New stage location for multi-day race in 2026!
November 27, 2025 – Waalwijk will officially become a stage location for the ZLM Tour next year. Libéma Profcycling, organizer of the multi-day race, announced today that both the start and finish of the final stage on Sunday, September 6, will take place in Waalwijk. The municipal council of Waalwijk decided this week to proudly bring the race to the municipality.
Sports city Waalwijk delighted with cycling race
Waalwijk Alderman Timon Klerx is eagerly looking forward to the race: "We are proud that Waalwijk will be the start and finish location for the final stage of the ZLM Tour in 2026. It is a wonderful opportunity to put our municipality on the sporting map and bring residents closer together. This race fits perfectly with our ambition to encourage exercise and celebrate sport within our community. We will make this a great sporting day for spectators and other sports enthusiasts in Waalwijk."
Looking forward to Waalwijk!
On behalf of Libéma Profcycling – organizer of the ZLM Tour – manager Eelco Franckaert sees Waalwijk as a more than suitable location: "Waalwijk has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and strong regional involvement. As a logistics hotspot in the Netherlands and an important link in (inter)national distribution, we can rightly call Waalwijk a leading city. We are delighted that it will be part of the ZLM Tour 2026!"
New date on the cycling calendar
Next year, the race will be organized immediately after the summer for the first time. The ZLM Tour is known as a high-quality race with top teams and top riders. By organizing the race in September, it will better align with the schedules of riders and teams and create space in the racing calendar for an attractive race week. This will increase the chance of an appealing field of participants and great sporting performances, especially in the run-up to the European and World Cycling Championships, which are also on the calendar during that period.
Race schedule almost complete
The ZLM Tour 2026 will take place from September 2 to 6. With the time trial in Kapelle and the stages Westkapelle – Heinkenszand, Schijndel – Schijndel, and Waalwijk – Waalwijk, almost all stages are known! It promises to be a spectacular edition for riders, spectators, partners, municipalities, and above all, a new edition to write cycling history!