# 2007 Eneco Tour

The 2007 Eneco Tour road cycling race took place from 22 to 29 August. The third edition of the Eneco Tour covered parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. Instead of 23 teams like before, only 21 teams take part in the race this year. Of the 20 UCI ProTour teams, only Astana chose not to take part. The teams Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen and Skil–Shimano were each given a wild card.
Several cities that have been start or finish locations already the previous years appear again in the schedule, e.g. Hasselt, Beek, Landgraaf, Sittard and Geleen were already part of the 2006 route. A major difference in the schedule is that the long time trial will now take place on the last day of the competition.

## Schedule

| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
| P | Hasselt – Hasselt | 5.1 km | Wednesday 22 August | Michiel Elijzen |
| 1 | Waremme – Eupen | 189.5 km | Thursday 23 August | Nick Nuyens |
| 2 | Antwerp – Knokke-Heist | 199.1 km | Friday 24 August | Mark Cavendish |
| 3 | Knokke-Heist – Putte | 170.8 km | Saturday 25 August | Robbie McEwen |
| 4 | Maldegem – Terneuzen | 182.7 km | Sunday 26 August | Wouter Weylandt |
| 5 | Terneuzen – Nieuwegein | 179.9 km | Monday 27 August | Luciano Pagliarini |
| 6 | Beek – Landgraaf | 177.4 km | Tuesday 28 August | Pablo Lastras |
| 7 (ITT) | Sittard – Geleen | 29.6 km | Wednesday 29 August | Sébastien Rosseler |

## Stages
### 22-08-2007: Hasselt, 5.1 km. (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michiel Elijzen | Netherlands | Cofidis | 6' 09" |
| 2 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Spain | Rabobank | + 1" |
| 3 | Johan van Summeren | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | + 2" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michiel Elijzen | Netherlands | Cofidis | 6' 09" |
| 2 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Spain | Rabobank | + 1" |
| 3 | Johan van Summeren | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | + 2" |

### 23-08-2007: Waremme-Eupen, 189.5 km.

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 4h 42' 38" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 4h 48' 39" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 17" |

### 24-08-2007: Antwerp-Knokke-Heist, 199.1 km.

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | 4h 31' 09" |
| 2 | Fred Rodriguez | United States | Predictor–Lotto | s.t. |
| 3 | Kenny van Hummel | Netherlands | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 9h 19' 48" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 17" |
* Wouter Weylandt (Quick-Step–Innergetic) finished third but was relegated due to irregular sprint.

### 25-08-2007: Knokke-Heist-Putte, 170.8 km.

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robbie McEwen | Australia | Predictor–Lotto | 3h 42' 28" |
| 2 | Francesco Chicchi | Italy | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 13h 02' 16" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 17" |

### 26-08-2007: Maldegem-Terneuzen, 182.7 km.

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 4h 09' 31" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Matthew Goss | Australia | Team CSC | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 17h 11' 47" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 14" |

### 27-08-2007: Terneuzen-Nieuwegein, 179.9 km.

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luciano Pagliarini | Brazil | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 4h 01' 10" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Graeme Brown | Australia | Rabobank | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 21h 12' 57" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 14" |

### 28-08-2007: Beek-Landgraaf, 177.4 km.

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pablo Lastras | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 4h 15' 28" |
| 2 | Steven Caethoven | Belgium | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 3 | Anders Lund | Denmark | Team CSC | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | 25h 28' 48" |
| 2 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 4" |
| 3 | David Millar | United Kingdom | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 6" |

### 29-08-2007: Sittard-Geleen, 29.6 km. (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sébastien Rosseler | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 36' 50" |
| 2 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 2" |
| 3 | Gustav Larsson | Sweden | Unibet.com Cycling Team | + 6" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 26h 05' 44" |
| 2 | David Millar | United Kingdom | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 11" |
| 3 | Gustav Larsson | Sweden | Unibet.com Cycling Team | + 1'05" |

## General classification

The leader of the general classification (ENECO Energie leiderstrui) wears a red jersey.
| | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 26h 05' 44" |
| 2 | David Millar | United Kingdom | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 11" |
| 3 | Gustav Larsson | Sweden | Unibet.com Cycling Team | + 1' 05" |
| 4 | Leif Hoste | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | + 1' 12" |
| 5 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | + 1' 15" |
| 6 | Vladimir Gusev | Russia | Discovery Channel | + 1' 17" |
| 7 | Bram Tankink | Netherlands | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Sébastien Rosseler | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 1' 33" |
| 9 | Paul Martens | Germany | Skil–Shimano | + 1' 34" |
| 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | + 1' 34" |
| 11 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Spain | Rabobank | + 1' 46" |
| 12 | Piet Rooijakkers | Netherlands | Skil–Shimano | + 1' 47" |
| 13 | Sebastian Lang | Germany | Gerolsteiner | + 1' 48" |
| 14 | Andriy Hryvko | Ukraine | Team Milram | + 1' 50" |
| 15 | Vincenzo Nibali | Italy | Liquigas | + 1' 56" |
| 16 | Maarten Tjallingii | Netherlands | Skil–Shimano | + 1' 56" |
| 17 | Rubens Bertogliati | Switzerland | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 1' 59" |
| 18 | Alberto Losado | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | + 2' 12" |
| 19 | Mikel Astarloza | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 16" |
| 20 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | Crédit Agricole | + 2' 23" |
Last updated: August 29, 2007

## Points Classification

The leader of the points classification (Lotto Puntenklassement) wears a white jersey.
| | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | 74 |
| 2 | Luciano Pagliarini | Brazil | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 60 |
| 3 | Pablo Lastras | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 51 |
| 4 | Steven de Jongh | Netherlands | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 51 |
| 5 | Gorik Gardeyn | Belgium | Unibet.com Cycling Team | 49 |
| 6 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | Crédit Agricole | 47 |
| 7 | Steven Caethoven | Belgium | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen | 43 |
| 8 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 43 |
| 9 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 40 |
| 10 | Kenny van Hummel | Netherlands | Skil–Shimano | 39 |
Last updated: August 27, 2007

## Best Team

| | Team | Country | Time |
| 1 | Quick-Step–Innergetic | Belgium | 78h 21' 52" |
| 2 | Predictor–Lotto | Belgium | + 18" |
| 3 | Rabobank | Netherlands | + 27" |

## Jersey progress

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points Classification | Team Classification |
| P | Michiel Elijzen | Michiel Elijzen | not awarded | Cofidis |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Nick Nuyens | Nick Nuyens | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | Nick Nuyens | Nick Nuyens | Predictor–Lotto |
| 3 | Robbie McEwen | Nick Nuyens | Mark Cavendish | Predictor–Lotto |
| 4 | Wouter Weylandt | Nick Nuyens | Mark Cavendish | Predictor–Lotto |
| 5 | Luciano Pagliarini | Nick Nuyens | Mark Cavendish | Predictor–Lotto |
| 6 | Pablo Lastras | Thomas Dekker | Mark Cavendish | Predictor–Lotto |
| 7 | Sébastien Rosseler | Iván Gutiérrez | Mark Cavendish | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| Final | Final | Iván Gutiérrez | Mark Cavendish | Quick-Step–Innergetic |

## Withdrawals

All teams were allowed to start with 8 riders. For 21 teams this would create a starting field of 168 riders. Just like previous years however, some teams chose to start with only 7 riders, namely Française des Jeux, Lampre–Fondital, Crédit Agricole and AG2R Prévoyance. As a result, only 164 riders were on the official starting list.
| | Stage | Rider | Team | Reason |
| DNS | 1 | Christophe Detilloux | Française des Jeux | Crash during prologue |
| DNF | 1 | Julien Loubet | AG2R Prévoyance | Unknown |
| DNF | 2 | Oscar Gatto | Gerolsteiner | Unknown |
| DNF | 2 | Laurent Mangel | AG2R Prévoyance | Unknown |
| DNS | 3 | Julian Dean | Crédit Agricole | Unknown |
| DNF | 3 | Jakob Piil | T-Mobile Team | Unknown |
| DNS | 4 | Scott Davis | T-Mobile Team | Unknown |
| DNS | 4 | Adam Hansen | T-Mobile Team | Unknown |
| DNS | 4 | William Bonnet | Crédit Agricole | Unknown |
| DNS | 5 | Francesco Chicchi | Liquigas | Unknown |
| DNS | 5 | Roberto Petito | Liquigas | Unknown |
| DNS | 5 | Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas | Unknown |
| DNS | 5 | Enrico Franzoi | Lampre–Fondital | Unknown |
| DNS | 5 | Matej Jurčo | Team Milram | Unknown |
| DNF | 5 | Mikaël Cherel | Française des Jeux | Crash during stage 4 |

## UCI ProTour Points

The Eneco Tour 2007 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 2006 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 | Hasselt – Hasselt | Michiel Elijzen | Juan Antonio Flecha | Johan Van Summeren |
| 1 | Waremme – Eupen | Nick Nuyens | Thomas Dekker | Iván Gutiérrez |
| 2 | Antwerp – Knokke-Heist | Mark Cavendish | Fred Rodriguez | No UCI ProTour points awarded for Kenny van Hummel (Skil–Shimano) |
| 3 | Knokke-Heist – Putte | Robbie McEwen | Francesco Chicchi | Thor Hushovd |
| 4 | Maldegem – Terneuzen | Wouter Weylandt | Thor Hushovd | Matthew Goss |
| 5 | Terneuzen – Nieuwegein | Luciano Pagliarini | Mark Cavendish | Graeme Brown |
| 6 | Beek – Landgraaf | Pablo Lastras | No UCI ProTour points awarded for Steven Caethoven (Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen) | Anders Lund |
| 7 (ITT) | Sittard – Geleen | Sébastien Rosseler | Iván Gutiérrez | Gustav Larsson |

### Overall Result

| | Cyclist | Points |
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | 50 |
| 2 | David Millar | 40 |
| 3 | Gustav Larsson | 35 |
| 4 | Leif Hoste | 30 |
| 5 | Thomas Dekker | 25 |
| 6 | Vladimir Gusev | 20 |
| 7 | Bram Tankink | 15 |
| 8 | Sébastien Rosseler | 10 |
| 9 | Paul Martens | No UCI ProTour points awarded (Skil–Shimano) |
| 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | 2 |

### Summary

| | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Points |
| 1 | Iván Gutiérrez | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 53 |
| 2 | David Millar | United Kingdom | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 40 |
| 3 | Gustav Larsson | Sweden | Unibet | 36 |
| 4 | Leif Hoste | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | 30 |
| 5 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | 27 |
| 6 | Vladimir Gusev | Russia | Discovery Channel | 20 |
| 7 | Bram Tankink | Netherlands | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 15 |
| 8 | Sébastien Rosseler | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 13 |
| 9 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | T-Mobile Team | 5 |
| =10 | Michiel Elijzen | Netherlands | Cofidis | 3 |
| =10 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | Crédit Agricole | 3 |
| =10 | Pablo Lastras | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 3 |
| =10 | Robbie McEwen | Australia | Predictor–Lotto | 3 |
| =10 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Cofidis | 3 |
| =10 | Luciano Pagliarini | Brazil | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 3 |
| =10 | Wouter Weylandt | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 3 |
| =17 | Francesco Chicchi | Italy | Liquigas | 2 |
| =17 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Spain | Rabobank | 2 |
| =17 | Fred Rodriguez | United States | Predictor–Lotto | 2 |
| =17 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | 2 |
| =21 | Graeme Brown | Australia | Rabobank | 1 |
| =21 | Matthew Goss | Australia | Team CSC | 1 |
| =21 | Anders Lund | Denmark | Team CSC | 1 |
| =21 | Johan Van Summeren | Belgium | Predictor–Lotto | 1 |