2015 Energiewacht Tour Explained

2015 Energiewacht Tour
Date:	8–12 April
Stages:	6 (including prologue + 2 split stages)
Distance:	458.6
Unit:	km
Time:	11h 30' 39"
First:	Lisa Brennauer
First Nat:	GER
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Trixi Worrack
Second Nat:	GER
Third:	Christine Majerus
Third Nat:	LUX
Points:	Kirsten Wild
Points Nat:	NED
Points Color:	green
Sprints:	Julia Soek
Sprints Nat:	NED
Sprints Color:	orange
Youth:	Anouska Koster
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2014
Next:	2016

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]

Teams

A total of 22 teams participated in the race.^[2] withdrew from the race in protest against the cost of the race entry fee.^[3]

Stages

Prologue

8 April 2015 – Winsum to Winsum, 2.5km (01.6miles), 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
2			+ 5"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 6"
5			+ 8"
6			+ 9"
7			+ 10"
8			+ 10"
9			+ 10"
10			+ 10"

Stage 1

9 April 2015 – Wedde to Ter Apel, 109.2km (67.9miles)^[7]

Stage 1 result^[8] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"

General classification after stage 1^[9] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 2" 4 + 4" 5 + 5" 6 + 6" 7 + 7" 8 + 9" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"

Stage 2a

10 April 2015 – Peize to Peize, 14.4km (08.9miles), team time trial (TTT)^[10]

Stage 2a result^[11] Rank Team Time 1 2 + 14" 3 + 30" 4 + 34" 5 + 1' 00" 6 + 1' 09" 7 + 1' 20" 8 United States (national team) + 1' 23" 9 + 1' 41" 10 Feminine Cycling Team + 1' 55"

General classification after stage 2a^[12] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 3" 4 + 8" 5 + 12" 6 + 19" 7 + 22" 8 + 23" 9 + 24" 10 + 28"

Stage 2b

10 April 2015 – Leek to Zuidhorn, 110.2km (68.5miles)^[13]

Stage 2b result^[14] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 Belgium (national team) + 3" 7 + 3" 8 + 3" 9 + 3" 10 + 3"

General classification after stage 2b^[15] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 + 4" 4 + 9" 5 + 13" 6 + 15" 7 + 23" 8 + 24" 9 + 25" 10 + 29"

Stage 3

11 April 2015 – Stadskanaal to Stadskanaal, 116.9km (72.6miles)^[16]

Stage 3 result^[17] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 2' 16" 10 + 2' 16"

General classification after stage 3^[18] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 + 10" 4 + 23" 5 + 24" 6 + 24" 7 + 52" 8 + 1' 38" 9 + 2' 17" 10 + 2' 26"

Stage 4

12 April 2015 – Borkum to Borkum, 105.4km (65.5miles)^[19]

Stage 4 result^[20] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 07" 3 + 1' 07" 4 + 1' 07" 5 + 1' 07" 6 + 1' 10" 7 + 1' 12" 8 + 1' 14" 9 + 1' 40" 10 + 1' 40"

Final general classification^[21] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 9" 3 + 9" 4 + 29" 5 + 53" 6 + 1' 02" 7 + 1' 31" 8 + 1' 37" 9 + 3' 04" 10 + 3' 08"

Classification leadership table

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

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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
1	Jolien D'Hoore			Marijn de Vries		Winanda Spoor	Winanda Spoor
2a		Trixi Worrack				no award	Leonie Lubbinge
2b	Lucinda Brand	Barbara Guarischi	Lucinda Brand			Lauren Hall
3	Kirsten Wild			Julia Soek		Lizzie Armitstead
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

See also

• 2015 in women's road cycling

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015 Energiewacht Tour (2.2) . ProCyclingStats . 1 August 2015.
2. Web site: List of Participants . . 5 April 2015 . 1 August 2015.
3. Web site: Bigla withdraws from Energiewacht Tour . . . 8 April 2015 . 1 August 2015.
4. Web site: Result Stage 0 : Prologue Winsum . . 8 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000550/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images//stories/15/Prologue/EWT-2015_P-Winsum_Result.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: Individual Classification by Time after Stage 0 : Prologue Winsum . . 8 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF .
6. Web site: Van der Breggen tops Energiewacht Tour prologue . . . 10 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . Connolly . Sarah.
7. Web site: Result Stage 1 : Westerwolde, Wedde - Ter Apel . . 9 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000604/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images/stories/15/ELT_STG1/EWT-2015_1-TerApel_Result.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
8. Web site: Energiewacht Tour: D'hoore wins stage 1 in Westerwolde . . . 10 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . Connolly . Sarah.
9. Web site: Individual Classification by Time after Stage 1 : Westerwolde, Wedde - Ter Apel . . 9 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000602/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images/stories/15/ELT_STG1/EWT-2015_1-TerApel_GenClass.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
10. Web site: Detailed Result Stage 2a : Team Time Trial Noordenveld - Peize . . 10 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000629/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images/stories/15/ETL_STG2a/EWT-2015_2a-Peize_Result-Detailed.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
11. Web site: Energiewacht Tour: Velocio-SRAM win TTT . . . 11 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . Connolly . Sarah.
12. Web site: Individual Classification by Time after Stage 2a : Team Time Trial Noordenveld - Peize . . 10 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF.
13. Web site: Result Stage 2b : Westerkwartier, Leek - Zuidhorn . . 10 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000609/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images/stories/15/ELT_STG2b/EWT-2015_2b-Zuidhorn_Result.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
14. Web site: Brand wins Energiewacht Tour stage 2b . . . 11 April 2015 . 11 April 2015 . Connolly . Sarah.
15. Web site: Result Stage 2b : Westerkwartier, Leek - Zuidhorn . . 10 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF.
16. Web site: Result Stage 3 : Sems Linie Omloop, Stadskanaal . . 11 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000618/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images/stories/15/ELT_STG3/EWT-2015_3-Stadskanaal_Result.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
17. Web site: Energiewacht Tour: Wild wins stage 3 in Stadskanaal . . . 12 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . Connolly . Sarah.
18. Web site: Individual Classification by Time after Stage 3 : Sems Linie Omloop, Stadskanaal . . 11 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF.
19. Web site: Result Stage 4 : Borkum . . 12 April 2015 . 1 August 2015.
20. Web site: Energiewacht Tour: Brennauer wins overall title . . . 13 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . Connolly . Sarah.
21. Web site: Individual Classification by Time after Stage 4 : Borkum . . 12 April 2015 . 1 August 2015 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000620/http://www.energiewachttour.nl/images/stories/15/ELT_STG4/EWT-2015_4-Borkum_GenClass.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .