2023 Belgian Road Cycling Cup
The 2023 Belgian Road Cycling Cup (known as the Lotto Cycling Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) was the eighth edition of the Belgian Road Cycling Cup. The defending champion was Arnaud De Lie of Lotto–Soudal, he was succeeded by his teammate Caleb Ewan.
Events
The event schedule was revealed in February 2023 and involves the same races as the
Circuit Franco–Belge was removed and replaced by the returning Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
, which was already part of the cup form 2016 to 2018.
| Date | Event | Winner | Team | Series leader | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February | Le Samyn |  Milan Menten (BEL) |
Lotto–Dstny | Milan Menten (BEL)
|
|
| 5 March | Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) |
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty |  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
|
|
| 18 May | Circuit de Wallonie | Jordi Meeus (BEL) |
Bora–Hansgrohe | ||
| 20 May | Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
Team Jayco–AlUla | ||
| 21 May | Antwerp Port Epic | Dries De Bondt (BEL) |
Alpecin–Deceuninck | ||
| 27 May | Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
|
 Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
Lotto–Dstny | Caleb Ewan (AUS)
|
|
| 10 June | Dwars door het Hageland |  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 11 June | Elfstedenronde | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
Alpecin–Deceuninck | ||
| 15 August | Grote Prijs Jef Scherens | Arnaud De Lie (BEL) |
Lotto–Dstny | ||
| 15 September | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
Alpecin–Deceuninck |
Race results
Le Samyn
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan Menten (BEL)
|
Lotto–Dstny | 4h 49' 28" |
| 2 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 3 | Edward Theuns (BEL)
|
Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 4 |  Alberto Dainese (ITA)
|
Team DSM | + 0" |
| 5 | Luca Mozzato (ITA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 6 |  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
|
Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 0" |
| 7 | Pierre Gautherat (FRA)
|
AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Mike Teunissen (NED)
|
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 0" |
| 9 | Vito Braet (BEL)
|
Team Flanders–Baloise | + 0" |
| 10 | Andreas Stokbro (DEN)
|
Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling | + 0" |
Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
|
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 4h 35' 25" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS)
|
Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 3 | Sam Welsford (AUS)
|
Team DSM | + 0" |
| 4 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 5 | Piet Allegaert (BEL)
|
Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Jordi Warlop (BEL)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA)
|
Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 8 | Vito Braet (BEL)
|
Team Flanders–Baloise | + 0" |
| 9 |  Itamar Einhorn (ISR)
|
Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 10 | Timothy Dupont (BEL)
|
Tarteletto–Isorex | + 0" |
Final Standings
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Ewan (AUS)
|
Lotto–Dstny | 44[5] |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
|
Israel–Premier Tech | 42 |
| 3 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
|
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | 40 |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont (BEL)
|
Tarteletto–Isorex | 33 |
| 5 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Deceuninck | 32 |
| 6 | Timo Kielich (BEL)
|
Alpecin–Deceuninck | 32 |
| 7 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
|
Arkéa–Samsic | 32 |
| 8 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
|
Team Jayco–AlUla | 30 |
| 9 | Milan Menten (BEL)
|
Lotto–Dstny | 28 |
| 10 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
|
Soudal–Quick-Step | 26 |
References
- ^ "Over Exterioo Cycling Cup" [About Exterioo Cycling Cup]. Exterioo Cycling Cup (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Stuart, Peter (28 February 2023). "Milan Menten wins Le Samyn 2023". CyclingNews. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Le Samyn 2023 Result". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré 2023 Result". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Klassement" [Rankings] (in Dutch). Lotto Cycling Cup. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)