| 2014 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 11–17 August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 30' 15" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Eneco Tour was the tenth running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started on 11 August in Terneuzen and ended on 17 August in Sittard-Geleen, after seven stages. It was the 21st race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season.
All 18 teams in the UCI's Proteam category were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were also invited.
†: Invited Pro-Continental teams
The race consisted of seven stages, including one individual time trial stage. Just as the previous season, the race finished with a stage including the Muur van Geraardsbergen, which was famous for its presence in the Tour of Flanders single-day race.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 11 August | Terneuzen (Netherlands) to Terneuzen | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
| 2 | 12 August | Waalwijk (Netherlands) to Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands) | 175.8 km (109.2 mi) | | Flat stage |  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) |
| 3 | 13 August | Breda (Netherlands) to Breda | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
| 4 | 14 August | Koksijde (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) | 179.1 km (111.3 mi) | | Flat stage |  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| 5 | 15 August | Geraardsbergen (Belgium) to Geraardsbergen | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) |  | Intermediate stage |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| 6 | 16 August | Heerlen (Netherlands) to Aywaille (Belgium) | 173.9 km (108.1 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 7 | 17 August | Riemst (Belgium) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | | Intermediate stage | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
| Total | 1,067.4 km (663.3 mi) | |||||
Stage 1 Result [1]
| General Classification after Stage 1 [2]
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Stage 2 Result [3]
| General Classification after Stage 2 [3]
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Stage 3 Result [4]
| General Classification after Stage 3 [4]
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Stage 4 Result [5]
| General Classification after Stage 4 [5]
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Stage 5 Result [6]
| General Classification after Stage 5 [6]
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Stage 6 Result [7]
| General Classification after Stage 6 [7]
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Niki Terpstra was disqualified for aggressive behaviour during this stage towards Maarten Wynants.
Stage 7 Result [8]
| Final General Classification [8]
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Combativity Classification | Team classification |
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| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Team Katusha |
| 2 | Zdeněk Štybar | Zdeněk Štybar | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling | |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin | Lars Boom | BMC Racing Team | ||
| 4 | Nacer Bouhanni | Andrea Guardini | |||
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | Tom Dumoulin | Tom Dumoulin | ||
| 6 | Tim Wellens | Tim Wellens | Belkin Pro Cycling | ||
| 7 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Garmin–Sharp | |||
| Final | Tim Wellens | Tom Dumoulin | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Garmin–Sharp | |
The 2014 Eneco Tour was part of the UCI World Tour and so the riders could earn UCI World Tour points. Below is states which riders won points and where. For each stage, points were given to the top five in each stage: 6, 4, 2, 1 and 1. At the end of the tour, the top 10 in the standings receive points as follows: 100, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 and 4. This resulted in the following points being earned during this tour:
