Eneco Tour

Eneco Tour of Benelux
Race details
Date August
Region Benelux
English name Eneco Tour of Benelux
Discipline Road
Competition UCI World Tour
Type Stage-race
Race director Rob Discart
History
First edition 2005 (2005)
Editions 11 (as of 2015)
First winner  Bobby Julich (USA)
Most wins  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
 Tim Wellens (BEL) (2 each)
Most recent  Tim Wellens (BEL)

The Eneco Tour of Benelux is a road bicycle racing stage-race. Its name refers to its main sponsor, the energy company Eneco Energie. It is part of both the UCI ProTour and the UCI World Ranking calendar.

History

The Tour of the Netherlands began on 6 May 1948, but only became an annual event in 1975. From about 2000 it was known as the Eneco tour. The start of the UCI's ProTour in 2005 saw the faltering tour reorganised and reinvigorated.

Organization

The ENECO Tour continues the faltering Tour of the Netherlands, which UCI president Hein Verbruggen deemed necessary for marketing reasons.[1] The Dutch Tour organisation got a better sponsor (ENECO Energie). But because the race was not difficult enough, it could not be accepted into the new ProTour. At that point the organisation sought help from the organisation of the Tour of Belgium and the Tour de Luxembourg. They envisaged a Tour of the Benelux that would replace the three. This led to the Tour of Belgium as a co-organiser. The Tours of Belgium and Luxembourg will continue as such. The co-organisation or incorporation of the Tour de Luxembourg did not materialize, and since its inception the Eneco Tour has not crossed Luxembourgian territory yet. In the future the name ought to officially become the Tour of the Benelux.

Jerseys

The colors of the jerseys for the leaders of a classification have changed over the years.

Year(s) General Points Mountains Young Combativity
2005[2] A red jersey A blue jersey A white jersey A yellow jersey No classification
2006 A red jersey A white jersey No classification A yellow jersey No classification
2007 A red jersey A white jersey No jersey No classification No classification
2008 A white jersey A red jersey No jersey No classification No classification
2009 A white jersey A red jersey No classification No classification No classification
2010 & 2011 A white jersey A red jersey No classification A green jersey No classification
2012-2014 A white jersey A red jersey No classification No classification A black jersey
2015 A white jersey A red jersey No classification No classification A green jersey

Winners

General classification

The winners since 2005 have been:[3][4]

Points classification

The winners of the points classification were:[4]

Mountains classification

There have only been mountains classifications in 2005, 2007 and 2008. The winners were:[4]

Young rider classification

The young rider classification is open for cyclists under 25. The winners of the young rider classification were:[4]

Combativity classification

The winners of the combativity classification were:

Team classification

Most Stage Wins

Cyclist # Stages Stages
1  Tom Boonen (BEL) 72006: Stages 1 (Hoogeveen, Netherlands), 3 (Westmalle, Belgium) and 5 (Balen, Belgium)
2008: Stages 1 (Roermond, Netherlands) and 4 (Ardooie, Belgium)
2009: Stage 3 (Hasselt, Belgium)
2015: Stage 3 (Ardooie, Belgium)
 André Greipel (GER) 72008: Stage 2 (Nieuwegein, Netherlands)
2010: Stages 2 (Ardooie, Belgium) and 6 (Heers, Belgium)
2011: Stages 1 (Sint Willebrord, Netherlands), 2 (Ardooie, Belgium)
2013: Stage 4 (Vlijmen, Netherlands)
2015: Stage 2 (Breda, Netherlands)
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) 42008: Stage 6 (Brussels, Belgium)
2009: Stages 6 (Roermond, Netherlands) and 7 (Amersfoort, Netherlands) (ITT)
2011: Stage 6 (Sittard, Netherlands)
4  Tyler Farrar (USA) 32009: Stages 1 (Ardooie, Belgium), 2 (Brussels, Belgium) and 4 (Libramont, Belgium)
 Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 32013: Stages 3 (Brouwersdam, Netherlands) and 7 (Geraardsbergen, Belgium)
2014: Stage 2 (Heusden, Netherlands)
6  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) 22005: Stage 5 (Verviers, Belgium)
2012: Stage 7 (Geraardsbergen, Belgium)
 Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) 22009: Prologue (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (ITT)
2013: Stage 5 (Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands) (ITT)
 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) 22006: Stage 7 (Ans, Belgium)
2011: Stage 3 (Andenne, Belgium)
 Marcel Kittel (GER) 22012: Stages 1 (Middelburg, Netherlands) and 4 (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)
 Robbie McEwen (AUS) 22007: Stage 3 (Putte, Belgium)
2010: Stage 1 (Rhenen, Netherlands)
 Manuel Quinziato (ITA) 22006: Stage 3 (Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands)
2015: Stage 7 (Geraardsbergen, Belgium)
 Svein Tuft (CAN) 22010: Prologue (Steenwijk, Netherlands) (ITT)
2012: Stage 6 (Ardooie, Belgium) (ITT)
 Max van Heeswijk (NED) 22005: Stages 1 (Mierlo, Netherlands) and 5 (Hasselt, Belgium)
 Tim Wellens (BEL) 22014: Stage 6 (Aywaille, Belgium)
2015: Stage 6 (Houffalize, Belgium)

References

  1. ↑ Graat, John (August 3, 2005). Fantastische' Pro Tour zegen voor profronde. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 13.
  2. ↑ http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2005/nl/klassement/
  3. ↑ "Eneco-Tour du Benelux (Bel & Hol) - Cat. Pro-Tour" (in French). Memoire du Cyclisme. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Benelux Tour". Cycling archives. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

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