Eneco Tour 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Marcel Kittel at the teams presentation hopes to rebound from a disappointing Tour de France where he abandoned due to illness |
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| 1 | Monday, August 6 | 204 km | ||||||||||
| Waalwijk (NL) → Middelburg (NL) | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, August 7 | 18.9 km | ||||||||||
 Sittard (NL) → Sittard (NL) | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, August 8 | 188 km | ||||||||||
| Riemst (BE) → Genk (BE) | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Thursday, August 9 | 213 km | ||||||||||
| Heers (BE) → Bergen op Zoom (NL) | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Friday, August 10 | 185 km | ||||||||||
| Hoogerheide (BE) → Aalter (BE) | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, August 11 | 17.4 km | ||||||||||
 Ardooie (BE) → Ardooie (BE) | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | Sunday, August 12 | 215 km | ||||||||||
| Maldegem (BE) → Geraardsbergen (BE) | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 1041 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Eneco Tour 2012
Stage 7 post-race coverage
Stage 7 Results 1 BALLAN, Alessandro (BMC RACING) 4:54:16 2 BOOM, Lars (RABOBANK) + 0:02 3 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR) + 0:06 4 NUYENS, Nick (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 5 MARCATO, Marco (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) 6 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE - ISD) 7 GALLOPIN, Tony (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 8 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 9 DE VREESE, Laurens (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) + 0:10 10 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) Final General Classification 1 BOOM, Lars (RABOBANK) 24:51:13 2 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:26 3 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:49 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:55 5 DURBRIDGE, Luke (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 6 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR) + 0:58 7 TUFT, Svein (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 1:00 8 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 1:05 9 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 1:07 10 BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 1:13Boom wins 2012 Eneco Tour; Ballan wins the final stage — cyclingnews
Eneco Tour: Lars Boom secures overall with late attack on final stage — velonation
Last Km of Stage 7 (02:13 Dutch) — sporza.be
Stage 6 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Rebroadcast (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Stage 7 preview: Maldegem → Geraardsbergen, 215 km (flat)
August 12 update: A lumpy course with many of the climbs from the Tour of Flanders including an uphill finish on Geraardsbergen. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 7 start time: Sunday 11:25 CET (9:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Maldegem, BE
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:24 CET (2:24:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Geraardsbergen, BE
Stage 6 post-race coverage
14 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti
Stage 6 Results 1 TUFT, Svein (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 20:25 2 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING) + 0:05 3 BOOM, Lars (RABOBANK) + 0:06 4 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 0:18 5 MALORI, Adriano (LAMPRE - ISD) + 0:19 6 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:20 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) + 0:22 8 DURBRIDGE, Luke (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:25 9 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:26 10 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR) + 0:30 General Classification after Stage 6 1 TUFT, Svein (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 19:56:57 2 BOOM, Lars (RABOBANK) + 0:04 3 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:16 4 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:25 5 DURBRIDGE, Luke (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 6 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:37 7 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:39 8 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:47 9 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR) + 0:48 10 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) + 0:49Svein Tuft time trials into the lead on stage six — velonation
Tuft Takes Stage, GC Lead Into Final Stage; Stage 7 Preview — podiumcafe
Svein Tuft Wins Eneco Tour Time Trial; Moves Into Race Lead — greenedge cycling
Tuft takes Eneco time trial and overall lead — cyclingnews
Phinney gracious in defeat after near-miss in Eneco time trial — velonation
14 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti
Stage 6 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Rebroadcast (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Stage 6 preview: Ardooie → Ardooie, 17.4 km (TT)
August 11 update: A flat, nontechnical out-and-back individual time-trial in Ardooie. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 start time: Saturday 13:20 CET (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ardooie, BE
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:40 CET (2:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Ardooie, BE
Stage 5 post-race coverage
15 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti
Stage 5 Results 1 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 4:10:20 2 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) 3 BELLETTI, Manuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) 4 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ-BIG MAT) 5 BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 6 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) 7 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING) 8 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR) 9 KRUOPIS, Aidis (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 10 VAN STAEYEN, Michael (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) General Classification after Stage 5 1 BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 19:36:26 2 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:01 3 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:02 4 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 5 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) + 0:03 6 BOOM, Lars (RABOBANK) + 0:04 7 STEEGMANS, Gert (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 8 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:05 9 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 10 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:06Nizzolo triumphs in Aalter — cyclingnews
Giacomo Nizzolo takes maiden WorldTour victory in stage five sprint — velonation
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:20 Dutch) — sporza.be
Stage 5 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Rebroadcast (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
15 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti
Stage 5 preview: Hoogerheide → Aalter, 185 km (flat)
August 9 update: A flat stage heading southwest Belgium. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Friday 12:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hoogerheide, BE
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:21 CET (2:21:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Aalter, BE
Stage 4 post-race coverage
15 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
Stage 4 Results 1 KITTEL, Marcel (ARGOS-SHIMANO) 5:11:41 2 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) 3 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 4 BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 5 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) 6 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (team code missing) 7 GUARNIERI, Jacopo (ASTANA) 8 KRUOPIS, Aidis (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 9 BOS, Theo (RABOBANK) 10 VAN STAEYEN, Michael (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) General Classification after Stage 4 1 BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 15:26:06 2 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:01 3 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 4 TUFT, Svein (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 5 DURBRIDGE, Luke (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 6 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 7 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:02 8 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 9 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 10 DEVENYNS, Dries (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)Kittel takes second win at Eneco Tour — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:44 Dutch) — sporza.be
Stage 4 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Rebroadcast (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
15 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
Stage 4 preview: Heers → Bergen op Zoom, 213 km (flat)
August 9 update: A flat stage as the race heads northwest for a finish back in the Netherlands. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Thursday 11:10 CET (9:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Heers, BE
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:09 CET (2:09:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Bergen op Zoom, NL
Stage 3 post-race coverage
12 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti
Stage 3 Results 1 BOS, Theo (RABOBANK) 4:14:49 2 DEGENKOLB, John (ARGOS-SHIMANO) 3 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (team code missing) 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 5 BELLETTI, Manuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) 6 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR) 7 PETACCHI, Alessandro (LAMPRE - ISD) 8 VAN STAEYEN, Michael (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) 9 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) 10 GUARNIERI, Jacopo (ASTANA) General Classification after Stage 3 1 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 10:14:26 2 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:00 3 TUFT, Svein (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 4 DURBRIDGE, Luke (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 5 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA - GREENEDGE) 6 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:01 7 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 8 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 9 BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 10 DEVENYNS, Dries (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)Bos takes sprint victory in Genk — cyclingnews
Theo Bos takes stage three sprint victory in Genk — velonation
Last Km of Stage 3 (03:09 Dutch) — sporza.be
Stage 3 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Rebroadcast (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
12 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti
Stage 3 preview: Riemst → Genk, 188 km (lumpy)
August 8 update: A lumpy stage with a finishing circuit in Genk. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Wednesday 12:05 CET (10:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Riemst, BE
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:31 CET (2:31:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Genk, BE
Stage 2 post-race coverage
19 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti
Stage 2 results 1 Orica GreenEdge 21:09 2 Omega Pharma Quick Step + 1 3 Katusha Team + 2 4 Rabobank + 4 5 Liquigas Cannondale + 17 6 Radioshack Nissan + 18 7 Movistar Team 8 Garmin Sharp + 27 9 Team Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank 10 Vacansoleil DCM Pro Cycling Team + 31 General classification after Stage 2 1 Jens Keukeleire OGE 5h59:37 2 Sebastian Langeveld OGE 3 Svein Tuft OGE 4 Luke Drubridge OGE 5 Jens Mouris OGE 6 Tom Boonen OPQ + 1 7 Sylvain Chavanel OPQ 8 Niki Terpstra OPQ 9 Michal Kwiatkowski OPQ 10 Dries Devenyns OPQOrica-GreenEdge on top in Eneco team time trial — cyclingnews
Orica-GreenEdge rides Jens Keukeleire into the lead in team time trial — velonation
Stage 2 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
19 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Rebroadcast (English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
Stage 2 preview: Sittard → Sittard, 18.9 km (TTT)
August 6 update: A 19 km team time-trial loop starting and ending in Sittard with short 3.6% climb at km 11. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 14:38 CET (12:38:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sittard, NL
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:32 CET (2:32:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sittard, NL
Stage 1 post-race coverage
17 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti
Stage 1 Results 1 KITTEL, Marcel (ARGOS-SHIMANO) 5:38:28 2 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ-BIG MAT) 3 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING) 4 HAUSSLER, Heinrich (team code missing) 5 BLYTHE, Adam (BMC RACING) 6 VAN STAEYEN, Michael (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR) 7 ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR) 8 ROBERT, Frederique (LOTTO BELISOL) 9 GUARNIERI, Jacopo (ASTANA) 10 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)Marcel Kittel cruises to stage one sprint as a crash hits the final two kilometres — velonation
Kittel wins Eneco opener at Middelburg — cyclingnews
Contador builds form in Eneco Tour ahead of Vuelta — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Alberto Contador Pre-Race Press Conference (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 1 including Crash (06:30 Dutch) — sporza.be
Stage 1 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 1 Extended Highlights (30:00 English, subscription required) — cycling.tv
17 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti
Stage 1 preview: Waalwijk → Middelburg, 204 km (flat)
August 6 update: See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 start time: Monday 11:35 CET (9:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Waalwijk, NL
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:28 CET (2:28:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Middelburg, NL
2012 Eneco Tour Race Preview
August 6 update:
Brief Preview — cyclingnews
Contador returns to racing at Eneco Tour — cyclingnews
Contador feeling more mature before return from ban — reuters
Taylor Phinney to lead BMC Racing Team to the Eneco Tour — velonation
About Eneco Tour — en.wikipedia.org 
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Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage
August 6 update: A work in progress for Eneco Tour 2012 live and delayed coverage. Unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve| media source | tv or internet | comments/restrictions | |
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2012 Eneco Route Map
