# 2014 Eneco Tour

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.
* 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

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 | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 11 August | Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
| 2 | 12 August | Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands) | 175.8 km (109.2 mi) | | Flat stage | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) |
| 3 | 13 August | Breda (Netherlands) to Breda | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) | | Individual time trial | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| 4 | 14 August | Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) | 179.1 km (111.3 mi) | | Flat stage | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| 5 | 15 August | Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| 6 | 16 August | Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium) | 173.9 km (108.1 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 7 | 17 August | Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
| Total | Total | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 11 August 2014 — Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana | 4h 14' 33" |
| 2 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 3 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 0" |
| 4 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 0" |
| 5 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | Trek Factory Racing | + 0" |
| 6 | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 0" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 0" |
| 8 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 10 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana | 4h 14' 23" |
| 2 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 4" |
| 3 | Laurens De Vreese (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 5" |
| 4 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 6" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 6 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 7 | Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 8" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 9 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 10" |
| 10 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | Trek Factory Racing | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 12 August 2014 — Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Vlijmen (Netherlands), 175.8 km (109.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 06' 16" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Cannondale | + 0" |
| 5 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 7 | Davide Appollonio (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 8 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 9 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 10 | Stig Broeckx (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 8h 20' 39" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 3 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 4 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 7" |
| 5 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 9" |
| 6 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Cannondale | + 10" |
| 7 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 10" |
| 8 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 10" |
| 9 | Aidis Kruopis (LTU) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 10" |
| 10 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 10" |

### Stage 3
#### 13 August 2014 — Breda (Netherlands) to Breda, 9.6 km (6.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 10' 55" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Trek Factory Racing | + 2" |
| 3 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 4 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 14" |
| 5 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Trek Factory Racing | + 15" |
| 6 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | BMC Racing Team | + 17" |
| 7 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 17" |
| 8 | Moreno Moser (ITA) | Cannondale | + 18" |
| 9 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 19" |
| 10 | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 20" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 8h 31' 54" |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 4" |
| 3 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 4" |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 7" |
| 5 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 12" |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 7 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 8 | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Cannondale | + 19" |
| 9 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 21" |
| 10 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 21" |

### Stage 4
#### 14 August 2014 — Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 179.1 km (111.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 4h 13' 59" |
| 2 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Giant–Shimano | + 0" |
| 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek Factory Racing | + 0" |
| 4 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 5 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 8 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 9 | Roy Jans (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 0" |
| 10 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 0" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 12h 45' 53" |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 4" |
| 3 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 4" |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 7" |
| 5 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 9" |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 7 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 17" |
| 8 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 9 | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Cannondale | + 19" |
| 10 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 21" |

### Stage 5
#### 15 August 2014 — Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen, 162.5 km (101.0 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 48' 37" |
| 2 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 1" |
| 3 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 1" |
| 4 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 1" |
| 6 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 8 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 6" |
| 9 | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 6" |
| 10 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 6" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 16h 34' 29" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 2" |
| 3 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 11" |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 14" |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 21" |
| 6 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 23" |
| 7 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 24" |
| 8 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 25" |
| 9 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 10 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 28" |

### Stage 6
#### 16 August 2014 — Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium), 173.9 km (108.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 4h 28' 19" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 50" |
| 3 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 52" |
| 4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 52" |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 56" |
| 6 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 58" |
| 7 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 59" |
| 8 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 59" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 59" |
| 10 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Cannondale | + 59" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 21h 03' 27" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 13" |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 33" |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 34" |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 38" |
| 7 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 45" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 48" |
| 9 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 56" |
| 10 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | + 1' 04" |

### Stage 7
#### 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.
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4h 25' 47" |
| 2 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 46" |
| 3 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 46" |
| 4 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 46" |
| 5 | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Cannondale | + 46" |
| 6 | Laurens De Vreese (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 46" |
| 7 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 46" |
| 8 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Trek Factory Racing | + 46" |
| 9 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 46" |
| 10 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | + 46" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 25h 30' 15" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | + 7" |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | + 13" |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 33" |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 34" |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 38" |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 48" |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 56" |
| 9 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | + 1' 04" |
| 10 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Cannondale | + 1' 11" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Combativity Classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Team Katusha |
| 2 | Zdeněk Štybar | Zdeněk Štybar | Lars Boom | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin | Lars Boom | Lars Boom | Kenneth Vanbilsen | BMC Racing Team |
| 4 | Nacer Bouhanni | Lars Boom | Andrea Guardini | Kenneth Vanbilsen | BMC Racing Team |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | Kenneth Vanbilsen | BMC Racing Team |
| 6 | Tim Wellens | Tim Wellens | Tom Dumoulin | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Belkin Pro Cycling |
| 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Tim Wellens | Tom Dumoulin | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Garmin–Sharp |
| Final | Final | Tim Wellens | Tom Dumoulin | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Garmin–Sharp |

## 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 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 106 |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 89 |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Giant–Shimano | 81 |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | 60 |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 58 |
| 6 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | 43 |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 30 |
| 8 | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 20 |
| 9 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | Garmin–Sharp | 10 |
| 10 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ.fr | 6 |
| 10 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Astana | 6 |
| 10 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 6 |
| 10 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 6 |
| 14 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Cannondale | 5 |
| 15 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Trek Factory Racing | 4 |
| 15 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Astana | 4 |
| 15 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Giant–Shimano | 4 |
| 15 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 4 |
| 19 | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Team Katusha | 2 |
| 19 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | 2 |
| 19 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 2 |
| 19 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Trek Factory Racing | 2 |
| 19 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | 2 |
| 19 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Belkin Pro Cycling | 2 |
| 25 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 1 |
| 25 | Kristijan Koren (SLO) | Cannondale | 1 |
| 25 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Trek Factory Racing | 1 |
| 25 | Boy van Poppel (NED) | Trek Factory Racing | 1 |
| 25 | Julien Vermote (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 1 |