ProTeam Lotto-Intermarché opens the Baloise Belgium Tour with two top-ten finishes
Lotto-Intermarché kicks off the Baloise Belgium Tour with two riders finishing inside the top ten. Steffen De Schuyteneer sprinted to a strong fourth place at the Basilica of Scherpenheuvel, while Joshua Giddings crossed the line in seventh after a nervous bunch sprint.
Race
17 June 2026
“It was quite a chaotic sprint,” said De Schuyteneer afterwards. “With three kilometres to go, I lost Joshua (Giddings) and told him over the radio that he could lead out Jenno (Berckmoes), because we had originally planned to sprint with both of us.”
De Schuyteneer then managed to reposition himself and launch his sprint at the right moment. “I moved in behind the Astana riders and found a gap to start my sprint. After that, fourth place was the best result possible. It’s a nice result for me personally and, together with Joshua’s seventh place, it was a good day for the team.”
The result gives De Schuyteneer plenty of confidence for the stages ahead. “There will be more opportunities, and I’m really looking forward to them,” he concluded.
