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Belgian bookends his home stage race in boost of confidence for Tour de France sprints

Sixty-five years after the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, a key figure in the Congolese independence movement, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office hopes that a trial may finally take place – possibly in 2026 – as part of the investigation into “war crimes” opened in Belgium, the former colonial power.

Hilly stage in the Ardennes shakes-up GC before final stage around Brussels

'Our selection has not been announced yet, but we are not worried' says Lidl-Trek DS Maxime Monfort

Filippo Ganna finishes second, having been heavily expected to win

Belgium is part of the open-border Schengen area which guarantees free travel between its 29 member states

Norwegian rider motivated to recover in time for July 5 Grand Départ after breaking collarbone in Baloise Belgium Tour crash

New design also has practical advantages, reportedly much less cumbersome and allowing organisers to move key element of safer finishes quickly and efficiently

Molano takes second and Berkmoes third as Philipsen reverses his stage 1 fortunes

Jasper Philipsen almost taken down in chaotic finish that saw Merlier outsprint Molano and Vernon

On 14 June 1985, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, pre-reunification) and the Benelux countries – Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – signed an agreement in Schengen, a small town in Luxembourg, that would, eventually, see checks at their common borders abolished. The 40 years since have seen…