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WorldTeam Men 08 May '26 - 31 May '26
22/21 Rome › Rome 131km
fr Alpes Isère Tour
Development Team 27 May '26 - 31 May '26
4/5 Saint-Maurice-l’Exil › Saint-Clair-du-Rhône 165km
5/5 Le Cheylas › Miribel-les-Échelles 152km
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3/4 Aron › Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson 215km
4/4 Cossé-le-Vivien › Laval 147km
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1/9 Cesenatico › Ravenna 139km
2/9 Roncade › Caorle 156km
3/9 Bibione › Buja 156km
at Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
Development Team 04 Jun '26 - 07 Jun '26
1/4 Linz Hauptplatz › Pöstlingberg 4km
2/4 Eferding › Reichersberg 187km
3/4 Paneum Asten › Bad Schallerbach 156km
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WorldTeam Men 07 Jun '26 - 14 Jun '26
1/8 Vizille › Saint-Ismier 146km
2/8 Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux › Le Puy-en-Velay 234km
3/8 Perreux › Perreux 28km
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WorldTeam Men 10 Jun '26
1/1 Tournai › Mont-de-l'Enclus 195km
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WorldTeam Women 13 Jun '26
1/1 Roskilde › Copenhagen 156km
Van Kerckhove seals overall victory after impressive performance in the Alpes Isère Tour

Van Kerckhove seals overall victory after impressive performance in the Alpes Isère Tour

Matisse Van Kerckhove secured the overall victory in the Alpes Isère Tour in impressive fashion. In the demanding final stage, he showcased his climbing abilities by staying with the race’s strongest riders and successfully defending his leader’s jersey. For the young Belgian, it marked another major success in what has already been a strong season.

“I’m very happy with this victory,” Van Kerckhove reflected afterwards. “It was a tough day, but we delivered a really strong performance as a team. In the finale, my teammates did a fantastic job of neutralising the attacks. This truly feels like a team victory.”

In the queen stage of the prestigious French stage race, the Dutch squad once again showed its strength at the front of the race. On the demanding climbs, Van Kerckhove remained attentive and consistently held his place among the leading riders.

"This truly feels like a team victory"

Matisse van Kerckhove

In the challenging finale, Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development placed several riders in the group of favourites. Race leader Van Kerckhove was among them. Despite several attempts by his rivals to drop him, the 19-year-old Belgian held firm and secured the overall victory. To cap off an excellent day, he also sprinted to an impressive second place in the stage.

Sports director Sierk Jan de Haan was extremely proud of his team's performance: “We are very happy to have won the general classification. We had to fight hard for it as a team, but the riders did a fantastic job together. It is great to cap off such a wonderful week in this way.”

For the development team of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, it was already the eighth victory of the season. With two stage wins, the overall victory, and success in the points classification, young rider classification and team classification, the Dutch squad can look back on a highly successful Alpes Isère Tour.

Alpes Isère Tour

Stage 5

Result
Rankings

Result

1
Peter Øxenberg
INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy 04:19:39
2
Matisse Van Kerckhove
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:00:00
3
Matteo Vanhuffel
Development Team Picnic PostNL +00:00:03
8
Elliot Rowe
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:02:10
9
Sven Aleksander Mernik
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:04:15
42
William Smith
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:16:32
46
Patryk Goszczurny
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:16:32

Rankings

1
Matisse Van Kerckhove
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development 17:36:29
2
Peter Øxenberg
INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy +00:00:08
3
Matteo Vanhuffel
Development Team Picnic PostNL +00:00:26
8
Elliot Rowe
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:02:24
9
Sven Aleksander Mernik
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:04:51
37
William Smith
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:18:21
46
Patryk Goszczurny
Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development +00:25:30

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