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2008 Eneco Tour
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008 Eneco Tour |
| series | 2008 UCI ProTour |
| race_no | 11 |
| season_no | 15 |
| previous | 2007 |
| next | 2009 |
| image | Enecotour 2008.png |
| date | 20 to 27 August 2008 |
| stages | 7 |
| unit | km |
| time | 26h 27' 07" |
| first | Iván Gutiérrez |
| first_nat | ESP |
| first_team | |
| second | Sébastien Rosseler |
| second_nat | BEL |
| second_team | |
| third | Michael Rogers |
| third_nat | AUS |
| third_team | |
| points | Jürgen Roelandts |
| points_nat | BEL |
| points_team | |
| team |
The 2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling road race takes place from 20 to 27 August 2008 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium are covered. The 18 UCI ProTour teams are participating and two extra teams were invited, namely Cycle Collstrop and Skil–Shimano who were each given a wild card.
Schedule
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Sittard Netherlands Geleen Netherlands | 4.4 km | Wednesday 20 August | Iván Gutiérrez |
| 1 | Beek Netherlands Roermond Netherlands | 175.6 km | Thursday 21 August | Tom Boonen |
| 2 | Roermond Netherlands Nieuwegein Netherlands | 175.0 km | Friday 22 August | André Greipel |
| 3 | Nieuwegein Netherlands Terneuzen Netherlands | 189.3 km | Saturday 23 August | Daniele Bennati |
| 4 | Terneuzen Netherlands Ardooie Belgium | 212.4 km | Sunday 24 August | Tom Boonen |
| 5 | Ardooie Belgium Ostend Belgium | 171.8 km | Monday 25 August | Carlo Westphal |
| 6 | Maldegem Belgium Brussels Belgium | 184.0 km | Tuesday 26 August | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| 7 (ITT) | Mechelen Belgium Mechelen Belgium | 18.8 km | Wednesday 27 August | Raivis Belohvoščiks |
Stages
Prologue – 20 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | **** |
| 2 | Cyril Lemoine | |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
|| |General classification after the Prologue
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | **** |
| 2 | Cyril Lemoine | |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
|}
Stage 1 – 21 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Boonen | **** |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati | |
| 3 | Fabio Sabatini |
|| |General classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | **** |
| 2 | Cyril Lemoine | |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
|}
Stage 2 – 22 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Greipel | **** |
| 2 | Juan José Haedo | |
| 3 | Robert Förster |
|| |General classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | **** |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 3 | Cyril Lemoine |
|}
Stage 3 – 23 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | **** |
| 2 | Tom Boonen | |
| 3 | Jürgen Roelandts |
|| |General classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | **** |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 3 | André Greipel |
|}
Stage 4 – 24 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Boonen | **** |
| 2 | Kenny van Hummel | Skil–Shimano |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
|| |General classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Greipel | **** |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 3 | Tom Boonen |
|}
Stage 5 – 25 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Westphal | **** |
| 2 | Yauheni Hutarovich | |
| 3 | Borut Božič | Cycle Collstrop |
|| |General classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Greipel | **** |
| 2 | Iván Gutiérrez | |
| 3 | Jürgen Roelandts |
|}
Stage 6 – 26 August 2008
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | **** |
| 2 | Jimmy Engoulvent | |
| 3 | Sergei Ivanov |
|| |General classification after Stage 6
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Greipel | **** |
| 2 | Iván Gutiérrez | |
| 3 | Jürgen Roelandts |
|}
Stage 7 – 27 August 2008 (ITT)
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raivis Belohvoščiks | **** |
| 2 | Iván Gutiérrez | |
| 3 | Sébastien Rosseler |
|| |General classification after Stage 7
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | **** |
| 2 | Sébastien Rosseler | |
| 3 | Michael Rogers |
|}
Points Classification
The leader of the points classification wears a red jersey.
Points in Prologue
Although in most stage races, the organisation gives away some points in the prologue, these were not given this year.
Points in Stage 1
1st Eneco Sprint after (45 km)
| Third | Iván Gutiérrez ESP | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
2nd Eneco Sprint after (98 km)
| Third | Iván Gutiérrez ESP | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
3rd Eneco Sprint after (156 km)
| Third | Michiel Elijzen NED | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
Finish in Roermond after (175.6 km)
| 10th | Aurélien Clerc SUI | 10 Pts. |
|---|
Points in Stage 2
1st Eneco Sprint after (26 km)
| Third | Cyril Lemoine FRA | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
2nd Eneco Sprint after (123 km)
| Third | Javier Aramendia ESP | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
3rd Eneco Sprint after (155 km)
| Third | Javier Aramendia ESP | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
Finish in Nieuwegein after (175 km)
| 10th | Elia Rigotto ITA | 10 Pts. |
|---|
Points in Stage 3
1st Eneco Sprint after (80 km)
| Third | Aitor Hernández ESP | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
2nd Eneco Sprint after (127 km)
| Third | Matthé Pronk NED | Cycle Collstrop | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
3rd Eneco Sprint after (147 km)
| Third | Sébastien Rosseler BEL | 3 Pts. and 1" |
|---|
Finish in Terneuzen after (185 km)
| 10th | Roger Hammond GBR | 10 Pts. |
|---|
Jersey progress
| Stage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Winner) | General classification | ||||
| Points Classification | |||||
| Team Classification | Iván Gutiérrez | Jürgen Roelandts | |||
| Prologue (ITT) | |||||
| (Iván Gutiérrez) | Iván Gutiérrez | not awarded | |||
| Stage 1 | |||||
| (Tom Boonen) | Tom Boonen | ||||
| Stage 2 | |||||
| (André Greipel) | |||||
| Stage 3 | |||||
| (Daniele Bennati) | Daniele Bennati | ||||
| Stage 4 | |||||
| (Tom Boonen) | André Greipel | ||||
| Stage 5 | |||||
| (Carlo Westphal) | Jürgen Roelandts | ||||
| Stage 6 | |||||
| (Edvald Boasson Hagen) | |||||
| Stage 7 (ITT) | |||||
| (Raivis Belohvoščiks) | Iván Gutiérrez | ||||
| Final |
- During stage 5, Kenny van Hummel wore the points jersey as Tom Boonen did not start the stage.
Withdrawals
All teams were allowed to start with 8 riders. For 20 teams this would create a starting field of 160 riders. Just like previous years however, some teams chose to start with fewer riders, which reduced the number riders on the official starting list to 151. , , and started with 7 riders, started with 6 riders and only 5 riders were selected for team .
| Stage | Rider | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | 1 | Dionisio Galparsoro | |
| DNF | 1 | Steve Morabito | |
| DNS | 2 | Gianni Meersman | |
| DNF | 2 | André Steensen | |
| DNF | 2 | Nicolas Crosbie | |
| DNS | 3 | Philippe Gilbert | |
| DNF | 4 | Joan Horrach | |
| DNF | 4 | Michiel Elijzen | |
| DNF | 4 | Stephan Schreck | |
| DNF | 4 | Artur Gajek | |
| DNF | 4 | Yuriy Krivtsov | |
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Patrick Nazon | |
| DNF | 4 | Stéphane Poulhies | |
| DNF | 4 | Juan José Haedo | |
| DNF | 4 | Fabio Baldato | |
| DNS | 5 | Glenn D'Hollander | |
| DNS | 5 | Maarten Tjallingii | |
| DNS | 5 | Tom Boonen | |
| DNS | 5 | Thomas Fothen | |
| DNS | 5 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| DNS | 5 | Daniele Bennati | |
| DNS | 5 | Mickaël Delage | |
| DNS | 5 | Jelle Vanendert | |
| DNS | 5 | Matti Breschel | |
| DNS | 5 | Jurgen Van Goolen | |
| DNS | 5 | Aurélien Clerc | |
| DNS | 5 | Olivier Bonnaire | |
| DNF | 5 | Mathieu Drujon | |
| DNF | 5 | Claudio Corioni | |
| DNF | 5 | Enrico Franzoi | |
| DNF | 5 | Sergey Lagutin | Cycle Collstrop |
| DNF | 5 | Jeremy Hunt | |
| DNF | 5 | Christophe Kern | |
| DNF | 5 | Cyril Lemoine | |
| DNF | 5 | Yannick Talabardon | |
| DNS | 6 | Sebastian Siedler | Skil–Shimano |
| DNS | 6 | Dennis Haueisen |
UCI ProTour Points
The Eneco Tour of Benelux 2008 is part of the UCI ProTour and so the riders can earn UCI ProTour Points. Below is states which riders won points and where. Because the Eneco Tour of Benelux 2008 is a smaller stage race the points given are 3, 2 and 1 for the first three in each stage result. At the end of the tour, the top 10 in the standings receive points accorded as follows: 50, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 and 2.
Stage Results
| Stage | Route | First (3 Points) | Second (2 Points) | Third (1 Points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Sittard Netherlands– Geleen Netherlands | Iván Gutiérrez Spain | Cyril Lemoine France | Edvald Boasson Hagen Norway |
| 1 | Beek Netherlands– Roermond Netherlands | Tom Boonen Belgium | Daniele Bennati Italy | Fabio Sabatini Italy |
| 2 | Roermond Netherlands– Nieuwegein Netherlands | André Greipel Germany | Juan José Haedo Argentina | Robert Förster Germany |
| 3 | Nieuwegein Netherlands– Terneuzen Netherlands | Daniele Bennati Italy | Tom Boonen Belgium | Jürgen Roelandts Belgium |
| 4 | Terneuzen Netherlands– Ardooie Belgium | Tom Boonen Belgium | No UCI ProTour points awarded | |
| for Kenny van Hummel Netherlands (Skil–Shimano) | Edvald Boasson Hagen Norway | |||
| 5 | Ardooie Belgium– Ostend Belgium | Carlo Westphal Germany | Yauheni Hutarovich Belarus | No UCI ProTour points awarded |
| for Borut Božič Slovenia (Cycle Collstrop) | ||||
| 6 | Maldegem Belgium– Brussels Belgium | Edvald Boasson Hagen Norway | Jimmy Engoulvent France | Sergei Ivanov Russia |
| 7 (ITT) | Mechelen Belgium– Mechelen Belgium | Raivis Belohvoščiks Latvia | Iván Gutiérrez Spain | Sébastien Rosseler Belgium |
Overall result
| Cyclist | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez Spain |
| 2 | Sébastien Rosseler Belgium |
| 3 | Michael Rogers Australia |
| 4 | Stijn Devolder Belgium |
| 5 | André Greipel Germany |
| 6 | Joost Posthuma Netherlands |
| 7 | Servais Knaven Netherlands |
| 8 | Bram Tankink Netherlands |
| 9 | Jürgen Roelandts Belgium |
| 10 | Piet Rooijakkers Netherlands |
Summary
| Cyclist | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | **** |
| 2 | Sébastien Rosseler | Belgium | |
| 3 | Michael Rogers | Australia | |
| 4 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | |
| 5 | André Greipel | Germany | |
| 6 | Joost Posthuma | Netherlands | |
| 7 | Servais Knaven | Netherlands | |
| 8 | Bram Tankink | Netherlands | |
| 9 | Tom Boonen | Belgium | |
| 10 | Jürgen Roelandts | Belgium | |
| 11 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | |
| = | Edvald Boasson Hagen | ||
| 13 | Raivis Belohvoščiks | ||
| = | Carlo Westphal | Germany | |
| 15 | Jimmy Engoulvent | France | |
| = | Juan José Haedo | ||
| = | Yauheni Hutarovich | ||
| = | Cyril Lemoine | France | |
| 19 | Robert Förster | Germany | |
| = | Sergei Ivanov | Russia | |
| = | Fabio Sabatini | Italy |
References
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