The 2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling road race takes place from August 20 to August 27, 2008 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium are covered. The 18 UCI ProTour teams are participating and two extra teams were invited, namely Cycle Collstrop and Skil-Shimano who were each given a wild card.
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| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
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| P | Sittard > Geleen | 4.4 km | Wednesday, August 20 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) |
| 1 | Beek > Roermond | 175.6 km | Thursday, August 21 | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 2 | Roermond > Nieuwegein | 175.0 km | Friday, August 22 | André Greipel (GER) |
| 3 | Nieuwegein > Terneuzen | 189.3 km | Saturday, August 23 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
| 4 | Terneuzen > Ardooie | 212.4 km | Sunday, August 24 | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 5 | Ardooie > Ostend | 171.8 km | Monday, August 25 | Carlo Westphal (GER) |
| 6 | Maldegem > Brussels | 184.0 km | Tuesday, August 26 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
| 7 (ITT) | Mechelen > Mechelen | 18.8 km | Wednesday, August 27 | Raivis Belohvoščiks (LAT) |
Prologue Result
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General Classification after the Prologue
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Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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The leader of the points classification wears a red jersey.
Although in most stage races, the organisation gives away some points in the prologue, these were not given this year.
1st Eneco Sprint after (45 km)
| First | Bram Tankink | Rabobank | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Floris Goesinnen | Skil-Shimano | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Iván Gutiérrez | Caisse d'Epargne | 3 Pts. and 1" |
2nd Eneco Sprint after (98 km)
| First | Bram Tankink | Rabobank | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Floris Goesinnen | Skil-Shimano | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Iván Gutiérrez | Caisse d'Epargne | 3 Pts. and 1" |
3rd Eneco Sprint after (156 km)
| First | Bram Tankink | Rabobank | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Floris Goesinnen | Skil-Shimano | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Michiel Elijzen | Rabobank | 3 Pts. and 1" |
Finish in Roermond after (175.6 km)
| First | Tom Boonen | Quick Step | 30 Pts. and 10" |
| Second | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | 25 Pts. and 6" |
| Third | Fabio Sabatini | Team Milram | 22 Pts. and 4" |
| 4th | Jurgen Roelandts | Silence-Lotto | 19 Pts. |
| 5th | Heinrich Haussler | Gerolsteiner | 17 Pts. |
| 6th | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Columbia | 15 Pts. |
| 7th | Angelo Furlan | Crédit Agricole | 13 Pts. |
| 8th | Kenny van Hummel | Skil-Shimano | 12 Pts. |
| 9th | Elia Rigotto | Team Milram | 11 Pts. |
| 10th | Aurélien Clerc | Bouygues Télécom | 10 Pts. |
1st Eneco Sprint after (26 km)
| First | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Columbia | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Jurgen Roelandts | Silence-Lotto | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Cyril Lemoine | Crédit Agricole | 3 Pts. and 1" |
2nd Eneco Sprint after (123 km)
| First | Ermanno Capelli | Scott-American Beef | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Matthé Pronk | Cycle Collstrop | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Javier Aramendia | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 Pts. and 1" |
3rd Eneco Sprint after (155 km)
| First | Ermanno Capelli | Scott-American Beef | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Matthé Pronk | Cycle Collstrop | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Javier Aramendia | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 Pts. and 1" |
Finish in Nieuwegein after (175 km)
| First | André Greipel | Team Columbia | 30 Pts. and 10" |
| Second | Juan José Haedo | Team CSC Saxo Bank | 25 Pts. and 6" |
| Third | Robert Förster | Gerolsteiner | 22 Pts. and 4" |
| 4th | Kenny van Hummel | Skil-Shimano | 19 Pts. |
| 5th | Tom Boonen | Quick Step | 17 Pts. |
| 6th | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Columbia | 15 Pts. |
| 7th | Jurgen Roelandts | Silence-Lotto | 13 Pts. |
| 8th | Francesco Chicchi | Liquigas | 12 Pts. |
| 9th | David Kopp | Cycle Collstrop | 11 Pts. |
| 10th | Elia Rigotto | Team Milram | 10 Pts. |
1st Eneco Sprint after (80 km)
| First | Raúl Alarcón | Scott-American Beef | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Matthé Pronk | Cycle Collstrop | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Aitor Hernández | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 Pts. and 1" |
2nd Eneco Sprint after (127 km)
| First | Laurent Mangel | Ag2r-La Mondiale | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | Raúl Alarcón | Scott-American Beef | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Matthé Pronk | Cycle Collstrop | 3 Pts. and 1" |
3rd Eneco Sprint after (147 km)
| First | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Columbia | 8 Pts. and 3" |
| Second | André Greipel | Team Columbia | 5 Pts. and 2" |
| Third | Sébastien Rosseler | Quick Step | 3 Pts. and 1" |
Finish in Terneuzen after (185 km)
| First | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | 30 Pts. and 10" |
| Second | Tom Boonen | Quick Step | 25 Pts. and 6" |
| Third | Jurgen Roelandts | Silence-Lotto | 22 Pts. and 4" |
| 4th | Kenny van Hummel | Skil-Shimano | 19 Pts. |
| 5th | Borut Božič | Cycle Collstrop | 17 Pts. |
| 6th | Tom Leezer | Rabobank | 15 Pts. |
| 7th | Alberto Curtolo | Liquigas | 13 Pts. |
| 8th | David Kopp | Cycle Collstrop | 12 Pts. |
| 9th | Robert Förster | Gerolsteiner | 11 Pts. |
| 10th | Roger Hammond | Team Columbia | 10 Pts. |
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Points Classification |
Team Classification |
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| Prologue (ITT) (Iván Gutiérrez) |
Iván Gutiérrez | not awarded | Caisse d'Epargne |
| Stage 1 (Tom Boonen) |
Tom Boonen | ||
| Stage 2 (André Greipel) |
Team Columbia | ||
| Stage 3 (Daniele Bennati) |
Daniele Bennati | Caisse d'Epargne | |
| Stage 4 (Tom Boonen) |
André Greipel | ||
| Stage 5 (Carlo Westphal) |
Jurgen Roelandts | Team Columbia | |
| Stage 6 (Edvald Boasson Hagen) |
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| Stage 7 (ITT) (Raivis Belohvoščiks) |
Iván Gutiérrez | ||
| Final | Iván Gutiérrez | Jurgen Roelandts | Team Columbia |
All teams were allowed to start with 8 riders. For 20 teams this would create a starting field of 160 riders. Just like previous years however, some teams chose to start with fewer riders, which reduced the number riders on the official starting list to 151. Astana, Bouygues Télécom, Cofidis and Euskaltel-Euskadi started with 7 riders, Gerolsteiner started with 6 riders and only 5 riders were selected for team Lampre.
The Eneco Tour of Benelux 2008 is part of the UCI ProTour and so the riders can earn UCI ProTour Points. Below is states which riders won points and where. Because the Eneco Tour of Benelux 2008 is a smaller stage race the points given are 3, 2 and 1 for the first three in each stage result. At the end of the tour, the top 10 in the standings receive points accorded as follows: 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 2.
| Stage | Route | First (3 Points) | Second (2 Points) | Third (1 Points) |
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| P | Sittard – Geleen | Iván Gutiérrez | Cyril Lemoine | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| 1 | Beek – Roermond | Tom Boonen | Daniele Bennati | Fabio Sabatini |
| 2 | Roermond – Nieuwegein | André Greipel | Juan José Haedo | Robert Förster |
| 3 | Nieuwegein – Terneuzen | Daniele Bennati | Tom Boonen | Jurgen Roelandts |
| 4 | Terneuzen – Ardooie | Tom Boonen | No UCI ProTour points awarded for Kenny van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) |
Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| 5 | Ardooie – Ostend | Carlo Westphal | Yauheni Hutarovich | No UCI ProTour points awarded for Borut Božič (Cycle Collstrop) |
| 6 | Maldegem – Brussels | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Jimmy Engoulvent | Sergei Ivanov |
| 7 (ITT) | Mechelen – Mechelen | Raivis Belohvoščiks | Iván Gutiérrez | Sébastien Rosseler |
| Cyclist | Points | |
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| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | 50 |
| 2 | Sébastien Rosseler | 40 |
| 3 | Michael Rogers | 35 |
| 4 | Stijn Devolder | 30 |
| 5 | André Greipel | 25 |
| 6 | Joost Posthuma | 20 |
| 7 | Servais Knaven | 15 |
| 8 | Bram Tankink | 10 |
| 9 | Jurgen Roelandts | 5 |
| 10 | Piet Rooijakkers | No UCI ProTour points awarded (Skil-Shimano) |
| Cyclist | Nation | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 55 |
| 2 | Sébastien Rosseler | Belgium | Quick Step | 41 |
| 3 | Michael Rogers | Australia | Team Columbia | 35 |
| 4 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | Quick Step | 30 |
| 5 | André Greipel | Germany | Team Columbia | 28 |
| 6 | Joost Posthuma | Netherlands | Rabobank | 20 |
| 7 | Servais Knaven | Netherlands | Team Columbia | 15 |
| 8 | Bram Tankink | Netherlands | Rabobank | 10 |
| 9 | Tom Boonen | Belgium | Quick Step | 8 |
| 10 | Jurgen Roelandts | Belgium | Silence-Lotto | 6 |
| 11 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | Liquigas | 5 |
| = | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Norway | Team Columbia | 5 |
| 13 | Raivis Belohvoščiks | Latvia | Scott-American Beef | 3 |
| = | Carlo Westphal | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 3 |
| 15 | Jimmy Engoulvent | France | Crédit Agricole | 2 |
| = | Juan José Haedo | Argentina | Team CSC Saxo Bank | 2 |
| = | Yauheni Hutarovich | Belarus | Française des Jeux | 2 |
| = | Cyril Lemoine | France | Crédit Agricole | 2 |
| 19 | Robert Förster | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 1 |
| = | Sergei Ivanov | Russia | Astana | 1 |
| = | Fabio Sabatini | Italy | Team Milram | 1 |
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