2022 Belgian Road Cycling Cup

The 2022 Belgian Road Cycling Cup (known as the Exterioo Cycling Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) is the seventh edition of the Belgian Road Cycling Cup. With the inclusion of the Dutch races Ronde van Drenthe and Veenendaal–Veenendaal, this marks the first season in which the Belgian Road Cycling Cup includes races outside of Belgium.[2][3]

The defending champion is Tim Merlier of Alpecin–Fenix.[4]

Events

The event schedule was revealed on 9 February 2022.[2] With respect to the previous season, the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, Halle–Ingooigem, the Schaal Sels, and the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen were removed, the last three of which were not held in 2021 for various reasons, resulting in the 2021 season only having eight races. These four races were replaced with the Ronde van Drenthe,[5] the Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic, the Elfstedenronde, and the Circuit Franco–Belge[6] to keep the total number of races at eleven, all of which are also part of the 2022 UCI Europe Tour.[2][3]

Date Event Winner Team Series leader Ref.
1 March Le Samyn  Matteo Trentin (ITA) UAE Team Emirates  Matteo Trentin (ITA) [7]
6 March Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal  Dries De Bondt (BEL) [8]
13 March Ronde van Drenthe  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) [9]
21 May Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco [10]
22 May Antwerp Port Epic  Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Soudal  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) [11]
26 May Circuit de Wallonie  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux [12]
29 May Grote Prijs Marcel Kint  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal [13]
11 June Dwars door het Hageland  Oscar Riesebeek (NED) Alpecin–Fenix [14]
12 June Elfstedenronde  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team [15]
10 August Circuit Franco–Belge  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
16 September Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team

Race results

Le Samyn

Main article: 2022 Le Samyn
Result[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Matteo Trentin (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 4h 49' 29"
2  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
4  Stan Dewulf (BEL) AG2R Citroën Team + 0"
5  Loïc Vliegen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
6  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
7  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
8  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
9  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 4"
10  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 4"
11  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 4"
12  Oliver Naesen (BEL) AG2R Citroën Team + 4"
13  Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 4"
14  Luca Mozzato (ITA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 4"
15  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 4"

Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

Result[18][19]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 4h 45' 03"
2  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
3  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
4  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
5  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
6  Pierre Barbier (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
7  Donavan Grondin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
8  Laurence Pithie (NZL) Groupama–FDJ Continental Team + 0"
9  Jensen Plowright (AUS) Groupama–FDJ Continental Team + 0"
10  Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
11  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
12  Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
13  Oliver Wood (GBR) WiV SunGod + 0"
14  Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
15  Vito Braet (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"

Ronde van Drenthe

Result[20][21]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies 5h 08' 47"
2  Barnabás Peák (HUN) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 5"
3  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 5"
4  Timo Roosen (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 5"
5  Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT + 5"
6  Mick van Dijke (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 5"
7  Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 23"
8  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 27"
9  Rick Ottema (NED) Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel + 27"
10  Rick Pluimers (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 27"
11  Casper van Uden (NED) Development Team DSM + 27"
12  Benjamin Declercq (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 29"
13  Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 31"
14  Tomáš Kopecký (CZE) Abloc CT + 32"
15  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 1' 14"

Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic

Result[22]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco 4h 32' 40"
2  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
3  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
4  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
5  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
6  Sasha Weemaes (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
7  Pierre Barbier (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
8  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
9  Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Human Powered Health + 0"
10  Jordi Warlop (BEL) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
11  Casper van Uden (NED) Team DSM + 0"
12  Thimo Willems (BEL) Minerva Cycling Team + 0"
13  Tim van Dijke (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
14  Loe van Belle (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
15  Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 0"

Antwerp Port Epic

Result[23]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 4h 17' 22"
2  Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 5"
3  Thibau Nys (BEL) Baloise–Trek Lions + 13"
4  Jens Reynders (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 17"
5  Adrien Petit (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 17"
6  Timo Kielich (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 26"
7  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 3' 19"
8  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3' 19"
9  Milan Menten (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 3' 19"
10  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 3' 19"
11  Ward Vanhoof (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 3' 19"
12  Toon Vandebosch (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 3' 19"
13  Niels Vandeputte (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 3' 19"
14  Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 3' 19"
15  Jules Hesters (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 3' 19"

Circuit de Wallonie

Result[24]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 4h 22' 39"
2  Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
3  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3"
4  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 3"
5  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Cofidis + 3"
6  Maxim Van Gils (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3"
7  Milan Menten (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 3"
8  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 3"
9  Lennert Teugels (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex + 3"
10  Sandy Dujardin (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 3"
11  Aaron Gate (NZL) Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling + 3"
12  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3"
13  Maurice Ballerstedt (GER) Alpecin–Fenix + 3"
14  Jordi Warlop (BEL) B&B Hotels–KTM + 3"
15  Obie Vidts (BEL) Elevate p/b Home Solution–Soenens + 3"

Grote Prijs Marcel Kint

Result[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 4h 38' 49"
2  Luca Mozzato (ITA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
3  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
4  Chris Lawless (GBR) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
5  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Cofidis + 0"
6  Pierre Barbier (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
7  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
8  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
9  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
10  Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
11  Maxime De Poorter (BEL) Tarteletto–Isorex + 0"
12  Clément Russo (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
13  Timothy Dupont (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
14  Joren Bloem (NED) Abloc CT + 0"
15  Daniel McLay (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"

Finalcup standings

As of 14 October 2022[25]
Pos. Rider Team Points
1  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 83
2  Gerben Thijssen (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 58
3  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 40
4  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies 39
5  Pierre Barbier (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM 36
6  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 35
7  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 32
8  Piet Allegaert (BEL) Cofidis 32
9  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco 29
10  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 28

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