Stage 1: August 21, 2008: 4th Eneco Tour: Beek - Roermond (174 km):
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step      04:16:17
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
3 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                               
4 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
5 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia                                       
7 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                           
8 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                     
9 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                                 
10 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                         
11 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          
12 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
13 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                    
14 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Scott - American Beef                 
15 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
16 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
17 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                
18 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
19 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                      
20 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
21 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                              
22 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                           
23 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                          
24 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia                                             
25 José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
26 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Columbia                                             
27 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
28 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
29 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                                            
30 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
31 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
32 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre                                                  
33 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                              
34 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                              
35 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                             
36 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         
37 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                           
38 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                            
39 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                                     
40 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                        
41 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                                
42 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
43 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia                                            
44 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                                                
45 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                
46 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
47 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
48 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                   
49 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia                                            
50 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
51 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      
52 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne                             
53 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                       
54 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
55 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                     
56 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                                   
57 Franck Rénier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          
58 Beñat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
59 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                                              
60 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                               
61 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
62 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                            
63 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                           
64 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                              
65 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                                
66 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             
67 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
68 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                                      
69 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
70 Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
71 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                                
72 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                              
73 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                                           
74 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
75 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
76 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
77 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
78 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                               
79 John Devine (USA) Team Columbia                                               
80 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                                 
81 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
82 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               
83 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
84 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Columbia                                             
85 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Scott - American Beef                                
86 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
87 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                  
88 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
89 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
90 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                     
91 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
92 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                                
93 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
94 Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Scott - American Beef                               
95 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
96 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
97 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
98 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       
99 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Scott - American Beef                                     
100 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                                                 
101 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                   
102 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                 
103 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Scott - American Beef                              
104 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                           
105 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                                 
106 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                   
107 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                          
108 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Scott - American Beef                                  
109 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
110 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                              
111 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
112 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                                                     
113 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Scott - American Beef                                    
114 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Columbia                                           
115 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                         
116 André Steensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
117 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
118 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                   
119 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
120 Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana                                                  
121 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                            
122 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                                   
123 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                                     
124 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                                        
125 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                                     
126 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
127 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                     
128 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                     
129 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
130 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
131 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
132 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       
133 Andoni Lafuente Olaguibel (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
134 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
135 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   
136 Julien Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                           
137 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
138 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                                 
139 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
140 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    
141 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                                            
142 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
143 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
144 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                          0.25
145 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                       0.28
146 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                  0.35
147 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                          1.38
148 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                      7.22
149 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 9.34
DNF  Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                                                 
DNF  Dionisio Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi

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Overall rankings after stage 1:
1 José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne      04:21:46
2 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        0.02
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia                                    0.03
4 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                                         0.05
5 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia                                          0.06
6 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                                      
7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
8 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                0.07
9 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
10 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     0.08
11 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne                             
12 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                              0.09
13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               0.10
14 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                               
15 Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank                                                
16 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
17 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana                                                   0.11
18 André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia                                          0.12
19 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
20 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
21 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                           
22 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
23 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      0.13
24 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           0.14
25 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                   
26 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step                                            0.15
27 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                                      
28 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                            
29 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             0.16
30 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia                                            
31 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                      
32 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
33 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                             
34 Julien Simon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         0.17
35 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                
36 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                      
37 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                            
38 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                                 
39 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          0.19
40 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                              
41 Frank Hoj (Den) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                             
42 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                    
43 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
44 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                               
45 André Steensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                     
46 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step                                        0.20
47 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                           
48 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas                                                  
49 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
50 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Scott - American Beef                                   
51 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                              
52 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                                              
53 Glenn d'Hollander (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    0.21
54 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Scott - American Beef                                     
55 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                                         
56 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          0.22
57 Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
58 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    
59 Laurent Mangel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
60 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                  
61 Francisco Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
62 John Devine (USA) Team Columbia                                            0.23
63 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
64 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale                                      
65 Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                    
66 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                  
67 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      0.24
68 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Columbia                                            
69 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                        0.25
70 Beñat Albizuri Aransolo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
71 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
72 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Scott - American Beef                            0.26
73 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
74 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
75 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        
76 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
77 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                                
78 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                               
79 Alberto Curtolo (Ita) Liquigas                                                
80 Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                          
81 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
82 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       0.27
83 David Deroo (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                                
84 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
85 Yoann Offredo (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
86 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
87 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                        0.28
88 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2R La Mondiale                                      0.29
89 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                               0.30
90 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                                 
91 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                               0.31
92 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                                
93 Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
94 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      0.32
95 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Cycle Collstrop                                            
96 Andreas Klier (Ger) Team Columbia                                             
97 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                          
98 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   0.33
99 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                           
100 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Scott - American Beef                                0.34
101 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
102 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    
103 Roger Hammond (GBr) Team Columbia                                            
104 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                            0.35
105 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
106 Berik Kupeshov (Kaz) Astana                                                  
107 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           
108 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank                                               0.36
109 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
110 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     0.38
111 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
112 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                   0.39
113 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                             
114 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                        
115 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                         
116 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                           
117 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                             
118 Andrea Grendene (Ita) Lampre                                              0.40
119 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux                                  
120 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                   
121 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Scott - American Beef                               
122 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                                  0.41
123 Andoni Lafuente Olaguibel (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
124 Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           
125 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 0.42
126 Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           
127 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     
128 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                   
129 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   0.43
130 Franck Rénier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
131 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
132 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Scott - American Beef             0.44
133 Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Scott - American Beef                              
134 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                     
135 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                            
136 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          0.46
137 Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
138 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana                                                  
139 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                 0.49
140 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram                                            
141 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Scott - American Beef                                 0.51
142 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  0.52
143 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                          
144 Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    0.54
145 Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step                                          0.55
146 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre                                                   
147 Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                          2.13
148 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                      8.01
149 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                10.16

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