Eneco Tour 2015
| Eneco Tour 2015 | |
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| Racing series | UCI WorldTour - Category 2 UWT |
| Host country |
 Netherlands Belgium
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| Competition period | August 10-16, 2015 |
| Stages | 7th |
| overall length | 1126.9 km |
| Starting field | 160 from 27 nations in 20 teams (109 of them arrived at the finish) |
| winner | |
| Overall rating | 1. Tim Wellens (LTS) 26:31:59 h 2. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) + 0:59 min 3. Wilco Kelderman (TLJ) + 1:17 min
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| Team evaluation |
Lotto Soudal 79:44:03 h
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| Scoring jerseys | |
 Overall rating
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Tim Wellens (LTS)
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 Scoring
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 André Greipel (LTS)
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 Most combative driver
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Gijs Van Hoecke (TSV)
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| ← 2014 | 2016 → |
The Eneco Tour 2015 was the 11th edition of this cycling tour and took place from 10th to 16th August 2015. The stage race was part of the UCI WorldTour 2015 and within this the 21st of 28 races. The tour started in the Dutch city of Bolsward and ended after seven stages and a total distance of 1126.9 kilometers in the Belgian city of Geraardsbergen . The overall winner was the Belgian Tim Wellens from the Belgian team Lotto Soudal, ahead of the Belgian Greg Van Avermaet from the US team BMC and the Dutchman Wilco Kelderman from the Dutch team Lotto NL-Jumbo .
For Tim Wellens it was already the second victory at the Eneco Tour after 2014 , defending his title from the previous year. In addition, he is now together with the Spaniard José Iván Gutiérrez and the Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen record winner in this race. It was also the second Belgian victory in this race.
The winner of the points evaluation was the German André Greipel from the Belgian team Lotto Soudal . The Belgian Gijs Van Hoecke from the Belgian team Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise won the competition for the most combative driver . The team ranking was won by the Belgian team Lotto Soudal .
Attendees
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The 17 UCI WorldTeams of the 2015 season were eligible to start . In addition, the organizer gave wildcards to three UCI Professional Continental Teams . The 20 participating teams competed with eight drivers each. This resulted in a starting field of 160 drivers from 27 nations. The drivers included ten Germans, three Austrians and three Swiss.
Stage overview
| stage | date | route | Type | km | Stage winner |
White jersey
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| 1 | Mon, August 10, 2015 |
Bolsward - Bolsward
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183.5 |
 Elia Viviani (SKY)
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Elia Viviani (SKY)
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| 2 | Tue, August 11, 2015 |
Breda - Breda
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180.7 |
André Greipel (LTS)
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Jesper Asselman (ROP)
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| 3 | Wed, August 12, 2015 |
Beveren - Ardooie
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171.9 |
Tom Boonen (EQS)
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| 4th | Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
Hoogerheide - Hoogerheide
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14.0 |
Jos van Emden (TLJ)
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Jos van Emden (TLJ)
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| 5 | Fri, August 14, 2015 |
Riemst - Sittard
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179.6 |
 Johan Le Bon (FDJ)
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Wilco Kelderman (TLJ)
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| 6th | Sat, Aug 15, 2015 |
Heerlen - Houffalize
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208.6 |
Tim Wellens (LTS)
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Tim Wellens (LTS)
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| 7th | Sun, August 16, 2015 |
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw - Geraardsbergen
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188.6 |
Manuel Quinziato (BMC)
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| Total distance: | 1126.9 | |||||
Stages
1st stage
The first stage took place on August 10th and was a flat stage of 183.5 kilometers from Bolsward to Bolsward through the Netherlands. There were two intermediate sprints along the way. The golden kilometer was 23 kilometers from the finish. 159 of the 160 registered drivers started for the first stage, 158 of them made it to the finish. The stage was won by Elia Viviani (SKY) ahead of Danny van Poppel (TFR) and Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC). The stage winner Elia Viviani also took the lead in the overall and points classification. The leader in the ranking of the most combative driver was Nathan Haas (TCG). The best team was the Roompot team .
2nd stage
The second stage took place on August 11th and was a flat stage of 180.7 kilometers from Breda to Breda through the Netherlands and Belgium. There were two intermediate sprints along the way. The golden kilometer was 21 kilometers from the finish. For the second stage, 157 riders started, all of whom reached the finish. The stage was won by André Greipel (LTS) ahead of Jacopo Guarnieri (KAT) and Tom Boonen (EQS). With the time bonuses on the golden kilometer , Jesper Asselman (ROP) took the lead in the overall standings, while at the same time he was in the lead for the most combative driver. André Greipel wins the red leadership jersey of the points classification. The best team after this stage was still the Roompot team .
Result 2nd stage
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Overall ranking after the 2nd stage
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3rd stage
The third stage took place on August 12th and was a flat stage of 171.9 kilometers from Beveren to Ardooie through Belgium. There were two intermediate sprints along the way. The golden kilometer was 24 kilometers from the finish. 155 riders at the start for the third stage, 153 of whom made it to the finish. The stage was won by Tom Boonen (EQS) ahead of Arnaud Démare (FDJ) and Elia Viviani (SKY). Jesper Asselman (ROP) remained the leader of the overall standings and the ranking of the most combative driver . André Greipel (LTS) kept the lead in the points classification. The best team after this stage was the Lotto Soudal team .
Result 3rd stage
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Overall ranking after the 3rd stage
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4th stage
The fourth stage took place on August 13th and led as an individual time trial over 14.0 kilometers from Hoogerheide to Hoogerheide through the Netherlands. For the fourth stage, 152 riders started, all of whom made it to the finish line. The stage was won by Jos van Emden (TLJ) ahead of Wilco Kelderman (TLJ) and Adriano Malori (MOV). With the stage win, Jos van Emden took the overall lead. In the points classification and in the classification of the most combative driver there were no points on this stage, which means that André Greipel (LTS) and Jesper Asselman (ROP) continued to be the leaders in these ratings. The best team after this stage was the Lotto NL-Jumbo team .
Result 4th stage
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Overall ranking after the 4th stage
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5th stage
The fifth stage took place on August 14th and was a hill stage over 179.6 kilometers from Riemst in Belgium to Sittard in the Netherlands . There were two intermediate sprints along the way. The golden kilometer was 35 kilometers from the finish. In addition, 27 climbs were climbed during the stage. For the fifth stage 150 drivers started, 147 of them made it to the finish. The stage was won by Johan Le Bon (FDJ) ahead of Dylan van Baarle (TCG) and Magnus Cort Nielsen (OGE). Wilco Kelderman (TLJ) took the lead in the overall standings . André Greipel (LTS) remained the leader in the points classification and Jesper Asselman (ROP) the leader in the classification of the most combative driver. The best team after this stage was still the Lotto NL-Jumbo team .
Result 5th stage
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Overall ranking after the 5th stage
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6th stage
The sixth stage took place on August 15th and was a low mountain stage over 208.6 kilometers from Heerlen in the Netherlands to Houffalize in Belgium . There were two intermediate sprints along the way. The golden kilometer was 20.3 kilometers from the finish. There were also 18 climbs during the stage. For the sixth stage, 145 drivers started, 140 of them made it to the finish. The stage was won by Tim Wellens (LTS) ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and Simon Geschke (TGA). The stage winner Tim Wellens took the overall lead. André Greipel (LTS) remained the leader in the points classification and Gijs Van Hoecke (TSV) was the new leader in the classification of the most combative driver. The best team after this stage was again the Lotto Soudal team .
Result 6th stage
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Overall ranking after the 6th stage
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7th stage
The seventh stage took place on August 16, as a low mountain range stage over 188.6 kilometers from Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to Geraardsbergen through Belgium. There were two intermediate sprints along the way. The golden kilometer was 20.8 kilometers from the finish. During the stage, there were also 18 climbs and six cobblestone sections. For the seventh stage, 138 riders started, 109 of whom arrived at the finish and thus ended the tour. The stage was won by Manuel Quinziato (BMC) ahead of Bjorn Leukemans (WGG) and Yves Lampaert (EQS). The stage brought no more changes to the wearers of the rating jerseys. Tim Wellens (LTS) won the overall classification and thus the tour, André Greipel (LTS) won the points classification and Gijs Van Hoecke (TSV) won the classification of the most combative driver. The Lotto Soudal team also defended the lead in the team standings.
Result 7th stage
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Overall ranking after the 7th stage
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Regulations
The innovation within the regulations of the Eneco Tour for the eleventh edition in 2015 was the so-called golden kilometer . It was one kilometer on each stage, which was not a time trial, on which three sprint classifications were carried out. In each of these intermediate sprints, the first three drivers were given time bonuses for the overall individual ranking of three, two and one second. In total, up to nine seconds of bonus could be sprinted per golden kilometer . The golden kilometer was tested in May on the Tour of Belgium 2015.
The overall ranking of the tour was an individual ranking based on the total times of the drivers. The driver with the shortest overall time was the leader in this ranking. The total time of a driver resulted from the sum of all times on the individual stages. In addition, there was the possibility of receiving time bonuses during the stages. In the stages that were not time trial stages (stages 1–3 and 5–7), the first three riders were granted time bonuses of ten, six and four seconds at the finish line. In addition, there were time bonuses of three, two and one second for the first three drivers in the three sprint ratings on the golden kilometer on these stages . The leader in the overall standings wore the white jersey. The winner of the tour was the driver who was the leader of this classification after the last stage. The sponsor of this rating was the Dutch energy supply company Eneco , which is why this rating was officially called the Eneco Algemeen Classification (Dutch).
The points evaluation resulted from the sum of the points of the drivers. The driver with the most points was the leader in this special classification. The first ten drivers received points for this classification at the finish line. The leader in the points classification wore the red jersey. The sponsor of this rating was the Belgian lottery company, which is also a sponsor of the Belgian cycling team Lotto Soudal , which is why this rating was officially called the Lotto Points Classification (Dutch). The points at the finish line were awarded according to the following distribution of points:
| space | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. |
| Finish | 30th | 25th | 22nd | 19th | 17th | 15th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
The rating of the most combative driver resulted from the sum of the points of the drivers that they collected in the intermediate sprints. The driver with the most points was the leader in this special classification. The first five drivers received points for this classification in the intermediate sprints that were not within the golden kilometer . There were two such intermediate sprints on every stage, except during the time trial. In each of these intermediate sprints, a driver could also receive extra points depending on the lead of the driver on the peloton in the intermediate sprint. The leader in the ranking of the most combative driver wore the green jersey. The sponsor of this rating was the Belgian Haacht brewery and its beer brand “Primus”, which is why this rating was officially called Primus Strijdlustklassement (Dutch). The points in the intermediate sprints were awarded according to the following distribution of points (additional points may be added depending on a driver's lead over the peloton):
| space | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. |
| Intermediate sprint | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 |
The team ranking was based on the total times of the teams and was carried out according to the UCI rules for stage races. The team with the lowest total time was the leading team in this special ranking. The total time of a team was the sum of the times of the best three drivers on the individual stages. The time bonuses that the drivers received on the stages were not included in this evaluation.
Ratings in the course of the tour
The table shows the leaders of the respective classification after completion of the stage.
| stage |
Overall rating |
Scoring |
Most combative driver |
Team evaluation |
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| 1 |
Elia Viviani (SKY)
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Elia Viviani (SKY) 1
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 Nathan Haas (TCG)
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Roompot Oranje Peloton
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| 2 |
Jesper Asselman (ROP)
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André Greipel (LTS)
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Jesper Asselman (ROP) 2 , 3
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Lotto Soudal
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| 4th |
Jos van Emden (TLJ)
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Team Lotto NL-Jumbo
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| 5 |
Wilco Kelderman (TLJ)
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| 6th |
Tim Wellens (LTS)
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Gijs Van Hoecke (TSV)
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Lotto Soudal
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| winner |
Tim Wellens (LTS)
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André Greipel (LTS)
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Gijs Van Hoecke (TSV)
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Lotto Soudal
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Notes on the table:
Result
Final score
Overall rating
The overall ranking was decided by the Belgian Tim Wellens (LTS) with a total time of 26:31:59 hours. He captured the white jersey with his only stage win on the 6th stage and defended it on the last part of the tour. Second place went to Belgian Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), 59 seconds behind. With a gap of 1:17 minutes, the Dutchman Wilco Kelderman (TLJ) followed in third place . In the overall standings, 109 out of 160 riders who had started were classified after the last stage.
| space | driver | nation | team | time |
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| 1. | Tim Wellens | BEL |
Lotto Soudal |
26:31:59 h (42.472 km / h) |
| 2. | Greg Van Avermaet |
BEL
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BMC Racing Team | + 0:59 min |
| 3. | Wilco Kelderman |
NED
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Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | + 1:17 min |
| 4th | Philippe Gilbert |
BEL
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BMC Racing Team | + 1:40 min |
| 5. | Fabio Felline |
ITA
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Trek Factory Racing | + 1:48 min |
| 6th | Andrij Hrywko |
 UKR
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Astana Pro Team | + 1:54 min |
| 7th | Michael Rogers |
OUT
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Tinkoff-Saxo | + 2:02 min |
| 8th. | Tiesj Benoot |
BEL
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Lotto Soudal | + 2:11 min |
| 9. | Christopher Juul |
 THE
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Tinkoff-Saxo | same time |
| 10. | Julian Alaphilippe |
FRA
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Etixx-Quick Step | same time |
Scoring
The German André Greipel (LTS) won the points assessment with 79 points. He captured the red jersey on the 2nd stage with his only stage win on the tour and defended it to the end. In second and third place were the two Belgians Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) with 59 points and Tom Boonen (EQS) with 52 points. A total of 36 drivers were able to achieve points in this classification, which also ended the tour.
| space | driver | nation | team | Points |
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| 1. | André Greipel | GER |
Lotto Soudal | 79 |
| 2. | Greg Van Avermaet |
BEL
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BMC Racing Team | 59 |
| 3. | Tom Boonen |
BEL
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Etixx-Quick Step | 52 |
| 4th | Wilco Kelderman |
NED
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Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | 52 |
| 5. | Tim Wellens |
BEL
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Lotto Soudal | 49 |
Most combative driver
The Belgian Gijs Van Hoecke (TSV) won the ranking of the most combative driver with 63 points. He captured the green jersey on the 6th stage and defended it on the last stage. In second and third place followed the Dutchman Jesper Asselman (ROP) with 56 points and the Belgian Frederik Veuchelen (WGG) with 41 points. A total of 27 drivers were able to achieve points in this classification, which also ended the tour.
| space | driver | nation | team | Points |
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| 1. | Gijs Van Hoecke | BEL |
Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 63 |
| 2. | Jesper Asselman |
NED
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Roompot Oranje Peloton | 56 |
| 3. | Frederik Veuchelen |
BEL
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Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 41 |
| 4th | Laurens De Vreese |
BEL
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Astana Pro Team | 29 |
| 5. | Manuel Quinziato |
ITA
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BMC Racing Team | 13 |
Team evaluation
The team ranking was won by the Belgian team Lotto Soudal in a total time of 79:44:03 hours. The Kazakh team Astana and the Russian team Tinkoff-Saxo followed 1:13 and 3:38 minutes behind. The 20 participating teams were classified in this rating.
| space | team | nation | time |
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| 1. | Lotto Soudal | BEL |
79:44:03 h (42.400 km / h) |
| 2. | Astana Pro Team |
 KAZ
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+ 1:13 min |
| 3. | Tinkoff-Saxo |
 RUS
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+ 3:38 min |
| 4th | BMC Racing Team |
 United States
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+ 3:44 min |
| 5. | Team Giant-Alpecin |
GER
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+ 3:58 min |
UCI WorldTour
The Eneco Tour was a 3rd category race within the UCI WorldTour 2015. That is why the ten best riders in the overall standings and the five best riders of the individual stages - provided they drive for a UCI WorldTeam - received points for the UCI WorldTour ranking with the following distribution of points:
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. |
| Points | 100 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 4th |
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. |
| Points | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 |
31 riders were able to collect points for the UCI WorldTour Ranking .
| space | driver | nation | team | Points |
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| 1. | Tim Wellens |
BEL
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Lotto Soudal | 107 |
| 2. | Greg Van Avermaet |
BEL
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BMC Racing Team | 85 |
| 3. | Wilco Kelderman |
NED
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Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | 75 |
| 4th | Philippe Gilbert |
BEL
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BMC Racing Team | 60 |
| 5. | Fabio Felline |
ITA
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Trek Factory Racing | 50 |
| 6th | Andrij Hrywko |
UKR
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Astana Pro Team | 40 |
| 7th | Michael Rogers |
OUT
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Tinkoff-Saxo | 30th |
| 8th. | Tiesj Benoot |
BEL
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Lotto Soudal | 20th |
| 9. | Christopher Juul |
THE
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Tinkoff-Saxo | 10 |
| 10. | Tom Boonen |
BEL
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Etixx-Quick Step | 8th |
| Elia Viviani |
ITA
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Team Sky | 8th | |
| 12. | André Greipel |
GER
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Lotto Soudal | 7th |
| 13. | Johan Le Bon |
FRA
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FDJ | 6th |
| Manuel Quinziato |
ITA
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BMC Racing Team | 6th | |
| Jos van Emden |
NED
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Team Lotto NL-Jumbo | 6th | |
| 16. | Julian Alaphilippe |
FRA
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Etixx-Quick Step | 5 |
| Danny van Poppel |
NED
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Trek Factory Racing | 5 | |
| 18th | Arnaud Démare |
FRA
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FDJ | 4th |
| Jacopo Guarnieri |
ITA
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Team Katusha | 4th | |
| Dylan van Baarle |
NED
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Team Cannondale-Garmin | 4th | |
| 21st | Jean-Pierre Drucker |
 LUX
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BMC Racing Team | 3 |
| 22nd | Magnus Cort Nielsen |
THE
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Orica GreenEdge | 2 |
| Simon Geschke |
GER
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Team Giant-Alpecin | 2 | |
| Yves Lampaert |
BEL
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Etixx-Quick Step | 2 | |
| Adriano Malori |
ITA
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Movistar team | 2 | |
| 26th | Jan Bakelants |
BEL
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Ag2r La Mondiale | 1 |
| Lars Boom |
NED
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Astana Pro Team | 1 | |
| Matthias Brändle |
 AUT
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IAM Cycling | 1 | |
| Andrea Guardini |
ITA
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Astana Pro Team | 1 | |
| Tom Slagter |
NED
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Team Cannondale-Garmin | 1 | |
| Jonas Vangenechten |
BEL
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IAM Cycling | 1 |
Web links
- Official website (Dutch, French and English)
- Benelux Tour 2015 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- 11th Eneco Tour (2nd UWT) in the database of ProCyclingStats.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stage 1: Bolsward - Bolsward. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 10, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stage 2: Breda - Breda. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 11, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stage 3: Beveren - Ardooie. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 12, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stage 4 (ITT): Hoogerheide - Hoogerheide. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 13, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stage 5: Riemst - Sittard. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 14, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stage 6: Heerlen - Houffalize. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 15, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Stage 7: Sint-Pieters-Leeuw - Geraardsbergen. (No longer available online.) In: uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale , August 16, 2015, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on August 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Christine Kroth: Preview of the 11th Eneco Tour. In: LiVE-Radsport.ch. LiVE-Radsport, August 9, 2015, accessed on August 26, 2015 .
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