beluša to Galanta, successfully defying expectations of a mass sprint finish.

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  1. 2026-09-20 13:17 UTC Lennert Van Eetvelt wins Tour de Slovaquie 2026
  2. 2026-09-20 05:15 UTC Tour de Slovaquie 2026 cycling race
  3. 2026-09-19 10:11 UTC Tour de Slovaquie 2026 cycling race
  4. 2026-09-17 21:06 UTC Tour de Slovaquie 2026 cycling race
  5. 2026-09-17 16:58 UTC Tour de Slovaquie 2026 cycling race

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