Tim Wellens Wins Eneco Tour

Last updated : 16 August 2015 By Covsupport News Service

Tim Wellens of Lotto Soudal has won the Eneco Tour.

Lotto Soudal's Tim Wellens led with a margin of 1.03 going into the final 193.8km stage from St Pieters-Leeuw to Geraardsbergen.

And after Edward Theuns took the first Primus Sprint of the day, a break of eleven riders in formed Lampaert, Quinziato, Coledan, Hofland, Selig, Ferrari, Adam Blythe, Koren, Denz, Groenewegen and Jans before being joined by Preidler, Kerkhof and Leukemans.

This group went 3.45 ahead and with 108kms left, their lead stood at 3.10 before they tackled the Leberg climb which was 900ms long and the first cobbles of the day as the weather went very grey and the rain came down.

The 8% Denderoordberg and the climb on the Muur de Geraardsbergen provided really tough tests for many of the riders and Yves Lampaert, Bjorn Leukemans and Manuel Quinziato got away.

Valgren, Hoogerland, Demare, Vandenbergh, Geschke, Devenyns, Van Hoecke & Jans formed a chase group. which was 2.07 behind with 26kms to go.

Rudiger Selig suffered a mechanical on a set of cobbles and with no cars or service bikes allowed on that part of the course, he had to run with his bike until he was able to get to a place where his wheel could be changed.

On the Golden Kilometre and Leukemans took seven seconds with six for Quinziato and five for Lampaert.

The peloton were able to bring back the chasers but not the trio up front  and on the Denderoordberg pavé, Manuel Quinziato attacked with Leukemans and Lampaert not able to follow him. as the sun came out.

Manuel Quinziato of BMC seized his chance and he rode away and won in 4.18.19 with Leukemans of Wanty Group Gobert in second and Lampaert of Etixx Quick Step in third place.

Greg Van Avermaet of BMC led home the peloton which contained Tim Wellans of Lotto Soudal and he took the overall victory with a margin of 59 seconds over Van Avermaet.