Baloise Belgium Tour
Stage 4: Durbuy - Durbuy
Belgium
Saturday 21 June 2025
177.1 km
Hayter remains in contention at the Tour of Belgium

Ethan Hayter dropped to second on the general classification – but he did it after fighting until the last ounce of energy – at the end of a fast and furious day of racing around Durbuy, where the queen stage of the race took place. A total of 19 climbs, including Mur de Durbuy – which was tackled three times – and Côte de Hermanne, where the Golden Kilometer was placed, gave no moment of respite to the peloton, who fragmented early into several groups, which made for an open race.
Victorious on the previous stage, Ethan Hayter was there when the bunch split, quickly joining the front group, whose gap reached a minute with 70 kilometers to go. The race kept changing, and a strong quartet rode away in the final 50 kilometers, while the others were caught by the peloton. Ethan was part of the main group, and took some long pulls to defend his jersey and reduce the margin separating them, which at one point had reached 40 seconds.
As they tackled the Mur de Durbuy for the last time, the chasers could see the escapees, but they eventually ran out of road and the quartet made it, Jente Berckmoes (Lotto) being the one who took the win. Hayter spared no effort behind and emptied himself on those steep slopes, knowing that this could help him keep his GC chances alive on the last stage. As a result, only four seconds separate the Brit now from the new leader of the race, Filippo Baroncini (UAE Team Emirates), going into Sunday’s flat stage in Brussels, where bonifications will be in play at the Golden Kilometer.
“The team did an impressive job today, keeping the breakaway in check the entire time. When a big group went, I followed my instinct and jumped. The gap grew, then came down, then I was back in the bunch and we chased hard to reel in the escapees. Despite our best efforts, I had to concede the jersey for a couple of seconds, but on Sunday we’ll try again”, an upbeat Ethan said at the finish.
Photo credit: ©Rhode Van Elsen / Getty Images
Race details
1 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto |
4:00:34 |
2 |
Marco Frigo Israel - Premier Tech |
0:05 |
3 |
Orluis Aular Sanabria Movistar Team |
0:05 |
4 |
Filippo Baroncini UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:05 |
5 |
Alexandre Delettre Team TotalEnergies |
0:17 |
6 |
Toon Aerts Lotto |
0:17 |
7 |
Dion Smith Intermarché - Wanty |
0:17 |
8 |
Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility |
0:17 |
9 |
Pier-André Côté Israel - Premier Tech |
0:17 |
10 |
Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:17 |
17 |
Ethan Hayter
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:20 |
49 |
Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step |
7:03 |
58 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step |
9:41 |
62 |
Dries Van Gestel
Soudal Quick-Step |
9:41 |
85 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step |
13:45 |
120 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal Quick-Step |
21:24 |
1 |
Filippo Baroncini UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
12:42:29 |
2 |
Ethan Hayter
Soudal Quick-Step |
0:04 |
3 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto |
0:07 |
4 |
Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers |
0:10 |
5 |
Marco Frigo Israel - Premier Tech |
0:11 |
6 |
Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
0:16 |
7 |
Orluis Aular Sanabria Movistar Team |
0:18 |
8 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin - Deceuninck |
0:22 |
9 |
Pier-André Côté Israel - Premier Tech |
0:23 |
10 |
Axel van der Tuuk Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel |
0:23 |
49 |
Josef Černý
Soudal Quick-Step |
8:16 |
52 |
Yves Lampaert
Soudal Quick-Step |
9:49 |
57 |
Dries Van Gestel
Soudal Quick-Step |
10:14 |
76 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step |
14:15 |
101 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal Quick-Step |
22:06 |
1 |
Jenno Berckmoes Lotto |
52 pt |
2 |
Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
50 pt |
3 |
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step |
43 pt |
4 |
Filippo Baroncini UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
33 pt |
5 |
Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl - Trek |
32 pt |
6 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin - Deceuninck |
30 pt |
7 |
Fernando Gaviria Rendon Movistar Team |
30 pt |
8 |
Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG |
26 pt |
9 |
Marco Frigo Israel - Premier Tech |
25 pt |
10 |
Orluis Aular Sanabria Movistar Team |
22 pt |
12 |
Ethan Hayter
Soudal Quick-Step |
20 pt |
1 |
Alec Segaert Lotto |
12:42:58 |
2 |
Héctor Álvarez Martínez Lidl - Trek |
0:13 |
3 |
Matyáš Kopecký Team Novo Nordisk |
0:28 |
4 |
Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl - Trek |
1:14 |
5 |
Huub Artz Intermarché - Wanty |
1:53 |
6 |
Frits Biesterbos BEAT Cycling Club |
2:02 |
7 |
David Haverdings Baloise Glowi Lions |
2:19 |
8 |
Viktor Vandenberghe Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines |
2:30 |
9 |
Kay De Bruyckere Pauwels Sauzen - Cibel Clementines |
3:18 |
10 |
Steffen De Schuyteneer Lotto |
9:31 |
1 | Lotto | 38:08:49 |
2 | Movistar Team | 0:23 |
3 | Team TotalEnergies | 0:40 |
4 | Israel - Premier Tech | 0:41 |
5 | Lidl - Trek | 1:28 |
6 | Unibet Tietema Rockets | 1:45 |
7 | Intermarché - Wanty | 8:08 |
8 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 9:09 |
9 | Team Flanders - Baloise | 10:24 |
10 | Uno-X Mobility | 11:14 |