The race line-up
The Benelux Tour formerly known as BinckBank Tour or Eneco Tour is a stage Belgian / Dutch cycling race created in 2005.
The race usually begins with a prologue followed by flat stages before going to the hilly ones in the Belgian Ardens or Dutch Limburg.
the Benelux Tour was created at the launching of the UCI ProTour calendar in 2005 and now takes part of the UCI WorldTour calendar, highest level of professional cyclism..
Stage 1 – Surhuisterveen > Dokkum – 169,6 km – 30th august
Stage 2 (ITT) – Lelystad > Lelystad – 11,1 km – 31st august
Stage 3 – Essen > Hoogerheide – 168,3 km – 1st september
Stage 4 – Aalter > Ardooie – 166,1 km – 2nd september
Stage 5 – Riemst > Bilzen – 188 km – 3rd september
Stage 6 – Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve > Houffalize– 207,6 km – 4th september
Stage 7 – Namur > Geraardsbergen– 185 km – 5th september
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