| 2023 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 14–18 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 723.2 km (449.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 09' 30" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Tour of Belgium (known as the 2023 Baloise Belgium Tour for sponsorship purposes) is the 92nd edition of the Tour of Belgium road cycling stage race, which is taking place from 14 to 18 June 2023. The category 2.Pro event formed a part of the 2023 UCI ProSeries.
Six of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 14 June | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem to Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | 164.9 km (102.5 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) |
| 2 | 15 June | Merelbeke to Knokke-Heist | 175.7 km (109.2 mi) | | Flat stage |  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 16 June | Beveren to Beveren | 15.2 km (9.4 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) |
| 4 | 17 June | Durbuy to Durbuy | 172.6 km (107.2 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 5 | 18 June | Brussels to Brussels | 194.8 km (121.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| Total | 723.2 km (449.4 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification (Dutch : Algemeen klassement)  | Points classification (Dutch : Puntenklassement)  | Combativity classification (Dutch : Strijdlustklassement)  | Young rider classification (Dutch : Jongerenklassement)  | Team classification (Dutch : Ploegenklassement) |
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| 1 | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Jasper Philipsen | Jacob Scott | Oded Kogut | Eolo–Kometa |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | Fabio Jakobsen | Fabio Jakobsen | Mathias Vacek | Soudal–Quick-Step | |
| 3 | Søren Wærenskjold | Mathieu van der Poel | ||||
| 4 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Aaron Van Poucke | Trek–Segafredo | ||
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Alex Colman | ||||
| Final | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Alex Colman | Mathias Vacek | Trek–Segafredo | |
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 | Denotes the winner of the general classification |  | Denotes the winner of the combativity classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the points classification |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 16h 09' 30" |
| 2 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 40" |
| 3 |  Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 53" |
| 4 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 59" |
| 5 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 10" |
| 6 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 17" |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 35" |
| 9 |  Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 44" |
| 10 |  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 46" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 94 |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 85 |
| 3 | Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 56 |
| 4 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Alpecin–Deceuninck | 55 |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 55 |
| 6 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | 47 |
| 7 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 39 |
| 8 |  Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 37 |
| 9 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 30 |
| 10 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Soudal–Quick-Step | 30 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Alex Colman (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 63 |
| 2 | Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 47 |
| 3 | Kobe Vanoverschelde (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | 39 |
| 4 |  Jacob Scott (GBR) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 30 |
| 5 |  James Fouché (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 18 |
| 6 | Ceriel Desal (BEL) | Bingoal WB | 18 |
| 7 | Sander De Pestel (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 17 |
| 8 |  Stefano Gandin (ITA) | Team Corratec–Selle Italia | 15 |
| 9 | Andreas Goeman (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | 13 |
| 10 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | 13 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mathias Vacek (CZE) | Trek–Segafredo | 16h 11' 14" |
| 2 |  Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 1' 50" |
| 3 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | + 13' 51" |
| 4 | Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 17' 46" |
| 5 | Oded Kogut (ISR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 17' 55" |
| 6 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 18' 27" |
| 7 | William Blume Levy (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 19' 35" |
| 8 | Casper van Uden (NED) | Team DSM | + 27' 19" |
| 9 | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) | Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal | + 33' 58" |
| 10 | Matyáš Kopecký (CZE) | Team Novo Nordisk | + 35' 06" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Trek–Segafredo | 48h 32' 42" |
| 2 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 35" |
| 3 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 54" |
| 4 | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | + 3' 11" |
| 5 | Alpecin–Deceuninck | + 3' 21" |
| 6 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 5' 07" |
| 7 | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 5' 31" |
| 8 | Lotto–Dstny | + 6' 25" |
| 9 | Eolo–Kometa | + 6' 51" |
| 10 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | + 17' 34" |
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