2013 Eneco Tour Explained

The 2013 Eneco Tour was the ninth running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started on 12 August in Koksijde and ended on 18 August in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, after seven stages.^[1] It was the 20th race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season and was won by Zdeněk Štybar.

Teams

All 19 teams in the UCI's Proteam category were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were also invited.

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†: 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	12 August	Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium)	175.3km (108.9miles)		Flat stage
2	13 August	Ardooie (Belgium) to Vorst (Belgium)	176.9km (109.9miles)		Flat stage
3	14 August	Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Brouwersdam (Netherlands)	187.3km (116.4miles)		Flat stage
4	15 August	Essen (Belgium) to Vlijmen (Netherlands)	169.6km (105.4miles)		Flat stage
5	16 August	Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands)	13.2km (08.2miles)		Individual time trial
6	17 August	Riemst (Belgium) to La Redoute (Belgium)	150km (90miles)		Intermediate stage
7	18 August	Tienen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen (Belgium)	208km (129miles)		Intermediate stage
Total		1080.3km (671.3miles)

Stages

Stage 1

12 August 2013 — Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 175.3km (108.9miles)^[2]

Stage 1 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 2" 4 + 2" 5 + 2" 6 + 2" 7 + 2" 8 + 2" 9 + 2" 10 + 2"

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 6" 3 + 7" 4 + 8" 5 + 8" 6 + 9" 7 + 9" 8 + 10" 9 + 11" 10 + 12"

Stage 2

13 August 2013 — Ardooie (Belgium) to Vorst (Belgium), 176.9km (109.9miles)^[3]

Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3" 3 + 4" 4 + 6" 5 + 7" 6 + 8" 7 + 9" 8 + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"

Stage 3

14 August 2013 — Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Brouwersdam (Netherlands), 187.3km (116.4miles)^[4]

Stage 3 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 + 2" 5 + 2" 6 + 2" 7 + 2" 8 + 2" 9 + 2" 10 + 2"

General Classification after Stage 3 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 + 3" 4 + 3" 5 + 4" 6 + 6" 7 + 8" 8 + 8" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"

Stage 4

15 August 2013 — Essen (Belgium) to Vlijmen (Netherlands), 169.6km (105.4miles)^[5]

Stage 4 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 + 3" 4 + 6" 5 + 7" 6 + 9" 7 + 13" 8 + 15" 9 + 17" 10 + 17"

Stage 5

16 August 2013 — Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands), 13.2km (08.2miles), individual time trial (ITT)^[6]

Stage 5 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 4" 4 + 6" 5 + 9" 6 + 11" 7 + 14" 8 + 17" 9 + 18" 10 + 20"

General Classification after Stage 5 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 10" 6 + 18" 7 + 23" 8 + 24" 9 + 25" 10 + 26"

Stage 6

17 August 2013 — Riemst (Belgium) to La Redoute (Belgium), 150km (90miles)^[7]

Stage 6 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 2" 4 + 3" 5 + 3" 6 + 3" 7 + 3" 8 + 3" 9 + 12" 10 + 12"

General Classification after Stage 6 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 9" 3 + 24" 4 + 29" 5 + 29" 6 + 37" 7 + 50" 8 + 1' 07" 9 + 1' 16" 10 + 1' 33"

Stage 7

18 August 2013 — Tienen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen (Belgium), 208km (129miles)^[8]

Stage 7 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 12" 4 + 14" 5 + 17" 6 + 25" 7 + 25" 8 + 25" 9 + 25" 10 + 25"

Final Classification Rider Team Time 1 2 + 26" 3 + 50" 4 + 55" 5 + 55" 6 + 1' 20" 7 + 1' 32" 8 + 1' 34" 9 + 2' 07" 10 + 2' 14"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Combativity Classification	Team classification
1	Mark Renshaw	Mark Renshaw	Mark Renshaw	Laurens De Vreese
2	Arnaud Démare	Arnaud Démare	Taylor Phinney
3	Zdeněk Štybar	André Greipel
4	André Greipel	Lars Boom
5	Sylvain Chavanel
6	David López	Tom Dumoulin
7	Zdeněk Štybar	Zdeněk Štybar	Lars Boom
Final		Zdeněk Štybar	Lars Boom	Laurens De Vreese

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eneco Tour: Sir Bradley Wiggins back in action as rouleurs battle it out for victory . Sky Sports . 2013-08-12.
2. Web site: Koksijde – Ardooie. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013. 11 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130811002309/http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/route01.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Ardooie – Vorst. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013. 11 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130811013248/http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/route02.pdf. dead.
4. Web site: Oosterhout – Brouwersdam. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013. 3 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903053256/http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/route03.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: Essen – Vlijmen. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013. 3 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903070348/http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/route04.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: Sittard-Geleen – Sittard-Geleen. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013. 3 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903054836/http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/route05.pdf. dead.
7. Web site: Riemst – La Redoute. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013. 3 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903054838/http://sport.be.msn.com/enecotour/2013/downloads/parcours/route06.pdf. dead.
8. Web site: Tienen – Geraardsbergen. PDF. Eneco Tour. Eneco Energie. 17 August 2013.