# 2011 Eneco Tour

The 2011 Eneco Tour was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.
The race consisted of seven stages, including the race-commencing prologue, as well as another individual time trial held in Roermond in the Netherlands. It was the 20th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. The race was held one week earlier than during the previous season and also one day less in length. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered.
The race was won by Team Sky rider Edvald Boasson Hagen, who claimed the leader's white jersey for the second time in three years – after his previous triumph in 2009 – after a strong finish on the individual time trial stage, and maintained his advantage to the end of the race, winning the race's final stage in Sittard-Geleen. Boasson Hagen's winning margin over runner-up Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma–Lotto was 22 seconds, and Garmin–Cervélo's David Millar completed the podium, 6 seconds behind Gilbert and 28 seconds down on Boasson Hagen.
Boasson Hagen also played a prominent part in the other classifications, as six top-ten placings over the week earned him victory in the points classification, while his overall triumph also meant victory in the young rider classification. Team RadioShack finished on top of the teams classification, after finishing tied with Team Sky in the standings. Team Sky had originally been classed as winners by a second, but a protest from Team RadioShack general manager Dirk Demol, overturned a one-second split in the field and Team RadioShack won the countback on time trial timings.

## Schedule

| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
| P (ITT) | Amersfoort (Netherlands) | 5.7 km | Monday, August 8 | Taylor Phinney (USA) |
| 1 | Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Sint Willebrord (Netherlands) | 192.1 km | Tuesday, August 9 | André Greipel (GER) |
| 2 | Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) | 173.7 km | Wednesday, August 10 | André Greipel (GER) |
| 3 | Heers (Belgium) to Andenne (Belgium) | 191.2 km | Thursday, August 11 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 4 (ITT) | Roermond (Netherlands) | 14.7 km | Friday, August 12 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) |
| 5 | Genk (Belgium) to Genk (Belgium) | 189.2 km | Saturday, August 13 | Matteo Bono (ITA) |
| 6 | Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) | 201.2 km | Sunday, August 14 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |

## Teams

The 18 teams from the UCI World Tour automatically take part in this edition of the Eneco Tour.
| Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Euskaltel–Euskadi Garmin–Cervélo HTC–Highroad | Lampre–ISD Leopard Trek Liquigas–Cannondale Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step Rabobank | Saxo Bank–SunGard Team Katusha Movistar Team Team RadioShack Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM |
4 teams have been awarded a wildcard; Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator on 10 June, Skil–Shimano on 24 June and on 14 July, Cofidis and Veranda's Willems–Accent.

## Stages
### Prologue

8 August 2011 – Amersfoort (Netherlands), 5.7 km (3.5 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 6' 57" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 8" |
| 4 | Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | + 9" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 6 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 11" |
| 7 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | + 12" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 15" |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 18" |
| 10 | Robert Wagner (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 18" |

### Stage 1

9 August 2011 – Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Sint Willebrord (Netherlands), 192.1 km (119.4 mi)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 4h 21' 20" |
| 2 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 4 | Theo Bos (NED) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 5 | Tom Veelers (NED) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 9 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 10 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 4h 28' 17" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 7" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 8" |
| 4 | Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | + 9" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 6 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 11" |
| 7 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | + 12" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 15" |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 18" |
| 10 | Robert Wagner (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 18" |

### Stage 2

10 August 2011 – Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 173.7 km (107.9 mi)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 4h 07' 21" |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 4 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Veranda's Willems–Accent | s.t. |
| 5 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 6 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Tom Veelers (NED) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 8 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 9 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | s.t. |
| 10 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 8h 35' 38" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 3" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 8" |
| 4 | Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | + 9" |
| 5 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 10" |
| 6 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 10" |
| 7 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 11" |
| 8 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | + 12" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 15" |
| 10 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 17" |

### Stage 3

11 August 2011 – Heers (Belgium) to Andenne (Belgium), 191.2 km (118.8 mi)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 4h 54' 53" |
| 2 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | + 8" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 8" |
| 4 | Koen de Kort (NED) | Skil–Shimano | + 8" |
| 5 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 8" |
| 6 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Quick-Step | + 8" |
| 7 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 8" |
| 8 | Lars Bak (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | + 8" |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 8" |
| 10 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 8" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 13h 30' 34" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 13" |
| 4 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 23" |
| 5 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 25" |
| 6 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | + 32" |
| 7 | Lars Bak (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | + 34" |
| 8 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 34" |
| 9 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 35" |
| 10 | Joost van Leijen (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 36" |

### Stage 4

12 August 2011 – Roermond (Netherlands), 14.7 km (9.1 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | 17' 55" |
| 2 | Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | + 14" |
| 3 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 20" |
| 4 | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 27" |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 27" |
| 6 | Jens Mouris (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 30" |
| 7 | Maarten Tjallingii (NED) | Rabobank | + 30" |
| 8 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 30" |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 32" |
| 10 | Bert Grabsch (GER) | HTC–Highroad | + 34" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 13h 49' 06" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 12" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 18" |
| 4 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 27" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 47" |
| 6 | Joost van Leijen (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 54" |
| 7 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 57" |
| 8 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 59" |
| 10 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 03" |

### Stage 5

13 August 2011 – Genk (Belgium) to Genk (Belgium), 189.2 km (117.6 mi)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Bono (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | 4h 12' 14" |
| 2 | Sergey Renev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Artem Ovechkin (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 3" |
| 4 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Astana | + 6" |
| 5 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 6" |
| 6 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 6" |
| 7 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Skil–Shimano | + 6" |
| 8 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 6" |
| 9 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team RadioShack | + 6" |
| 10 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 6" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 18h 01' 26" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 12" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 18" |
| 4 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 25" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 47" |
| 6 | Joost van Leijen (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 54" |
| 7 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 57" |
| 8 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 59" |
| 10 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 03" |

### Stage 6

14 August 2011 – Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands), 201.2 km (125.0 mi)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 4h 53' 06" |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
| 3 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 4 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Andreas Stauff (GER) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Astana | s.t. |
| 8 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 9 | Koen de Kort (NED) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 22h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 22" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 28" |
| 4 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 57" |
| 6 | Joost van Leijen (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 1' 07" |
| 8 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 13" |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 22h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 22" |
| 3 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 28" |
| 4 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 5 | Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | + 57" |
| 6 | Joost van Leijen (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 1' 07" |
| 8 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 13" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 122 |
| 2 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 85 |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 68 |
| 4 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | 66 |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | 56 |
| 6 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 47 |
| 7 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | 43 |
| 8 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 42 |
| 9 | Julien Fouchard (FRA) | Cofidis | 40 |
| 10 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | 40 |

### Young Riders' classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 22h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Team Katusha | + 2' 19" |
| 6 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2' 36" |
| 7 | Pieter Jacobs (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 2' 43" |
| 8 | Romain Zingle (BEL) | Cofidis | + 2' 48" |
| 9 | Michael Schär (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 06" |
| 10 | Laurens De Vreese (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 3' 07" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Points |
| 1 | Team RadioShack | 68h 45' 24" |
| 2 | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 3 | Rabobank | + 22" |
| 4 | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 11" |
| 5 | Team Katusha | + 2' 13" |
| 6 | Leopard Trek | + 2' 35" |
| 7 | Quick-Step | + 2' 36" |
| 8 | Lampre–ISD | + 2' 55" |
| 9 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 3' 39" |
| 10 | Cofidis | + 4' 19" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Young Rider Classification | Team classification |
| P | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Rabobank |
| 1 | André Greipel | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Rabobank |
| 2 | André Greipel | Taylor Phinney | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Taylor Phinney | Rabobank |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert | Philippe Gilbert | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Sky |
| 4 | Jesse Sergent | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team RadioShack |
| 5 | Matteo Bono | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team RadioShack |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team RadioShack |
| Final | Final | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team RadioShack |

## World rankings points

The Eneco Tour was one of 27 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2011 UCI World Tour. Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. Only riders on UCI ProTour teams were eligible to receive rankings points.
Points earned in the Eneco Tour :
| Name | Team | Points |
| Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 112 |
| Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 86 |
| David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | 72 |
| Taylor Phinney (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 66 |
| Jos van Emden (NED) | Rabobank | 50 |
| Joost van Leijen (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 40 |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick-Step | 20 |
| Ben Hermans (BEL) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 12 |
| André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 12 |
| Matteo Bono (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | 6 |
| Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Cervélo | 6 |
| Jesse Sergent (NZL) | Team RadioShack | 6 |
| Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | 5 |
| Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | 5 |
| Alex Rasmussen (DEN) | HTC–Highroad | 5 |
| Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | 4 |
| Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) | Team RadioShack | 4 |
| Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | 4 |
| Sergey Renev (KAZ) | Astana | 4 |
| Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 3 |
| Artem Ovechkin (RUS) | Team Katusha | 2 |
| Theo Bos (NED) | Rabobank | 1 |
| Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 1 |
| Baden Cooke (AUS) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | 1 |
| Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Team Katusha | 1 |
| Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Astana | 1 |
Top ten of the individual standings after the Eneco Tour :
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 574 |
| 2 | 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 568 |
| 3 | 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | 471 |
| 4 | 4 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | 348 |
| 5 | 5 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 328 |
| 6 | 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 307 |
| 7 | 7 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | 284 |
| 8 | 8 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | 252 |
| 9 | 9 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Leopard Trek | 250 |
| 10 | 10 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 230 |