Eneco Tour 2008

The eight day Eneco Tour started on Wednesday August 20 with a prologue in Sittard and ends a week later in Mechelen, Belgium, with a time trial. The race begins in the Netherlands and Belgium taking in some iconic sections of historic road such as the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg.

Prologue Sittard/Geleen (NL) (4,4 km)
2007 race winner José Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d'Epargne) was the fastest in the opening prologue in what was a rain affected time trial.

1 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios Caisse d'Epargne 5:31
2 Cyril Lemoine Credit Agricole 0:00
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia 0:01
4 Sébastien Rosseler Quick Step 0:03
5 Michael Rogers Team Columbia 0:04
6 Koen De Kort Astana 0:04
7 Jurgen Van Goolen Team CSC 0:05
8 Jimmy Engoulvent Credit Agricole 0:05
9 Jurgen Roelandts Silence-Lotto 0:06
10 Marlon A. Perez Arango Caisse d'Epargne 0:06
11 Joost Posthuma Rabobank 0:07
12 Maarten Tjallingii Silence-Lotto 0:07
13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil Caisse d'Epargne 0:08
14 Stijn Devolder Quick Step 0:08
15 Michiel Elijzen Rabobank 0:09
16 Thomas Frei Astana 0:09
17 André Greipel Team Columbia 0:10
18 Francisco Perez Sanchez Caisse d'Epargne 0:10
19 Bram De Groot Rabobank 0:10
20 Piet Rooijakkers Skil-Shimano 0:10
21 Mauro Da Dalto Liquigas 0:10
22 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 0:10
23 Christophe Kern Credit Agricole 0:11
24 Leif Hoste Silence-Lotto 0:12
25 Timothy Gudsell Française Des Jeux 0:13
26 Kevin Hulsmans Quick Step 0:13
27 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank 0:13
28 Sven Krauss Gerolsteiner 0:14
29 Marcel Sieberg Team Columbia 0:14
30 Aaron Kemps Astana 0:14
31 Jerome Coppel Française Des Jeux 0:14
32 Borut Bozic Cycle Collstrop 0:14
33 Julien Simon Credit Agricole 0:15
34 Tom Veelers Skil-Shimano 0:15
35 Gianni Meersman Française Des Jeux 0:15
36 Michal Golas Cycle Collstrop 0:15
37 Artur Gajek Team Milram 0:15
38 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:17
39 Steven De Jongh Quick Step 0:17
40 Frank Hoj Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:17
41 Kenny Van Hummel Skil-Shimano 0:17
42 Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Telecom 0:17
43 Frederik Willems Liquigas 0:17
44 Andre Steensen Team CSC 0:17
45 Bram Tankink Rabobank 0:17
46 Simon Gerrans Credit Agricole 0:18
47 Wilfried Cretskens Quick Step 0:18
48 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas 0:18
49 Rein Taaramae Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:18
50 Ermanno Capelli Saunier Duval-Scott 0:18
51 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas 0:18
52 Markus Eichler Team Milram 0:18
53 Glenn D'Hollander Silence-Lotto 0:19
54 Eros Capecchi Saunier Duval-Scott 0:19
55 Sergey Rudaskov Cycle Collstrop 0:19
56 Robert Forster Gerolsteiner 0:20
57 Alexandre Blain Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:20
58 Christophe Edaleine Ag2r la Mondiale 0:20
59 Laurent Mangel Ag2r la Mondiale 0:20
60 Mathew Hayman Rabobank 0:20
61 Javier Aramendia Lorente Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:20
62 John Devine Team Columbia 0:21
63 Mickael Delage Française Des Jeux 0:21
64 Stijn Vandenbergh Ag2r la Mondiale 0:21
65 Serguei Ivanov Astana 0:21
66 Marco Velo Team Milram 0:21
67 Mathieu Claude Bouygues Telecom 0:22
68 Tom Boonen Quick Step 0:22
69 Servais Knaven Team Columbia 0:22
70 Marco Marcato Cycle Collstrop 0:23
71 Benat Albizuri Aransolo Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:23
72 Carlo Westphal Gerolsteiner 0:23
73 Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval-Scott 0:24
74 Mathieu Drujon Caisse d'Epargne 0:24
75 Joan Horrach Rippoll Caisse d'Epargne 0:24
76 Francis De Greef Silence-Lotto 0:24
77 Lars Ytting Bak Team CSC 0:24
78 Elia Rigotto Team Milram 0:24
79 Gert Steegmans Quick Step 0:24
80 Alberto Curtolo Liquigas 0:24
81 Romain Villa Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:24
82 Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne 0:24
83 Cedric Pineau Ag2r la Mondiale 0:25
84 David Deroo Skil-Shimano 0:25
85 Stephan Schreck Gerolsteiner 0:25
86 Yoann Offredo Française Des Jeux 0:25
87 Josu Agirre Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:25
88 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne 0:26
89 Steve Morabito Astana 0:26
90 Yuriy Krivtsov Ag2r la Mondiale 0:27
91 Maarten Wynants Quick Step 0:28
92 Sylvester Szmyd Lampre 0:28
93 Enrico Franzoi Liquigas 0:28
94 Floris Goesinnen Skil-Shimano 0:28
95 Luca Barla Team Milram 0:29
96 Roy Curvers Skil-Shimano 0:29
97 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:29
98 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen Team CSC 0:30
99 Matheus Pronk Cycle Collstrop 0:30
100 Andreas Klier Team Columbia 0:30
101 Mirko Selvaggi Cycle Collstrop 0:30
102 Jelle Vanendert Française Des Jeux 0:31
103 Angelo Furlan Credit Agricole 0:31
104 Jesus Del Nero Montes Saunier Duval-Scott 0:32
105 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 0:32
106 Jean-Charles Senac Ag2r la Mondiale 0:32
107 Roger Hammond Team Columbia 0:32
108 Claudio Corioni Liquigas 0:33
109 Olivier Bonnaire Bouygues Telecom 0:33
110 Berik Kupeshov Astana 0:33
111 Robert Wagner Skil-Shimano 0:33
112 Wim De Vocht Silence-Lotto 0:33
113 Gerben Lowik Rabobank 0:34
114 Yohann Gene Bouygues Telecom 0:34
115 Damien Monier Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:36
116 Tom Leezer Rabobank 0:36
117 Matthew Harley Goss Team CSC 0:37
118 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Telecom 0:37
119 Sergey Lagutin Cycle Collstrop 0:37
120 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram 0:37
121 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 0:37
122 Sebastian Siedler Skil-Shimano 0:37
123 Andrea Grendene Lampre 0:38
124 Yauheni Hutarovich Française Des Jeux 0:38
125 Juan José Haedo Team CSC 0:38
126 Rubens Bertogliati Saunier Duval-Scott 0:38
127 Matteo Bono Lampre 0:39
128 Andoni Lafuente Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:39
129 Geert Steurs Silence-Lotto 0:39
130 Matti Breschel Team CSC 0:40
131 Bert Roesems Silence-Lotto 0:40
132 Stéphane Poulhies Ag2r la Mondiale 0:40
133 Jean-Patrick Nazon Ag2r la Mondiale 0:40
134 Daniele Righi Lampre 0:40
135 Fabio Sabatini Team Milram 0:41
136 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:41
137 Franck Renier Bouygues Telecom 0:41
138 Florent Brard Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone 0:41
139 Luciano Pagliarini Saunier Duval-Scott 0:42
140 Raul Alarcon Garcia Saunier Duval-Scott 0:42
141 Jeremy Hunt Credit Agricole 0:42
142 Thomas Fothen Gerolsteiner 0:44
143 Nicolas Crosbie Bouygues Telecom 0:44
144 Benoît Joachim Astana 0:44
145 Philippe Gilbert Française Des Jeux 0:47
146 Dennis Haueisen Team Milram 0:47
147 Denis Flahaut Saunier Duval-Scott 0:49
148 Yannick Talabardon Credit Agricole 0:50
149 Anders Lund Team CSC 0:52
150 Fabio Baldato Lampre 0:53
151 Dionisio Galparsoro Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:55

Stages
Aug 20 Prologue: Sittard/Geleen (NL) (4,4 km)
Aug 21 Stage 1 Beek (NL) - Roermond (NL) (173,8 km)
Aug 22 Stage 2 Roermond (NL) - Nieuwegein (NL) (173,3 km)
Aug 23 Stage 3 Nieuwegein (NL) - Terneuzen (NL) (185,9 km)
Aug 24 Stage 4 Terneuzen (NL) - Ardooie (B) (213 km)
Aug 25 Stage 5 Ardooie (B) - Oostende (B) (167 km)
Aug 26 Stage 6 Maldegem (B) - Brussel (B) (186 km)
Aug 27 Stage 7 Mechelen (B) (TT 18,8 km)
Total: 1.122,2 km

Website - www.sport.be/enecotour/