Lors du Longest Day, 5è manche du Belgian SUP Tour 2023 organisée par Olivier Decroly et son équipe du club Sud Ouest dans la région des Lacs de l’eau d’Heures, au sud de la Belgique, le comité d’organisation a pu testé une toute nouvelle formule de compétition : 20 départs sur 2 jours, 10 par jour, 1 toutes les heures, pour un tour de 6 kilomètres environ.
Une formule qui a plu à tout le monde : élites, amateurs et équipes.
Suite à un passage orageux au matin de la seconde journée, l’organisation a dû se résigner à stopper la course au bout de 16 tours.
Au classement final, c’est Bart Jansegers, l’incontestable leader du circuit belge qui s’octroie la première place avec un temps total de 7:55:22 (une vitesse moyenne de plus de 9km/h). Chez les dames, c’est Liene Karale d’Estonie qui s’accapare la première place en 9h02:47 et une team franco-française chez les équipes. Jim Vermeiren est premier amateur.
L’équipe travaille déjà à la seconde version qui aura lieu en juin 2024 !
Prochaine étape du Belgian SUP Tour: l’épreuve Euro Tour de Namur du 6 au 8 juillet prochains!
31 Aug 2026
Last weekend, the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) opened the second half of its racing calendar with The Longest Day at Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure, a gruelling 10-hour endurance challenge that also served as the Belgian leg of the second edition of the Double 10 Challenge. The pioneering concept pairs two of Europe’s toughest ultra-distance SUP events […]
17 Aug 2026
We’ve been witnessing a growing maturity and ambition among the next generation of SUP athletes. Young paddlers are no longer simply choosing between flat water and open sea – they are becoming true all-rounders, moving confidently between disciplines while increasingly taking on the sport’s toughest formats. More importantly, they are showing the maturity to understand […]
15 Jul 2026
Built around athlete feedback and recognised as one of Europe’s most progressive SUP circuits, the 2026 Belgian SUP Tour (BST) founded by Vincent Claeskens, continues to raise the bar with its diverse race formats, welcoming atmosphere and strong community spirit. As the tour enters its decisive second half, the calendar features a packed programme of […]
22 Jun 2026
The European SUP scene is all fired up! On Saturday, 27 June, the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) heads to Surfclub Windekind in Oostduinkerke for one of the most anticipated events of the season: the Belgian SUP Tour (BST)’s Championship Technical Race. As the fourth stop of the twelve-race Belgian SUP Tour calendar and a counting […]
14 Apr 2026
A new wave of athletes is beginning to shift the traditional timeline of elite sport – where experience, progression, and maturity are usually built over years. Ambitious and hungry, they’re stepping up early, already competing simultaneously in junior and open divisions and holding their own at both levels. Since its inception, the Belgian SUP Tour […]
9 Mar 2026
The Belgian SUP Tour (BST) has released its new race calendar as the circuit enters a new chapter in its evolution, alongside the development of new international partnerships. Over the past four years, the series has grown rapidly — not only in the number of events but also in the strength of its community and […]
27 Nov 2025
As the competitive year winds down and many federations ease into their winter break, the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) is preparing for one final highlight. On Sunday, 14 December, the community will gather in Ghent for SUP4Life – a now iconic end-of-season event that blends high-level competition with festive, family-friendly spirit. Far more than a […]
6 Oct 2025
Gunther De Bin, 55, from Flanders, a racer and Coach at SUP Club Supfever, is one of the Belgian SUP scene’s most respected figures. Known to many simply as GUN, he was once a regular at the front of the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) pack. While injuries led him to step back from regular racing, […]
5 Aug 2025
As the registrations are up for the second and final leg of the Double 10 Challenge, a pioneering concept in ultra-long-distance racing, pairing Les 10 Heures de Vassivière, organised by Christophe Bancelin and the Paddle Vassivière Club in France, with Belgium’s The Longest Day, spearheaded by Vincent Claeskens and the Belgian SUP Tour (BST). Together, they create the Double […]
