2015 Energiewacht Tour

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]

2015 Energiewacht Tour
Race details
Dates8–12 April
Stages6 (including prologue + 2 split stages)
Distance458.6 km (285.0 mi)
Winning time11h 30' 39"
Results
Winner  Lisa Brennauer (GER) (Velocio–SRAM)
  Second  Trixi Worrack (GER) (Velocio–SRAM)
  Third  Christine Majerus (LUX) (Boels–Dolmans)

Points  Kirsten Wild (NED) (Team Hitec Products)
Youth  Anouska Koster (NED) (Rabo–Liv)
Sprints  Julia Soek (NED) (Team Liv–Plantur)
  Team Boels–Dolmans
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Teams

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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

  • Jan van Arckel
  • LST Euregio
  • Team Maxx Solar
  • Meteoor Assen–Roden Breda
  • NWVG–Bathoorn Autoschade
  • Swift–Avanti–Bollenstreek
  • WV de Kannibaal–Ronald McDonald

Stages

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Prologue

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8 April 2015 – Winsum to Winsum, 2.5 km (1.6 mi), individual time trial (ITT)[4][5]

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
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) Team SD Worx–Protime + 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

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9 April 2015 – Wedde to Ter Apel, 109.2 km (67.9 mi)[7]
Stage 1 result[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda 2h 46' 59"
2   Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
3   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
4   Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv + 0"
5   Anna van der Breggen (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 0"
6   Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products + 0"
7   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
8   Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
9   Lucy Garner (GBR) Team Liv–Plantur + 0"
10   Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Orica–AIS + 0"
General classification after stage 1[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Anna van der Breggen (NED)    Rabo–Liv 2h 50' 14"
2   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
3   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 2"
4   Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 4"
5   Lisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 5"
6   Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabo–Liv + 6"
7   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 7"
8   Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products + 9"
9   Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv + 10"
10   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 10"

Stage 2a

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10 April 2015 – Peize to Peize, 14.4 km (8.9 mi), team time trial (TTT)[10]
Stage 2a result[10][11]
Rank Team Time
1 Velocio–SRAM 17' 59"
2 Boels–Dolmans + 14"
3 Rabo–Liv + 30"
4 Orica–AIS + 34"
5 Team Hitec Products + 1' 00"
6 Team Liv–Plantur + 1' 09"
7 Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team + 1' 20"
8 United States (national team) + 1' 23"
9 Wiggle–Honda + 1' 41"
10 Feminine Cycling Team + 1' 55"
General classification after stage 2a[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Trixi Worrack (GER)   Velocio–SRAM 3h 08' 15"
2   Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 2"
3   Lisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 3"
4   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 8"
5   Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Velocio–SRAM + 12"
6   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 19"
7   Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 22"
8   Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 23"
9   Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 24"
10   Anna van der Breggen (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 28"

Stage 2b

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10 April 2015 – Leek to Zuidhorn, 110.2 km (68.5 mi)[13]
Stage 2b result[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv 2h 43' 58"
2   Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products + 0"
3   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
4   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
5   Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
6   Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Belgium (national team) + 3"
7   Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 3"
8   Trixi Worrack (GER)   Velocio–SRAM + 3"
9   Sara Mustonen (SWE) Team Liv–Plantur + 3"
10   Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle–Honda + 3"
General classification after stage 2b[14][15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Barbara Guarischi (ITA)   Velocio–SRAM 5h 52' 15"
2   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 1"
3   Lisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 4"
4   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 9"
5   Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Velocio–SRAM + 13"
6   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 15"
7   Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 23"
8   Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 24"
9   Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 25"
10   Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv + 29"

Stage 3

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11 April 2015 – Stadskanaal to Stadskanaal, 116.9 km (72.6 mi)[16]
Stage 3 result[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products 2h 57' 31"
2   Lucinda Brand (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 0"
3   Lisa Brennauer (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
4   Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
5   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 0"
6   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 0"
7   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
8   Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 0"
9   Anouska Koster (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 2' 16"
10   Gracie Elvin (AUS) Orica–AIS + 2' 16"
General classification after stage 3[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lisa Brennauer (GER)   Velocio–SRAM 8h 49' 45"
2   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 1"
3   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 10"
4   Lucinda Brand (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 23"
5   Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 24"
6   Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)   Boels–Dolmans + 24"
7   Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products + 52"
8   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 1' 38"
9   Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Velocio–SRAM + 2' 17"
10   Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 2' 26"

Stage 4

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12 April 2015 – Borkum to Borkum, 105.4 km (65.5 mi)[19]
Stage 4 result[19][20]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 2h 39' 42"
2   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 1' 07"
3   Kirsten Wild (NED) Team Hitec Products + 1' 07"
4   Lisa Brennauer (GER)   Velocio–SRAM + 1' 07"
5   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 07"
6   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 1' 10"
7   Lucinda Brand (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 1' 12"
8   Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabo–Liv + 1' 14"
9   Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 40"
10   Janneke Ensing (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team + 1' 40"
Final general classification[20][21]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lisa Brennauer (GER)   Velocio–SRAM 11h 30' 29"
2   Trixi Worrack (GER) Velocio–SRAM + 9"
3   Christine Majerus (LUX) Boels–Dolmans + 9"
4   Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabo–Liv + 29"
5   Kirsten Wild (NED)   Team Hitec Products + 53"
6   Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 02"
7   Anna van der Breggen (NED)   Rabo–Liv + 1' 31"
8   Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 1' 37"
9   Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabo–Liv + 3' 04"
10   Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Velocio–SRAM + 3' 08"

Classification leadership table

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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
Classification leadership by stage
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 Energiewacht Tour (2.2)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ "List of Participants" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Bigla withdraws from Energiewacht Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Result Stage 0 : Prologue Winsum" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Individual Classification by Time after Stage 0 : Prologue Winsum" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Connolly, Sarah (10 April 2015). "Van der Breggen tops Energiewacht Tour prologue". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Result Stage 1 : Westerwolde, Wedde - Ter Apel" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b Connolly, Sarah (10 April 2015). "Energiewacht Tour: D'hoore wins stage 1 in Westerwolde". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Individual Classification by Time after Stage 1 : Westerwolde, Wedde - Ter Apel" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Detailed Result Stage 2a : Team Time Trial Noordenveld - Peize" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b Connolly, Sarah (11 April 2015). "Energiewacht Tour: Velocio-SRAM win TTT". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Individual Classification by Time after Stage 2a : Team Time Trial Noordenveld - Peize" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Result Stage 2b : Westerkwartier, Leek - Zuidhorn" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  14. ^ a b Connolly, Sarah (11 April 2015). "Brand wins Energiewacht Tour stage 2b". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Result Stage 2b : Westerkwartier, Leek - Zuidhorn" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Result Stage 3 : Sems Linie Omloop, Stadskanaal" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  17. ^ a b Connolly, Sarah (12 April 2015). "Energiewacht Tour: Wild wins stage 3 in Stadskanaal". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Individual Classification by Time after Stage 3 : Sems Linie Omloop, Stadskanaal" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Result Stage 4 : Borkum" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  20. ^ a b Connolly, Sarah (13 April 2015). "Energiewacht Tour: Brennauer wins overall title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  21. ^ "Individual Classification by Time after Stage 4 : Borkum" (PDF). Energiewacht Tour. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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