2014 Eneco Tour Explained

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

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.

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†: Invited Pro-Continental teams

Schedule

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
1	11 August	Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen	183.1km (113.8miles)		Flat stage
2	12 August	Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands)	175.8km (109.2miles)		Flat stage
3	13 August	Breda (Netherlands) to Breda	9.6km (06miles)		Individual time trial
4	14 August	Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium)	179.1km (111.3miles)		Flat stage
5	15 August	Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen	162.5km (101miles)		Intermediate stage
6	16 August	Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium)	173.9km (108.1miles)		Intermediate stage
7	17 August	Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands)	183.4km (114miles)		Intermediate stage
Total		1067.4km (663.3miles)

Stages

Stage 1

11 August 2014 — Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen, 183.1km (113.8miles)

Stage 1 Result[1] Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"

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

Stage 2

12 August 2014 — Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Vlijmen (Netherlands), 175.8km (109.2miles)

Stage 2 Result[3] Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"

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

Stage 3

13 August 2014 — Breda (Netherlands) to Breda, 9.6km (06miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 3 Result[4] Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 10" 4 + 14" 5 + 15" 6 + 17" 7 + 17" 8 + 18" 9 + 19" 10 + 20"

General Classification after Stage 3 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 4" 4 + 7" 5 + 12" 6 + 14" 7 + 18" 8 + 19" 9 + 21" 10 + 21"

Stage 4

14 August 2014 — Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 179.1km (111.3miles)

Stage 4 Result[5] Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"

General Classification after Stage 4 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 4" 4 + 7" 5 + 9" 6 + 14" 7 + 17" 8 + 18" 9 + 19" 10 + 21"

Stage 5

15 August 2014 — Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen, 162.5km (101miles)

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

General Classification after Stage 5 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 11" 4 + 14" 5 + 21" 6 + 23" 7 + 24" 8 + 25" 9 + 25" 10 + 28"

Stage 6

16 August 2014 — Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium), 173.9km (108.1miles)

Stage 6 Result[7] Rider Team Time 1 2 + 50" 3 + 52" 4 + 52" 5 + 56" 6 + 58" 7 + 59" 8 + 59" 9 + 59" 10 + 59"

General Classification after Stage 6 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 7" 3 + 13" 4 + 33" 5 + 34" 6 + 38" 7 + 45" 8 + 48" 9 + 56" 10 + 1' 04"

Stage 7

17 August 2014 — Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands), 183.4km (114miles)

Niki Terpstra was disqualified for aggressive behaviour during this stage towards Maarten Wynants.

Stage 7 Result[8] Rider Team Time 1 2 + 46" 3 + 46" 4 + 46" 5 + 46" 6 + 46" 7 + 46" 8 + 46" 9 + 46" 10 + 46"

Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1 2 + 7" 3 + 13" 4 + 33" 5 + 34" 6 + 38" 7 + 48" 8 + 56" 9 + 1' 04" 10 + 1' 11"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Combativity Classification	Team classification
1	Andrea Guardini	Andrea Guardini	Andrea Guardini	Kenneth Vanbilsen
2	Zdeněk Štybar	Zdeněk Štybar	Lars Boom
3	Tom Dumoulin
4	Nacer Bouhanni
5	Greg Van Avermaet	Tom Dumoulin	Tom Dumoulin
6	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens
7	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Final		Tim Wellens	Tom Dumoulin	Kenneth Vanbilsen

UCI World Tour points

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
1			106
2			89
3			81
4			60
5			58
6			43
7			30
8			20
9			10
10			6
			6
			6
			6
14			5
15			4
			4
			4
			4
19			2
			2
			2
			2
			2
			2
25			1
			1
			1
			1
			1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eneco Tour 2014; Stage 1: Terneuzen - Terneuzen. RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 11 August 2014. 23 December 2019.
2. News: Guardini siegt trotz Sturz. German. Guardini wins despite fall. Tageblatt. Editpress. 12 August 2014. 23 December 2019. Desislava. Schengen.
3. News: Eneco Tour: Stybar wins in Vlijmen. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 August 2014. 23 December 2019.
4. News: Dumoulin wins Eneco Tour time trial. Sadhbh. O'Shea. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 13 August 2014. 23 December 2019.
5. News: Eneco Tour: Bouhanni wins in Ardooie. Sadhbh. O'Shea. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 August 2014. 23 December 2019.
6. News: Eneco Tour: Van Avermaet wins in Geraardsbergen. Sadhbh. O'Shea. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 August 2014. 23 December 2019.
7. News: Wellens wins stage 6 at Eneco Tour. Daniel. Benson. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 16 August 2014. 23 December 2019.
8. News: Wellens wins the Eneco Tour. Daniel. Benson. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 August 2014. 23 December 2019.