2014 Eneco Tour
| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 11–17 August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 30' 15" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Eneco Tour was the tenth running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started on 11 August in Terneuzen and ended on 17 August in Sittard-Geleen, after seven stages. It was the 21st race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.
Teams
[edit]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.
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Astana
- BMC Racing Team
- FDJ.fr
- Movistar Team
- Team Sky
- Giant–Shimano
- Cannondale
- Garmin–Sharp
- Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
- Wanty–Groupe Gobert†
- Astana
- Lampre–Merida
- Orica–GreenEDGE
- Team Katusha
- Belkin Pro Cycling
- Team Europcar
- Lotto–Belisol
- Trek Factory Racing
- Tinkoff–Saxo
- Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise†
†: Invited Pro-Continental teams
Schedule
[edit]The race consisted of seven stages, including one individual time trial stage. Just as the previous season, the race finished 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 | |
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| 1 | 11 August | Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Andrea Guardini (ITA)
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| 2 | 12 August | Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands) | 175.8 km (109.2 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
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| 3 | 13 August | Breda (Netherlands) to Breda | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Tom Dumoulin (NED)
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| 4 | 14 August | Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) | 179.1 km (111.3 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
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| 5 | 15 August | Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) |  |
Intermediate stage |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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| 6 | 16 August | Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium) | 173.9 km (108.1 mi) | |
Intermediate stage | Tim Wellens (BEL)
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| 7 | 17 August | Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | |
Intermediate stage | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)
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| Total | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | |||||
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 11 August 2014 — Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)
Stage 2
[edit]Stage 2 Result[3]
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General Classification after Stage 2[3]
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Stage 3
[edit]- 13 August 2014 — Breda (Netherlands) to Breda, 9.6 km (6.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 3 Result[4]
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General Classification after Stage 3[4]
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Stage 4
[edit]Stage 4 Result[5]
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General Classification after Stage 4[5]
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Stage 5
[edit]- 15 August 2014 — Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen, 162.5 km (101.0 mi)
Stage 5 Result[6]
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General Classification after Stage 5[6]
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Stage 6
[edit]Stage 6 Result[7]
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General Classification after Stage 6[7]
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Stage 7
[edit]- 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.
Stage 7 Result[8]
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Final General Classification[8]
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Classification leadership table
[edit]| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Combativity Classification
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Team classification
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| 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 World Tour points
[edit]The 2014 Eneco Tour was part of the UCI World Tour and so the riders could earn UCI World Tour 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 | |
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| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL)
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Lotto–Belisol | 106 |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED)
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Belkin Pro Cycling | 89 |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED)
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Giant–Shimano | 81 |
| 4 |  Andriy Hrivko (UKR)
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Astana | 60 |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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BMC Racing Team | 58 |
| 6 |  Geraint Thomas (GBR)
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Team Sky | 43 |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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BMC Racing Team | 30 |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL)
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Orica–GreenEDGE | 20 |
| 9 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED)
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Garmin–Sharp | 10 |
| 10 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
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FDJ.fr | 6 |
| Andrea Guardini (ITA)
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Astana | 6 | |
| Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 6 | |
| Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 6 | |
| 14 | Marco Marcato (ITA)
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Cannondale | 5 |
| 15 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
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Trek Factory Racing | 4 |
| Yohann Gène (FRA)
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Astana | 4 | |
 Luka Mezgec (SLO)
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Giant–Shimano | 4 | |
| Matteo Trentin (ITA)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4 | |
| 19 |  Pavel Brutt (RUS)
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Team Katusha | 2 |
| Davide Cimolai (ITA)
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Lampre–Merida | 2 | |
| Jens Debusschere (BEL)
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Lotto–Belisol | 2 | |
| Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
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Trek Factory Racing | 2 | |
| Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
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BMC Racing Team | 2 | |
| Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)
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Belkin Pro Cycling | 2 | |
| 25 |  Matti Breschel (DEN)
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Tinkoff–Saxo | 1 |
| Kristijan Koren (SLO)
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Cannondale | 1 | |
 Jesse Sergent (NZL)
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Trek Factory Racing | 1 | |
| Boy van Poppel (NED)
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Trek Factory Racing | 1 | |
| Julien Vermote (BEL)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Eneco Tour 2014; Stage 1: Terneuzen - Terneuzen". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Schengen, Desislava (12 August 2014). "Guardini siegt trotz Sturz" [Guardini wins despite fall]. Tageblatt (in German). Editpress. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Eneco Tour: Stybar wins in Vlijmen". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (13 August 2014). "Dumoulin wins Eneco Tour time trial". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (14 August 2014). "Eneco Tour: Bouhanni wins in Ardooie". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (15 August 2014). "Eneco Tour: Van Avermaet wins in Geraardsbergen". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b Benson, Daniel (16 August 2014). "Wellens wins stage 6 at Eneco Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b Benson, Daniel (17 August 2014). "Wellens wins the Eneco Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 December 2019.