| 2015 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 28[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 10–16 August 2015[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,120.7 km (696.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Eneco Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Netherlands and Belgium between 10 and 16 August 2015. It was the 11th edition of the Eneco Tour stage race and was the twenty-first race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.
The Eneco Tour is an unusual race in the cycling season: it primarily favours classics riders rather than climbers. The first three stages of the race were suitable for sprinters; the fourth stage was an individual time trial; and the final three stages were suitable for the classics riders. Elia Viviani (Team Sky) won the first stage and was the first rider to wear the leader's jersey. Jesper Asselman (Team Roompot) took over the lead after the second stage due to time bonuses, before losing it in the time trial to Jos van Emden (LottoNL–Jumbo). Wilco Kelderman (also LottoNL–Jumbo) took the lead after the fifth stage, but lost it to Tim Wellens (Lotto–Soudal) the following day. Wellens defended his lead on the final stage to win his second successive Eneco Tour; he had been the defending champion after victory in 2014. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) was second, with Kelderman third.
The points classification was won by André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal) and the combativity award by Gijs Van Hoecke (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise). Lotto–Soudal also won the team classification.
- ^ "UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015". Cycling News. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2015 UCI Calendar". UCI. Retrieved 16 March 2015.