Eneco Tour (2013) Photos August 12 - 18

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Alessandro Petacchi is back from a brief retirement making his debut in the Qmega Pharma Quick Step kit	Alessandro Petacchi	Bradley Wiggins
Andre Greipel	Belgian champion, Stijn Devolder
Last year's overall winner, Lars Boom	Belkin's Mark Renshaw attacked with 2 km to go	and hung on for the win on the twisty run to the line
Stage 1 winner, Mark Renshaw, with his second win of the year	The sprinters were deigned	2nd André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL) + 2s and 3rd Giacomo NIZZOLO (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)
Bradley Wiggins finished over 3 minutes back and clearly has no GC ambitions for this race	Your stage 1 winner and overall leader, Mark Renshaw

Stage 2:  Ardooie → Forest, 177 km  Full Results and Report

Marcel Kittel signing in before Stage 2 in Ardooie. The winner of four stages at the Tour de France is in the news again after undergoing a polygraph test to fend off doping allegations.	Bradley Wiggins signing in. He's out of GC contention after finishing 3+ minutes back on Stage 1.	Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) would later finish 3rd on the stage
Stage 1 winner and race leader Mark Renshaw (Belkin) wasn't looking very color coordinated this morning. Maybe it was for the better that he lost the leader's jersey due to a mechanical near the end of the stage.	The contrast of Philippe Gilbert in the World Champion kit next to race leader Mark Renshaw at the start of stage 2 in Ardooie	The rollout from Ardooie
The strung out slightly uphill power sprint finish in Forest	France's Arnaud DEMARE (FDJ) was the clear winner
2nd Philippe GILBERT (BMC RACING) and 3rd Tyler FARRAR (GARMIN SHARP)	12th André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL) was first in the field sprint + 5s after the split	Arnaud DEMARE (FDJ) heading to the podium
Your stage 2 winner, Arnaud DEMARE (FDJ) pushes his win count to eight this year... impressive for a 21 year-old	and new race leader

Stage 3:  Oosterhout → Brouwersdam, 187 km  Full Results and Report

Race leader, Arnaud DEMARE (FDJ) arriving for the start in Oosterhout, Netherlands	Race leader Arnaud DEMARE (FDJ) and Taylor PHINNEY (BMC), who was leading the points competition	The peloton on the first circuit around Brouwersdam, on the North Sea, where the crosswinds played a factor as expected
The late three man break succeeds	Czech Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) wins ahead of 2nd Maximiliano Ariel RICHEZE (LAMPRE-MERIDA) and 3 Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)	"It was a really difficult final," Stybar said, noting the cross-headwind. "When I did the sprint in the final I waited, waited, and waited for the right moment. I let the other guys pass, jumped on the wheel of Richeze and then I came out from his wheel and I did my sprint in the very last moment to be powerful enough to pass him." reported cyclingnews
		2s later, Giacomo NIZZOLO (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) won the field sprint for 4th ahead of André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL)
Post stage Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)	Best known as a Cyclo-cross racer, Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) celebrates his first individual road win of 2013	Arnaud DEMARE (FDJ) keeps the race lead by just one second over last year's winner and 3rd today, Lars BOOM (Belkin)

Stage 4:  Essen → Vlijmen, 170 km  Full Results and Report

Marcel Kittel on his way to the start of stage 4 in Essen. He was involved in the crash with 6 km to go.	Alessandro PETACCHI (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) continued to show good form in his return to racing finishing 4th on Stage 4	Points leader Andre Greipel. We'll see him again later.
Today's main break	Katusha leading the chase for Alexander PORSEV (KATUSHA) who finished 5th today	Lars BOOM and Andre GREIPEL
Euskaltel Euskadi's Ioannis Tamouridis leading the break before it was reeled in	The chase led by Svein Tuft	Depleted sprint finish in Essen after the crash with 6 km to go
Andre GREIPEL sits up early to celebrate an easy win	2nd Giacomo NIZZOLO (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD), 3rd Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING), 4th Alessandro PETACCHI (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)	Stage 4 winner, André GREIPEL (LOTTO BELISOL)
	Last year's overall winner, Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING) dons the race leader's jersey for the first time at this year's race	Boom leads Greipel by 1s heading into the Stage 5 individual time trial

Stage 5:  Sittard → Geleen, 13.2 km  Full Results and Report

Sylvain CHAVANEL (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) on his way to winning the 13.2 km ITT in 16:04	Sylvain CHAVANEL moves him to 2nd overall, four seconds off the lead	2nd Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 4s
3rd Jesse SERGENT (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 4s	4th Sebastian LANGEVELD (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 6s	5th Bradley WIGGINS (SKY PROCYCLING) + 9s
Race leader, Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING) was 10th + 20s	Stage 5 winner, Sylvain CHAVANEL (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP), and now just 4s off the overall lead with two hilly stages to go	Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING) will take a 4s lead into the final two stages

Stage 6:  Riemst → Aywaille, 150 km  Full Results and Report

Remnants of the early break led by David Lopez (Team Sky), Pim Ligthart or Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) and Maciej Paterski (Cannondale)	David Lopez on La Redoute	David Lopez
Sylvain CHAVANEL (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) back in the peloton. He finished 17th today + 57s and slide down the GC standings from 2nd to 7th	Philippe Gilbert bloodied from an earlier crash that saw Taylor Phinney exist the race	Gilbert and Chavanel weren't a factor today
La Redoute climb performed three times	Race leader Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING) finished 38th + 2:19	Riders struggling again on La Redoute
The finish at Aywaille (part way up La Redoute)	The lone survivor of the initial break, David LOPEZ GARCIA (SKY PROCYCLING) wins Stage 6
2nd Zdenek STYBAR, (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) and 3rd Maciej PATERSKI (CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING) + 2s followed by 4th Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 3s	Race leader Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING) finished 38th + 2:19 and slid right the top 10	Stage 6 winner, David LOPEZ GARCIA (SKY PROCYCLING) celebrates his first win since taking Stage 9 at the Vuelta a España in 2010
4th today + 4s gives Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO) the race lead by 8s over Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) with another hilly stage remaining

Stage 7:  Tienen → Geraardsbergen, 208 km  Full Results and Report

Andriy GRIVKO (ASTANA PRO TEAM) on Muur van Geraardsbergen. He would go on to finish 12th for 3rd overall	Three times up this famous climb once used by the Tour of Flanders	Race leader Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO)
Ian STANNARD (SKY PROCYCLING) attacked off the break the final time up the climb	Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) attacked the peloton and GC contenders	Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) caught and passed Ian STANNARD (SKY PROCYCLING) who finished second + 4s
An impressive win by Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) that also gave him the overall win	3rd Lars BOOM (BELKIN PRO CYCLING) + 12s and 4th Manuel QUINZIATO (BMC RACING) + 14s	5th Pieter WEENING (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 17s
8th + 25s wasn't good enough for the race leader Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO) who led STYBAR by 9s going into the final stage	6th Daryl IMPEY (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 25s	Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO) couldn't hide his disappointment post-race
Stage 7 and overall winner, Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)	Your 2013 overall podium: 2nd Tom DUMOULIN (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 26s, 1st Zdenek STYBAR (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 25:14:05, 3rd Andriy GRIVKO (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 50s