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| Dates | 8–12 April | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 (including prologue + 2 split stages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 458.6 km (285.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11h 30' 39" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Energiewacht Tour was the 5th edition of the Energiewacht Tour, a stage race primarily held in the Netherlands, with a UCI rating of 2.2, from 8 to 12 April. The last stage took place on the island of Borkum in Germany. [1]
A total of 22 teams participated in the race. [2] Bigla Pro Cycling Team withdrew from the race in protest against the cost of the race entry fee. [3]
UCI Women's Teams
National teams
Club teams
The main favourite for the prologue, the World Time Trial Champion Lisa Brennauer was beaten by 5 seconds by Anna van der Breggen. Brennauer said after her race, before Van der Breggen started, that she was pleased with her performance. Another favourite to win the prologue, the former World Time Trial Champion Ellen van Dijk had been ill for the last few days before the prologue and finished ninth, 10 seconds behind Van der Breggen.
Prologue result and general classification [6]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Anna van der Breggen (NED)   | Rabo–Liv | 3' 15" |
| 2 |  Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 5" |
| 3 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Velocio–SRAM | + 6" |
| 4 | Roxane Knetemann (NED)  | Rabo–Liv | + 6" |
| 5 |  Christine Majerus (LUX) | SD Worx | + 8" |
| 6 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Hitec Products | + 9" |
| 7 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 10" |
| 8 |  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Velocio–SRAM | + 10" |
| 9 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | + 10" |
| 10 |  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 10" |
Stage 1 result [7] [8]
| General classification after stage 1 [8] [9]
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Stage 2a result [10] [11]
| General classification after stage 2a [11] [12]
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Stage 2b result [13] [14]
| General classification after stage 2b [14] [15]
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Stage 3 result [16] [17]
| General classification after stage 3 [17] [18]
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denotes the rider with the lowest accumulated time and is the overall race leader denotes the leader of the Points classification denotes the leader of the Sprint classification
denotes the leader of the Combativity classification
denotes rider with the lowest accumulated time, who is under a specified age and leader of the Youth classification
denotes the leader of the Club rider classification, which consists of the rider with the best overall time from a non-UCI Women's team| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Sprint classification | Young rider classification | Combativity classification | Best Club rider classification | Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Anna van der Breggen | Anna van der Breggen | Anna van der Breggen | Roxane Knetemann | Anouska Koster | no award | Trieneke Fokkens | Rabo–Liv |
| 1 | Jolien D'Hoore | Marijn de Vries | Winanda Spoor | Winanda Spoor | ||||
| 2a | Velocio–SRAM | Trixi Worrack | no award | Leonie Lubbinge | Velocio–SRAM | |||
| 2b | Lucinda Brand | Barbara Guarischi | Lucinda Brand | Lauren Hall | ||||
| 3 | Kirsten Wild | Lisa Brennauer | Julia Soek | Lizzie Armitstead | Boels–Dolmans | |||
| 4 | Anna van der Breggen | Kirsten Wild | Anna van der Breggen | Winanda Spoor | ||||
| Final | Lisa Brennauer | Kirsten Wild | Julia Soek | Anouska Koster | Anna van der Breggen | Winanda Spoor | Boels–Dolmans | |
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