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Netherlands 02 Sep – 06 Sep 2026 Class 2.1 – Stages – Class 1
Website www.zlmtour.nl
The 2026 ZLM Tour (UCI 2.1) takes place from September 2 to September 6, 2026, covering 809 km across the Netherlands.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | Sep 2, 2026 | Kapelle → Kapelle | 21.1 km | Individual Time Trial |
| Stage 2 | Sep 3, 2026 | Westkapelle → Heinkenszand | 193.8 km | Flat / Road Race |
| Stage 3 | Sep 4, 2026 | Roosendaal → Bergen op Zoom | 201.2 km | Flat / Road Race |
| Stage 4 | Sep 5, 2026 | Schijndel → Schijndel | 210.2 km | Flat / Road Race |
| Stage 5 | Sep 6, 2026 | Waalwijk → Waalwijk | 182.7 km | Flat / Road Race |
The ZLM Tour is a professional multi-day road cycling race held in the Netherlands, traditionally used as a key preparation event for world-class sprinters heading to the Tour de France.
Origin and Name Changes
The race originated in 1987 as an amateur, single-day event titled Rondom Schijndel. Over the decades, sponsorship and structural changes led to multiple renamings:
- 1987–1989: Rondom Schijndel
- 1990–1997: Teleflex Tour (transitioned into a professional race in 1996)
- 1998–2000: Ster der Beloften
- 2001–2010: Ster Elektrotoer
- 2011–2017: Ster ZLM Toer – GP Jan van Heeswijk
- 2019–Present: ZLM Tour
(Note: “ZLM Tour” was also the name of a separate UCI Under-23 Nations’ Cup race held in Zeeland until 2019).
Key Milestones
- 1996: The event turned professional. American rider Tyler Hamilton won the inaugural professional edition.
- 2000s–2010s: The race established a profile featuring short time trials, flat sprint stages, and occasional punchy terrain in the Ardennes.
- 2018: The event was canceled due to organizational and venue issues.
- 2019: Returned under the shortened name ZLM Tour and became part of the UCI ProSeries.
- 2020–2021: Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.
Notable Winners
| Winner | Victories | Years |
| Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2014 |
| Olav Kooij (NED) | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Mark Cavendish (GBR) | 1 | 2012 |
| André Greipel (GER) | 1 | 2015 |
| Mike Teunissen (NED) | 1 | 2019 |
Results
ZLM Tour 2026 – Stage 1 Results (Kapelle → Kapelle, 21.1 km ITT)
- Mathias VACEK (Lidl-Trek) – 00:23:43
- Niklas LARSEN (Unibet Rose Rockets) – + 00:19
- Jakob SÖDERQVIST (Lidl-Trek) – + 00:24
- Mathieu KOCKELMANN (Lotto-Intermarché) – + 01:23
Stage 2 of the 2026 ZLM Tour (Westkapelle to Heinkenszand)
- 1st Place: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) – 03:56:20
- 2nd Place: Tim van Dijke (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) – +00
- 3rd Place: Danny van Poppel (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) – +10
- 71st Place: Mathieu Kockelmann (Lotto-Intermarché) – +13:24
ZLM Tour 2026 — Stage 3 Results
- 1st: WALSCHEID Max (Lidl-Trek) — 04:22:19
- 2nd: MAGAGNOTTI Alessio (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) — + 00
- 3rd: VAN POPPEL Danny (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) — + 00
ZLM Tour 2026 — Stage 4 Results
- 1st: TAMINIAUX Lionel (Lotto-Intermarché) — 04:40:32
- 2nd: RASENBERG Martijn (Unibet Rose Rockets) — + 00
- 3rd: VAN DER TUUK Danny (Euskaltel-Euskadi) — + 04
Stage 5 Results
- HOBBS Henry (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) — 03:52:10
- WALSCHEID Max (Lidl-Trek) — + 00
- DEKKER David (BEAT CC p/b Saxo) — + 00
- KOCKELMANN Mathieu (Lotto-Intermarché) — + 00
- SÉNÉCHAL Florian (Alpecin-Premier Tech) — + 00
General Classification (GC) — Top 5
- VACEK Mathias (Lidl-Trek) — 17:14:53
- WALSCHEID Max (Lidl-Trek) — + 33
- VAN DER TUUK Axel (Euskaltel-Euskadi) — + 01:06
- VAN DIJKE Tim (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) — + 01:08
- VAN DIJKE Mick (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) — + 01:42
Luxembourg Cyclists (GC)
- 32. KOCKELMANN Mathieu (Lotto-Intermarché) — + 16:25
