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The '''Eneco Tour''' or '''Tour of the Benelux''' is a multi-stage [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] and is part of the [[UCI ProTour]]. Its name refers to its main sponsor, the energy company [[Eneco]]. The [[Eneco Tour 2005|first Eneco Tour]] took place from [[August 3]] to [[August 10]] [[2005]], but it has intermittently existed since [[1948]] as the [[Tour of the Netherlands]]. The last few years, the Dutch Tour was already called the Eneco Tour, but because of the start of the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] ProTour in 2005 the tour was reinvigorated.
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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|'''Eneco Tour of Benelux'''
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| Date || August
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| Region || Benelux
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| English || Eneco Tour of Benelux
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| Discipline || Road
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| Competition || UCI ProTour
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| Type || Stage-race
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| First || 2005
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| Number || 4 (as of 2008)
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| Firstwinner || {{flagiconUSA}} Bobby Julich
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| Mostrecent || {{flagiconESP}} Iván Gutiérrez
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The '''Eneco Tour of Benelux''' is a [[UCI ProTour]] [[road bicycle racing]] stage-race. Its name refers to its main sponsor, the energy company [[Eneco Energie]]. The [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|first Eneco Tour of Benelux]] took place from [[August 3]] to [[August 10]] [[2005]]
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==History==
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[[Image:ENECO Tour 2006-Popovych-Gilbert-Wesemann-Hincapie-Boonen.JPG|left|thumb|Riders at the 2006 edition]]
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The [[Ronde van Nederland|Tour of the Netherlands]] began on [[6 May]] [[1948]], but only became an annual event in 1975. From about 2000 it was known as the Eneco tour. The start of the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]]'s ProTour in 2005 saw the faltering tour reorganised and reinvigorated.
  
 
==Organization==
 
==Organization==
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The Eneco Tour continues the faltering Tour of the Netherlands, which UCI president [[Hein Verbruggen]] deemed necessary for marketing reasons. The Dutch Tour organisation got a better sponsor (Eneco) and a strong vice-president, Henk van Mulukom. But because the race was not not difficult enough, it could not be accepted into the new ProTour. At that point the organisation sought help from the organisation of the [[Tour of Belgium]] and the [[Tour of Luxembourg]]. They envisaged a Tour of the [[Benelux]] that would replace the three. This led to the Tour of Belgium as a co-organiser. The Tours of Belgium and Luxembourg will continue as such. The co-organisation or incorporation of the Tour of Luxembourg did not materialize. In a few years, the name will officially become the Tour of the Benelux.
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The ENECO Tour continues the faltering Tour of the Netherlands, which UCI president [[Hein Verbruggen]] deemed necessary for marketing reasons.{{ref|Graat2005}} The Dutch Tour organisation got a better sponsor (ENECO Energie). But because the race was not difficult enough, it could not be accepted into the new ProTour. At that point the organisation sought help from the organisation of the [[Tour of Belgium]] and the [[Tour de Luxembourg]]. They envisaged a Tour of the [[Benelux]] that would replace the three. This led to the Tour of Belgium as a co-organiser. The Tours of Belgium and Luxembourg will continue as such. The co-organisation or incorporation of the Tour de Luxembourg did not materialize. In a few years, the name will officially become the Tour of the Benelux.
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== Winners ==
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=== General classification ===
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The overall winner of the race by time wears a ''white jersey'' (Dutch: ''Witte trui'' or French: ''Maillot blanc'').
  
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In August 2005, the vice-president, Henk van Mulukom, admitted that two years prior the organizers of the Tour of the Netherlands were not enthusiastic about the collaboration, but eventually they began to warm to the idea. The number of participants increased from 120 to 184 and as a result of the increased media exposure the budget grew by 150 %.
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* [[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]] : [[Iván Gutiérrez]] : {{ESP}}
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* [[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]] : [[Iván Gutiérrez]] : {{ESP}}
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* [[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]] : [[Stefan Schumacher]] : {{GER}}
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* [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]] : [[Bobby Julich]] : {{USA}}
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==Editions==
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=== Points classification ===
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* [[Eneco Tour 2005]] Winner: [[Bobby Julich]] {{USA}}
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In 2005, the overall winner of the race by points (Dutch: ''Puntenklassement'') wears a ''blue jersey'' (Dutch: ''Blauwe trui'' or French: ''Maillot bleu''). This was changed to a white jersey however in 2006. In 2008 it changed again, to red.
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* [[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]] : [[Jurgen Roelandts]] : {{BEL}}
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* [[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]] : [[Mark Cavendish]] : {{GBR}}
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* [[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]] : [[Simone Cadamuro]] : {{ITA}}
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* [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]] : [[Allan Davis]] : {{AUS}}
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=== Mountains classification ===
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No jersey is awarded for leading this classification, but the winner does get a financial reward
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* [[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]] : [[Floris Goesinnen]] : {{NED}}
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* [[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]] : no jersey awarded
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* [[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]] : no jersey awarded
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* [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]] : [[Christian Vandevelde]] : {{USA}}
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|}
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=== Young rider classification ===
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Before 2007, the best young (under 25) rider of the race got to wear a ''yellow jersey''. (Dutch: ''Gele trui'' or French: ''Maillot jaune'').
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* Since [[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]] : no jersey awarded
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* [[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]] : [[Stefan Schumacher]] : {{GER}}
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* [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]] : [[Thomas Dekker (cyclist)|Thomas Dekker]] : {{NED}}
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|}
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=== Team classification ===
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* [[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]] : [[Quick Step|Quick Step-Innergetic]] : {{BEL}}
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* [[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]] : [[Liquigas (cycling)|Liquigas]] : {{ITA}}
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* [[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]] : [[Liberty Seguros-Würth team|Liberty Seguros-Würth Team]] : {{ESP}}
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== Most Stage Wins ==
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!!! !! Cyclist !! # Stages !! Stages
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||{{flagiconBEL}}||[[Tom Boonen]]|| align="center" | 5||[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]]: Stages 1 ([[Hoogeveen]] {{flagiconNED}}), 3 ([[Westmalle]] {{flagiconBEL}}) and 5 ([[Balen]] {{flagiconBEL}})<br> [[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Stages 1 ([[Roermond]] {{flagiconNED}}) and 4 ([[Ardooie]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconNED}}||[[Max van Heeswijk]]|| align="center" | 2||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Stages 1 ([[Mierlo]] {{flagiconNED}}) and 5 ([[Hasselt]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconITA}}||[[Alessandro Ballan]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Stage 4 ([[Verviers]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconLAT}}||[[Raivis Belohvoščiks]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Stage 7 ([[Mechelen]] {{flagiconBEL}}) ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])
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!3
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||{{flagiconITA}}||[[Daniele Bennati]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Stage 3 ([[Terneuzen]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconNOR}}||[[Edvald Boasson Hagen]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Stage 6 ([[Brussels]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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!3
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||{{flagiconITA}}||[[Simone Cadamuro]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Stage 2 ([[Sittard]] {{flagiconNED}})
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!3
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||{{flagiconGBR}}||[[Mark Cavendish]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 2 ([[Knokke-Heist]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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!3
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||{{flagiconAUS}}||[[Allan Davis]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Stage 3 ([[Landgraaf]] {{flagiconNED}})
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!3
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||{{flagiconNED}}||[[Michiel Elijzen]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Prologue ([[Hasselt]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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!3
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||{{flagiconBEL}}||[[Philippe Gilbert]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]]: Stage 7 ([[Ans]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconGER}}||[[André Greipel]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Stage 2 ([[Nieuwegein]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconESP}}||[[Iván Gutiérrez]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Prologue ([[Geleen]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconUSA}}||[[George Hincapie]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]]: Stage 4 ([[Landgraaf]] {{flagiconNED}}) ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])
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||{{flagiconUSA}}||[[Bobby Julich]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Stage 7 ([[Etten-Leur]] {{flagiconNED}}) ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])
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!3
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||{{flagiconGER}}||[[David Kopp (cyclist)|David Kopp]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]]: Stage 6 ([[Sint-Truiden]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconESP}}||[[Pablo Lastras]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 6 ([[Landgraaf]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconAUS}}||[[Robbie McEwen]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 3 ([[Putte]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconBEL}}||[[Nick Nuyens]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 1 ([[Eupen]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconBRA}}||[[Luciano Pagliarini]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 5 ([[Nieuwegein]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconITA}}||[[Manuel Quinziato]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]]: Stage 2 ([[Sittard-Geleen]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconBEL}}||[[Sébastien Rosseler]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 7 ([[Geleen]] {{flagiconNED}}) ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])
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||{{flagiconGER}}||[[Stefan Schumacher]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2006]]: Prologue ([[Den Helder]] {{flagiconNED}})
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||{{flagiconNED}}||[[Stefan van Dijk]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Stage 6 ([[Hoogstraten]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconBEL}}||[[Rik Verbrugghe]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2005]]: Prologue ([[Mechelen]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconGER}}||[[Carlo Westphal]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2008]]: Stage 5 ([[Ostend]] {{flagiconBEL}})
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||{{flagiconBEL}}||[[Wouter Weylandt]]|| align="center" | 1||[[2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux|2007]]: Stage 4 ([[Terneuzen]] {{flagiconNED}})
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==References==
 
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* Graat, John ([[August 3]] [[2005]]). <i>'Fantastische' Pro Tour zegen voor profronde</i>. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 13.
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.enecotour.nl Official homepage]
 
* [http://www.enecotour.nl Official homepage]
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[[Category:UCI ProTour]]
 
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[[Category:Cycle races]]
 

Revision as of 21:51, 13 November 2008

250px
Eneco Tour of Benelux
Date August
Region Benelux
English Eneco Tour of Benelux
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProTour
Type Stage-race
First 2005
Number 4 (as of 2008)
Firstwinner 22px-Flag of the United States.png Bobby Julich
Mostrecent 22px-Flag of Spain.svg.png Iván Gutiérrez


The Eneco Tour of Benelux is a UCI ProTour road bicycle racing stage-race. Its name refers to its main sponsor, the energy company Eneco Energie. The first Eneco Tour of Benelux took place from August 3 to August 10 2005

History

Riders at the 2006 edition

The Tour of the Netherlands began on 6 May 1948, but only became an annual event in 1975. From about 2000 it was known as the Eneco tour. The start of the UCI's ProTour in 2005 saw the faltering tour reorganised and reinvigorated.

Organization

The ENECO Tour continues the faltering Tour of the Netherlands, which UCI president Hein Verbruggen deemed necessary for marketing reasons.[1] The Dutch Tour organisation got a better sponsor (ENECO Energie). But because the race was not difficult enough, it could not be accepted into the new ProTour. At that point the organisation sought help from the organisation of the Tour of Belgium and the Tour de Luxembourg. They envisaged a Tour of the Benelux that would replace the three. This led to the Tour of Belgium as a co-organiser. The Tours of Belgium and Luxembourg will continue as such. The co-organisation or incorporation of the Tour de Luxembourg did not materialize. In a few years, the name will officially become the Tour of the Benelux.

Winners

General classification

The overall winner of the race by time wears a white jersey (Dutch: Witte trui or French: Maillot blanc).

Points classification

In 2005, the overall winner of the race by points (Dutch: Puntenklassement) wears a blue jersey (Dutch: Blauwe trui or French: Maillot bleu). This was changed to a white jersey however in 2006. In 2008 it changed again, to red.

Mountains classification

No jersey is awarded for leading this classification, but the winner does get a financial reward

Young rider classification

Before 2007, the best young (under 25) rider of the race got to wear a yellow jersey. (Dutch: Gele trui or French: Maillot jaune).

Team classification

Most Stage Wins

Cyclist # Stages Stages
1 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Tom Boonen 5 2006: Stages 1 (Hoogeveen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png), 3 (Westmalle 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png) and 5 (Balen 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
2008: Stages 1 (Roermond 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png) and 4 (Ardooie 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
2 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Max van Heeswijk 2 2005: Stages 1 (Mierlo 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png) and 5 (Hasselt 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Alessandro Ballan 1 2005: Stage 4 (Verviers 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 Template:FlagiconLAT Raivis Belohvoščiks 1 2008: Stage 7 (Mechelen 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png) (ITT)
3 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Daniele Bennati 1 2008: Stage 3 (Terneuzen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 Template:FlagiconNOR Edvald Boasson Hagen 1 2008: Stage 6 (Brussels 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Simone Cadamuro 1 2005: Stage 2 (Sittard 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Mark Cavendish 1 2007: Stage 2 (Knokke-Heist 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Australia.svg.png Allan Davis 1 2005: Stage 3 (Landgraaf 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Michiel Elijzen 1 2007: Prologue (Hasselt 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Philippe Gilbert 1 2006: Stage 7 (Ans 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Germany.png André Greipel 1 2008: Stage 2 (Nieuwegein 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of Spain.svg.png Iván Gutiérrez 1 2008: Prologue (Geleen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of the United States.png George Hincapie 1 2006: Stage 4 (Landgraaf 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png) (ITT)
3 22px-Flag of the United States.png Bobby Julich 1 2005: Stage 7 (Etten-Leur 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png) (ITT)
3 22px-Flag of Germany.png David Kopp 1 2006: Stage 6 (Sint-Truiden 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Spain.svg.png Pablo Lastras 1 2007: Stage 6 (Landgraaf 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of Australia.svg.png Robbie McEwen 1 2007: Stage 3 (Putte 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Nick Nuyens 1 2007: Stage 1 (Eupen 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Brazil.png Luciano Pagliarini 1 2007: Stage 5 (Nieuwegein 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Manuel Quinziato 1 2006: Stage 2 (Sittard-Geleen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Sébastien Rosseler 1 2007: Stage 7 (Geleen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png) (ITT)
3 22px-Flag of Germany.png Stefan Schumacher 1 2006: Prologue (Den Helder 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)
3 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png Stefan van Dijk 1 2005: Stage 6 (Hoogstraten 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Rik Verbrugghe 1 2005: Prologue (Mechelen 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Germany.png Carlo Westphal 1 2008: Stage 5 (Ostend 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png)
3 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Wouter Weylandt 1 2007: Stage 4 (Terneuzen 22px-Flag of the Netherlands.png)


External links

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