2014 Eneco Tour
| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 29 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 11–17 August 2014 | ||
| Stages | 7 | ||
| Distance | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Tim Wellens (Belgium) |
(Lotto-Belisol) |
| Second |  Lars Boom (Netherlands) |
(Belkin Pro Cycling) | |
| Third | Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) |
(Giant-Shimano) | |
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Points | Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) |
(Giant-Shimano) |
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Sprints | Kenneth Van Bilsen (Belgium) |
(Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) |
| Team | Garmin-Sharp | ||
The 2014 Eneco Tour is the tenth running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It will start on 11 August in Terneuzen and end on 17 August in Sittard-Geleen, after seven stages. It is the 21st race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.
Teams
All 18 teams in the UCI's Proteam category were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were also invited.
†: Invited Pro-Continental teams
Schedule
The race consists of seven stages, including one individual time trial stage. Just as the previous season, the race will finish with a stage including the Muur van Geraardsbergen, which was famous for its presence in the Tour of Flanders single-day race.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August | Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
| 2 | 12 August | Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands) | 175.8 km (109.2 mi) | | Flat stage |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) |
| 3 | 13 August | Breda (Netherlands) to Breda | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |  | Individual time trial| | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| 4 | 14 August | Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) | 179.1 km (111.3 mi) | | Flat stage |  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| 5 | 15 August | Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) |  | Intermediate stage | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| 6 | 16 August | Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium) | 173.9 km (108.1 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 7 | 17 August | Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
| Total | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 11 August 2014 — Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 13 August 2014 — Breda (Netherlands) to Breda, 9.6 km (6.0 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 15 August 2014 — Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen, 162.5 km (101.0 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
- 17 August 2014 — Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands), 183.4 km (114.0 mi)
Niki Terpstra was disqualified for aggressive behaviour during this stage towards Maarten Wynants.
Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Combativity Classification |
Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Team Katusha |
| 2 | Zdeněk Štybar | Zdeněk Štybar | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling | |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin | Lars Boom | BMC Racing Team | ||
| 4 | Nacer Bouhanni | Andrea Guardini | |||
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | ||
| 6 | Tim Wellens | Tim Wellens | Belkin Pro Cycling | ||
| 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Garmin-Sharp | |||
| Final | Tim Wellens | Tom Dumoulin | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Garmin-Sharp | |
UCI WorldTour Points
The 2014 Eneco Tour was part of the UCI WorldTour and so the riders could earn UCI WorldTour points. Below is states which riders won points and where. For each stage, points were given to the top five in each stage: 6, 4, 2, 1 and 1. At the end of the tour, the top 10 in the standings receive points as follows: 100, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 and 4. This resulted in the following points being earned during this tour:
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
Lotto-Belisol | 106 |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) |
Belkin Pro Cycling | 89 |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
Giant-Shimano | 81 |
| 4 |  Andriy Hryvko (UKR) |
Astana | 60 |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
BMC Racing Team | 58 |
| 6 |  Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
Team Sky | 43 |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
BMC Racing Team | 30 |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) |
Orica-GreenEDGE | 20 |
| 9 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) |
Garmin-Sharp | 10 |
| =10 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
FDJ.fr | 6 |
| =10 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Astana | 6 |
| =10 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) |
Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 6 |
| =10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 6 |
| 14 | Marco Marcato (ITA) |
Cannondale | 5 |
| =15 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
Trek Factory Racing | 4 |
| =15 | Yohann Gène (FRA) |
Astana | 4 |
| =15 |  Luka Mezgec (SLO) |
Giant-Shimano | 4 |
| =15 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 4 |
| =19 |  Pavel Brutt (RUS) |
Team Katusha | 2 |
| =19 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) |
Lampre-Merida | 2 |
| =19 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) |
Lotto-Belisol | 2 |
| =19 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
Trek Factory Racing | 2 |
| =19 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) |
BMC Racing Team | 2 |
| =19 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) |
Belkin Pro Cycling | 2 |
| =25 |  Matti Breschel (DEN) |
Tinkoff-Saxo | 1 |
| =25 | Kristijan Koren (SLO) |
Cannondale | 1 |
| =25 |  Jesse Sergent (NZL) |
Trek Factory Racing | 1 |
| =25 | Boy van Poppel (NED) |
Trek Factory Racing | 1 |
| =25 | Julien Vermote (BEL) |
Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1 |
References
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