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Sunday, August 17: 7th and Final Stage, Riemst (B) - Sittard Geleen (NL), 183.4 km

Stage 7 map | Stage 7 photos |

Guillaume van Keirsbulck wins stage seven. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Tim Wellens, who said he felt ill at the start of the stage, finished with the peloton to win the Eneco Tour.

An early break of about twenty riders went clear. From this move, with about thirty kilometers to go, Guillaume van Keirsbulck bolted. Riding strongly, he was able to enlarge his gap as he got closer to the line to finish 46 seconds clear of his nearest chasers.

There was some fussing in the pack as Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma) and Maarten Wynants bumped each other around a bit. The judges didn't think much of it, disqualifying Terpstra and penalizing Wynants a minute.

Complete Stage 7 results:

Winner's average speed: 41.40 km/hr

1	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK STEP	4hr 25min 47sec
2	Matteo Trentin	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK STEP	@ 46 seconds
3	Yves Lampaert	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
4	Julien Vermote	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK STEP
5	Kristijan Koren	CANNONDALE
6	Laurens De Vreese	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
7	Pablo Lastras Garcia	MOVISTAR TEAM
8	Danilo Hondo	TREK FACTORY RACING
9	Silvan Dillier	BMC RACING TEAM
10	Dylan Van Baarle	GARMIN SHARP
11	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC RACING TEAM	0:01:01
12	Andriy Grivko	ASTANA PRO TEAM
13	Tom Dumoulin	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
14	Filippo Pozzato	LAMPRE-MERIDA
15	Boy Van Poppel	TREK FACTORY RACING
16	Manuele Mori	LAMPRE-MERIDA
17	Borut Bozic	ASTANA PRO TEAM
18	Jasha Sütterlin	MOVISTAR TEAM
19	Viacheslav Kuznetsov	TEAM KATUSHA
20	Philippe Gilbert	BMC RACING TEAM
21	Matti Breschel	TINKOFF-SAXO
22	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr
23	Lars Boom	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
24	Tim Wellens	LOTTO BELISOL
25	Jelle Vanendert	LOTTO BELISOL
26	Alexandre Pichot	TEAM EUROPCAR
27	Marco Marcato	CANNONDALE
28	Geraint Thomas	TEAM SKY
29	Arnold Jeannesson	FDJ.fr
30	Sebastian Langeveld	GARMIN SHARP
31	Jens Keukeleire	ORICA GreenEDGE
32	Ben Gastauer	AG2R LA MONDIALE
33	Roy Curvers	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
34	Enrique Sanz	MOVISTAR TEAM
35	Salvatore Puccio	TEAM SKY
36	Mathew Hayman	ORICA GreenEDGE
37	Pavel Brutt	TEAM KATUSHA
38	Manuel Quinziato	BMC RACING TEAM
39	Gediminas Bagdonas	AG2R LA MONDIALE
40	Jurgen Roelandts	LOTTO BELISOL
41	Evgeny Petrov	TINKOFF-SAXO	0:01:09
42	Michael Hepburn	ORICA GreenEDGE	0:01:11
43	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	LAMPRE-MERIDA	0:01:20
44	Jack Bauer	GARMIN SHARP	0:01:28
45	Pavel Kochetkov	TEAM KATUSHA
46	Zico Waeytens	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
47	Michael Van Staeyen	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
48	Elia Favilli	LAMPRE-MERIDA
49	Yoann Offredo	FDJ.fr
50	Frederik Veuchelen	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
51	Mirko Selvaggi	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
52	Julian Kern	AG2R LA MONDIALE
53	Thomas Sprengers	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
54	Janse Van Rensburg	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
55	Vincent Jerome	TEAM EUROPCAR
56	Simon Geschke	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
57	Gatis Smukulis	TEAM KATUSHA	0:01:36
58	Danny Van Poppel	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:01:57
59	Jesse Sergent	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:02:22
60	Moreno Moser	CANNONDALE	0:02:55
61	Dayer Quintana	MOVISTAR TEAM	0:03:35
62	Leigh Howard	ORICA GreenEDGE	0:03:54
63	Gijs Van Hoecke	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
64	Tom Boonen	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK STEP	0:05:00
65	Jean-Pierre Drucker	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
66	Maarten Wynants	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
67	Marcel Sieberg	LOTTO BELISOL
68	Jos Van Emden	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
69	Jens Debusschere	LOTTO BELISOL	0:05:03
70	Bram Tankink	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM	0:05:05
71	Thomas Leezer	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
72	Karsten Kroon	TINKOFF-SAXO
73	Edvald Boasson Hagen	TEAM SKY
74	Jose Joaquin Rojas	MOVISTAR TEAM
75	Stijn Devolder	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:06:28
76	Francisco Ventoso	MOVISTAR TEAM
77	Ivan Rovni	TINKOFF-SAXO
78	David Boucher	FDJ.fr	0:10:36
79	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	0:10:36
80	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R LA MONDIALE
81	Tom Veelers	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
82	Roy Jans	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
83	Kenneth Van Bilsen	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
84	Valentin Iglinskiy	ASTANA PRO TEAM
85	Giacomo Nizzolo	TREK FACTORY RACING
86	Davide Appollonio	AG2R LA MONDIALE
87	Alex Dowsett	MOVISTAR TEAM
88	Nathan Earle	TEAM SKY
89	Christopher Sutton	TEAM SKY
90	Kevin Van Melsen	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
91	Sep Vanmarcke	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
92	Nick Nuyens	GARMIN SHARP
93	Ruslan Tleubayev	ASTANA PRO TEAM
94	Tyler Farrar	GARMIN SHARP
95	Rohan Dennis	BMC RACING TEAM
96	Tom Stamsnijder	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
97	Brian Bulgac	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
98	Ian Stannard	TEAM SKY
99	Nikolay Trusov	TINKOFF-SAXO
100	Niccolo Bonifazio	LAMPRE-MERIDA

Final GC after Stage 7: 1067.4 km raced at an average speed of 41.85 km/hr

1	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Belisol	25hr 30min 15sec
2	Lars Boom	Belkin	@ 7 seconds
3	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano	0:00:13
4	Andriy Grivko	Astana	0:00:33
5	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	0:00:34
6	Geraint Thomas	SKY	0:00:38
7	Philippe Gilbert	BMC	0:00:48
8	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge	0:00:56
9	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin-Sharp	0:01:04
10	Marco Marcato	Cannondale	0:01:11
11	Viacheslav Kuznetsov	Katusha	0:01:15
12	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto-Belisol	0:01:32
13	Ben Gastauer	Ag2r	0:01:34
14	Arnold Jeannesson	FDJ	0:01:51
15	Pavel Brutt	Katusha	0:01:57
16	Alexandre Pichot	Europcar	0:02:10
17	Jack Bauer	Garmin-Sharp	0:02:23
18	Manuele Mori	Lampre-Merida	0:02:40
19	Vincent Jerome	Europcar	0:03:09
20	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:05:59
21	Thomas Sprengers	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:08:08
22	Julian Kern	Ag2r	0:08:20
23	Bram Tankink	Belkin	0:08:24
24	Dayer Quintana	Movistar	0:09:34
25	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin	0:11:01
26	Elia Favilli	Lampre-Merida	0:11:08
27	Manuel Quinziato	BMC	0:11:29
28	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:12:07
29	Dylan Van Baarle	Garmin-Sharp	0:12:13
30	Jasha Sütterlin	Movistar	0:12:23
31	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:12:46
32	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:12:51
33	Borut Bozic	Astana	0:14:11
34	Zico Waeytens	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:14:22
35	Silvan Dillier	BMC	0:14:36
36	Pavel Kochetkov	Katusha	0:14:43
37	Jurgen Roelandts	Lotto-Belisol	0:15:38
38	Jean-Pierre Drucker	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:17:10
39	Pablo Lastras Garcia	Movistar	0:18:02
40	Franciscio Ventoso	Movistar	0:18:10
41	Simon Geschke	Giant-Shimano	0:18:54
42	José Rojas	Movistar	0:19:48
43	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale	0:20:14
44	Roy Curvers	Giant-Shimano	0:20:21
45	Danilo Hondo	Trek Factory Racing	0:20:33
46	R. Janse Van Rensburg	Giant-Shimano	0:20:34
47	Yves Lampaert	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:21:36
48	Enrique Sanz	Movistar	0:23:37
49	Gijs Van Hoecke	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:23:50
50	Leigh Howard	Orica-GreenEdge	0:23:54
51	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing	0:24:23
52	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:24:53
53	Salvatore Puccio	SKY	0:24:57
54	Edvald Boasson Hagen	SKY	0:25:06
55	Karsten Kroon	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:25:21
56	Yoann Offredo	FDJ	0:25:32
57	Frederik Veuchelen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:25:57
58	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
59	Maarten Wynants	Belkin
60	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:27:02
61	Anthony Roux	FDJ	0:27:39
62	Gediminas Bagdonas	Ag2r	0:29:20
63	Evgeny Petrov	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:29:34
64	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:29:44
65	Stijn Devolder	Trek Factory Racing	0:29:56
66	Thomas Leezer	Belkin	0:29:57
67	Alex Dowsett	Movistar	0:30:08
68	Boy Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing	0:30:51
69	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing	0:32:27
70	Mathew Hayman	Orica-GreenEdge	0:32:36
71	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre-Merida	0:33:31
72	Ivan Rovni	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:35:42
73	Christopher Sutton	SKY	0:36:05
74	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto-Belisol	0:38:09
75	Moreno Moser	Cannondale	0:38:18
76	Nick Nuyens	Garmin-Sharp	0:39:15
77	Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre-Merida	0:39:39
78	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Belisol	0:41:00
79	Jos Van Emden	Belkin	0:41:58
80	Brian Bulgac	Giant-Shimano	0:42:05
81	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ	0:42:15
82	Roy Jans	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:42:48
83	Kenneth Van Bilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:43:06
84	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	0:43:20
85	Nikolay Trusov	Tinkoff-Saxo	0:44:18
86	Tyler Farrar	Garmin-Sharp	0:44:24
87	Niccolo Bonifazio	Lampre-Merida	0:44:26
88	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r	0:46:02
89	Michael Hepburn	Orica-GreenEdge	0:47:03
90	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha	0:48:54
91	Tom Stamsnijder	Giant-Shimano	0:49:19
92	Tom Veelers	Giant-Shimano	0:49:53
93	Ruslan Tleubayev	Astana	0:50:47
94	David Boucher	FDJ	0:51:06
95	Nathan Earle	SKY	0:51:46
96	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana	0:53:19
97	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	0:53:52
98	Rohan Dennis	BMC	0:54:35
99	Ian Stannard	SKY	0:57:19
100	Patrick Gretsch	Ag2r	0:58:27

Stage 7 photos:

Laurens de Vreese was part of the big move that went early. Photo ©Sirotti

Guillaume van Keirsbulck riding to a solo stage win. Photo ©Sirotti

Bram Tankink leads his Belkin teammates. Photo ©Sirotti

Guillaume van Keirsbulck finishes his superb ride. Photo ©Sirotti

Matteo Trentin wins the field sprint for second place. Photo ©Sirotti

Tim Wellens finishes stage seven safely to win the 2014 Eneco Tour. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage winner Guillaume van Keirsbulck. Photo ©Sirotti

Final overall winner Tim Wellens. Photo ©Sirotti

The final GC podium, from left: Lars Boom, Tim Wellens and Tom Dumoulin. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 7 map:

Stage 7 map

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Saturday, August 16: Stage 6, Heerlen (NL) - La Redoute (Aywaille) (B), 173.9 km

Stage 6 complete results, GC, photos and map |

Tim Wellens wins stage 6. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Tim Wellens delivered an impressive performance today that gave him both the stage win and the overall lead with just one stage remaining in the Eneco Tour.

Wellens was alone and off the front with ten kilometers to go. Though race leader Tom Dumoulin gave a hard chase, Wellens was on song today and crossed the line nearly a minute ahead of Lars Boom. With the winner's 10-second bonification Wellens went from being 49 seconds down to the leader with a seven-second lead over Lars Boom.

Results:

Winner's average speed: 38.89 km/hr

1	Tim Wellens	LOTTO BELISOL	4hr 28min 19sec
2	Lars Boom	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM	@ 50 seconds
3	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:52
4	Tom Dumoulin	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
5	Geraint Thomas	TEAM SKY	0:00:56
6	Andriy Grivko	ASTANA PRO TEAM	0:00:58
7	Jelle Vanendert	LOTTO BELISOL	0:00:59
8	Niki Terpstra	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP
9	Philippe Gilbert	BMC RACING TEAM
10	Marco Marcato	CANNONDALE
Stage 6 complete results, GC, photos and map

GC after Stage 6: 884.0 km raced so far at an average speed of 41.98 km/hr

1	Tim Wellens	Lotto-Belisol	21hr 3min 27sec
2	Lars Boom	Belkin	@ 7 seconds
3	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano	0:00:13
4	Andriy Grivko	Astana	0:00:33
5	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	0:00:34
6	Geraint Thomas	SKY	0:00:38
7	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:45
8	Philippe Gilbert	BMC	0:00:48
9	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge	0:00:56
10	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin-Sharp	0:01:04
Stage 6 complete results, GC, photos and map

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Friday, August 15: Stage 5, Geraardsbergen - Geraardsbergen, 162.5 km

Stage 5 complete results, GC, photos and map |

Greg van Avermaet wins stage 5. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: This was a hard stage, a mini Ronde van Vlaanderen with thirteen climbs.

The man who has always been a bridesmaid this season (second at Flanders and Het Nieuwsblad, to name two) has won his first race of the season. Greg van Avermaet went past Pavel Brutt, who had gone earlier on the Geraardsbergen, to take the win.

Tom Dumoulin's second place gave him six incredibly valuable bonus seconds. Valuable because Dumoulin is now the GC leader over Lars Boom (who came in fifth and out of the bonificatons) by just two seconds.

Results:

Winner's average speed: 42.65 km/hr

1	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC RACING TEAM	3hr 48min 37sec
2	Tom Dumoulin	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO	@ 1 seconds
3	Pavel Brutt	TEAM KATUSHA
4	Matti Breschel	TINKOFF-SAXO
5	Lars Boom	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM
6	Niki Terpstra	OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP	0:00:06
7	Geraint Thomas	TEAM SKY
8	Tim Wellens	LOTTO BELISOL
9	Filippo Pozzato	LAMPRE-MERIDA
10	Philippe Gilbert	BMC RACING TEAM
Stage 5 complete results, GC, photos and map

GC after Stage 5: 710.1 km raced so far at an average speed of 42.84 km/hr

1	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano	16hr 34min 29sec
2	Lars Boom	Belkin	@ 2 seconds
3	Manuel Quinziato	BMC	0:00:11
4	Andriy Grivko	Astana	0:00:14
5	Geraint Thomas	SKY	0:00:21
6	Pavel Brutt	Katusha	0:00:23
7	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin	0:00:24
8	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC	0:00:25
9	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
10	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge	0:00:28
Stage 5 complete results, GC, photos and map

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Thursday, August 14: Stage 4, Koksijde (Bel) - Ardooie (Bel), 179.1 km

Stage 4 complete results, GC, photos and map |

Nacer Bouhanni wins stage 4. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: Nacer Bouhanni notched his first win since the Giro d'Italia where he won the points classification. It was the FDJ rider's ninth victory this season. He came off the wheel of Jens Debusschere to easily take the stage.

Near the finish, a touch of wheels caused 2013 Eneco Tour winner Zdenek Stybar to do a horrible faceplant. He was ambulanced off with a neck brace.

Race leader Lars Boom finished 26th at the same time as Bouhanni to preserve his overall lead.

Tomorrow will be a hard stage with lots of climbing, including ascents of the Bosberg and Grammont.

Results:

Winner's average speed: 42.31 km/hr

1	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	4hr 13min 59sec
2	Luka Mezgec	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
3	Giacomo Nizzolo	TREK FACTORY RACING
4	Michael Van Staeyen	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE
5	Jens Debusschere	LOTTO BELISOL
6	Andrea Guardini	ASTANA PRO TEAM
7	Tyler Farrar	GARMIN SHARP
8	Yohann Gene	TEAM EUROPCAR
9	Roy Jans	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
10	Nikolay Trusov	TINKOFF-SAXO
Stage 4 complete results, GC, photos and map

GC after Stage 4: 547.6 km raced so far at an average speed of 42.90 km/hr

1	Lars Boom	Belkin	12hr 45min 53sec
2	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano	@ 4 seconds
3	Manuel Quinziato	BMC
4	Andriy Grivko	Astana	0:00:07
5	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:09
6	Geraint Thomas	SKY	0:00:14
7	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin	0:00:17
8	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:18
9	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale	0:00:19
10	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge	0:00:21
Stage 4 complete results, GC, photos and map

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Wednesday, August 13: Stage 3, Breda (NL) 9.6 km individual time trial

Stage 3 complete results, GC, photos and map |

Stage winner Tom Dumoulin. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: The Dutch took over today. Tom Dumoulin, the Dutch time trial champion, won the stage, besting Mr. Time Trial himself, Fabian Cancellara, by two seconds.

The other Dutchman, Lars Boom, was 18 seconds slower than his compatriot, but it was good enough to allow him to wrest the lead from Zdebek Stybar. Boom now leads Dumoulin in the GC by four seconds. Stybar dropped to fifth place.

Boom is having a wonderful year. It was Lars Boom who won the Tour de France's staggeringly difficult Belgian fifth stage with it's slippery cobblestones that forced Chris Froome to abandon after crashing.

Results:

Winner's average speed 52.76 km/hr

1	Tom Dumoulin	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO	10min 55sec
2	Fabian Cancellara	TREK FACTORY RACING	@ 2 seconds
3	Geraint Thomas	TEAM SKY	0:00:10
4	Manuel Quinziato	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:14
5	Jesse Sergent	TREK FACTORY RACING	0:00:15
6	Stephen Cummings	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:17
7	Andriy Grivko	ASTANA PRO TEAM
8	Moreno Moser	CANNONDALE	0:00:18
9	Lars Boom	BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM	0:00:19
10	Rohan Dennis	BMC RACING TEAM	0:00:20
Stage 3 complete results, GC, photos and map

GC after Stage 3: 368.50 raced so far at an average speed 43.19 km/hr

1	Lars Boom	Belkin	8hr 31min 54sec
2	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano	@ 4 seconds
3	Manuel Quinziato	BMC
4	Andriy Grivko	Astana	0:00:07
5	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:12
6	Geraint Thomas	SKY	0:00:14
7	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	0:00:18
8	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale	0:00:19
9	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin	0:00:21
10	Philippe Gilbert	BMC
Stage 3 complete results, GC, photos and map

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Tuesday, August 12: Stage 2, Waalwijk - Heusden, 175.8 km

Stage 2 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Zdenek Stybar wins stage 2. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: 2013 Eneco Tour winner Zdenek Stybar is back in the lead after winning stage two.

It was another rainy day in northern Europe and only twenty riders arrived in the front group to contest the stage.

A trio, Kevin van Melsen, Pavel Brutt and Alexis Gougeard, escaped early on and gained nearly six minutes, but all three (Brutt being the last to give up) had been rounded up with a little more the four kilometers to go.

Czech road champion Stybar's stage win earned him a 10-second bonification, enough to give him the GC lead by a single second over Lars Boom.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is a 9.6 km individual time trial at Breda (Netherlands). Expect some serious changes to the GC.

Results:

1	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	4hr 06min 16sec
2	Lars Boom	Belkin
3	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin
4	Marco Marcato	Cannondale
5	Manuel Quinziato	BMC
6	Roy Jans	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
7	Davide Appollonio	Ag2r
8	Bauke Mollema	Belkin
9	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
10	Stig Broeckx	Lotto-Belisol
Stage 2 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 2:

1	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma-Quick Step	8hr 20min 39sec
2	Lars Boom	Belkin	@ 1 second
3	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin	6"
4	Pavel Brutt	Katusha	7"
5	Philippe Gilbert	BMC	9"
6	Marco Marcato	Cannondale	10
7	Nikolay Trusov	Tinkoff-Saxo
8	Roy Jans	Wanty-Groupe Gobert
9	Aidis Kruopis	Orica-GreenEdge
10	Jens Keukeleire	Orica-GreenEdge
Stage 2 complete results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Monday, August 11: Stage 1, Terneuzen - Terneuzen, 183.1 km

Complete stage 1 results, GC, photos, map and profile |

Andrea Guardini wins stage 1. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: It was a messy, crash-strewn day. Between the rain, wind and road furniture, riders were going down all day.

Early on three riders, Gatis Smukulis, Laurens de Vreese and Kenneth van Bilsen, escaped and built a nearly 10-minute lead. In the windy, wet weather the peloton was under enormous tress and would break apart into echelons.

Giant-Shimano rider Tom Dumoulin tried a flier with about a kilometer to go, but he was doomed.

There was a big group for the final rush to the line (see photo above), won by Andrea Guardini who also became the GC leader.

Stage 1 Results.

Winner's average speed: 43.159 km/hr

1	Andrea Guardini	Astana	4hr 14min 33sec
2	Yohann Gene	Europcar
3	Davide Cimolai	Lampre-Merida
4	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Belisol
5	Boy Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
6	Alexander Porsev	Katusha
7	Tom Dumoulin	Giant-Shimano
8	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-Quick Step
9	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin
10	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Complete stage 1 results, GC, photos, map and profile

GC after Stage 1:

1	Andrea Guardini	Astana	4hr 14min 23sec
2	Yohann Gene	Europcar	@ 4 seconds
3	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty-Groupe Gobert	5"
4	Davide Cimolai	Lampre-Merida	6"
5	Lars Boom	Belkin	7"
6	Alex Dowsett	Movistar	8"
7	Kenneth Van Bilsen	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
8	Philippe Gilbert	BMC	9"
9	Jens Debusschere	Lotto-Belisol	10"
10	Boy Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
Complete stage 1 results, GC, photos, map and profile

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Start list with rider numbers: August 11, 2014

	OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM
1	Zdenek Stybar
2	Tom Boonen
3	Iljo Keisse
4	Gert Steegmans
5	Niki Terpstra
6	Matteo Trentin
7	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
8	Julien Vermote
	BELKIN PROCYCLING TEAM
11	Lars Boom
12	Thomas Leezer
13	Barry Markus
14	Bauke Mollema
15	Bram Tankink
16	Jos Van Emden
17	Sep Vanmarcke
18	Maarten Wynants
	LOTTO BELISOL
21	André Greipel
22	Jens Debusschere
23	Stig Broeckx
24	Jurgen Roelandts
25	Marcel Sieberg
26	Jelle Vanendert
28	Tim Wellens
29	Gert Dockx
	BMC RACING TEAM
31	Philippe Gilbert
32	Marcus Burghardt
33	Silvan Dillier
34	Rohan Dennis
36	Daniel Oss
37	Manuel Quinziato
38	Greg Van Avermaet
39	Stephen Cummings
	TREK FACTORY RACING
41	Fabian Cancellara
42	Eugenio Alafaci
43	Stijn Devolder
44	Danilo Hondo
45	Giacomo Nizzolo
46	Jesse Sergent
47	Boy van Poppel
48	Danny van Poppel
	CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING
52	Alberto Bettiol
53	Kristijan Koren
54	Paolo Longo Borghini
55	Marco Marcato
56	Jean Marc Marino
57	Moreno Moser
58	Fabio Sabatini
59	Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa
	TEAM SKY
61	Edvald Boasson Hagen
63	Nathan Earle
64	Christian Knees
65	Luke Rowe
66	Ian Stannard
67	Christopher Sutton
68	Geraint Thomas
69	Salvatore Puccio
	TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO
71	Tom Dumoulin
72	Brian Bulgac
73	Roy Curvers
74	Simon Geschke
75	Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
76	Luka Mezgec
77	Tom Stamsnijder
78	Tom Veelers
	GARMIN-SHARP
81	Sebastian Langeveld
82	Jack Bauer
83	Tyler Farrar
84	Ramunas Navardauskas
85	Nick Nuyens
86	Dylan Van Baarle
87	Nathan Haas
88	David Millar
	TEAM TINKOFF-SAXO
91	Matti Breschel
92	Karsten Kroon
93	Michal Kolar
94	Jay McCarthy
95	Evgeny Petrov
96	Ivan Rovny
97	Rory Sutherland
98	Nikolay Trusov
	ORICA-GREENEDGE
102	Matthew Harley Goss
103	Mathew Hayman
104	Michael Hepburn
105	Damien Howson
106	Jens Keukeleire
107	Jens Mouris
109	Leigh Howard
110	Aidis Kruopis
	FDJ
111	Nacer Bouhanni
112	David Boucher
113	Arnold Jeannesson
114	Yoann Offredo
115	Laurent Pichon
116	Anthony Roux
117	Geoffrey Soupe
118	Benoît Vaugrenard
	TEAM KATUSHA
121	Pavel Brutt
122	Mikhail Ignatyev
123	Pavel Kochetkov
124	Viacheslav Kuznetsov
125	Alexander Porsev
126	Rudiger Selig
127	Gatis Smukulis
128	Alexey Tsatevitch
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
131	Borut Bozic
132	Alexsandr Dyachenko
133	Arman Kamyshev
134	Andrea Guardini
136	Evan Huffman
137	Valentin Iglinskiy
138	Ruslan Tleubayev
140	Andriy Grivko
	MOVISTAR TEAM
141	José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios
142	Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas
143	Alex Dowsett
144	Pablo Lastras Garcia
145	Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
146	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
147	Enrique Sanz
148	Jasha Sütterlin
	LAMPRE - MERIDA
151	Sacha Modolo
152	Niccolo Bonifazio
153	Filippo Pozzato
154	Davide Cimolai
155	Elia Favilli
156	Manuele Mori
157	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze
160	Jan Polanc
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
161	Davide Appollonio
162	Gediminas Bagdonas
163	Maxime Daniel
164	Ben Gastauer
165	Patrick Gretsch
166	Alexis Gougeard
168	Julian Kern
169	Steve Chainel
	TEAM EUROPCAR
173	Antoine Duchesne
174	Tony Hurel
175	Vincent Jerome
176	Morgan Lamoisson
177	Yannick Martinez
178	Bryan Naulleau
179	Yohann Gene
180	Alexandre Pichot
	TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE
181	Michael Van Staeyen
182	Tim Declercq
183	Stijn Steels
184	Yves Lampaert
185	Thomas Sprengers
186	Gijs Van Hoecke
187	Kenneth Vanbilsen
188	Zico Waeytens
	WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT
191	Björn Leukemans
192	Frederik Veuchelen
194	Roy Jans
195	Laurens De Vreese
196	Mirko Selvaggi
197	Kevin Van Melsen
198	Jean-Pierre Drucker
199	Tim De Troyer