Van Eetvelt wins the 2026 Okolo Slovenska

Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Intermarché) has won the general classification of the Okolo Slovenska / Tour de Slovaquie 2026, finishing with a time of 21:07:29. The Belgian rider is 19 seconds ahead of the Portuguese rider Henrique Ribeiro Bravo (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team) and 29 seconds ahead of the Frenchman Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ United).The race was decided in the mountain stages, where Van Eetvelt managed his accumulated advantage with consistency, controlling the attacks of his direct rivals in the closing phases. In the final stage the group of favourites arrived together, with no one able to overturn the situation in the general classification.Final classificationLennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Intermarché) — 21:07:29Henrique Ribeiro Bravo (Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team) + 21:07:48Maxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ United) + 21:07:58Jamie Meehan (Cofidis) + 21:07:59Rainer Kepplinger (Bahrain Victorious) + 21:08:18Fourth place went to the Irishman Jamie Meehan (Cofidis), 30 seconds behind the leader and just one second behind Decomble. The Austrian Rainer Kepplinger (Bahrain Victorious) completes the top five, 49 seconds behind the winner.For Van Eetvelt this is an important result in a stage race on the European calendar, useful for consolidating his form ahead of the upcoming appointments of the season. Lotto Intermarché takes home the leader's jersey after a week of constant control, without giving any room to rivals on the most treacherous days.The narrow gaps between the top five finishers confirm the balance of the Slovak race, decided by minimal differences and by careful management of energy in the transfer stages.