2008 Eneco Tour
The 2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling road race takes place from 20 to 27 August 2008 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium are covered. The 18 UCI ProTour teams are participating and two extra teams were invited, namely Cycle Collstrop and Skil–Shimano who were each given a wild card.
Points Classification
The leader of the points classification wears a red jersey.Points in Prologue
Although in most stage races, the organisation gives away some points in the prologue, these were not given this year.Points in Stage 1
1st Eneco Sprint after2nd Eneco Sprint after
3rd Eneco Sprint after
Finish in Roermond after
Points in Stage 2
1st Eneco Sprint after2nd Eneco Sprint after
3rd Eneco Sprint after
Finish in Nieuwegein after
Points in Stage 3
1st Eneco Sprint after2nd Eneco Sprint after
3rd Eneco Sprint after
Finish in Terneuzen after
Jersey progress
- During stage 5, Kenny van Hummel wore the points jersey as Tom Boonen did not start the stage.
Withdrawals
All teams were allowed to start with 8 riders. For 20 teams this would create a starting field of 160 riders. Just like previous years however, some teams chose to start with fewer riders, which reduced the number riders on the official starting list to 151.,, and started with 7 riders, started with 6 riders and only 5 riders were selected for team.| Stage | Rider | Team | Reason | |
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